We regularly ask our readers to review our books. Reviews are important for a number of reasons. Not only do they increase sales, they improve the books' ranking with online bookseller sites like Amazon. We understand that many people find writing a book review difficult, so we’re providing these tips for writing reviews that will [...]
Looking for love on Valentine's Day? Good grammar may help. If you're single and looking for a mate on an online dating site, be aware that the writing skills people display in their online dating profiles affect their chances of finding romance. Our friends at Grammarly partnered with the online dating website eHarmony to find [...]
Your profile picture is one of the most important elements of your online presence. There may be plenty of photos of you floating around, but your profile picture is the one that’s going to get the most views. It’s the one that most people see first—and most often. What does it say about you? Does [...]
When your customers complain, be sure you understand what they want before you take action. I recently downloaded a free digital product. I absolutely understood that the source was going to try to sell me more products—and that’s fine. But in the first few days after I downloaded the product, I was inundated with emails [...]
You’ve heard the saying often attributed to Vince Lombardi: “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” That’s meant to encourage perseverance, and sometimes perseverance is exactly what we need. But taken literally, it’s not always good advice. Sometimes quitting is the wiser choice. Here are eight things you could quit right now that will [...]
Authors are getting smarter and avoiding publishing scams. On Dec. 31, 2015, a small blurb in Publishers Weekly announced that Penguin Random House sold its Author Solutions division to a private investment firm. Author Solutions is a major subsidy publisher and is the parent company of AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford Publishing, Wordclay, Xlibris and Booktango. Author [...]
Our company email that went out on the Wednesday between Christmas and New Year’s was a brief summary of some of our key accomplishments for 2015 and a preview of what we have planned for 2016. Here’s what that email said: As 2015 draws to a close, we want to thank you for being part [...]
If you can send an email, you can easily learn how to set up a blog. Of course, if you have a web developer or designer who can do it for you, you’ll save a lot of time and may end up with a more attractive site. But either way, choose a platform that you understand and [...]
2015 was an exciting year for us. We launched Faith Works Images for Impact, our unique stock photography product, and Conversations, our ebook series that brings you a conversation with an expert on a focused topic designed to help you grow your business. And we shared information with you on our blogs. As the year [...]
Holiday greetings -- or not? It all began in London, where Sir Henry Cole commissioned the first Christmas card in 1843. And the holiday card etiquette question of reciprocating was born. I wonder if the recipients of Sir Henry's cards thought, "Oh, no! And we didn't send him one!" Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, Americans send [...]
