I’m writing this as a plan for me to follow as I’ve decided on a slightly reckless “business” idea and wanted to share it with you. Case studies are always useful, and I know a lot of would-be bloggers or even business websites are thinking “should I use AI to write articles for me?” How
I still remember the first time I built a website gallery for my art. It was a labor of love, a mix of excitement and frustration as I navigated the world of HTML for the first time. Each line of code was a step towards bringing my vision to life, a digital space where I
Hiya! Laura here, bringing a little infectious energy your way. Before you reach for the hand sanitizer, let me clarify. I’m talking about those wildly contagious ideas that spread faster than your grandma’s rumor mill. You know, the kind that people can’t stop talking, tweeting, and TikToking about. Ready to be the next viral...
I don’t always post every time Amazon gets weird – because it happens a lot. Mostly, they will get their act together and fix the problem… but sometimes they don’t. Sometimes, small changes indicate big site-wide policy changes that can negatively affect indie authors. And it’s only the very big sellers, with...
This is the preface to my revised book marketing guide, download the free PDF. A few years ago I did a case study with 10 authors; I remade their book covers for free to see what kind of difference it would make on their sales. All of them saw sales double immediately. Whatever kind of marketing
When you have a mailing list, you can have an expected open rate about 10-20% (higher if it’s smaller, lower as you scale). Sometimes, you will be the magical person with a 30-40% open rate, even with thousands, or tens of thousands of people on it, but that’s not normal. You can expect a
Looking for a book cover maker? So was I! But I’ve built some recent solutions to book cover design, scroll down to see the latest stuff! So here’s an interesting problem: self-publishing is exploding globally. People want to publish quickly and cheaply. Formatting can be automated to some extent. But getting a high quality book
