No matter what any publisher or marketing company tells
you (even the traditional publishing houses), you, the
author, are almost 100% the reason your book will sell.
It is your belief, excitement, enthusiasm, and energy that
will get a reader excited about buying your book.
Publishers are certainly a vehicle by which you can
communicate your passion to the rest of [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Book Marketing “101″ for the Self-Published Author — Getting Started
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How To Build a Successful Online Reputation
Friday, May 30th, 2008After running an online business (web site design) for a
number of years I built a reputation online that helps
me to gain and retain a continuous flow of customers. I had
no online reputation when beginning my business, but was
able to build it up step by step over the last few years.
Why is building your reputation important [...]
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French Property – a Buyer’s Guide to Purchasing Property in France
Friday, May 30th, 2008The Compromis
This document is the document you will sign agreeing to buy the property at the agreed price. It is signed by both vendor and purchaser and sets out all the details of the purchase price and fees.
Once signed there is an initial 7 day cooling off period, where the purchaser can pull out of [...]
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Managers: Is PR Crucial to Your Success?
Friday, May 30th, 2008The answer is a loud YES if you’re a business, non-profit,
government agency or association manager. Because
somewhere out there is an external audience or two whose
behaviors can help or hinder your achieving your managerial
objectives. And THAT spells c-r-u-c-i-a-l.
Public relations enters your equation as you begin the action
planning and resource assembly needed [...]
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BlueHost and Fantastico
Thursday, May 29th, 2008BlueHost and Fantastico go so well together that they lend themselves to all sorts of timeless comparisons: Burns and Allen, Astaire and Rogers, Peanut Butter and Jelly or, more relevantly, MySQL and PHP. BlueHost is the web host, Fantastico is the feature; together, they can help you make your website do all sorts of incredible [...]
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Seattle Needs a Volcano to Clear Out the Liberals
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Looks as if Seattle is really pushing the outer limits of their politics there and the Bush Bashing never stops and this is very bad for our country. Some say that Seattle Washington needs another huge volcano in order to clear out all the Liberals, Socialists and Staunch Democrats who just do not understand how [...]
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6 Secrets to Dramatically Improve your Golf Skills
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Can your game take a dramatic swing for the better? The answer is definitely, emphatically yes! I’ve read numerous articles in magazines over the years showing statistics that people never really get better at golf. Well, I’ve got my own statistics over 25 years and over 100,000 lessons taught. In the April, 2005 edition of [...]
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Discount Designer Handbags
Thursday, May 29th, 2008If a chic handbag is advertised among discounted designer handbags, you need to figure out if it is the real McCoy. Is it a genuine designer handbag or a knock-off that would naturally be available at a significantly lower price? One needs a discerning eye to spot a genuine, discounted designer handbag in a market [...]
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Suddenly – Condensation!
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Every year, usually in January, we (Builders Architectural – a top Chicago-based window contractor) receive phone calls from customers who complain of sudden condensation on their windows.
This condensation can be surprising because of its sudden onset and large volume. Condensation is widely misunderstood but actually it is quite simple.
Think of a glass of cold beer [...]
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The Internet The World’s Greatest Telephone for the Success of Your Business
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Business owners of companies both large and small can achieve rich improvements in their operations if they start to ask themselves regularly, “I have just been handed a powerful new tool. It essentially lets me costless communicate with anyone on the planet. How can I best use it to my advantage?”
To focus, business owners [...]
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