by Laurence O'Bryan | Aug 2, 2025 | Advice, Marketing Advice, Members, Steps to Success |
Top tips on how authors can promote books around and over the holidays. Every year we have Valentine’s Day, then Mother’s Day, International Women’s Day, Easter, the Summer Solstice, etc, etc. Plenty of public and bank holidays – plenty of opportunities to get...
by Laurence O'Bryan | May 25, 2025 | Advice, Marketing Advice, Members, Steps to Success |
Welcome to our series of introduction to book marketing for the 21st century, member posts. If you are interested in what it means to be a writer looking for readers online, this first post describes some of the general challenges you will face. You are not...
by Laurence O'Bryan | May 20, 2025 | Advice, Marketing Advice, Members, Steps to Success |
If you’re a new author, traditionally or independently published, one of the problems that you face is that you may not understand how book selling really works. The publishing world is similar to a Mad Hatter’s tea party. Nobody is sure what’s happening or how it...
by Laurence O'Bryan | May 10, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Marketing Advice, Members, Steps to Success |
This is a period of real growth for indie authors, with ebook sales rising almost constantly and some genres becoming dominated by indies. Finally, there is an opportunity for everyone to turn their hobby into a job, something they can make a living from. And now...
by Laurence O'Bryan | Mar 29, 2025 | Advice |
It’s a debate authors have been engaging in for years: Should you handle book marketing on your own, or outsource it to professionals? Both paths offer unique strengths and weaknesses, but let’s explore why Done For You advertising and promotion services might offer...
