The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

on amazon.com if you're self-publishing to get 70% royalty. Maybe you sell 200 in the first week or month, but I've been doing this since 2008. Publishing is not difficult. But I love writing and like I said, I've been doing this since 2008, was my first book that I put out there and also I run my own publishing company.

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Quick Sprout

JULY 12, 2022

Founded in 2008 Custom strategies Cost-effective & confidential Highly intuitive. After research comes web property development, where NetReputation creates or adjusts assets your company owns, such as blogs, websites, social media profiles, business directory listings, and YouTube channels. Visit WebiMax. Get a Free Quote.

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Neil Patel

JULY 12, 2021

Unfortunately, they don’t publish their pricing. The company was founded in 2008 and first sold software through Cisco exclusively. Integrate landing pages, email marketing, social media management, and analytics together to outsmart your competition and reach more contacts.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

You still publish on other platforms and third-party stores, but now you’re truly an independent author. It is part of the ethos of publishing wide , which means not being exclusive to any specific retailer, but of course, you can choose different publishing options by book, by series, by author name, and by format.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The conversation delves into the challenges and benefits of creating a new edition versus updating an existing one, the impact of technology, including AI, on the writing and publishing industry, and the importance of storytelling in nonfiction. And now let's hear from Joanna Penn about the evolving author and second editions.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

Sign up using one of your social media accounts. If your post looks good in the editor, it’s going to look good when your post goes live after you click the “Ready to publish?” Back in September 2018, more than 70 million posts were published and over 52 million blog comments were written. How Do You Get Started?

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 28, 2023

We have all our lines and of course I do share, I share a lot and have done since I was online in 2008. And those two people, I was like, I really hope they don't say I can't publish it because it's already done. Jo: And yes, because I felt like it's my story, and if they don't want me to publish it, I'm going to have to argue that.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

in September 2008, the Google maps mobile app was launched on Android. Users are loyal to their favorite social media and review sites. Even other local businesses can publish local guides with custom maps and attract more prospects, because good old content marketing always works.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ada-Ari talks about how she writes, publishes and markets her children's books based on African folk tales and African languages in the USA. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. So I looked all over social media sites.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The post How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. So far we’ve explored guest posting , advertising and networking – but today I want to turn our attention to the dynamic area of social media. 9 Keys to Using Social Media to Find New Readers for Your Blog.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the intro, Self-publishing's ongoing evolution [ Publishers Weekly ]; Audiobooks on Spotify and how my listening behavior is changing [ FindawayVoices ]; Author ecosystems , and an overview on the Kickstart your book sales podcast. First of all, on that whole lifetime deal companies, all of that, this is the same with publishers.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. But the publishing landscape has changed. What happens to Pilgrimage now? Let’s get into some of my tips and lessons learned.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I launched the book direct on my Shopify store, CreativePennBooks.com and sold it exclusively direct for a month before publishing it wide. I also wrote and published two short stories. I've been selling direct since 2008 when I started online, but it's always been an afterthought for book sales. Sudowrite Tutorial here ].

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Jason Schemmel , Harper Collins Christian Publishing. Quora says the term to “describe rapid and widespread social proliferation of a meme or product” started picking up steam in 2008. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Explain Content Marketing ROI to Win (or Keep) Buy-In. Going viral became a thing back in the 2000s.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing, and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. You started before me, but when I started self-publishing there was also no Kindle. Morgana: I was five years old at the time. No, I lie, I wasn't.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 12, 2012

In May of 2008 – ProBlogger the Book (yep, the real hard cover book) was released. it was a collaboration between myself and co-author Chris Garrett – published with Wiley Publishing. There was also an added chapter on social media. email our publisher – Wiley – with proof of purchase.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Tell us a bit about you and how you got into writing and publishing. And then I started learning the lessons of how to professionally publish a book, and to publish a book well, and market a book well , and sell books and market with my book. Honoree: Hi, I'm so happy to be here. Joanna: I'm so excited to talk to you again.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Write and publish what you want, get paid every day for your books, and control your customer data and relationships. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

Traditional versus indie publishing Short term versus long term Income versus brand building Paid versus free The book versus you as the author Stand-alone versus series Exclusive versus wide publishing Publish fast versus publish slowly Write to market versus write first, market later Online versus offline.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Back in 2008, I had just quit my corporate job and co-founded a startup to build a fundraising app for Facebook. When I started my blog, Facebook (and social media in general) was still in the early stage. So, I wrote a series of 12 blog posts on the topic and published regularly over the space of a month.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

This year, I tried to go outside of the social media echo-chamber and focus on people who are expanding beyond their blogs. As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. Alexis Grant is a publishing powerhouse. These are 20 people who stood out to me this year.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 2, 2022

The simplest way to do this is to look at what’s ‘hot’ on social media sites like Digg, Medium, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Techmeme etc. Pay particular attention to the titles used on the social media sites themselves but click through to visit the content itself. What can you learn from them?

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 22, 2023

I want to come back on the waiting to win the lottery thing because I feel that that actually has a parallel in publishing, in that people are like, oh, well, this one book, if I just get the agent, if I just get the book deal, if I just get the film deal, or the TV deal, I will make a million , and I can retire. But it's okay with me.

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BKA Content

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In 2008, companies that maintained or increased marketing budgets experienced three and a half times more brand visibility than competitors that didn’t. Establish a social media presence with meaningful content. Social Media. Client retention is never more critical than during a recession. Company Culture.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

It helps you see at a glance your traffic details and the relationship between number of published posts and traffic. In my case, I was blogging about fitness since 2008 so I knew the industry very well and I believe this is one of the reasons that the blog’s traffic increased so quickly. Step 1: Get to know your niche.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 3, 2018

Joanna blogs about fiction and non-fiction writing, independent publishing, and making a living from writing. She has a blog on the topic of fiction and non-fiction writing, covers independent publishing, and making a living with your writing and has built an amazing business on that particular topic.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 30, 2015

I wrote How Batch Processing Made Me 10 Times More Productive in 2008. Commit to critically assessing your blog posts before you press publish. Link your social media profiles to your email unsubscribe. Want more ideas to integrate social media and email? Social Media. Lunch time?

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2016

For example – back in 2008 I created this Make Money Blogging page here on ProBlogger which acted as a central point to put a lot of teaching on how to make money blogging. A good example of this is a post where I shared my story that I originally wrote in 2006 that I later updated in 2008.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 22, 2012

First, there’s one important thing that you should look into before starting a blog: carefully read through your employer’s social media policy regarding employee blogging. If your company does not have a published policy, you should still check with your HR department or boss about what’s considered acceptable to them.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Other options include: Social media – I’ll talk more about non-paid (organic) social media promotion later in this series, but just about every social media platform monetizes through advertising. This article was first published on Mar 14, 2008 and updated Feb 17, 2022.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Social Media – it seems that every day a new social networking site starts. Perhaps it’s email, perhaps its reading RSS feeds, perhaps its social media, perhaps it is an activity like moderating comments? This post was first published on June 28, 2008 and updated November 3, 2021.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Social Media – it seems that every day a new social networking site starts. Perhaps it’s email, perhaps its reading RSS feeds, perhaps its social media, perhaps it is an activity like moderating comments? This post was first published on June 28, 2008 and updated November 3, 2021.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Social Media – it seems that every day a new social networking site starts. Perhaps it’s email, perhaps its reading RSS feeds, perhaps its social media, perhaps it is an activity like moderating comments? This post was first published on June 28, 2008 and updated November 3, 2021.

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ProBlogger

MAY 30, 2024

Seeing other bloggers get torn down or criticised because of something they published. You might find it helps to reflect on anything in your own experience that’s made you feel uncertain or worried about publishing your writing. You’ll learn how to write better, stronger blog posts by actually writing and publishing them.

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ProBlogger

JULY 18, 2019

The piece of content you publish today can potentially have a positive impact on people in ten years’ time. Share repeatedly: Evergreen content can be shared again and again on social media. If I review a new camera, I can probably promote it on social media for a couple of months before it becomes less relevant.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This episode is sponsored by Publisher Rocket , which will help you get your book in front of more Amazon readers so you can spend less time marketing and more time writing. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Thanks very much for having me.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Social Media Sell Out – this is something most bloggers go through at one stage or another too. They hear about the masses of traffic that a site like Digg or StumbleUpon can send and they write post after post specifically with the hope of getting on the front page of social bookmarking sites.

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