The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 31, 2022

I am more excited than ever this year about the books I want to write and publish. If your goals are simpler — like finishing your book, or publishing for the first time, or selling 1000 copies, then fantastic! Penn — Write and publish the ‘catacomb' book, ARKANE #13, and some short stories — and maybe other fiction.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

You’re in control of the site and your sales pages, with no other ads on your page to distract potential readers. You still publish on other platforms and third-party stores, but now you’re truly an independent author. You can find my store at www.CreativePennBooks.com and linked in the menu as Shop and also on every book page.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 26, 2023

Show Notes Changes in publishing and marketing for nonfiction authors over time and what still works How to stand out and build your community Content marketing and long-term marketing strategies Deciding what nonfiction book to write—should you stay in your lane? I sent proposals to three publishers, and Wiley gave me a book deal.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Since 2005, Arianna Huffington and her Huffington Post co-founders have been publishing news stories as they unfold. Not only does HuffPost make money with blogs, but its revenue consists of online ads and money from corporate investments. Yaro: Building Revenue Through Ad Space. I’m sure you’re not surprised by this one.

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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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Quick Sprout

JULY 13, 2022

The publisher can simply remove it from their site, so it never shows up on the search engines or anywhere on the internet. Alternatively, the publisher can remove identifiable information from the news article, such as your name or brand. Some publishers may even be willing to do these things if you just ask them to.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. Show Notes. Welcome, Joanna.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. Show Notes. Welcome, Joanna.

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Express Writers

MARCH 7, 2023

This is the highest amount in the history of the CMO survey (since 2008). This is especially relevant with the decline of traditional marketing mediums like television and radio ads. Content distribution: Once your content is published, the chances of someone reading or viewing it are somewhat low unless you distribute or promote it.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the intro, Kobo Plus expands to audiobooks in Australia & New Zealand; Thoughts on the changing publishing environment based on Thrillerfest Audios (well worth buying!), What specifically got me into publishing, was my wife decided to write some books, some nonfiction books about styling. So welcome to the show, Joe.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you sell direct, you can produce higher quality books and products, make more money per sale, get paid faster, and reach readers directly, but there are challenges to publish and market this way. Thomas Umstaddt Jr interviews Joanna Penn on the Novel Marketing Podcast covering tips for publishing, selling, and marketing direct to readers.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2023

In the intro, publishing trends for 2023 [ Written Word Media ]; Apple AI narration ; ChatGPT into Bing [ The Verge ]; Comments on Audible [ Brandon Sanderson , Audiblegate ]; TikTok ban and problems [ Reuters , Rolling Stone ]; my Pilgrimage Kickstarter. Different ways to monetize your brand to make ads profitable. So it's weird.

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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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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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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 30, 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. So first up — Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. And if you're paying for ads, that can be a real problem.

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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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Neil Patel

JULY 12, 2021

Marketing automation is the act of using software and technology to create and implement applications to automate repetitive tasks, such as (yes) email marketing, ad campaigns, tracking, and much more. Use AdRoll to Automate Ad Campaigns. Unfortunately, they don’t publish their pricing. What is Marketing Automation?

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

in September 2008, the Google maps mobile app was launched on Android. Paid marketing avenues: Local search ads and Google Maps Ads. Google has previously experimented with ads inside maps and pushed AdWords location extensions. But, at the Performance Summit , Google released new forms of local search ads.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 29, 2024

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. But before we get into that− Tell us a bit more about you, your writing and publishing background, and how the hell you manage your time! Joanna: So Starcane Press is your publishing house?

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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. How can you market books for children?

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Joanna Penn: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Alliance of Independent Authors Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with me, Joanna Penn, and Orna Ross. I got much more serious about poetry publishing, which was much more fun and much better integrated with the busy schedule that I had in those years. Transcript of the discussion.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 2, 2022

I said earlier in the series that I’m assuming ‘great content’ is being added to the hypothetical new blog that we’re promoting. This article was first published on March 16, 2008 and updated March 3, 2022. The post How to Grow Your Blog with Viral Content appeared first on ProBlogger.

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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. You can now get all of these on my Bundle page on CreativePennBooks.com in ebook and paperback, and I'm adding audio bundles as well.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I’ve concentrated my own limited experimenting with advertising in two types of advertising: Google Ads – An oldie but a goodie. Particularly useful is the ability to target specific sites that run AdSense and to develop ads that target those readers specifically. cent per click. Tips for Advertising Your Blog.

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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. With consumers relying on ad blockers to improve their internet experience, companies need alternative ways to attract buyers.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 20, 2021

At one extreme we see bloggers simply scraping and republishing the feeds of others and slapping ads on them (splogs) – however there are a lot more subtle ways of falling into this trap that are easy to fall into. Another quick tip on adding originality to your blog – share an opinion. answer questions. look forward.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 20, 2021

At one extreme we see bloggers simply scraping and republishing the feeds of others and slapping ads on them (splogs) – however there are a lot more subtle ways of falling into this trap that are easy to fall into. Another quick tip on adding originality to your blog – share an opinion. answer questions. look forward.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 20, 2021

At one extreme we see bloggers simply scraping and republishing the feeds of others and slapping ads on them (splogs) – however there are a lot more subtle ways of falling into this trap that are easy to fall into. Another quick tip on adding originality to your blog – share an opinion. answer questions. look forward.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 24, 2023

Plus, Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing your Career by Jason Feifer; The future of publishing is now on the Dialogue Doctor podcast; Content vs connection [Jay Acunzo on Twitter ]; Why I'm focusing on being an AI-assisted artisan author; Death of an Author, from Pushkin Press.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 31, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is adapted from the author’s book, Digital & Marketing Asset Management: The Real Story of DAM Technology & Practice , published by Rosenfeld Media and copyright by Real Story Group. But it doesn’t only have to be ad content. contentstrategy Click To Tweet.

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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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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A few last tips: Say Something Constructive – before you hit publish on your next post, ask yourself if you’ve said anything constructive that your readers can take away? Have you added value to their lives in some way? This post was first published on June 25, 2008 and updated 14 October, 2021.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

From the headlines this week, “Sci-fi publisher Clarkesworld halts pitches amid deluge of AI-generated stories.” [ The Guardian ] and “Hundreds of AI-written books flood Amazon.” [ The Independent ]. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. But as ever, the headlines are clickbait and we need to have a more nuanced approach.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A few last tips: Say Something Constructive – before you hit publish on your next post, ask yourself if you’ve said anything constructive that your readers can take away? Have you added value to their lives in some way? This post was first published on June 25, 2008 and updated 14 October, 2021.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 6, 2024

Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Chelle Honiker is the co-founder and publisher of Indie Author Magazine , Indie Author Training, Indie Author Tools, and Direct2Readers.com. I've been doing this a long time now, since 2008, and I feel like I have got stuck in my processes for an amount of time. I absolutely love it.

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Quick Sprout

JULY 12, 2022

Founded in 2008 Custom strategies Cost-effective & confidential Highly intuitive. NetReputation conceptualizes, creates, and posts content on owned assets through their online platform and creates a publishing schedule. The final step is content promotion through email lists and blogs, organic feedback, and paid ads.

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