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Category Archives: Marketing for Authors

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Why creating a book trailer doesn’t need to be difficult

25, March 2013by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 2 Comments

We’ve all seen movie trailers and now we are starting to see the rise of the book trailer too. Just go onto YouTube and search for book trailer, you’ll end […]

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The importance of asking for reviews

27, February 2013by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 6 Comments

A week or so ago I wrote a post about the importance of adding an About the Author page to your books, especially if they are ebooks. They should contain […]

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About the Author – why it matters in your latest book

10, February 2013by Linda Parkinson-Hardman Leave a comment

If you’re like me then you probably have a whole load of different books on the go. I’ve a pile that consists of the review copies for my Thursday Thronger’s, […]

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Asking for reviews and feedback for your books

15, January 2013by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 6 Comments

If there is one thing I’ve learnt over the years of working with the t’Interweb, it’s the importance of asking for feedback. I do this all the time. For instance […]

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The Demise of the LinkedIn Application and the Rise of Rich Media Content Instead

7, January 2013by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 7 Comments

Since the summer, the way that LinkedIn has been ‘doing’ profiles has changed significantly; firstly we had the introduction of Skills, and then of endorsements; we’ve had the option to […]

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Top Ten Suggestions for Promotional Book and Author Postcards

24, December 2012by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 2 Comments

I’ve been around and about on the web for more years than I care to remember and I’ve been given lots of reasons why most people should abandon the real […]

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Top 10 Tips for Creating the Perfect Author Twitter Account

11, December 2012by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 7 Comments

A Twitter account is a Twitter account is a Twitter account, but .. not all accounts are made equal and I’d like to make a few suggestions to those of […]

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The Symbiotic Relationship Between Book Bloggers and Authors

27, November 2012by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 6 Comments

The relationship between a book blogger and an author is a strange one; and I touched on the subject earlier on this year when I mentioned in one of my […]

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101 Book Marketing Ideas for Authors

13, November 2012by Linda Parkinson-Hardman 21 Comments

101 Book Marketing Ideas for Authors is my way of trying to make sure I keep on track with my marketing activities. As an independent author and publisher it’s often […]

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