What you should know before writing a children's book

Posted on 12/09/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Kindlepreneur recently hosted one of the most comprehensive guides to writing children’s books that we’v...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice

A publisher's picks for which book-review sites to solicit

Posted on 12/04/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Among the many routes one can take to gain more reviews is to try out a book-review website. Like anything on the Intern...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Reader reviews

Take a good hard look at how you're spending your time

Posted on 12/02/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson opens a guest post on Jane Friedman’s blog with the following quote from Stephen Covey: “Most o...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Jane Friedman, Writing advice

The Kindlepreneur's Amazon-ad strategy

Posted on 11/23/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re thinking of using Amazon ads to lure holiday shoppers to your books, you may want to listen to Dave Ches...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

The name game: How to write a strong title

Posted on 11/06/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As much as we anguish over what to call our blog posts, we can’t imagine trying to wrap up thousands of words and...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

Need design guidance? The Kindlepreneur has you covered!

Posted on 11/04/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In a perfect world, you’d have the funds to hire a professional designer to create the cover of your book. In a ne...

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Tagged As: Cover design, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Podcast

Understanding your Amazon URL

Posted on 11/02/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur, has an anatomy lesson for authors. Fortunately for the squeamish, it doesn’t invo...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Marketing, Podcast, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur)

Understand your readers' level of buyer awareness

Posted on 10/14/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The principles from a 1960s book on advertising are still perfectly relevant to indie authors in the digital age, says D...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Jane Friedman, Keywords, Marketing

Dive into the world of keywords with the Kindlepreneur

Posted on 10/01/2018 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Kindlepreneur is back on Joanna Penn’s podcast and full, as usual, of insights about improving your marketing....

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Joanna Penn, Keywords, Marketing

Get into your writing groove

Posted on 07/15/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We all wish we had more time — especially those who balance writing with day jobs, families, adulting, and le...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice