Got a book to publish?
Leanpub, a new web application found at leanpub.com, is based on a revolutionary idea:
Imagine that authors can actually make money writing books.
The way that Leanpub accomplishes this is to empower authors to apply Steve Blank’s Customer Development and Eric Ries’ Lean Startup principles to the process of writing and publishing a book.
Specifically, Leanpub allows authors to self-publish and sell their books–while they are in-progress. This lets authors determine if there is a market for their book and build a community of readers around their book. This community building is vital, since it not only helps authors build buzz around their books but also helps them get real feedback from real readers who are invested in the success of the book. –>Read On
Optimising your website/blog for the search engines – not!
Well I may have bitten off more than I can chew here. I’ve spent hours pondering how to present this post and give you some really useful stuff for optimising your website.
The final result? My best advice? Don’t. Specifically, you don’t.
I’ve spent years, literally, learning the fine art of SEO (search engine optimis(z)ation), if they had a degree in it (they probably do) I’d have a doctorate, and I wish I’d never started.
It’s a bloody nightmare. The degree of accuracy required combined with the mind numbing tasks involved means it’s a full time job, which means your real business suffers.
Freelance Writing Reality Check
Freelance writing is an attractive vocation because it affords the freedom of a work-from-home opportunity and it is also possible to do it entirely online. Add to that, a real passion for the written word and you just may have an explosive formula for motivated success.
Take a look at the following tips on how to write online for a living:
Compare Different Writing Sites
There are countless writing sites online. Several of them are full of merit, others take some getting used to and the rest have as much potential of earning you a dollar as if you were to meditate on a stone until it turned into gold. Do your research before you start filling out registration forms and choose two or maybe even three sites to start sharing your attention. You can divide and conquer, but splitting your focus too much might just end up to be a waste of valuable time. –>Read On
5 Big Internet Business Lies
You’ve heard so many people saying that an Internet Business is a waste of time, you’ll not make any money, there is no real money to be made online and so many other negative sentiments coming from people who don’t really understand this Internet Business industry.
The thing is, it does work. Why do some people make a fortune and some don’t make money at all? Simply put, because the people who make thousands or millions in cash knew all the lies in this business.
What You Need To Know To Succeed in Mobile Advertising
In November 2009, AdMob released a report indicating that iPhone and Android users currently account for 82% of US mobile web traffic. There’s no doubt that the two platforms have radically changed the marketplace.
Here are the things you need to know about how iPhone and Android have changed mobile advertising and why you, as a job seeker or marketer, need to make the call now.
Your customers are on more than one carrier – A complete mobile marketing strategy must consider reaching audiences subscribed with all the various mobile carriers (e.g., Verizon, O2, Orange, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile).
Marketing begins and ends with numbers – The mobile marketing platform has lagged behind the web in terms of the –>Read On
