Archive | June 2018

Benefits of Choosing a Good Trademark Lawyer

Smith donald's avatarChipperson Law Group, P.C.

1Short Description of Trademark: -A Trademark is an important thing which distinguishes the goods of one manufacturer or trader from similar goods of other. A good trademark always seeks to protect the interest of the consumers as well as the trader. It may consist of device depicting the picture of animals, human beings etc., words, letters, numerals, signature or any combination thereof.

Now we come to know that a good trademark is very important for the growth and survival of any business. Thus there is a need to give more attention towards to designing a trademark. There are so many things that you should look for drawing a unique and special trademark. It is very difficult for a common man to generate a special brand name. In this situation, you need to hire a good trademark lawyer.

Benefits Of Using A Good Trademark Lawyer:-

  • A trademark attorney…

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Five Priceless Websites for Writers

Lynn's avatarLYNN SOLLITTO

FIVE PRICELESS WEBSITES FOR WRITERS

woman-865111_640Every year Writer’s Digest comes out with an issue featuring the 101 best websites for writers. These are broken down by writing advice, agents and publishing resources, and writing communities, just to name a few.

With this magazine issue listing 101 websites with a brief paragraph each, plus all their regular columns, there isn’t enough space to fit them all.

The following are five additional sites that are priceless for your writing journey.

logo-squareSCRIBOPHILE (http://www.scribophile.com): Scribophile is an online writing and critiquing community. The site also offers writing contests, groups and forums by genre, and a blog full of writing advice, interviews, and many other helpful tidbits for both emerging and experienced writers.

Here’s how it works. You critique writing and earn Karma Points. Then you turn around and spend your Karma Points to post your work. Because you generally get 1-2 Karma…

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Novel Writing: Tips on Research

M.L. Davis's avatarM.L. Davis Writer

Morning all, I hope you’ve had a wonderful week.

Last week I was asked if I would do a post on researching for novel writing. I love the research stage of plotting and writing. I think you find more ideas and inspiration while researching as well as learning so much more about certain subjects. It is enlightening for us as people and as writers.

Research is so important when it comes to novel writing. While you can exercise a little artistic license, and twist things in the name of fiction, fundamentally you need to get things right. Portraying things properly gives more authenticity to your story and makes it more believable and enjoyable for readers. Online resources are abundant, with search engines and YouTube making it really easy to find answers to your questions. But there are other ways to research too. I’ve compiled just a few ways in which…

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The 13 Pre-Order Strategies That Increase Book Sales – on A Marketing Expert site…

Chris The Story Reading Ape's avatarChris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

If your first question is: What is a pre-order campaign? then you’re in the right place. If you’ve done a pre-order campaign in the past but it wasn’t successful, then you’re also in the right place.

Below are the 13 strategies that will ensure success when it comes to selling your books.

Including pre-order campaigns in your author marketing plan is a great way to build buzz. Additionally, it’s an excellent excuse to engage fans and draw in new ones. And perhaps most importantly, pre-orders can prove very lucrative for sales, when done right.

It’s important to note that a lot of these strategies include a request that people email you a copy of their Amazon receipt in exchange for an offer or prize. Not only is this a simple way to verify who’s really buying, you get the added bonus of building your mailing list with their email addresses…

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The Contract: between heaven and earth by John W. Howell and Gwen M. Plano #newrelease #thriller #suspense

Teri Polen's avatarBooks and Such

I’ve got a treat for you today – John Howell and Gwen Plano are here with their new release!  The Contract offers an intriguing blend of genres – a suspenseful thriller, as well as a spiritual sort of love story.  Read the excerpt below, then head on over to Amazon!

The CONTRACT between heaven and earth

By John W. Howell & Gwen M. Plano

Thank you, Teri, for inviting us to join you today. We are so grateful to be featured on your beautiful blog to share with your readers a bit about our new book. Your YA novels are super reads. All the best to you.

The Contract

Available on Kindle and Paperback

Kindle priced at $0.99 for the introduction.

The CONTRACT is a different story for writers John W. Howell and Gwen M. Plano. For either of them, it is their first attempt at co-authorship. After a year of Hurricane…

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This entry was posted on June 8, 2018. 3 Comments

How to quickly add some serious credibility to your business or your brand

Allie P.'s avatarAllie Potts

How to quickly add some serious credibility to your business or your brand - www.alliepottwrites.comI love quotes. I love reading them. I love using them in my posts as a way to flavor my thoughts with another voice. The trouble is it sometimes takes me ages to find the perfect complement to whatever topic I happen to be writing on at the time.

Then there are the follow-up problems.

How to determine whether a quote is legitimate or not and who really said it? Take for instance the story about the valedictorian in Kentucky who attributed a quote in his commencement speech to one US president only to change its source moments later as a joke that wasn’t viewed as funny by some members of the crowd.

Stories like that prove that no matter how meaningful, empowering, or thought-provoking a quote’s message is, the quote’s mouthpiece also matters. So I try to be careful how I use them.

“With great power, comes great responsibility”…

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25 Creative Ways Authors Use Images for Social Media Marketing – by Diana Urban…

Chris The Story Reading Ape's avatarChris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

on Insights: BookBub:

Whether you’re promoting a specific book or trying to drive exposure to boost an author’s brand, posting eye-catching images is imperative to capturing readers’ attention on social media.

Some social platforms revolve around sharing visual content, including Instagram, where photos still generate 36% more engagement than videos. And on platforms where images are optional, including them dramatically increases engagement. For example, Facebook posts with images see 2.3x more engagement than those without images.

You don’t have to be a professional photographer or have an expensive DSLR camera to take original high-quality photos for your social media marketing campaigns. Your smartphone can take excellent pictures, and there aregreat articles with tips and tricks for easily shooting and editing pictures, including guides specifically from book bloggers. And you can use free tools like Canva or RelayThat to easily create custom graphics.

So what kinds of images…

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5 Ways to Create the Perfect Facebook Creatives

Nicholas C. Rossis's avatarNicholas C. Rossis

Anna Hubbel | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's bookThis is a guest post by Anna Hubbel, staff writer at AdvertiseMint, a Facebook advertising agency. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Even though her approach is rather generic, I believe there are a lot of useful tips here to help you improve your Facebook ads!

5 Ways to Create the Perfect Facebook Creatives

When we see them in our News Feed, Facebook ads look simple. But a lot of work goes into making them that simple, because they have to say a lot as non-invasively as possible.

To make the perfect Facebook ad creative, you need to diligently implement best practices that make your creative amazing every time. There are five ways, in particular, you can make an ad creative that reaches your desired goals.

1. Use Listicle Headlines (For Article Posts)

Headlines are the text that appears directly below the main visual of your…

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This entry was posted on June 7, 2018. 2 Comments

No More Amazon Giveaways for Kindle eBooks?

chrismcmullen's avatarchrismcmullen

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KINDLE EBOOK GIVEAWAYS AT AMAZON—GONE?

You can run an Amazon Giveaway for many new products at Amazon.com.

Basically, if you scroll down to the bottom of a product page and see an offer to run an Amazon Giveaway for that product, then that product is eligible.

Amazon Giveaways used to apply to Kindle eBooks.

However, for the past couple of days, I haven’t seen the option to run an Amazon Giveaway for a Kindle eBook at the bottom of product pages for Kindle eBooks.

I still see the option available for print books and other new products.

I checked the giveaway FAQ’s yesterday, and it still stated that you can run giveaways for Kindle eBooks. Yet I didn’t see the option to do so.

Well, I was able to host a giveaway for unclaimed prizes for a previous giveaway. I just couldn’t create a new giveaway for…

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