by Jeniffer Thompson | Oct 16, 2024 | Author Marketing, Digital Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Selling Your Book
Of all of the things you do as an author, book marketing can be the most overwhelming. There is so much advice out there and it seems there is so much you’re supposed to be doing that it can be hard to know where to focus your book marketing energy. The thing is, you...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Sep 25, 2024 | Digital Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Networking, Personal Branding
In the last few years LinkedIn has become more popular and has a growing membership. Apparently, the number of posts on LinkedIn has grown by 41% in the last three years. It’s also slowly changing. Because of this, there’s been talk about whether LinkedIn is more like...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Jun 19, 2024 | Author Marketing, Book Publishing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Selling Your Book
Many authors I work with are unaware that self-published authors can do pre-orders for their books. Yes! You too can take advantage of offering pre-orders to boost your book sales and I highly recommend that you do. Below, I’ll explain why they’re beneficial and...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Apr 17, 2024 | Author Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson
Much like book awards, writing contests are opportunities to gain recognition for your efforts, and winning comes with benefits. Yet many people don’t bother to submit their writing to these contests. They wonder, are writing contests worth it? Well, I think they are....
by Jeniffer Thompson | Mar 20, 2024 | Book Publishing, Jeniffer Thompson
My last blog covered hybrid publishers, explained how they work, and how they differ from a vanity press. I also explained what you should look for in a legitimate hybrid publisher, and what to look out for in case you wanted to go the hybrid publishing route. In this...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Mar 6, 2024 | Book Publishing, Jeniffer Thompson
Ever wonder how the heck self-publishing even works? How do manuscripts turn into printed books and find their way into the world without a publishing house behind them? Well, self-published authors have a few options for getting their books published(aka printed) and...