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My first newsletter was about ninjas in 1987. I was 12. Since then, I’ve been obsessed. I’ve created small newsletters for my own projects, and big newsletters for corporations. What ties them all together? Probably hundreds of things, but I’m lazy, so let’s start with 35. I won’t lie — most of these lessons here were learned by failure. That’s OK. My mistakes could be your head start.

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Launching a membership plan is a difficult task, with landmines placed in the form of challenges and skills gaps that few news…

What should writers blog about if they write fiction? Poetry? Nonfiction? Do blog topics have to align with your other writing? We dive into these questions here.

Besides the big ones of Facebook and Twitter

One of my very best friends is in the process of learning how to build an email list from scratch.

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The six elements of an effective audience growth strategy.

The number one question podcasters are famous for asking is, how do I grow my show? There are a million answers to that particular problem. However, before you dive deep into aggressive new growth strategies, it's time to see if you are missing some of the basic best practices that are keeping people from accessing your content in the first place.

Seven ways to turn people who see your creations into fans.

"The most powerful and interesting media model will remain raising money from members who don't just permit but insist that the product be given away for free."

We have a daily podcast. Here's where to find it - and all the directory links to add your podcast, too

An unpublished writer describes how she built a five-figure Twitter following within a year, by helping other writers and engaging on a personal level.

Building an audience for your work is easier and harder than it’s ever been. It’s easier because we have the tools and resources to create…

The five tactics I’ve used to get 25,000+ people to subscribe to my newsletter.

The 10-step process that got me 25,000 subscribers.

I know that many aspiring writers who happily read blogs or belong to writing forums are nonetheless very wary of the more dynamic forms of social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and all the others. Which wouldn't matter, except that it is genuinely harder and harder to make any kind of way as a writer without doing some of this stuff - not least because publishers will be wary of a writer who is invisible in social media terms. But the good news is that it's perfectly possible to have a useful presence out there. So to that end...

Not sure how to get people to subscribe to your YouTube channel? Over 20 successful Patreon YouTubers share their tips for growing a channel's subscriber list from zero to over 1,000.

Starting a podcast is an effective way to build an audience and establish credibility, which you can later use to promote your business. Learn the ins and outs of recording, publishing, and growing your own podcast without breaking the bank.

How to write a compelling 'about me' page and bio for your website and online profiles.

Hard-working artisan, solitary genius, credentialed professional—the image of the artist has changed radically over the centuries. What if the latest model to emerge means the end of art as we have known it?

Daisy Whitney, author of THE MOCKINGBIRDS, explains six ways writers can blog and develop an online brand to sell more books and market their novel.

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If I had to choose ONE marketing activity that MUST be done to launch or grow your online business, I would always answer 'list building'. Here's how to do that

Today’s guest post is by James Rose: Marketing does not come naturally to me. It has been a struggle to get my mind wrapped around the many facets of marketing a self-published book. I made m…