The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “Tap Into the Power of Google+ Hangouts – Part One: The Many Faces and Uses of Google Hangouts in Your Business″. D’vorah Lansky says, “Google+ Hangouts are all the rage right now. They provide a free and simple way for people to communicate with individuals, as well as small and large communities, via video! In Part One of this series, I’ll be sharing an overview of the practical application of Google+ Hangouts. And in Part Two of this series, I’ll be “getting technical” as I describe the process for setting up your... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “4 Easy Ways to Optimize Your Amazon Listings″. Lynne Klippel says, “Amazon.com is the world’s largest online retailer. The site receives 65 million visitors each month! While some people don’t like Amazon.com’s control of the book marketplace, there is no denying the fact that this site forever altered how people buy and sell books. I once heard an interview with Jeff Bezos, the“.  [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “How to Harness the Power of Quantum Collaboration to Create Superior Content [Video]″. Marnie Pehrson says, “It’s a known fact –creating well-crafted, consistent contentand putting it on your web site or blog builds traffic. The challenge is that most people feel overwhelmed by creating all that content. If you try to do it alone, it can be daunting. I’ve found that the easiest way to create consistent, quality content is throughthe power of collaboration.Not only does collaboration help you share the burden of content creation... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “21 Ways to Launch a Successful Virtual Book Tour″. Denise Wakeman says, “Last week, Future of Ink expert authorD’vorah Lansky, successfully demonstrated how to create and manage a virtual book tour. Lansky pulled off a 21blog tourin the space of  two days for her new book,21 Ways to Launch a Successful Virtual Book Tour. Ellen Britt and I (co-founders ofThe Future of Ink) realized every blog post on D’vorah Lansky’s book tour is important for online entrepreneurs to study so we’re publishing the full list of posts. Each... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “Blog an Ebook to Gain Exposure and Successfully Promote Your Book″. Nina Amir says, “Successfulpromotion of any ebook begins long before the book’s the release date.Those one-day bestseller campaigns you hear about—or participate in—don’t happen because an author asked everyone to purchase the ebook on that day. Those authors began telling people about themselves, their work and that book months, if not years, before their ebooks were released. They worked long and hard to get fans and followers toknow, like and trustthem—and... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “Anatomy of an Ebook – The Bones That Hold Your Digital Content Together″. Sue Painter says, “Many people say they want tocreate an ebook, an information product, or a special report– some type of digital content.  It’s similar to saying that one wants to become a writer – lots of people think about it but very few ever do. I often coach people through the process of creating digital content.  What I’ve realized is that if one has never actually created an ebook or some other type of content, one often really doesn’t... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “SlideShare: The Over Achiever is Under Utilized [tutorial]″. Kathleen Gage says, “Using social media to market your digital products is a must do. This goes without saying for most people, but the difficult part for many people is knowing which social media to focus on and how to optimize what they are doing. We’ve all heard that for a good majority of people the standard fair works“. SlideShare: The Over Achiever is Under Utilized [tutorial] ‘The Future of Ink’ Blog  [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “10 Reasons Why Self-Published Books Don’t Sell – and What You Can Do to Ensure Yours DOES″. Kristen Eckstein says, “One of the biggest complaints I hear from self-published authors who found The Ultimate Book Coachafterthey published their books is, “My book isn’t selling. Can you help me?” And 99.9% of the time when I look at their book on Amazon or their website, I can name several reasons why they’re having problems selling their books. Here are10 reasons why their self-published books don’t sell, and what you... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “How to Use Facebook to Do Market Research for Your Digital Products″. Marnie Pehrson says, “When you’re naming a product or describing what you do,the terms you use are important. Each industry, hobby or interest tends to have its own terminology. Words that mean one thing to you could mean something entirely different to your potential consumer. In your marketing materials, you’ll want to use terms that are familiar to your audience and that resonate with them. How can you tell what terms mean to other people? Do you need... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “Easy Ways to End Copyright Confusion″. Lynne Klippel says, “Whether you are publishing an eBook or a print book, you are probably wondering about copyrights.  Authors are rightly concerned that their works are protected and want to make sure they are not infringing on the rights of other authors. Copyright information is governed by each nation.  In the United States, the primary copyright law is the US Copyright Law of 1976.  If you are interested in reading the law in its original form, as well as accessing other useful information,... [...]