Expert Author: Geet Singh | Submitted: 2008-03-27 | Word Count: 603 | Views: 82 Technology vendors often contribute bylined articles to trade journals. The articles are great exposure for these companies but they don't come cheap – the trades rarely pay for these articles but the vendors spend time and resources to assign pieces, write them, approve them and submit them.
Expert Author: Jaswal Bhisham | Submitted: 2008-03-18 | Word Count: 441 | Views: 118 Weather posting a page to your Website, writing a letter to a customer, or submitting an article for publication, it is extremely important to demonstrate how professional you are. Not only does a series of spelling and grammatical errors show a discourtesy to your readers, it makes you look amateurish. Potential customers will lose any trust they may have had in your business. Only a week or so ago, I read a classified ad asking me to visit their "sight" - needless to say I did not bother. If someone does not take care over their advertising, how reliable is the rest of their business?
Expert Author: Jaswal Bhisham | Submitted: 2008-03-18 | Word Count: 1200 | Views: 63 I have to admit to being readily impressed by company names. Maybe it's an age thing. You see, I was around when we had nationalized industries here in Britain, you know, British Railways, British Gas, British Steel, British Road Services, etc., etc. Those companies may have been over-staffed and under-efficient but you always knew you could trust them, and a product marked "Made in Britain" had class - in those days. Even after they became privatized the word "British" in a company name still, in my subconscious at least, gave that firm a stamp of approval.
Expert Author: Jaswal Bhisham | Submitted: 2008-03-18 | Word Count: 525 | Views: 51 We hear a lot these days about more books actually being sold 'outside' the traditional bookstore. Think about it. When was the last time you actually took time to linger and explore the bookshelves? When did you last impulsively grab a book, flip it over, read the blurbs, and finger through a few chapters? Let's face it; most of us are too hurried.
Expert Author: Bhavna Sharma | Submitted: 2008-03-14 | Word Count: 609 | Views: 63 If your writing skills are not so good, or you’ve failed your English test on the high school, you may be feeling a little slighted about writing an article, report, sales copy or eBook. If it’s your case, there is a solution just for you.
Expert Author: Annaya Rana | Submitted: 2008-03-14 | Word Count: 1792 | Views: 42 I've been involved in publishing for over a decade now as an author, editor, and project manager; however, it wasn't until just a few years ago that I decided to move into self-publishing.
Expert Author: Annaya Rana | Submitted: 2008-03-13 | Word Count: 486 | Views: 46 When I talk to new writers who are trying to interest an agent and/or publisher in their work, I can’t help thinking that their ambition is a little misguided.
Expert Author: Sunita Kaushal | Submitted: 2008-03-13 | Word Count: 1422 | Views: 29 Oh, that most maddening of documents! For so many of us eager to move forward with our nonfiction projects, it looms large like a guard at the queen's castle, blocking the path to publication. Its perfection eludes us yet it stands there teasing, "Complete me, or your manuscript will never see the light of day, mwahahahaha!"
Expert Author: Jaswinder Singh | Submitted: 2008-03-12 | Word Count: 1071 | Views: 135 The best advice that I can give any child or adult who wants to be a poet is to read lots of poetry. Get a feel for poetry. Look at different styles of poetry. I have grown so much in my own writing by reading the work of other poets. Don’t be afraid to accept constructive criticism. Part of being a writer is being able to accept criticism. Everyone who writes poetry is eager to publish a book but why not start out small. Before you send off your poetry for publication ask yourself if you are ready.
Expert Author: Mohan Mittal | Submitted: 2008-03-10 | Word Count: 961 | Views: 50 You send me an e-mail. You tell me you’ve written over three hundred poems since you were 16 (in your teenage angst stage). You mention the novel you’ve completed and it’s really good (it really is!!!), and the novel-in-progress. You mention how the International Library of Poetry has published one of your poems. (But, whom haven’t they published?)
Expert Author: Nirmal Kumar | Submitted: 2008-03-09 | Word Count: 667 | Views: 50 Around eighty percent of nonfiction books today are written by “experts”, that is people who have a) earned credentials in the field they’re writing about, b) germinated information via articles, live presentations or other media, or c) had extraordinary, unique or memorably told life experiences relevant to their topic.
Expert Author: Ani Dhanta | Submitted: 2008-03-05 | Word Count: 516 | Views: 3 Freelancing is a competitive business, especially in today’s fast-paced, e-focused world. Often there are hundreds of writers competing for the same, limited number of assignments, and the writer who can best showcase his or her abilities is the one who lands the job.
Expert Author: Arvinder Singh | Submitted: 2008-03-03 | Word Count: 731 | Views: 72 Did you know, self-publishing is one of the easiest ways to make money on the web. Of course, it requires talent, but it's easier to learn than you might think.
Expert Author: Bhupinder Singh | Submitted: 2008-02-27 | Word Count: 533 | Views: 36 Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one too - so, why shouldn't you own one?
Expert Author: Ruth Barringham | Submitted: 2008-01-18 | Word Count: 943 | Views: 98 Many people want to write a book, or write several books or become a full-time author. And with this digital age of printing there's never been a better time or an easier way to become a self-published author. And once you know what to do you can turn your books into your own 6-figure publishing empire.
Expert Author: Gail Richards | Submitted: 2008-01-08 | Word Count: 482 | Views: 36 More and more people are publishing their own books as independent publishers rather than waiting and hoping to find a traditional publisher who will appreciate their work. The virtual assistant is becoming a key component in the success of these efforts.
Expert Author: Judy Cullins | Submitted: 2008-01-03 | Word Count: 1218 | Views: 30 Do you wonder about how and where to publish your book? Maybe you think that it would be great to be taken under a publisher's wings - for them to promote your book. It wouldn't be so much work and wouldn't take any money upfront. Sad to say, this assumption is not true. You can short cut your book's success with self-publishing.
Expert Author: Bob Burnham | Submitted: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 661 | Views: 52 The key to making big profits in publishing is to become the publisher. Publishing your own book, you as a writer and author, stand to make great profits. In order to make money in any market you need people to need your product and you need there to be relatively competition.
Expert Author: Bob Burnham | Submitted: 2007-10-25 | Word Count: 435 | Views: 65 Self publishing a book is an extremely satisfying and rewarding achievement but you want to sell your book too, right? Here are three things that you need to decide before you write a word, if you want your self published book to be a bestseller.
Expert Author: Gail Richards | Submitted: 2007-10-19 | Word Count: 503 | Views: 47 Self-publishing, although not a new phenomenon, is now a legitimate acceptable route to a published book for an author. In the self-publishing model, the author keeps the rights to his or her book but pays all the costs for producing, printing, and marketing the book and other ancillary products.
Expert Author: Jen Narron | Submitted: 2007-10-05 | Word Count: 599 | Views: 33 There's a lot of change occurring in the publishing world -- a lot of change. Perhaps you've heard of it -- all the recent advancements in the self-publishing field? And while it is far too early to predict the precise direction that all of these changes will take us, one thing is certain: self-publishing is shaking up the world of traditional book publishing, and self-publishing is not going to go away.
Expert Author: Gail Richards | Submitted: 2007-09-29 | Word Count: 882 | Views: 36 Especially if you self-publish, you will want to set up a financial model. While no one can tell you with any certainty how many books you can expect to sell, you can be precise about what you will spend to get an idea of how many books you must sell to break even and then turn a profit.
Expert Author: Ruth Barringham | Submitted: 2007-09-16 | Word Count: 894 | Views: 41 So if you're making a profit of say, $5 per book, the 1,000 sales will give you an income of $5,000 in a year. But of course the longer your book remains on the market, the more copies you can sell every year. Your name as an author will become known and if people buy one book from you and enjoy it, they'll probably seek out more books from you.
There isn't a more effective way for you to promote your business than to write a book! Writing a book not only allows you to provide information but it allows you to establish your company's credibility, position yourself as an expert in your field, leave a lasting impression on clients you meet directly as well as to those they pass your book onto, as well as create a profit while you sleep!!
Expert Author: Miles Galliford | Submitted: 2007-06-25 | Word Count: 607 | Views: 74 If you are planning on starting an online magazine, this checklist of features will help you ensure that it is built on strong foundations...
Expert Author: Mike Scantlebury | Submitted: 2007-04-30 | Word Count: 847 | Views: 5 New authors are getting conflicting advice about whether to try their luck with Traditional Publishers or use the new resources of the internet. Which is best? Which will bring results? Mike Scantlebury has his own ideas. He is an Internet Author and believes that Traditional Publishing can no longer meet the needs of the aspiring creative writers out there.
Expert Author: Michael Russell | Submitted: 2007-04-25 | Word Count: 577 | Views: 144 Some people disapprove of self-publishing, considering that self-published works have inferior quality if compared with those verified by professional editors. This is not an analysis of paid self-publishing services, but an analysis of free self-publishing tools.
Expert Author: Michael Mould | Submitted: 2007-04-17 | Word Count: 477 | Views: 116 With the introduction of online bookselling, the competition to get your book published is even greater - or is it?
Expert Author: Nathaniel Tabares | Submitted: 2007-04-01 | Word Count: 1259 | Views: 97 I discovered that a good method to make money on the Internet is to self publish my own products. Two products that sell very well are software and e-books. I will refer mostly to e-books here but most of the techniques that I will describe on this article are useful to publish software also.
Expert Author: Terry Dean | Submitted: 2007-03-29 | Word Count: 720 | Views: 130 The advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing a book. It's easy to publish a book in today' environment. So it's not a question of if you can. It's a question of whether you should...