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13 Blog Post Blunders You Should Avoid (And What to Do Instead)

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blog postWhat happens to your blog post after you press publish?

Crickets chirping? Tumbleweeds gently rolling by?

Are you starting to lose your motivation and the belief that this whole blogging thing really has any merit when it comes to building your platform and actually selling some books?

You are not alone. Blogs are abandoned every day, and the harsh reality is that the majority of blogs get less than 1000 people visiting per month.

So why are some blogs incredibly successful, while others limp along for a few months and eventually fail? What can you do to ensure your blog is one of the success stories?

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The Writer’s Weekly Wrap-Up (Issue #3)

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DucksThis post is part of a weekly series on YWP, aptly titled “The Writer’s Weekly Wrap-Up”.

Each Sunday, I will endeavour to provide you with a curated list of the best articles I have seen throughout the week that relate to building your platform.

The featured articles cover topics on book marketing and promotion, blogging, social media and self-publishing. (I may even throw in a few inspirational and fun posts, just so that it’s not all work and no play!)

Happy Mother’s Day!

“Mother’s hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”

~ Author Unknown

If you’re a Mom, take some time for yourself today or enjoy the day with your children; if you’re not a Mom, make some time to appreciate the ones you know! [Read more…]

The Writer’s Weekly Wrap-Up (Issue #2)

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Basketball hoopThis post is part of a weekly series on YWP, aptly titled “The Writer’s Weekly Wrap-Up”.

Each Sunday, I will endeavour to provide you with a curated list of the best articles I have seen throughout the week that relate to building your platform.

The featured articles cover topics on book marketing and promotion, blogging, social media and self-publishing. (I may even throw in a few inspirational and fun posts, just so that it’s not all work and no play!)

This week, consider looking at the ‘failures’ you’ve experienced in your writing career from a different perspective:

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

~ Michael Jordan

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How to Market a Book and Strengthen Your Author Platform with Goodreads

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How to Market a Book and Strengthen your Author Platform with Goodreads YourWriterPlatform.comImagine a magical place that gathers together 17 million of the most passionate readers who want to talk about, review and buy your book.

A place that not only allows, but encourages, both new and established authors to promote their books.

A place that provides FREE opportunities to

  • get your book in front of thousands of buyers,
  • conduct informal research (polls),
  • participate in a highly viral environment,
  • join or create groups with like-minded people on every literary topic imaginable,
  • create an author presence, connecting your book, your blog and your social media platforms.

Now imagine if Amazon purchased this magical realm of high quality, book-buying, book-loving influencers in the spring of 2013, likely leading to big opportunities to align your Amazon marketing to this Utopia.

If such a paradise existed, would you want to be a part of it?
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The Writer’s Weekly Wrap-Up

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your writer platform

This post is part of a new weekly series on YWP, aptly titled “The Writer’s Weekly Wrap-Up”.

Each Sunday, I will endeavour to provide you with a curated list of the best articles that I have seen throughout the week that relate to building your platform.

The featured articles will cover topics on book marketing and promotion, blogging, social media and self-publishing. (I may even throw in a few inspirational and fun posts, just so that it’s not all work and no play!)

Remember the old adage a chain is only as strong as its weakest link? Use these resources to help strengthen the ‘weak’ points in your writer platform and forge a solid career.

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