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Self Publishing Week in Review – 2nd September

Collated from Global sources, all the latest highlights, insights and inspiration into self-publishing and your journey as an Author and Entrepreneur:

  • 11 Keys to Writing a Book When You Have Absolutely No Time to Write a Book – Business2Community.com
  • Making a Career in Independent Publishing – Adam Croft
  • 10 Reasons Why I Wanted Out of a Publishing Contract with Schiffer Books – Janet Boyer
  • 3 Ways to Get Educated on the Book Industry’s Future – PR By The Book

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ROCHELLE STONE IS THE MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLISHING SPECIALIST AT BAREFOOT BASICS – WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, SOLOPRENEURS AND SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS ACROSS THE SUNSHINE COAST, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, CAMPBELLTOWN AND WOLLONGONG REGIONS.

Week in Review – 26th August

Collated from Global sources, all the latest highlights, insights and inspiration into self-publishing and your journey as an Author and Entrepreneur:

  • Activewear designer Lorna Jane Clarkson reveals secrets of her success – Courier Mail
  • Could Your Next Book Be Written By A Machine? – Forbes
  • The New Vanity Publishing: Traditional Publishing – Huffington Post
  • Chicken Soup For The Soul to Sell Chicken Soup – Media Bistro
  • The Blurbs That Got Away – Huffington Post
  • How to Decide if You Should Launch Your Product – Business Insider

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ROCHELLE STONE IS THE MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLISHING SPECIALIST AT BAREFOOT BASICS – WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, SOLOPRENEURS AND SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS ACROSS THE SUNSHINE COAST, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, CAMPBELLTOWN AND WOLLONGONG REGIONS.

Source Bottle Call Out – Looking for experts in Business

Transform Magazine is changing. In 2012 our focus will become all about providing information to artists in the ANZ region on how to run their art practice as a sucessful business. After all just because your an artist doesn’t mean you have to be starving.

So we’re looking for commentary from experts in the fields of finance, marketing, pr, tax, law and more for our new online magazine. If you’re and expert in one of these fields we’d love to hear from you…even better if you’ve got an interest or background in the arts.

Further information can be find here.

Are you engaging your target market?

Whether you have just launched your business or have been in business for years, what have you done recently to engage your target market?

You have the a-typical website, blog, facebook and twitter account…with the ocassional post leading to the ocassional new lead.

What would happen if you stepped it up a notch?

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Did you go into business to sell it for a profit?

This article from www.news.com.au made me think, do most business owners go into business to sell it for a profit?

Perhaps not in the micro end, where I am happy to exist, as your business is your skills set, however I have seen a number of women within the marketing field easily franchise their business as their approach is purely systems based rather than a tailored approach to each client.

Thoughts?