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An Orphaned Book is an Opportunity
You may have an orphaned book when your publisher goes out of business or chooses to put your book out of print. I had a client reach out to me last night when she learned that her hybrid publisher is going out of business. The copyright to her book is reverting back...
January 2024 Leadership Development Carnival
Weaving Influence has the privilege of hosting the January 2024 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team...
October 2023 Leadership Development Carnival
Weaving Influence has the privilege of hosting the October 2023 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team...
August 2023 Leadership Development Carnival
Weaving Influence has the privilege of hosting the August 2023 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building,...
Making Space for the Good Parts of Social Media
Two weeks ago, I deleted my social media apps from my phone. Entering my twelfth year in business as a digital marketing agency owner, I find myself depleted for various reasons. Increasingly, as a result, creating and posting content on social media has...
May 2023 Leadership Development Carnival
Weaving Influence has the privilege of hosting the May 2023 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building,...
Reward the hustle
Whenever clients tell me they want to make a big bestseller list, like the Wall Street Journal hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, or the New York Times list, I worry about how to respond. I want to strategize and support authors in achieving their biggest and most...
January 2023 Leadership Development Carnival
Weaving Influence has the privilege of hosting the January 2023 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team...
Bestseller Status Is (not only) About Ego
I had an email from a potential client overnight. In response to an article I sent him about Amazon and bestseller status, he replied that working to get bestseller status on Amazon seems like an ego play. While there is certainly some element of ego involved when...
Learning the importance of Amazon Reviews: A Look at Bestsellers
On any given day, when you visit the bestselling books on Amazon, you’ll observe a few trends: Many of the top 20 bestselling books are fiction. As I am writing this, 6 of the top 20 are fiction. TikTok sensation Colleen Hoover holds three of those bestsellers...
Use the Calendar to Inspire Creative Book Marketing Ideas
Earlier this week, my book, Reach: Create the Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book, or Cause, passed its 6-month mark. I used this as a motivation to reach out to my list for additional support in reaching more readers. I got a fantastic response,...
If You Want to Play Amazon’s Games, You Need to Know the Rules
Tuesday is my favorite work day, especially when my team and I have a book to launch. But whether it’s Tuesday or any other day of the week, I love watching what authors are doing during the week their books debut. I also enjoy diving into book data, especially sales...