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VC Confidential: Why Investors Say No
Web Article VC Confidential: Why Investors Say No Source Entrepreneur https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/314076 Excerpt Raising capital for a startup isn’t easy. I should know. I’ve been on these quests and have sat on opposite sides of many fundraising conversations. Before becoming an entrepreneur, I was a venture capital investor whose job it was to judge whether a […]
5 Steps to Writing Better How-To
Web Article 5 Steps to Writing Better How-To Source Jane Friedman https://www.janefriedman.com/writing-how-to/ Excerpt In the age of YouTube—where instructions for many of our daily how-to challenges can be answered with a click—the needs for books in the how-to genre are changing. If the answers to your potential readers’ questions can be satisfied by watching a […]
How Indie Authors Can Learn to Design Compelling Images on a Tight Budget
Web Article How Indie Authors Can Learn to Design Compelling Images on a Tight Budget Source Auden Johnson https://www.audenjohnson.com/2018/09/how-indie-authors-can-learn-to-design.html Excerpt It takes a lot of work to be an author. Being an indie author is double the work because you have to do everything or hire someone who can. You are the CEO of your […]
Author Podcasting: 10 Tips You Need
Web Article Author Podcasting: 10 Tips You Need Source Social Media Just for Writers https://socialmediajustforwriters.com/author-podcasting-10-tips-you-need/ Excerpt Author podcasting is hot. But is podcasting one more thing that you need to do now to succeed at selling your books? Absolutely not. But I tell you this: when I had a podcast, I sold more books. I’m […]
Publisher Questions: What to Ask Before You Sign a Book Contract
Web Article Publisher Questions: What to Ask Before You Sign a Book Contract Source Book Launch https://booklaunch.com/publisher-questions/ Excerpt One of the more important decisions every author has to make with their book is to decide whether to independently publish or go with a traditional publisher… If you decide to go with a traditional publisher, it […]
How to Write Catchy Email Subject Lines: 19 Tips
Web Article How to Write Catchy Email Subject Lines: 19 Tips Source HubSpot https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/improve-your-email-subject-line Excerpt No matter what they say, people do judge emails by their subject lines. In fact, 47% of marketers say they test different email subject lines to optimize their emails’ performance. That’s why it’s so important to craft subject lines that […]
