Marketing skills
How writing a book will help you to get clear on your message
Over the last few months, I’ve been rebranding my business and I’ve just revealed the new me under the name of ‘Librotas’. I’ve explored what I do, why it’s important, and the values that I bring to my business. Although what I do hasn’t changed – helping business owners to write, publish and promote their…
Read MoreWhy I rebranded to Librotas
You might be wondering why I’ve rebranded my business from Self Discovery Coaching to Librotas, so I’d love to tell you the story. When I started out in business, I was a coach and like many businesses, mine has evolved. Although Self Discovery Coaching was a great brand in the early days – I took…
Read MoreWhat does a book mentor do?
If I had a fiver for every time someone told me that they’d started but not finished writing their book, then I’d be on the way to becoming a millionaire! The aim of writing a book is to ultimately publish it, reach more people, and make money from writing it, and use it as a…
Read MoreHelp: How do I get book sales on Amazon?
“Help: How do I get book sales on Amazon?” was a message that I received in my inbox a few weeks ago. Whether you love Amazon or not, being listed with one of the largest internet-based retailers is a great way to promote your book. Of course, once your book is on Amazon, it is natural…
Read More10 strategies to market your book online
There must be 101 ways to market your business book, and you don’t have to wait until you’ve finished it to start. Actually the earlier you begin to promote your book and tell people about it, the more motivated you will be to actually finish it! My clients and I usually start working together from day one.…
Read MoreHow to decide which book to write first
When I work with clients, I often find that they want to write more than one book, and this also came up with some of the people taking part in the summer challenge. So if you’ve got multiple books that you want to create, how do you decide which book to write first? The problem…
Read MoreHow to make money from your book (before you've even written it!)
Last week I touched on some of the business benefits of writing a book, because it’s not just about the book, but having the right strategies in place to make it profitable. But many people can’t see this when they start. One of the things that put many people off writing a book is
Read MoreHow you can easily write your book this summer
Last August I wrote 33,000 words in just 5 weeks. No mean feat, but I had a strategy that helped me. I modelled what I did to create my previous books and implemented a system to get words down on paper quickly. That’s why this August, I’ve created the 10,000 Word Summer Book Challenge to share…
Read MoreWhat makes an author an expert?
I want to share an observation with you about what makes an author an expert. When I picked up a recent edition of Psychologies Magazine, almost 100% of contributors had a book to their name. Isn’t that interesting? Let’s take a specific example. I’ve been following Jason Vale, The Juice Master for a couple of…
Read MoreBusiness tip – Do the thing that works!
I was talking to my mentor recently about doing the thing that works rather than reinventing the wheel. So often I see people who don’t get results immediately with something. Then they go on to try something new, when it often takes perseverance to get to your desired outcome. I’ve recently noticed that my newsfeed is full of people…
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