Who’s in your Tribe?

Who’s in your Tribe?

The first thing to do when you embark on writing a book is to identify your ideal reader.  Who are they?  What industry are they in?  What are their challenges?  What keeps them awake at night?  What do they want? That’s the focus you’ll need to have to ensure the...
Repurpose your content

Repurpose your content

I hear a lot of business people say “I don’t have time to write a newsletter – besides I don’t know what to write.” Newsletters that are a list of what’s going on in your business are boring.  So what makes a good newsletter – and one that people stay subscribed to?...
7 strategies to market your book

7 strategies to market your book

Regardless of how you publish your book, you’ll need to market it – not just for the launch, but on an ongoing basis. If you’ve done your work properly, you’ll already have an ideal reader profile and have a good idea where those people hang out, so here are some ways...
Are you keeping up with the algorithms?

Are you keeping up with the algorithms?

My social media platform of choice is LinkedIn.  I have a presence on others, but that’s where most of my efforts are focused.  I’ve been a member since 2005 and it’s changed a lot since then. LinkedIn in 2005 was a sterile environment, mainly a ‘dating’ platform for...
Publish properly

Publish properly

When I first published I went the traditional route – and it was much easier to do that 20+ years ago.  Today publishing houses don’t talk to authors.  The days of submitting a proposal are long gone – now you need to find an agent. Does that mean you don’t need to...