The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How can you reframe the direct author business model to take advantage of creative possibilities for different kinds of products and long-term marketing? But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. So I started my first creative business in 2004. Russell: Sure.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 9, 2023

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 first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. Because look, to be honest, this is the creative process, right? Merryn: Thank you, Joanna.

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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. And the rest is history.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 30, 2023

How can you reinvigorate your writing process, breathe life into your backlist, and prepare your author business for the rollercoaster that is publishing? This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. Tracy Cooper-Posey gives her tips.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You can support the show at www.patreon.com/thecreativepenn Damon Freeman is the founder and creative director of Damonza.com, creating custom book cover design and interior formatting for authors. So in 2011, I started the website, Damonza.com. So we don't want to copy anyone or anything like that. Damon: Thank you, Joanna.

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Fat Joe

JULY 21, 2023

It can include creating blog posts, web copy, press releases , and other content assets. Here’s why: Expand Production Capacity Back in 2011, the average blog post was around 300-500 words. You can tap into the experience and creativity of writing pros as and when you need them. Publish them ASAP. —

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Content Hacker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Let’s take a peek at exactly what to look for to find the perfect content writer for your exact needs, based on what I’ve learned from hiring and managing hundreds of content writers since 2011. Heck, I’ve used them since 2011 with the advice of a mentor who used them even before that. Get all nine in this free guide.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 21, 2013

It is my honour to share the story of Torre De Roche, and her journey from blogger to author with an impressive publishing deal. I was impressed with her self-published memoir and her creative approach to blogging. In 2011, she sold the rights to three publishers and sold the movie options. It’s creative play.

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Income Diary

APRIL 29, 2024

As more and more articles are published online every day, the competition to earn Google’s top spot gets ever-fiercer. Before you click ‘Publish’, ask yourself if there’s anything else that you could provide the audience of post. The “draft” document gives my scattered, creative mind a place to roam free. So be thorough.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In 2011, it raised over $6 million to study the landscape of how to create “human-free stories” (such an oxymoron to say). Today, The Washington Post sells Heliograf’s technology through Arc Publishing , which starts at $10,000 a month and can increase to over $150,000 a month. In 2013, it raised another $11.5

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Income Diary

APRIL 2, 2024

After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001 in favour of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. In October 2017, Magic Leap announced the partnership with online comic book publisher Madefire. This is the largest single funding round since Groupon in 2011, when it raised $950 million in its fifth funding round.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 27, 2013

If you have to require a plugin to show off a product—or to satisfy a web designer’s lust to show off his or her creativity—don’t require it on a landing page. It presents long-winded introductory copy. Of course you have to explain what you do, but at a certain point your introductory copy begins to have a negative effect.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

Behind The Book Campaign: How to Sell 30,000 Copies in Six Weeks. Here are a few of my favourites: How Creatives Should Negotiate via Tim Ferris. In 2011 he expanded the scope of Bushwalking Blog to cover all things hiking, from how-tos and trip reports to news, outdoors photography, safety, and gear reviews. Neil Fahey.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

In the first month of my creative writing Masters, both my tutors told me that I wrote too much from the head. We tend to get caught up trying to get things perfect … but this results in copy that’s either bland or trying too hard. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Buffer

JULY 27, 2017

We started the Buffer Social blog in January 2011 and since then it has been a key component in the success of the company. We have published more than 1,000 posts—and we’re honored to receive more than 1.5 How we decide which posts to write We come up with many ideas but they don’t all get published on our blog.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

The guy couldn’t even type—but he could produce a “gush” of copy.). But for AWs, even churning out enough raw material for editing—never mind producing a published piece—can be daunting. Read more about his creative process in Ogilvy’s letter to Mr. Ray Calt. .” (How great an ad man was he?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

This guest post is by Jo Gifford of Cherry Sorbet Creative. In 2011 visual social media platforms like Pinterest and insta.gram exploded in use, signalling a trend towards lifecasting in a more visual way, which applies to the blogosphere too; readers want your pages to look interesting. Creative Commons search.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

I started my career imagining I would write the Great Canadian Novel and instead ended up writing marketing copy for the Great Canadian Bagel (figuratively speaking, at least. There is a craft to storytelling, and if you ignore it, you’ll have a hard time finding a publisher – or readers. Copyright 2006 – 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 7, 2011

Simply find the HTML you’re after, copy and paste it into your blog’s HTML editor, and replace the text with your own. A shortcut for finding, resizing and using Flickr Creative Commons images. Copy and paste the HTML into your post article and you’re done. The site also offers a 2011 Blog Conference and Event Calendar.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

If you have ever entertained the idea of publishing your own magazine, it is not as difficult as most suggest, and can be done for a small initial investment. It is rational to place a value on the increase in credibility your blog will gain from self-publishing your own print magazine. All you need now is publishing/layout software.

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ProBlogger

JULY 23, 2019

Just the thrill of pressing, Publish.”. Just the thrill of pressing publish and sharing that. In 2011, I blogged every single day. I started paying attention to what I was learning on ProBlogger and Copy Blogger and following other writers and bloggers online. I thought what would just happen if I just stuck with it?

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I can’t think of any superpower that would be more useful for content marketers than to have a sneak preview of all the important developments, trends, technologies, and key disruptors that will impact our strategic and creative decisions over the next 12 months. It will reinforce quality and creativity in content more than ever.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While I shared a framework useful for restructuring your team and/or making hiring decisions (which will be published shortly on this blog), today we’re digging into the various skill areas your team needs to cover. I, for one, can’t design myself out of a box, so I’m always grateful for CMI Creative Director Joseph Kalinowski.).

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