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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: All the World’s a Stage
Part One: Start with Wow
1. Create a Compelling Product
2. Bake in the Wow
3. Exceed Market Expectations
4. Beware of the Obstacles
5. Don’t Settle for Less than Great
6. Give Your Product a Memorable Name
7. Wrap the Wow in Style
Part Two: Prepare to Launch
8. Accept Personal Responsibility
9. Think Bigger . . . No, Bigger!
10. Define Your Platform Goals
11. Create an Elevator Pitch
12. Set up Your Branding Tools
13. Assemble Your Pit Crew
14. Secure Raving Endorsements
15. Get a Great Head Shot
16. Develop an Online Media Kit
Part Three: Build Your Home Base
17. Understand the Model
18. Focus Your Efforts Online
19. Beware of Self-Proclaimed Social Media Experts
20. Start a Blog (or Restart One)
21. Create the Content Yourself
22. Use a Blog Post Template
23. Maintain a List of Post Ideas
24. Write Posts Faster
25. Create Video Interviews
26. Don’t Hire a Proofreader
27. Protect Your Intellectual Property
28. Avoid Common Blogging Mistakes
29. Create a Better about Page
30. Develop Your Landing Pages
31. Build a Speaking Page
32. Forget about Metrics (for Now)
Part Four: Expand Your Reach
33. Kiss Marketing Good-Bye
34. Understand What’s Not Important
35. Generate More Blog Traffic
36. Build Your Subscriber List
37. Promote Your Older Posts
38. Write Guest Posts
39. Give Stuff Away
40. Stop Losing Readers
41. Watch These Metrics
42. Embrace Twitter
43. Understand Twitter Basics
44. Don’t Write off Twitter!
45. Devote Thirty Minutes a Day
46. Get More Twitter Followers
47. Keep from Getting Unfollowed
48. Use Twitter to Promote Your Product
49. Set up a Facebook Fan Page
50. Employ Consistent Branding
51. Be Prepared for Traditional Media
Part Five: Engage Your Tribe
52. Get More Blog Comments
53. Don’t Respond to Every Comment
54. Keep the Conversations Civil
55. Develop a Comments Policy
56. Practice the 20-to-1 Rule
57. Monitor Your Brand
58. Defend Your Brand
59. Don’t Feed the Trolls
60. Monetize Your Blog
Conclusion: Take the First Step
Appendix A: Comply with the FTC Guidelines
Appendix B: Post Ideas for Novelists
Resources
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
Contact Michael
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