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The Jedi mind trick for entrepreneurs & other high wire acts
The key is decide who you want to be. Be that.
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Quote Art: A new way to promote your books
Kit is my graphic designer. If you're a regular reader, you know I've already sung his praises. Now I'm complimenting him for his innovation in doing something a little different to help me spread the...
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Innovative ways graphic design can help sell books (and not just with hot...
A graphic designer can help you sell more books, and, no, I'm not just talking about better book covers. What about some clever ways to spruce up your brand image to promote you and your books?
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Branding: The change I made
My readers are interested in the creative process, want a little encouragement in the creation of their art and wonder what's it all about (among all the jokes, murders and whimsy.)
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Authors & Publishers: How to make a media kit Part 1
For the rest of my tips on building a killer press kit to sell more books, achieve celebrity and host huge orgies with a distinctly Roman theme, see the rest at AllThatChazz.com.
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Tucker Max’s strategy to triple his royalties
You'll notice he insists that what he's doing is not self-publishing. It's definitely self-publishing. What's different is getting the contract for distribution, not publication.
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Part I: The best life advice ever
See Part II: Losing to Win at AllThatChazz.com I’m a big fan of comedian and uber-podcaster Joe Rogan. He’s a guy with eclectic interests and an incisive mind. He shared some advice I think everyone...
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Grab more business mojo: What Jedis know about Fear
I'll reveal the details when all the hunter-killer satellites' particle beam arrays are in place, but my most important point about marketing your books today is...
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Free ebook offer: How to drive traffic to you with Vine
This the first book about Vine. The Vine app is the most fun available on the Internet since all that nakedness. It’s quick and easy video that could help you promote your blog, website and business....
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Amazon: Throttled Part 1
Free is throttled. That's okay. Free was in a coma anyway. Why Amazon's bad news is a good thing, and what we can do about it in three parts.
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Today’s ordeal: Insults aren’t a marketing strategy
A sales call ordeal is dissected. My approach is to go for win-win instead of deceive-insult. If my approach doesn't work, I guess I could move to New York and give berating potential customers a try....
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Combat the horrors of self-promotion (with fun)
Someone complained about the horrors of book promotion. I got on my high horse with a book marketing to-do list.
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FAQs: Would I go with an agent?
Time to talk agents: The good, the bad, the rest. Crucial questions are asked and I tell you how to find an agent if you want one.
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Writers: Are you sitting on the money?
We are not special snowflakes, but we're letting good stuff go cold.
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The Secret Alphabet of Independent Publishing
Mine is the only zombie/plague/autism story that teaches you Latin in an entertaining way, guaranteed!
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Authors: Build a better business card with these tweaks
See what Carolyn Arnold got right with her business card. A lot, I think.
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Top 10 How to be happy (oddly, this will infuriate people it’s meant to help)
If you need bulletproof glass in the lobby, it's time to change things up.
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Writers: Saving Money and Making It (Part 1)
As a guy who's basically been unemployed for two years, I have a lot to say about poverty, but let's start by saving you $1,200 a year or more with one phone call.
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Writing and the Day Job: When dreams don’t come true on schedule
This one was tough to write. I'm back to straddling two worlds.
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The blog and book promotion tool you’ll love (that’s easy, effective and free)
We're monkeys who are very visual. Ooh, look at the pretty colours! Yeah, that's us, so check out this free tool.
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