Monthly Archives: July 2020

How to engage viewers online and remotely

How to engage viewers online and remotely

Do you know how to engage people in a remote or online presentation? You will after this edition of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing. Whether you are interacting on Zoom or even Facebook, this is a must listen to podcast. 
Did you know that 7 out of 10 who are online presentations aren’t “really there”? Where they are is multitasking or have just dropped out … from you, from the presentation. 
Get ready to learn how …

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Easy peasy videos that your bank account will love.

Easy peasy videos that your bank account will love.

I loved this lively session with a double whammy for you. Gina Carr, video expert AND Tribe building expert joins me for a fast-moving hour. What tickles me is when I come away with multiple ideas that I can do to either currently expand what I’m doing, adding something new to the mix … OR, morphing what I already have. I got both.
Times have changed for authors. HOT news … no longer is complicated and …

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10 Essentials to Avoid the Author Merry-Go-Round

10 Essentials to Avoid the Author Merry-Go-Round

The Library of Congress Control Number (The LCCN)
NOTE: The entire program for the LCCN can be found on Google under
LCCN Publishers User Guide
The #1 question that most authors don’t know to ask is, How do I get an LCCN?
What’s an LCCN? Good question—it’s the Library of Congress Number that shows that you exist, and the one that any library that you are pitching your book to wants to know you have. Think of it …

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Author Website Makeovers for Influence Podcast

Author Website Makeovers for Influence Podcast

Authors make mistakes—in the beginning … and ongoing. In attempting to build their influence. In setting up their websites. In a variety of areas. Ask yourself: Di I want to defend what I post/publish in 5 years on social media … on my website? What’s out there delivers “ghosts” … meaning you may think you deleted it … but it still is hanging around somewhere … somehow … and sleuths can bubble it up. Ugh …

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