Amazon uses several criteria in deciding which products to display on the search results page and in what order to display them. This article offers tips on increasing your book's ranking in Amazon's search results. - Read more

some good advice for growing your profile on Twitter - Read more

Phyllis Zimbler Miller shares her thoughts on building an effective author website and talks about her preferred blogging platform. - Read more

using the analogy of growing up as a kid to growing as a Twitter User - Read more

The hard work along with time spent researching and writing for your book has finally resulted in a completed book. The next step is to advertise your self published book. You may be wondering how hard it is to advertise your book. One thing about advertising is... - Read more

You can write a blog enthusiastically for a few weeks and then you start to wonder why you are spending the time and effort on it. Effective blogging means having traffic, comments, and people responding to your writing. It may mean more book sales if that is your target. Whatever your blogging goals, here are some tips to make your blogging effective: - Read more

Good planning is the key to developing a successful book marketing plan. Dana Lynn Smith shares five tips for planning a successful book promotion campaign. - Read more

America's 123,000 libraries purchase nearly $2 billion worth of books annually, according to statistics from the American Library Association and the Book Industry Study Group. Here are some ways to capture your share of this lucrative market. - Read more

a few things to avoid on Twitter - Read more

There a number or ways to start a web site right, and a number of ways to do it wrong. Making the process of finding the right way for you fun is what this site is all about. - Read more

Twitter Marketing Model. Comm wrote in his book, "…Twitter is by far the most powerful microblogging service currently available, and marketers absolutely ... - Read more

You've decided. You know it is critical to your online success, and you are ready to jump in and become an Ezine Publisher. Good for you! You are headed in the right direction... - Read more

When you send friend invitations on social networks, be sure to introduce yourself properly. - Read more

Book marketing and promotion tips: weekly guests, book industry news, author interviews and social network tips. - Read more

The largest collection of videos promoting Christian books on the web. Post promotional Christian book videos for free. Advertising also available. - Read more

One of our blogging strategies for authors or any blogger really is to use a blog schedule. We are going to take our own advice here, and have a theme for every day of the week. Mondays: Marketing your Masterpiece Tuesdays: Technology Tips Wednesdays: Witty & Whimsy- Thursdays: Thoughts Friday: Focus - Read more

As a book marketing coach, I am a big fan of using networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to promote books and authors. Twitter is a great way to meet ... - Read more

I witnessed an interesting use of Twitter today by Chelsea Green Publishers who promoted their website and books with a very simple contest... - Read more

So what do you do when you have a book signing and no one shows up? Sure that may sound like the beginning of a great joke but for many of us, ... - Read more

For those self publishers who are looking for ways to promote their book, many are wondering if there is any way to plan your own book tour. Planning your own book tour is definitely a lot of work, but it may be cheaper and less of a headache than... - Read more