Many authors earn additional income from paid freelance writing, which has the added benefit of getting additional exposure for the author with the publication’s readers. Getting paid to write for publications is a whole different ballgame from writing free articles and distributing them to print and online publications purely for exposure. In order to get […]
When it comes to information products, it’s important the content meet a need for your audience. To increase your chances of success, start by doing a bit of research and planning prior to product development. Following are the steps you can take. 1. Generate Product Ideas Start by listing the questions you are asked most […]
“What is not given is lost.” –Indian proverb “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ― Mark Twain Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that light shines through us, that we are nothing and the light is all. This light binds and symbolizes […]
Whether you realize it or not, as an author you are a business owner. Your book may be the heart of your business or it may be one spoke in a wheel of services you offer, such as consulting, coaching, online training programs and speaking. Regardless of the focus of your business, understanding key business […]
Spring has arrived and it’s time for a comment contest! Our friends at VSP Individual Vision Plans are awarding the following prizes to three lucky winners: One 1-year Vision Insurance Plan Two pairs of designer sunglasses Maintaining a clear vision for your future can be as essential a part of launching your own business as […]
We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with VSP, the nation’s only not-for-profit vision care company. VSP Individual Vision Plans provides affordable individual and family vision insurance plans, with plans starting as low as $17 per month. At the Nonfiction Authors Association, many of our members are self-employed, retired or planning for retirement. While […]
Each year we conduct a survey of members and non-members to learn more about what topics are interesting to you, what benefits we should add, what’s working and what we need to improve. Most notably for this year, social media usage has declined, yet interest in learning about it has increased. Following are the results […]
When you’re setting out to launch your book into the world, you will be faced with a lot of competition. There are millions of book titles available today, which means that book categories are jam packed. At this very moment, here are the total number of titles listed on Amazon for various nonfiction book categories: […]
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Setting the retail price for your book shouldn’t be an arbitrary decision; it’s one that requires a bit of research and planning. There is no single formula for calculating the price of a book because there are many considerations. Following are factors to consider when setting the retail price for your book. Value Perception Unlike […]
What Corporate Sponsors Want from Authors
While you may think that these corporate sponsorships are few and far between, I can assure you that they are easier to get than you might think. Corporations aren’t looking for a bargain. First, you should know that big companies have equally big budgets. On average they allocate 10% to 15% of profits toward marketing […]
(NOTE: This post is a companion piece to Peter Bowerman’s NFAA teleseminar on the subject to be posted on 8/17/17.) In late 2009, I released my fourth self-published book, the updated edition of my first, The Well-Fed Writer (TWFW), an award-winning how-to about my chosen field (since 1994) of lucrative “commercial” writing – freelancing for […]
10 Ways to Build Your Mailing List–and the Number One Way to Build it Quickly
Every author needs to build an email list. When someone gives you their email address, they are giving you permission to market to them. This can be incredibly powerful when you’re launching a new book, promoting events or aiming to sell new products and services. And while email marketing is as powerful as it ever […]
Member of the Week: Dan Ramsey, author of The Working Writer
Name: Dan Ramsey Book Title: The Working Writer: How to Make a Good Living and a Meaningful Life as a Professional Writer (With Practical Tips and Advice for Anyone Who Writes) – Book 1 in the Working Writer Series published by Mulligan Press. Your book’s Amazon purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0718Z8567/ What is your book about? If […]
What Corporate Sponsors Want from Authors
While you may think that these corporate sponsorships are few and far between, I can assure you that they are easier to get than you might think. Corporations aren’t looking for a bargain. First, you should know that big companies have equally big budgets. On average they allocate 10% to 15% of profits toward marketing […]
(NOTE: This post is a companion piece to Peter Bowerman’s NFAA teleseminar on the subject to be posted on 8/17/17.) In late 2009, I released my fourth self-published book, the updated edition of my first, The Well-Fed Writer (TWFW), an award-winning how-to about my chosen field (since 1994) of lucrative “commercial” writing – freelancing for […]
10 Ways to Build Your Mailing List–and the Number One Way to Build it Quickly
Every author needs to build an email list. When someone gives you their email address, they are giving you permission to market to them. This can be incredibly powerful when you’re launching a new book, promoting events or aiming to sell new products and services. And while email marketing is as powerful as it ever […]
Ways Corporate Sponsors Want to Work with Nonfiction Authors
One big benefit of being an author and cultivating an audience is that you can attract corporate sponsors. This essentially means that corporations will give you money to help them reach your audience. I have personally worked with over a dozen corporate sponsors in recent years and have earned well into the six figures from […]
1. Friends and family: You need and deserve encouragement; let your friends and family give it to you. They will tell you they like your work because they like you. What are friends and family for? 2. Writers: Offer to critique their work in exchange. What you learn from the work of others and from […]
Advertise Your Book on a Low Budget Using Technology by Clinton Loomis
Advertising your book seems to be a great deal when you are low on marketing budget but no need to worry anymore as, it can be done for free with technology. 1.GUEST POSTS There are a great many blogs which are completely based on books and a few of them are supposed to promote books […]
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