Best practices for choosing your author website's colors

Posted on 06/26/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve changed the paint color in just about every room in our house now. Selecting new shades was tough at...

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Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Social media image sizes for 2020

Posted on 06/24/2020 at 11:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a quick tip that you’ll surely go back to, unless you hire out all your graphic work. Constant Contact...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Beware of these five internet scams

Posted on 06/04/2020 at 11:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder recently was the target of a scam intended to bilk him out of money for hosting his website....

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Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Browser extensions can block Twitter and Facebook home pages

Posted on 06/03/2020 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we share time-saving and focus advice, trust us, we’re coming from a place of empathy and not judgment. And...

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Tagged As: Motivational, Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Looking for a font? Google can definitely help

Posted on 06/01/2020 at 03:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Feel like you just can’t find the right font for your website or a social media graphic? Nate Hoffelder has...

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The Digital Reader is launching tech clinics on Twitter

Posted on 05/28/2020 at 09:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With the freedom of being self-employed comes the responsibility of solving any problem your business encounters. And unless you’re incredibly...

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Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Penny Sansevieri: How (and why) to market your books on Pinterest

Posted on 05/23/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Pinterest may not be the first social media site you think of when it comes to book marketing. But Penny...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, Social media and websites

David Gaughran: Don't stoop to "engagement-bait" on Facebook

Posted on 05/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve no doubt been encouraged to seek online engagement with your readers or potential readers, especially with in-person engagement limited...

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Tagged As: David Gaughran, Social media and websites

How to use Facebook Live for a successful virtual book launch

Posted on 05/13/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s seeming more and more likely that many events that used to be in-person will be virtual for the near...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Marketing, Social media and websites, Video

How Sandra Beckwith promotes her books while watching TV

Posted on 05/11/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not here to endorse multitasking. But we’d be hypocrites if we claimed we never did it — or were...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Social media and websites, The Book Designer