September 2014
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I was speaking with an Amazon employee recently. I asked her, “What’s the most helpful thing an author can do to improve conversion of their book page?” This is what she told me: “By far, the most important thing an author can do is get more customer reviews.” I was able to launch my own book with more than 25 book…
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I would love to strike the word “busy” from every writer’s vocabulary. Somehow, talking about how busy someone is has become a twisted sort of compliment, and a point of pride. When I get on the phone with people, they usually thank me for my time, saying they know how busy I must be. When…
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Over 15 years ago, I started my first business. I’d gone to school to become a computer programmer, graduated, and landed a job in my field immediately. I had interesting projects to work on, and a lot of fun responsibilities. Not a bad first gig. I also started freelancing on the side. And that’s when…
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I used to wonder how friends of mine seemed to be able to get so much done in a week. We’d work the same number of hours, yet lo and behold, at the end of the week they had a lot to show for it and I . . . didn’t. Recently, I re-launched my…