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Author Platform Is Not a Requirement to Sell Your Novel or Children’s Book

Jane Friedman

If a debut novelist or debut children’s author seeks a book deal with a big New York publisher, then agents and editors make their decision based on the story premise, the manuscript, and/or whether the project fits with their theory of what sells in today’s market. Next: Vox: Self-promotion sucks. The examples are legion.

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People Round-Up, Early November 2023

Publishing Trends

In Agency news : Nour Sallam has been promoted to associate agent at P.S. Literary Agency. He was formerly the executive and VP of Putnam PROMOTIONS At Simon & Schuster, Alex Kelleher has been promoted to publicity director at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. McElderry Books.

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15 Bloggers to Watch in 2013

ProBlogger

Welcome to the 2013 edition of Bloggers To Watch. It has been a blast exploring this project over the past 4 years. She has been around for years and most of her projects don´t concern the blogging industry. I believe that both sites have a lot of potential, and that her profile will be growing a lot in 2013.

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7 of the Best Organic SEO Companies To Work With in 2024

BKA Content

The minimum project size for organic SEO services from Thrive is $1,000 per month or higher. V Digital Services launched in 2013 and provides custom marketing solutions to businesses of all sizes. Thrive Internet Marketing Agency launched in 2005 in Dallas, Texas. Twelverays Twelverays is an innovative new SEO company.

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The 7 Best White Label SEO Companies To Work With in 2023

BKA Content

This company, established in 2013, has offices in Delaware and London and provides white label keyword and competitor research and website auditing services to agencies. Some reviewers remark on project delays and difficulties communicating with support staff.

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How Low Can #1 Go? (2020 Edition)

Moz

Back in 2013, we analyzed 10,000 searches and found out that the average #1 ranking began at 375 pixels (px) down the page. In 2020, over 1,600 (16.6%) of the searches we analyzed had #1 positions that were worse than the worst-case scenario in 2013. This is a slightly more conservative measure than our 2013 study.

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10 Strategies for Better Music Marketing

Neil Patel

In fact, the music industry is growing at a healthy rate and has been every year since 2013. By the end of 2023, global revenue is projected to surpass $65 billion. Use your social presence to speak directly to fans, promote your music, announce new tour dates, and generally build a community around your work.

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