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The Self-Publishing Advice Conference: Free for Another 24 Hours

March 16, 2020
Orna Ross
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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On Saturday we ran the Self-Publishing Advice Conference Spring 2020 -- 24 sessions over 24 hours on the theme of boosting your author income. Sacha Black asks: have you registered and tuned in yet? If not, now is the time. The self-publishing advice conference is free for another 24 hours.

Best Marketing Related Posts of 2019

We're continuing with our review of 2019 this month and today brings a look back at the best marketing related posts of 2019. Sacha Black, ALLi Blog and Conference manager rounds up some of her favorite posts from the year.

How Indie Authors Can Sell More Nonfiction Books

September 30, 2019
Maryann Jacobsen
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business
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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.

Encore Month: How to Run a Twitter Chat

July 31, 2019
Timothy Lewis
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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Wondering how to get more mileage from your Twitter account? Consider hosting a Twitter chat - not as hard as it sounds, once you read social media expert Tim Lewis's simple guide. Join ALLi's new weekly Twitter chat too - every Tuesday 8pm BST - #IndieAuthorChat.

Pitch and Present at the #SelfPubCon – Call for Speakers

Call for speakers! Planning for the Fall 2019 Self-Publishing Advice Conference, a.k.a. #SelfPubCon, is well underway. Our call for speakers and presenters is live and we're ready for your submission. But be quick, just two weeks left before the #selfpubcon submission window closes. If you missed our recent post, we announced the launch of the Fall 2019 Self-Publishing Advice Conference #SelfPubCon. This year the theme is Sell More Books. Behind the scenes we’ve been preparing the conference and now you have a chance to be a part of it too. We're looking for conference speakers. Read on to find out more.

5 Ways Pinterest Can Help Authors

Ask every self-published writer what they want more than anything else and they will tell you that they want to sell their books. ALLi's Social Media Manager Karen Lotter describes five ways that Pinterest can help authors not…

How I Do It: Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. This week: Liliana Hart.

August 4, 2013
Admin
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Inspirational Indie Authors, Writing Advice
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"I’d definitely recommend writing a series to hook readers." Liliana Hart talks about the writing and publishing strategies that have seen her sell more than a million books since she started self-publishing in June of 2011. What's the secret of your…