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Just a little bit of author phonics will change the way you view the authordom. Check out our webinars on Twitter Basics, Amazon Marketing, Building Your Author Platform and more. We’re not trying to brag, but they’re pretty sweet. And at $35 per webinar what’s not to love? Build your exposure. Sign up.
Basic Twitter
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! Wed Aug 8th/Sunday Aug 12th
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Blogging 101
Traditionally, blogging has been a form of cathartic expression, however, today blogging is a way to make money, build relationships with business and make friends. Essentially, blogging has become the backbone of social media. So why not learn how to leverage your blog to build your brand awareness? This webinar reviews the basic premise of a blog and its common platforms such as WordPress and blogging terminology. By the end of this webinar you will have a better understanding of the differences between a blog and a website. We will compare examples of websites and blogs that are branded and discuss why branding is a necessary component to developing your blog. You will also learn. In addition, we will discuss the dos and don’ts of blogs, basic sidebar design, the bloggy world and playing with your memes. Get your blog on now. Sign Up! Date TBA
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The Author Platform
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. Sign Up! Wed Aug 22nd/Sunday Aug 26th
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Branding & Your Author Platform
What do Apple, Nike and Coca-cola all have in common? No. Not pretty logos. They all have distinctive looks and corresponding language. So why should you be concerned with these looks and the language? Branding is the key to selling your books. Without a brand, you are not going to build your buzz. This webinar introduces you to the basics of branding as it relates to you (the author) and will set you on your way to selling more books, better. Get branded now. Sign Up! Date TBA
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The Basics of a Blog Tour
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. Sign up! Wed Aug 29th/Sunday Sept 2nd
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Amazon Marketing
Marketing is so Amazonian. From tags to attaching your blog and Twitter feed, the Amazon author page can be an intimidating place. We’ll walk you though what is required to properly market your new book on Amazon. Grab hold of a vine. Sign up! Date TBA
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Basic WordPress
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. Sign Up! Wed Aug 15th/Sunday Aug 19th
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Advanced WordPress
OO-la-la. Now that you’re in a serious relationship with WordPress, it’s time to bring that relationship one step further with our Advanced WordPress webinar. We will cover optimizing the blog and its posts, upper level functionality of plug-ins; the use of blog rolls, sharing functions and basic automation of blog post dissemination. You know you want to. Sign up! Date TBA
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