...mainly because the busy-ness of writing and publishing is just one part of everything I do here. (This post available as a PDF.) Hi again, Going through all my subscribers today was an interesting exercise. Many of you are interested in several things I talk about, and some of you may have slipped in the cracks - so this may be an email out of the blue, … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 37 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 37 Results Regular writing becomes regular, plus more inspired ideas of how to roll out a conversion plan.. Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 6581 (Wattpad) – paid – 21948 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 1389 – paid – 0 (Medium) Free Views: – Medium - 16 – Wattpad - 2 Subscribers: Mailerlite: 34 … [Read more...]
Hooks & Descriptions: Getting the Fiction Readers to Buy
Hooks & Descriptions: Getting the Fiction Readers to Buy Fiction readers are like fish: You can't land a fish unless you get it to bite your bait with a hook in it. Most authors have a hard enough time writing their story, let alone working up a marketing approach that will get people to claim (or buy) their book. Working with Instafreebie brought this to view. On … [Read more...]
Email Marketing: Giving Away Free Books, Opt-in’s, and GDPR.
Email Marketing: Giving Away Free Books, Opt-in's, and GDPR. Why This Came Up Yesterday I was reminded how the GDPR deadline was coming up. And Instafreebie was not going to recommend any giveaway or book on their web sight that was still "mandatory opt-in" in order to download a free book. Frankly, this was a no-brainer to me, as I explain below. I then communicated this … [Read more...]
Online Business: Why Email Always Works Better Than Social Media
Online Business: Why Email Always Works Better Than Social Media by Rae Steinbach at Taktical.co Digital marketers use a lot of platforms these days. Social media. Content marketing. Apps. Podcasts. But email marketing is still more effective than most. It’s also effective with most consumer demographic groups. That includes millennials and GenZ. Why? Email gives you a … [Read more...]
Even Fiction Writing Experts and MLM Gurus End Up Here
Even Fiction Writing Experts and MLM Gurus End Up Here They all started with nothing. They all learned they had to build their own list. And eventually, they all wound up doing the same thing, using the same basic approach. While getting very rich. Let me tell you how I found this: Nothing to Nothing My first nothing to nothing story was being a staff member for 20 years … [Read more...]
