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Publishing Confusion – Part Four – Social Media

Social Media. Most of you know how to use the basics…or do you? I thought I was good with Facebook, when one day a course in our local region we found a tutorial on how to use Facebook for business. It blew what we thought we knew right open. OUCH. Luckily there was no re-learning,…
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Psychology in Business – Shapes

A while back I posted about the psychology behind FONTS and COLOURS, then I discovered SHAPES had various meanings as well. Pulling all three together to make a LOGO or ADVERTISING MEDIA when you’re starting your business would be a bit of a nightmare. The more I think about what I missed over the years…
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Publishing Confusion – Part Three. Building a Website

There was a bit of confusion on my first post. I’d like to say, this series of posts is aimed at writers who wish to be Authors and make an income of some kind or another. As an Author, you run a business. In business, NOTHING is FREE, most certainly not your TIME.  You’ve made…
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Publishing Confusion – Part Two. Author Brand

Author Brand! What is it? Who likes Nike, Adidas? Who’s your favourite Movie Star, Poet, Author?  The first two are BRANDS which people love. The Second are people who can be turned into BRANDS and generally are. So, how do they do this? What does it mean to have a BRAND?  If you get a…
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Publishing Confusion – Part One

YOUR TIME ISN’T FREE – EVERY MINUTE IS WORTH…? There are lots of new writers out there each and every day. There is also a heck of a lot of confusion in writing groups. The same questions get asked constantly, people give inaccurate information to each other, few do their own research to find the…
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Partner in Crime Book Services

I’d like to introduce you to one of my Contractors for Editing. Partners In Crime Book Services. They do a lot more than Editing, and they are excellent with their work. What they do shows a top business you can trust, it highlights a wonderful Mother and Daughter team. Partners in Crime Book Services is…
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What you need to do to sell your books on Amazon – by Derek Haines

Just Publishing Advice is a great website written by Derek Haines.  Generally I reblog the good stuff…like this. This time I have to share instead.  Enjoy the read and You’ll find the rest on their website with many more interesting articles. https://justpublishingadvice.com/what-you-need-to-do-to-sell-your-books-on-amazon/ You can’t sell books. You can only bring your books to the attention…
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Wanted – Bloggers and Reader Reviewers

First of all I would like to thank everyone who follows Plaisted Publishing House. It is wonderful to see you all reading my posts and leaving messages.  Now we get to what iweneed…Let’s see if you can help. We are setting up a list for Bloggers who will promote Indie Authors via Blog Tours and…
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FREE Books – Hell No

Seriously would you ask a plumber to do some work in your house and not pay them, would you tell a cashier their goods aren’t worth paying for. Then don’t ask an author for a FREE Book.  Seriously, that is just lame. Do you know how much time and money goes into producing a book…
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