This is a simple way to add a Goodreads widget to your author website. Prerequisites You already have a Goodreads author profile, and have at least one book associated with your profile. JavaScript must be supported by your website’s software. What’s so great about this widget? The HTML is already formatted, so you get a…
BookBub Author Profiles are useful even if you never run a BookBub ad, and they’re quick and easy to set up. And why pass up a chance for free marketing? 🙂 Prerequisites Before claiming your profile, decide if you want to use the same log in information as your author self, or both your author…
YouTube channels can be handy for book trailers, videos of you being interviewed about your books, videos of your cats playing…whatever makes sense for your author and/or publisher persona. 🙂 Prerequisites You already have a Google account, and therefore a YouTube account. If you have an existing Google account you want to use, you…
Videos will appear in the left sidebar on your Goodreads author page, underneath your profile photo and the list of your followers. Prerequisites You already have a Goodreads author profile. Your video is hosted on YouTube.com or Livestream.com. Adding a video Navigate to the ‘Add a Video’ page. There are two ways to get there….
When you create a new Facebook page, the URL will look something like this. https://www.facebook.com/The-Beneath-the-Waves-bundle-432987423709780 And here’s the custom URL to the same page. beneath.the.waves.bundle is now the page’s username: https://www.facebook.com/beneath.the.waves.bundle You can set up a username for any page – your author page, a book page, your publishing press’ page, etc. The username will…
There are several simple things you can do to customize your Pinterest profile to emphasize you as an author. Prerequisite You have an existing Pinterest account. This can be either a personal or a business account. Steps Log in to your author profile, then go to Settings. Click on “Profile” on the left-hand…
An Amazon Author Page is very easy to set up, and requires little to no work to maintain after the teeny, tiny amount of time you spent setting it up in the first place. Why have an Amazon Author Page? Your Author Page lists all of your books in one place, making it easy for…
If you have an author blog, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t associate it with your Amazon author profile! Plus it’s super easy and quick. Log in to Amazon Author Central.
Just because you have an Amazon Author Central page doesn’t mean your page appears on all of the amazon.xx domains. But don’t panic! This is very easy to fix. There are multiple Amazon.xx domains, but not all of them offer Author Central. This can and will change over time, so you’ll need to keep an…
You can add up to eight videos to your Amazon author page. These can include book trailers, footage of your cats napping – anything is fair game as long as it adheres to Amazon’s content guidelines. Prerequisites You already have an Amazon author page. Your video must be: Less than 500 MB. In one of…
