Webinar Date Announcement

Today we have a big announcement!!

It’s time to take some classes!

Keep your brain working over the hot summer months!

As we’ve often said on this blog, we want to promote authors in any way we can, but we also want to help you in the various aspects of selling books. Just $35.00 per class and you will be so much smarter…..but remember, if you have promoted your book with us, you probably qualify for a discount!

Please find below a list of webinars, dates and links that you can use to sign up.

Basic Twitter

Wed July 11th 8PM EST/5PM PST

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Sun July 15th 3PM EST/noon PST

Are you new to Twitter? Feel like you haven’t grasped the heart and soul of the 140-word tweet? Don’t fret. This webinar will review basic Twitter principles like branding, keyword use, developing lists, scheduling your tweets and mentions, content vs. promo tweets and ratios, follower/following ratios, hashtags, #MentionMonday, and much more. By the end of this webinar you will have a basic understanding of key Twitter best practices and usage. (Keep on the look out for our Advanced Twitter Course, which we will be offering shortly.) Get your Tweet on.

Sign Up!

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Basic WordPress

Wed July 18th 8PM EST/5PM PST

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Sun July 22nd 3PM EST/noon PST

Get your blog on track. Implement WordPress. This webinar will provide an introduction to the basic use of WordPress. You will learn how to choose and install plug-ins, and place and organize widgets on your sidebars. It will also cover categories, tagging, pages and the manipulation of pictures. It’s the start of a beautiful friendship, we can tell.

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The Author Platform

Wed July 25th 8PM EST/5PM PST

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Sun July 29th 3PM EST/noon PST

OK. Let’s break this myth now: Don’t wait until your book has been published to build an author platform. Start six to nine months before your release and build buzz. Without an author platform, you could be wading in the deep, dark alleys of the reader world. This webinar will review the basics of an author platform and how to go about building one. By the end of this webinar, you will be able to make use of the basic components of an author platform, the pros and cons of various blogging platforms, Facebook accounts versus Facebook Pages, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Tumblr, and LinkedIn. Start your platform today.

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The Basics of a Blog Tour

Wed Aug 1st 8PM EST/5PM PST

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Sun Aug 5th 3PM EST/noon PST

This webinar will cover the basics of a blog tour. At the end of this webinar, you will have a better understanding of the different types of blog tours, including the many types of coverage. To start getting your blog on tour, sign up now and learn how to choose which tour is right for you.

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