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Reinvent the Path to Success

For many of us, writing is our passion. We chug along writing book after book, convinced we’re following our dreams. Rarely do we stop to ask ourselves whether we’re on the right path. Michael La Ronn did just that, reinventing himself, and in this encore presentation of his cover feature piece from the Q3 2019 edition of The Indie Author, our member magazine, offers five lessons he learned when reinventing the path to success.

Blockchain Technology for Indie Authors Q&A

Recently one of ALLi’s engaged partner members Russell Phillips wrote to us with questions about blockchain technology and its implications for authors. This post details the questions and answers resulting from the questions.

How Indie Authors Can Sell More Nonfiction Books

Paid ads and hard marketing isn't for everyone. But in a pay to play market, what else is there? Maryann Jacobsen, ALLi author member, looks to content marketing to sell more nonfiction books. While nonfiction book marketing strategies may come and go but there is one strategy that still works: writing killer blog posts.

September 30, 2019
Maryann Jacobsen
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Outside the Box Book Marketing

Let me ask you a question... When was the last time you stepped out from behind the screen and connected – in person – with new readers? In a saturated world, finding fresh ways to market your books and find new readers is increasingly difficult. However, author member Lesley Tither shows us how a little outside the box thinking can create amazing results.

September 27, 2019
Lesley Tither
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Are You a Self-Actualized Author?

Having a book published is exciting. In the glow of your excitement, however, you may miss an important fact. Authors are business owners. Your name, work, and brand are a business. Previously, you may have thought of writing as a hobby. No more. To become a self-actualized author, you have to take your business to the next level. Author member Harriet Hodgson tells us about her journey.

SEO for Authors

SEO has an air of difficulty around it. It's fiddly and detailed and confusing. But it doesn't have to be. Rachel McCollin, ALLi author member, discusses SEO for authors bringing you all the tips and tricks you need to master SEO.

How to Get Your Book Into Libraries

While ALLi is working on a new guidebook for indie authors on how to get your self-published book into libraries, where the opportunities are greatest for digital book products, we couldn’t resist this ‘my experience’ post from Australian author and ALLi member Anne Merrick. As Anne tells us, you can get your book into libraries by taking just a few careful steps.

September 20, 2019
Anne Merrick
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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How to DIY PR for Indie Authors

PR can feel like a mystery to writers. It's done by experts and those in the field or the industry. But author member, Helen Baggott is here to remove the mystery and tell us how we can DIY PR as indie authors.

September 19, 2019
Helen Baggott
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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What the Ideal Author Website Looks Like

Whether you use your website for content marketing or as a static home for information about you and your books, a website – in this day and age – is a must for all authors. Partner members, AllAuthor, are here to tell us what an ideal author website should contain.

September 16, 2019
Laksmhi Padmanaban
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Everything You Need to Know About SelfPubCon

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference is HERE! I'm going to tell you absolutely everything you need to know about SelfPubCon including how to attend and how to get the most out of the conference.

#SelfPubCon Speaker Line Up

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference is almost upon us Digital Book World kicks off this week and there's just five days to go until our own #SelfPubCon. While we’re preparing the presentations, I thought I’d share the schedule so you can plan your conference attendance.

September 9, 2019
Sacha Black
Business & Planning, News, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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The Indie Author Rights Program

The Indie Author Publishing Rights Program is an Alliance of Independent Authors program that educates and encourages authors to selectively license publishing rights to trade publishers at home and overseas, TV and film producers and other rights buyers.

September 5, 2019
Sacha Black
Business & Planning, Process 7. Rights Licensing
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