A morning routine is essential to personal productivity. Successful people use morning routines to jump start their day. Here are 7 ideas to start a morning routine that will help you get focused and increase your productivity.
Are you working toward your goals for the year, but find yourself getting sidetracked? If you're having trouble staying on track, 3 simple questions can help you stay focused on your goals when you get bored or distracted.
In early 2015, my company eliminated my job along with another 3 dozen or so of my colleagues. I had worked there for 15 years, and it came as a shock. Here are 27 things I learned from a layoff.
Why limit yourself to Amazon? Go wide with your distribution. Draft2Digital offers indie authors simple tools to publish books.
There are 4 million+ Kindle books on Amazon today. Self-publishing basics such as quality cover design, keyword optimization, and professional editing are now the price of entry for self-publishing. If you launch a garbage book--if you cut corners--you're going to see lackluster sales, or worse: terrible reviews. Here are 7 tips for a bestselling book launch.
Marketing a book is one of the toughest and most time-consuming parts of being an indie author. When book launch time comes, you'll find yourself posting to various social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc). And it doesn't stop on your launch day. You must maintain a presence in the early stages of your book [...]
You wrote a book! Congratulations, but you're not done yet. Indie authors are responsible for designing a cover, hiring a professional editor, and marketing. As you start to engage in these activities, it's a good idea to budget for and track your book expenses as you go. I offer a simple way to track your book expenses.
Is your to-do list out of control? Take a step back by staying productive and finding focus. Here are tools and books that can help.
Writing a book? Maximize your book success by treating it like a project. Use this project charter example for up-front planning. Make your book stand out.
I'm a new author who has published two books this year with another on the way in mid-December. I self-published on my own. Other than editing and cover design, I did everything myself including launch and promotion. I shared the following tips on how to become a better, more productive writer recently in my book, Author Unleashed: Simple Strategies to Write Your Book--Fast.
