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TwitterChat: Selling from an author website with Nate Hoffelder

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Selling from an author website with Nate Hoffelder

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The Ultimate Guide to Selling Books on your Author Website

May 4, 2020
AskALLi Team
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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Selling books is bread and butter for any author and increasing numbers of indie authors are making their own website the hub of their publishing business, with other online sellers as outposts. The Alliance of Independent Authors has a bookshop on this website where non-members can buy its books (All are free to members who can download by logging in allianceindependentauthors.org and navigating to the BOOKS menu). Today, we bring you the ultimate guide to selling books on your author website.

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SEO for Authors

September 21, 2019
Rachel McCollin
Beginning Self-Publishing, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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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.

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How to Market Your Books with a Specialist Blog

Wondering how to attract more attention to your author website when you're not yet a household name? Try crimewriter Barry Faulkner's approach: set up a blog about a specialist topic of interest to potential readers of your genre instead.

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Landing Pages: What Are They and Why Should Indie Authors Build Them?

Wondering what landing pages are and whether your author website needs them? Read Jay Lemming's concise and practical introduction to help you maximise their impact on your website.

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