Yearly Archives: 2009

Recovering From Google Slap Aug 2009?

If you are a serious internet marketer, you will be aware that something happened a few days ago – another Google Slap. Google’s policies are pretty static, so it is not that Google has added some new terms and conditions … Continue reading

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Should Publishers Support DRM-free Ebooks?

It seems authors and publishers are often at opposite ends of the tug of war between DRM ebooks and Open [DRM-free] Ebooks. One such author struggled with his publisher over several months to have his books published DRM free. His … Continue reading

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The Best Book Marketing Campaigns Ever

In my last post I told you how how the experts get to Number one on Amazon. Now I am going to tell you exactly how it is done. If you have already published a book and want to re-energize … Continue reading

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Amazon Spam Cam

It’s legal, its permitted by Amazon and the best book marketers in the world do it – what is it? It’s the Amazon Book Marketing Spam Campaign. Here’s how it works. Amazons book ranking system is based upon sales. As … Continue reading

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Read Out Loud Everything You Write

I came across a very good tip today I wanted to share with you – “read what you’ve written out loud every day”. This is a great self editing tool – there is no better way to find out how … Continue reading

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Squidoo Ousts Junk Lenses

In a welcome move to clear the Internet of junk web pages, Squidoo is taking bold steps to rid its website of lenses that fail to meet certain quality standards. To maintain the quality of their service and discourage IM … Continue reading

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New Wave of Real Time IP Collaboration

Google has come down from the cloud and is now skimming the waves in a new, higher level of collaboration for publishing online. Announced yesterday, the Wave service will allow multiple users to chat and work together in real time … Continue reading

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The Great Publishing Divide Still Strong

In a recent post, Seth Godin made a brief comment about ‘When the Writer Becomes the Publisher’ His belief is that we have yet to reach the solution where someone can “collate, amplify and leverage the work of writers and … Continue reading

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Streaming Video Still Heating Up

Online video is still growing stronger, according to the latest Nielsen Online’s latest VideoCensus teport. After a fall in February 2009, March viewership recovered with total video streams in March** up almost 40% from a year ago: Total video streams … Continue reading

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Nice Deal If You Can Get It

Ever wondered what sort of payments authors get for signing up book deals? Well – one way to find out is to ask the author or publisher. Not that they will tell you the numbers, but you may get an … Continue reading

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