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Yearly archives: 2022

business coffee composition computer — This week’s tip is a selection of blogging ideas that you can write about. A childhood memory – relatable example of your writing Something you might not have known – a good place to talk about an unusual hobby, qualification, or record that you hold. My favourite recipe – authors […]

Platform Building: Blogging Topics

6th August 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged blogging by Matthew Brown

people on concert — Somewhere private start building a list. On that list should go the most influential bloggers and social media personalities in your genre or field. Make sure to pay attention to what they are doing – what works and what does not. Do not just watch, though. Take the time to […]

Platform building: Identify the leaders of the pack

30th July 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform by Matthew Brown

grayscale photography of people — Get yourself a stronger sense of the reader you are targeting by working out the details of who this (fictional) person is. Do this like you would develop a character. This person you just made up should typify your ideal reader. Now you know them, you can tailor your platform […]

Platform Building: Build an ideal reader profile

16th July 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform / readers by Matthew Brown

white and blue robot figure — I asked an AI to write an article. I gave it 10 words and it came up with the rest. This is the way authors get noticed these days. First, they have to keep writing, and they also have to keep writing books with imaginative settings and characters that people […]

This is the way authors get noticed these days (written ...

14th July 2022 in Social Media tagged AI / Author Platform / Facebook / Twitter by Guest Writer

accessories on table — As a writer, every chance you get to direct someone to your website or ask them to follow you on social media is one step closer to reaching a big audience. This is where quality business cards come in. Always have some crisp fresh business cards you can hand out […]

Platform building tip: Business cards work

9th July 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform / business cards by Matthew Brown

Pick an author you love. Ideally, one that your ideal readers would also love. Write an honest book review. If nothing else, you will signal to readers that you share their tastes in authors which might bode well for your own books. This is best posted on your blog and […]

Platform Building: Review a favourite author

2nd July 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author / Author Platform / blogging / books / readers by Matthew Brown

black and gray digital device — What are the most productive authors and bloggers putting out on their email lists? How can you learn to do the same? Easy – sign up to their email list. Use a new email address if you have to but find out what other authors are sending out and then […]

Platform building tip: Free mailing list tips

25th June 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform / email lists by Matthew Brown

photo of people holding glasses — One way to get discovered by readers and fellow authors is to seek out author blogs. Once there take the time to leave a great comment, good feedback, or a solid review. If you have been blogging for any length of time you will know how hard it is to […]

Platform Building: Give great comments

18th June 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform / blogs by Matthew Brown

girl writing on a black keyboard — The humble blog is a powerful author platform building tool. It gives you somewhere for your social media followers and mailing list subscribers to come to engage with you. If you do not have a blog, you have a number of options: The best solution: Inexpensive hosting and your own […]

Author Platforms: You do have a blog right?

11th June 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform / blogs by Matthew Brown

three women posing for photo — Before you can develop a network of thousands of people hanging on to your every work, you need to start by establishing friendships. At its heart, an author’s platform is simply a large collection of people with whom you have built some degree of relationship. This first tip is simple […]

Platform building tip #1 – develop friendships

4th June 2022 in Platform Building Prompts tagged Author Platform / friendship / social media by Matthew Brown

white dandelion flower shallow focus photography — We have a new and totally free resource for writers and authors launching soon – weekly tips and prompts for author platform building. These prompts and tips will publish at 10am (London time) each Saturday. So far, we have scheduled tips well into next year. You can find the archive […]

Weekly platform building tips and prompts

3rd June 2022 in Platform Building Prompts by Matthew Brown