30 Days to a Book Launch

About two years ago I was sending out a newsletter sporadically, with no real focus to it except my own news. Needless to say, I did not get a lot of subscribers. Actually, maybe I do need to say. Remember…

There are a ton of fabulous blogs out there. A lot of them are stunning and funny and unique. A lot of them are boring and horrible to look at. None of that has anything to do with you. If…

Some of this is a reprint of a guest post I did a while back for the Blue Rose Girls blog. Use your mailing list for good, never for evil Let’s get you a mailing list. You are going to grow…

Obviously, if I knew the secret to SEO, I would be the only Katie Davis in a Google search of my name! Everyone is always trying to scramble their way to the top of that valuable list. There are a…

I told my friend Mary how confused I was about the new Facebook and how I knew I had to create a fan page especially since I assigned it as homework in my 30 Days to a Book Launch series.…

I decided to distract my web site designer, Chad Tomlinson, from the task at hand: this site! Yes, we still have the last bits of work to do here but I really wanted to interview him for this series. I've…

Right before I met my site designer, Chad Tomlinson, I learned about one mistake I’d made with my previous site. I had used a hybrid designer/programmer. I’m sure there are programmers who do both well, and my last site was…

As I was writing this post, I found out something awesome, and I’m going to share it with you. I’ll let you know when you get to it. Whether you’re an author with a site that has looked the same forever…

Before I learned to think globally, I pretty much only focused on my own books and how could I get them some press, or get the word out on my work in general. It was definitely more difficult to promote…

Reciprocity is my favorite word when it comes to social media. Pop quiz: what I wrote in an earlier piece? What is the operative word in “social media”? Answer: Social Being social means being generous. After all, who wants to be social…