Here's a common dilemma: you know you need to improve, or create, your author website, but you don't have a lot of time, tech confidence, or a big budget. Later this month I'm starting a new group program where I'll show you how to build an author … [Read more...]
Pauline Wiles’s Top Website Resources of 2022
Like many of us, I've looked back at the resources I've offered during 2022 to see what has attracted most attention from my audience. I produce a range of content about author websites, including articles, downloads, free training, and social … [Read more...]
Seeking Volunteers to Help with ‘Books Published by BAIPA Members’ Page on Website
Last fall, we started compiling a list of books published by BAIPA members in 2019 and 2020 — Books Published by BAIPA Members 2019 + 2020. More than 20 authors submitted their books, but they aren’t all posted yet, and we could use some help. … [Read more...]
12 SEO Tips to Drive Traffic and Sell Books
(Note: I ran a version of this article on Joel Friedlander’s The Book Designer website. I offer it now on the BAIPA Blog as BAIPA seeks to increase the number of professional development posts available to its members.) Sometimes truly happy events … [Read more...]
Secrets of BAIPA Website, Part 1
We’re not intentionally keeping the BAIPA website secret. It only seems that way. Most visitors don’t explore beyond the next month’s presentation or a few blog posts, but there's a lot more on our site that might interest or inspire … [Read more...]
Does Your Author Website Need a Renewal in 2018?
2018 is a good time to think about renewing and upgrading your WordPress author website. I am putting a lot of energy this year into the transformation of my fostertravel.com. I recently gave a talk and organized a panel on this subject at a … [Read more...]
How to SEO Your Book Excerpt into a Blog Post
Serializing content isn’t something new to the Internet. Just about 150 years ago, for example, Dostoyevsky serialized his novel, Crime and Punishment, into the Moscow Journal, The Russian Herald. By putting excerpts of his novel into a newspaper … [Read more...]
Seeking Five-Minute Presentations on Website Tips and Tricks
We’re going to try something different for our March meeting, and we need your help. One of the most indispensable marketing tools for authors is an appealing website. We’re seeking members who’ve built their own author website and/or have enough … [Read more...]
Lee Foster Releases Revision of Book/E-book on Self-Publishing
Lee Foster has published his annual revision of his recent book/e-book about the independent publishing movement, titled An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option. The book can be seen … [Read more...]
Laurie McAndish King Creates New Website about How to Launch a Book
There’s so much to know—and plan—before you launch your book! As I prepared my part of the June BAIPA presentation (The Secret Life of Selfies), I realized I had learned quite a bit about how to launch a book. So I’ve put together a new … [Read more...]