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Apr 16 2012

Does Marketing Feel Oppressive or Liberating?

Rob Eagar’s Monday Morning Marketing Tip is written to help authors, business owners, and non-profits spread their message like wildfire. This week’s focus: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Likewise, if you write a book and no one reads it, does

Apr 09 2012

How to Create Online Community

If you want to build a following, either online and offline, the key is to position yourself as someone who is worth following. The best way to attract a large group is by becoming an object of interest, which means the ability to draw people to you by dent of your expertise or charismatic personality.

Apr 04 2012

Send Newsletters Instead of "You-Letters"

One of the most common marketing mistakes made by authors, businesses, and non-profits is sending “you-letters” instead of a newsletters. A “you-letter” is a newsletter that’s all about Y-O-U, which is self-absorbed and annoys people. For example, you’re probably sick of getting emails and junk mail where someone writes about themselves the whole time. It’s

Apr 02 2012

Amazon Lets Authors Spy on Their Readers

Rob Eagar’s Monday Morning Marketing Tip is written to help authors, business owners, and non-profits spread their message like wildfire. This week’s focus: Thanks to Scott Stratten at www.Unmarketing.com for sharing this marketing tip at a conference we attended together last week. Did you know that Amazon lets authors see

Mar 19 2012

Monday Morning Marketing Tip – "Steal from Yourself for Better Marketing"

Rob Eagar’s Monday Morning Marketing Tip is written to help authors, business owners, and non-profits spread their message like wildfire. This week’s focus: When I consult with authors, non-profits, and businesses about marketing issues, a common complaint arises about the need to generate a lot of content for free resources, newsletters, and social media pages.