Uncategorized Which eBook Publishing Platform is Best? Before we get too deep into answering this question, know upfront this is like asking a mother of three which child is her favorite. Each platform comes with unique benefits and drawbacks. Digital publishing is a huge all-encompassing world of everything from e-books and Kindle to video and telesemi Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Evernote – A Productivity Tool for Authors, Writers, and Online Entrepreneurs: Create, Access, and Sync Your Content from Anywhere In today’s busy, digital, information age, where we have access to content, both on our computers and our mobile devices, it can be a challenge to keep track of all the notes and pieces of paper we use to jot down our thoughts. Enter Evernote, a software application you can download to your c Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020November 25, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized 9 Ways To Make Your Author Resource Box Sizzle Why is it that some writers can describe themselves, their personalities, their likes and dislikes, and promote their expertise, in such a compelling way that you’re dying to know more about them? And they do it all in only two or three sentences? I’m referring to what’s known as the author re Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Tap Into the Power of Google+ Hangouts – Part Two: Demystifying Google Hangouts Technology In part one in this series, I provided an overview of Google+ Hangouts and shared several ideas for how you can use Google+ Hangouts in your business. Hangouts allow you to record a real-time video on your own or with up to nine additional participants. You can also record your Hangout with the “H Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized 3 Ways to Make Your Book Stand Out in the Crowd In my work as a publisher and developmental editor, there is one question I hear repeatedly from authors. It sounds like this, “There are already other books on my topic. How can I get my book noticed in a crowded marketplace?” This is a wise and savvy question. No one wants to Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Bringing Your Ideas To Life: New Rich Media Digital Publishing Platforms Are Transforming Storytelling Storytellers are the most influential members of our society. I’m not talking about just authors, journalists, bloggers, editors and screenwriters. I’m referring to anyone who tells stories to an audience for a living. In today’s digital world, that also includes brands, marketers, advertisers Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Six Steps to Take Before You Write An eBook Most writers simply begin writing the moment they come up with an ebook idea they feel is worth pursuing. However, it’s best to wait a moment…or a few moments…to focus and evaluate that idea. This helps your book have a chance of succeeding in the ever-more competitive ebook market. To give yo Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized 6 Steps To Become An Authorpreneur Authorpreneurship is a totally made up word that makes so much sense. With the rise of independent and digital publishing and the shift of the marketplace to online, authors are now expected to not only write, but also sell books. As a result, authors now need to adapt the skillful and savvy ways of Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized 16 Types of Videos You Can Create I’m often surprised when people tell me they don’t know what kind of video to create. There are so many ways to do video, and you’re really only limited by your imagination. However, if you do find yourself battling “video block,” (the video version of writer’s block), here is my “Swee Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Microcontent – What Is It and Why Should You Care? Is your audience (clients, customers, readers) feeling overwhelmed by the the amount of content and information being delivered to them day in and day out? I hear this cry of frustration daily, yet as an online entrepreneur and author, you know content is the backbone of your business. Without a ste Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How To Build Your Email List With A Free Ecourse In the early days of the Internet, people signed up for newsletters and mailing lists eagerly just to stay in touch. Today, no one signs up for anything unless they believe they will receive great value for doing so. That benefit usually comes in the form of a gift of some sort. A strong “call-to- Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How To Use Gmail Canned Responses In Book Marketing Gmail has a simple, yet effective, feature authors can use when marketing their books. It is called “canned responses.” Canned responses allows you to save pre-written messages you can easily insert into your e-mails later. This can save you hours of time and make you more productive. How c Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How To Build Your Email List With A Free Ecourse In the early days of the Internet, people signed up for newsletters and mailing lists eagerly just to stay in touch. Today, no one signs up for anything unless they believe they will receive great value for doing so. That benefit usually comes in the form of a gift of some sort. A strong “call-to- Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How To Use Gmail Canned Responses In Book Marketing Gmail has a simple, yet effective, feature authors can use when marketing their books. It is called “canned responses.” Canned responses allows you to save pre-written messages you can easily insert into your e-mails later. This can save you hours of time and make you more productive. How c Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog an eBook So You Get Read As You Write Many writers and entrepreneurs wonder why they should blog an ebook rather than write it the “old-fashioned way.” I can think of many reasons, the first of which is that you can publish as you write. That means you become an author and a publisher the instant you hit the “publish” button on Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Publishing Business Plan ; 7 Essential Elements If you are like most aspiring authors, the idea of becoming a published author probably excites you. Even if you are planning to produce an ebook to boost your business, adding “author” to your credentials could represent the fulfillment of a dream you’ve had your whole life or might catapult Written by Max Lakin October 13, 2020July 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
12 Digital Publishing Tools The Experts Recommend To celebrate the 2 year anniversary of The Future of Ink, we asked our expert writers to tell us about their favorite digital publishing tools they’ve discovered in the last six months or so. If you are looking for tools to help you publish, curate and create digital content, you’ll find Written by Max Lakin September 20, 2020October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How To Start Your Own Publishing Company – 10 Essential Steps As an author, have you considered starting your own publishing company? Many self-published authors are now choosing this option. In fact, this is what my husband CJ and I have done. We started Body and Soul Publishing in 2012 and haven’t looked back yet. Three Reasons to Start an Inde Written by Max Lakin August 20, 2020November 25, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hangout with The Future of Ink [video] September marks the first anniversary of the The Future of Ink (read the back story here). To mark the occasion, Ellen Britt and I made a spontaneous decision to host a live Hangout on Air to chat about where we’ve come from, where the site and project is headed, and answer any questions you may Written by Max Lakin March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
