#Multi-author promotions. Reasons why you should be thinking about them #amwriting

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Hi all:

I have taken up an external project with tight deadlines to work towards and that means sometimes I have to improvise more than I like, but I thought I could share a few thoughts on the possible benefits of joining in with other authors to promote your work, organize events, giveaways, etc.

Even if you’re a skilled marketeer (I am not), there are advantages to working as part of a team.

In no particular order:

1. You can share the organizing with others. Different events are organized differently, but it is possible to share and delegate responsibility for different parts of the event to different people, or you might just join in and follow instructions if you’re not a strong organizer.
2. You can join forces and share skills to create a great event. You might be very good at visuals but not good at keeping track of…

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An Experiment in Amazon Sales Rank…

Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

Interesting article by Dan Koboldt – author, bowhunter, and scientist – on his site

Extract:

Few things are more obsessed-over by modern authors than Amazon Best Sellers Rank. For most of us, it’s a form of numerical torture, updated hourly. Although the precise inner workings of the algorithm are known only to Amazon, there are a few general accepted principles:

The more a book sells, the higher (closer to 1) its rank goes.
Rankings change rapidly, often moving thousands of positions within hours.
Paid and free books are ranked separately.
Beyond these basic principles, there is little certainty. The basic formula for Amazon Bestseller Rank seems to be sales over time, meaning that a book must continue to sell to maintain a high position on the lists. In theory, it might therefore be possible to achieve a high ranking if a book sold a modest number of copies in a short amount of…

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#Authors & #Bloggers – A Beginners Guide to Creating a #WordPress Blog/Website…

MARCH 12, 2016 ~ THEOWLLADY ~ EDIT

Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

Excerpt:

This article is for those of you who either are new to WordPress or are regular users who want to learn about the best way to run a WordPress website…

To read the full, quite long and detailed but very informative, article by

Click on the link or his photo below:

beginners-guide-creating-wordpress-website/

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11 Author Website Must Have Elements | Your Writer Platform

MARCH 12, 2016 ~ THEOWLLADY ~ EDIT

Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

An author website has a lofty goal: it needs to not just be, but also needs to perform and respond. Does your author website have these must have elements?

Source: 11 Author Website Must Have Elements | Your Writer Platform

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