What if nobody buys my book?

What if nobody buys my book?

There are two sides to this.  Firstly, you need to research your audience before you start writing, so you should have a good idea who will be interested in your book.  Secondly, they won’t buy it if they don’t know about it – so you need to work on your promotion....
How to plan a book

How to plan a book

If you’re thinking of writing a book you probably have the subject in mind, but how do you get from an idea to a finished manuscript? I’m talking about non-fiction books in this article – there are different approaches to fiction and non-fiction, and non-fiction...
The 7 deadly sins on your website

The 7 deadly sins on your website

It’s astonishing how few people actually THINK about their website visitors when they’re planning out their websites.  That’s why many websites don’t work; they’re focused on the website owner not the potential customer! Try and put...
Are you writing in your voice?

Are you writing in your voice?

When you write your marketing material your primary focus is likely to be persuading people to buy your stuff – whether that’s on your website, a flyer or a newsletter promotion and especially when you’re writing email or direct marketing material....
Writing so people understand – without effort

Writing so people understand – without effort

We all do it – and we end up confusing our friends, family, sometimes our customers, but how many potential clients have we lost because of it? What am I talking about?  Jargon, acronyms and other words that are specific to our business.  I think we all talk at...