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There are many more articles in the Members Only Section.

New Articles

Piecing Together the Distribution Puzzle
by Eugene G. Schwartz

Planning

What to Do When: A Book Marketing and Production Timeline
By Brian Jud


Creating Objectives for the New Year
from SPAN's Marketing Plan Workbook


Book Marketing

Seven Fantastic Copywriting Articles compiled by SPAN

Piecing Together the Distribution Puzzle
by Eugene G. Schwartz

How to Set Up a 7 Day E-Course
by Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero


Three Steps to Special-Sales Planning By Brian Jud

Get More Attention For Your Website: Search Engine Optimization Strategies by Fern Reiss

Good Indexes Sell Books!
By Madge Walls

Maximizing Profits and Connections at BEA by Fern Reiss

Titles (and subtitles) Sell Books!

Top 10 Tips for Book Titles that Sell Well

Goals are Worthless…By Brian Jud


Publicity

Talk Back Radio - Tips To Be A Star On-Air!
By Thomas Murrell


More Media Attention for Your Book by Fern Reiss

Publicity in the Spring By Pam Lontos

The Raw Truth About Persuasion and Copywriting!
By Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero



Internet Marketing

The Blog Factor: Everything You Need to Know to Start Blogging - Today!
By Penny C. Sansevieri


Web Traffic Strategies for Book Promoters
by Shel Horowitz

The Wisdom of Crowds: Wikiblicity
By Aaron Hierholzer


7 Steps for Creating Jump Pages that Drive Sales
By Michael Fleischner

7 Proven Strategies for Improving Your Alexa Ranking
By Michael Fleischner


Google Sitemap's Useful SEO Tools by Philip Nicosia 

Robocops by Philip Nicosia 

The "Face" of Web 3.0 Marketing
By Matthew Loop

10 Tips For Successful Facebook Marketing
By Lennie Appelquist


"View from Here" Columns

The View From Here: The Long Tail Swats the Indies
by Scott Flora, SPAN Executive Director




More Articles and Resources

Ten Things that Agents and Editors Hate
by Rick Frishman and Robyn Spizman

How To Entertain A Thought By Maya Talisman Frost

Computer Backup Resources

Bits and Bytes Web Links

Seven Things a Self-Employed Writer Should Know About Taxes
by John Murray, CPA

The Agenting Process Explained - Part 1 by Rick Frishman

The Agenting Process Explained - Part 2 by Rick Frishman