How to Blog a Book Revised and Expanded Edition by Amir, Nina -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication and Acknowledgments

Dedication Acknowledgments

Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Book Blogging Basics

What’s a Blog Anyway? Who Can Blog? Who Can Blog a Book? What Subjects Can I Blog or Blog a Book About? Can Any Blogger Become a Successful Author?

Chapter 2: Why Blog a Book?

Chapter 3: How to Prepare to Blog Your Book

Choose a Topic Decide Why You Want to Write This Book Create a Title for Your Book Hone Your Subject How to Write a Pitch for Your Blogged Book Map Out the Content for Your Book Research vs. Expert Source

Chapter 4: Your Book’s Business Plan

Chapter 5: Creating Your Blog

Hosted or Self-Hosted? That Is the Question Purchasing a Domain Name Choosing a Theme Managing Your Blog Menus Choosing Plugins and Widgets Additional Plugins Necessary for Blogged Books Installing Analytics XML Sitemaps and Blog Registration You Need Pages

Chapter 6: Writing Your Blogged Book

Creating Your Blogged-Book Content How to Compose Your Blog Posts Be Conversational Use Keywords in Your Posts Comparing Keywords and Website Ranking Writing on a Schedule Scheduling Your Blog Posts to Publish Later Keeping Up with Your Blog When Using the Scheduling Option Linking In and Out Responding to Blog Comments How to Create Content That Gets Ranked Highly by Search Engines Are Blogs and Blogged Books Protected by Copyright Laws? It All Comes Down to Content

Chapter 7: How to Book a Blog

What Type of Book Can You Create from Your Blog? Step 1: Create a Business Plan for Your Book Step 2: Prepare to Book Your Blog Step 3: Map Out the Content for Your Book Step 4: Search Your Blog for Relevant Existing Posts Step 6: Edit and Revise Your Blogged-Book Manuscript

Chapter 8: Driving Traffic (Readers) to Your Blog

Making Sure the World Knows You’ve Published in Cyberspace Ping! Your Blog Has Been Published! Authors Must Become Savvy Social Networkers Tweeting Your Blogged-Book Posts to Twitter Sharing Your Blogged-Book Posts on Facebook Offering Links to Your Blogged-Book Posts on LinkedIn How to Become a Savvy Networker Tagging Blogged-Book Pages with Social Bookmarking Using Video to Drive Traffic to Your Blogged Book Using Article Marketing and Guest Blogging to Drive Traffic to Your Blogged Book Increasing Traffic by Commenting on Blogs You Need Content … So Get Writing! Promoting Your Blogged Book Off-Line

Chapter 9: I’ve Finished My Blogged Book, Now What?

Dear Agent or Editor, Did You Happen to Notice My Blogged Book? What You and Your Blog “Need” to Land an Agent From Blogger to Self-Publisher Turning Your Blogged Book into a POD Book Other Blog-to-Print-Book Options Turning Your Blogged Book into an E-book Can You Blog a Book and Use the Amazon KDP and KDP Select Programs?

Chapter 10: How to Repurpose Your Blog Posts for Profit and Promotion

Create Related Information Products for Multiple Streams of Income Types of Information Products Broadcast Your Book

Chapter 11: Blog-to-Book Success Stories

Conclusion

How the How to Blog a Book Blog Got Published

About the Author