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A good book isn’t written, it’s rewritten.” ~Phyllis A. Whitney
To earn more, you must learn more.” ~Brian Tracy
The biggest mistake you can make is listening to people who’ve given up on their dreams telling you to give up on yours.” ~Umair Haque
An ounce of action can crush a ton of fear.” ~Tim Fargo
A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” ~Richard Bach
Good way to get started, right? More good stuff to read below!
— EES
Indie Author/Publishing

Author Overhead, Pt. 1
“One of the burdens shouldered by indie authors is the overhead of the business. With a traditional publishing contract, some of that overhead is mitigated… But as an independent author, all those expenses and more may fall on your shoulders alone.”

Profitable Self-Publishing: 4 Ways to Approach Distribution & Discounting
“Many new self-publishers don’t quite understand how discounting works in different parts of the book distribution system. This topic is vital to understand if you expect all your hard work to result in profitable self-publishing and a viable business enterprise.”

The one thing you need to be a successful indie author
“If anyone ever tells you that they have an easy path to being an indie author they are lying. LYING.”
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Why Do The Big 5 Publishers Dominate Best-Seller Lists?
“[I]n an era when twice as many published books are self-published, how is it that just five big publishers own much of the best-seller lists?”
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Marketing

10 Reasons Influencer Marketing Campaigns Fail
“Is your micro-influencer program not living up to its potential? Any of the following ten reasons could be the culprit. Fortunately, there are easy ways to change all of them and put your micro-influencer campaign back on track.”

Email list building: Why should you build one and 5 tools to help you!
ED: Not the best written of pieces, but the selection of email list-building tools may prove useful and valuable to your project.
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Tips to Modernize Email Design
“Email campaigns must look and work flawlessly on any device they are opened on, whether it’s a desktop, tablet or smartphone. Broken links and content that fails to meet this expectation can damage a brand’s reputation and hurt revenue as well.”
Free

Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes
This valuable free ebook is perfect for front-end Web designers looking to branch out from building static sites or simple PHP-based projects into the world of WordPress theme development.
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General

15 Uncomfortable Things High-Achieving People Do Not Fear

Taking Notes By Hand May Be Better Than Digitally, Researchers Say
“[T]he fact that you have to be slower when you take notes by hand is what makes it more useful in the long run.”
Free

Content Marketing: 11 Steps to Engage, Entertain, and Inform
This free guide will show you step by step how to keep your audience engaged, entertained, and informed with your content.
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Small Business Guide to Facebook Marketing
This free guide teaches you what you need to know to make Facebook part of your digital marketing.
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Social Media

3 Buzz-Worthy Social Media Campaigns to Learn From
“Instead of banging your head against the digital wall, it’s more useful to study how some brands have used social platforms to motivate their audience to engage on a deeper level with their products and services.”

5 Lead Generation Strategies to Capture and Convert On Pinterest
“If you are not yet using Pinterest to market your products or services, you’re missing a significant marketing opportunity on a less saturated advertising platform.”

What exactly does Facebook know about me?
“Funny thing is all of this information has been available for you to review for a very long time.”
Free

The Ultimate WordPress Guide
Learn how to master WordPress in the next 30 minutes.
Set up your blog or website on a WordPress platform.
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