New Year Resolutions are to all intents and purposes gimmicks which, as many will attest, tend to fail within a month or two. Nevertheless, this does not decry the reality of such a time of year focusing the mind upon the future. Authors may well find the season an appropriate occasion for considering their schedules … More The Way Ahead (2019)
Though Google’s Gmail is a popular e-mail service it is probable many users do not really comprehend how fundamentally different the system is to other well known ones such as Yahoo, Outlook (Hotmail); AOL, etc. The differences need to be understood to avoid errors that could have serious impact. Much of the confusion comes from … More Understanding Gmail
In a previous article Landing Pages the overall concept of such pages was considered and discussed. One primary conclusion reached was ‘Overall, considering the costs involved, landing pages are most appropriate for those who run regular marketing campaigns and, of course, have the resources to do so. For indie authors, who usually just wish to … More Free Landing Pages
Internet, website, blog and social media users frequently like to share content with their readers; followers; friends; fans; etc. by linking to an article, post, news item; etc. They do this by including the source URL (Uniform Resource Locator) within their own post. URLs are sometimes exceedingly long and consequently, not only look ungainly but … More Short Links
Regular readers and visitors will know there is an ongoing survey respecting readers take on prologues within books. To enhance the results of the survey readers are asked to also complete this simple poll. Several people have mentioned they found the survey limiting in that it does not provide for clarifying comments: As with most … More Poll – Supporting Prologue Survey
Authors are constantly advised to take care with the Front Matter; Back Matter; and Metadata of their books. These are considered just as important as the book’s content when it comes to publicity and marketing. Regular readers and followers will understand two of the principle aims of this website are: Assisting authors with … More 20 Second Survey – Prologues
Two previous articles considered the matter of social media scheduling: Social Media Scheduling reflected upon the usefulness of having a scheduling system; and Scheduling Software looked at a couple of available options for auto-scheduling. This article is an extension to both and aims to help users gain the most from their scheduling systems … More Using Social Media Scheduling Software Effectively
In a previous article Social Media Scheduling the usefulness of, if not to some extent the necessity for, a scheduling system was discussed. This article, that centres primarily upon the availability of third-party scheduling software, is a follow-up to that discussion. As any internet search will reveal, there are a substantial number of companies offering … More Scheduling Software
Definitions Though undoubtedly obvious, it may help to define what is generally understood by the term ‘schedule’: – ‘A programme or timetable of events.’ (Oxford English Dictionary) – ‘Plan for a particular time.’ (Oxford English Dictionary) – ‘A series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a … More Social Media Scheduling
In recent times there have been an increasing number of complaints, observations and comments about Amazon removing book reviews. Naturally, bearing in mind reviews often play a vital role in attracting customers and in confirming a product’s quality, there is a lot of concern regarding this policy. This is especially so because many do not … More Why Amazon is Removing Reviews
