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Grandmotherly Advice

12 Key Marketing Insights from Grandmothers

The advice from grandmothers is excerpted from an article on BuzzFeed: 33 Beautiful And Hilarious Pieces Of Advice From Grandmas. Below are 12 of the 33 pieces of advice from grandmas, those that I think are most relevant to writing, publishing, and marketing books. I comment on each piece of advice to show its relevance […]

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Benefit-Oriented Testimonials

Lisa Copen: Collecting Testimonials and Blurbs

Seven years ago, Lisa Copen shared the following advice on getting testimonials with members of The Book Marketing Network. I thought her advice was worth repeating. When collecting your testimonials or blurbs for your book, make sure to not have all of them be from experts. Yes, a well-known celebrity can add a bit of […]

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12 Commandments of Wealth

The 12 Commandments of Success by W Randall Jones

Here are W. Randall Jones’s 12 Commandments of Wealth. They are really 12 rules for success. They are worth paying attention to as you write and market your books. Note: The comments after the bolded commandments are mine (John Kremer). 1. Never seek money for money’s sake. — If you are writing and marketing your books […]

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Holiday Lights

The Holiday Lights Theory of Economics

The Holiday Lights Theory of Economics is based on my observations of many holiday seasons, especially the winter holidays, during the past 20 years. I’ve noticed that when the economy is getting better (or, at least, people are feeling that it is getting better), more people decorate the outsides of their homes with holiday lights. […]

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