Tag Archives: your writer platform

This Week in Links: December 19 -December 23

FOR RIGHTS HOLDERS:

How I Chose a Narrator for My Audiobook – via Josh Steimle – Josh provides great advice on how to pick the right narrator for your project and how to choose when you receive numerous auditions.

Build An Epic Visual Strategy for Your Author Brand – via Your Writer Platform – Branding has become as important as the words contained in your book. See how to properly brand yourself to ensure you reach your target audience.

What Are You Thankful For? (Here’s Why Each of Us Is a #ThankfulWriter – via Writer’s Digest – Tis the season to be thankful for all the things we have. Take a moment to reflect on what makes you a #ThankfulWriter.

Is Your Plan For Success “I Just Want to Write My Books”? – via The Book Designer – Marketing a book once it’s completed can sometimes be harder than actually writing the book.  TBD has helpful advice for what happens after “The End”.

FOR PRODUCERS:

9 VO Hacks to Sound Better and Save Money – via Voices.com – Who doesn’t want to sound better while being more productive and saving some money all at the same time?

A Client’s Guide to Selecting the Right Voice-Over Talent for Your Project – via Debbie Grattan – Getting picked for a project can be difficult. Check out this great article about how to turn that audition into an offer.

Drink Up for A Better Voice – via VoiceOverHerald.com – Magic potions, snake oil, bizarre concoctions? Nothing works better for your voice than a tall glass of H2O. Discover the benefits of being (and staying) hydrated.

4 Ways To Get From Good To Great – via Nether Voice – Paul shares tricks of the trade that you might have overlooked or never thought of that can make you a better narrator.

This Week in Links: August 22 – 26

For Rights Holders:

6 Marketing Hooks to Grab Your Audience – via Book Marketing Tools – “[N]ot all people are lured by the same bait. A different hook is required for different people, based on their personality and interests.”

Author Marketing Mastery: Maximize Your Social Media Schedule Using Aggregate Tools – via where writers win – A service that schedules and aggregates your social media posts across platforms can help you stay organized and focused on promotion.

Build An Epic Visual Strategy for Your Author Brand – via Your Writer Platform – “If you are not yet focusing on visual content in your book marketing and platform building strategy, it’s time to get started.”

Marketing Tip: Create a Social Media Presence for Your Main Character – via CreateSpace – Info on another creative way to stay front of mind with your fans.

For Producers:

How to Succeed in Voice Overs (and Why We Fail) – via Gary Terzza – “One of the biggest errors you can make is plowing a fallow field.”

5 Sites You Should Visit Today to Help Your VO Biz – via Dave Courvoisier – A handful of ways you can improve your career in one day.

Are You STILL Not Getting Lots Of RepeatBusiness From Your VO Clients? (Here’s Why) – via Voice-Over Xtra – “Consistent delivery is about much more than the way you read your lines.”

How To Use Twitter To Build Your Voiceover Brand – via Gravy for the Brain – A great overview on Twitter for VO’s, from setting up an account to making the most of your presence.

This Week in Links: February 15 – 19

For Producers:

How to Create a Business Plan for Your Voiceover Business – via Victoria DeAnda – “You cannot achieve success without a plan. It’s just like trying to reach a destination without a map.”

Improving Home Studio Acoustics [INFOGRAPHIC] – via Bobbin Beam – “A great quick-reference guide to help improve the sound of the home studio for recording.”

3 Tricks to Turn No into Yes – via J. Christopher Dunn – Learn when to use “no, but” rather than just “no.”

How Drug Ad Narrators Take the Scariness Out of Side Effects – via Stat – An interesting perspective on how the human voice can be used to very specific intentions.

For Rights Holders:

How to Get Traffic to Your Author Website: 30+ Tips for Discouraged Writers – via Your Writer Platform – “Consider changing your goal from quickly growing your traffic, to focusing on ensuring that the traffic you are attracting is right for your author blog. ”

9 Author Website Trends You Need to Know About – via BookBub – Check out this handful of author website enhancements to maximize your marketing efforts.

6 Low-Cost Avenues for Greater Audiobook Sales – via Ind’tale Magazine – Audible Approved ACX producer Karen Commins offers 6 audiobook specific marketing tactics.

How to Connect on Twitter Without Selling Out Your Community – via Writer’s Digest – Learn how to build an authentic social media presence without shouting “buy my book!”

How to Put Together a Marketing Plan for Your Book – via Mediashift – “This marketing plan will help you decide whether you’ll blog and have a presence on social media, and it’ll help you organize your outreach strategy for reviews.”