You want to write a book. But you want to blog as well. And build up your platform (a.k.a. your readership). Don’t forget podcasts either. You’re thinking about starting one of those too, right? Oh, and you want to start a YouTube channel too. What should you do first? How can you do it all? You want to do it all,…
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Help! I Don’t Have An Audience
You write something. Then you hear the worst sound ever. No, it’s not the sound of someone booing or heckling you. It’s the sound of silence. You know you want more results from your writing. You may even want to become a full-time writer. (Here’s my story here.) Sure, there is a little traffic surge here and there, but nothing…
5 Practical Marketing Tips For Writers Who Hate Marketing
You push the publish button, and you wait for something to happen. But nothing does. No response at all. Feels terrible, right? I know how you feel. But here’s the secret you already know: you’re not just a writer. You’re also a marketer. In many cases, you may have a marketing problem, not a writing problem. I know I just…
10 Lessons I’ve Learned Since Becoming A Full-Time Writer
You start a new adventure and you look up and years have flown by. Well, now that I’ve been writing full-time for three and a half years, I thought I would share a few things I’ve learned while in the writing trenches. A few of these lessons are really simple, but that doesn’t mean they’re easy. On to the list.…
Don’t Worry About Platform. (Focus On THIS Instead.)
Over the last few years, there has been an unhealthy obsession with platform building. No matter if you are big or small, it seems like everyone assumes that “you need a platform” or that you need “to grow your platform.” But the truth is you don’t. Not at all. You don’t need your own self-hosted website. You don’t need to…