How Important Are Titles in Our Content Online?

When I was the editor of a magazine, I received a wide range of articles with titles that were very undescriptive, depressing, and even unsettling. It is expected that every editor will change titles of material and one of the keys to becoming a welcomed writer at any magazine is to send in submissions with [...]

Building ECommerce Web Site – 3 Myths

It’s good to know how to build your website before you tackle such a big job. Especially building eCommerce web site. If you plan to sell your products or service, don’t call your webmaster until you know these myths. 1. Building a professional website is easy. You may think you can just buy a program [...]

Make Marketing Easier – Tip #3 – Product Review of Roboform.com

As a writer you sit down at the computer and plan to write. . . right? But then you need to log on to one service to post an article, another one to pay a bill, a third one to search for keywords, a fourth one to update your status, a fifth one to post [...]

Blogs Versus Web Sites – Which One is for You?

As I finished writing a colleague privately, I realized this may be helpful for some of you. Forgive me for all the self-promotion as I shared my ideas and comparisons. When people explain things to me I like something tangible to look at! Lisa Copen ========== Do you use it as your sole website or [...]

Should I Have a Blog?

I get asked Should I Have a Blog? a lot and my answer is more frequently becoming “yes.” Here are the top 12 reasons I tell authors and others who are trying to promote their web site to start a blog. Your information gets into the feeds, meaning Google is scanning them for content and will [...]

Save Time Online So You Can Write More

There are a million little ways to lose your precious writing time on the internet, even if you are trying to SELL your stuff, not just “surf.” But you can put your time to better use with this handy web site called Today’s Best Tools. Be sure to bookmark Today’s Best Tools. (or better yet, sign [...]

5 Reasons Every Writer Needs a Web Presence and Where to Start

I recently talked to a friend who was having an article published in a well-known, highly competitive magazine. She hasn’t yet taken the jump to have a web presence. I tend to forget that I spend thousands of hours online, receive hundreds of newsletters each month and answer over 1000 emails a month. I don’t [...]

Romance and Illness – Who Knew it Was a Hot Topic?

I blog for my ministry, Rest Ministries; it’s more of a way of having a casual voice with my audience. As the ministry has grown, I’ve become more of someone in the background– marketing, writing books, promotions, etc. and so I use my blog to still stay in touch with people. So I haven’t really looked [...]

URL Tips for Writers and Authors

Here’s a tip for every person who owns a web site, especially authors and writes. Never use a hyphen in your URL (that’s the www._____.com) unless it’s strictly   used as “secondary site” to point search engines to and not used in any of your   publicity materials. If your name is already taken add [...]

Why do I Need More Than One Web Site?

They call it “concentration” but it’s the addictive little game I play with my son where you turn 2 cards over and try to match. Check out the computer version over at LinkTiles where our button “You Can Sell More Books” was chosen as one of the Tiles today! LinkTiles is a catchy little site [...]