Out:think: Marketing for Authors

05/09/2023

This past week we made a cool thing with our client, Steve Stockman - Mother's day is coming up, so we decided to try to make it as easy as possible for readers to make a memorable mother's day video that will serve Mom for years to come. Now if we can only get the kiddos to cooperate!

Get our free guide and make the most memorable gift for Mom this mother's day!

11/08/2022

We can’t WAIT to get this in your hands! Stay tuned for details!

10/13/2022

We are up to something NEW! (On top of all the other things we are doing)
We are starting a podcast, “Book Meets World.” If you are an author and want to follow along with our FOR author podcast, stay tuned for details!

We will be posting our podcast SOON along with show notes AND book recs! Stay tuned!

08/30/2022

One of our clients, author , wrote "The Art Of Principled Entrepreneurship", which has changed the way our whole team thinks about work and entrepreneurship. He completely upends the current view of business ownership and we are here for it!(And secretly hope you are too!) He was also featured as one of Business Bestsellers in July!

08/30/2022

Check it out! Our client author, , is back on the New York Times Bestsellers List!
Fantastic read for all of us as we age and reach the middle of life!

08/16/2022

Excited to announce the launch of the new book Conscious Accountability, by my wonderful clients Conscious Growth Partners (consciousgrowthpartners.com) The book is a fantastic work that provides a framework for communicating with clarity, intention, and consistency. It's changed the way our team works and I'm confident it will do the same for everyone who reads it. Get it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JYJOup or find other retailers on the website - https://consciousgrowthpartners.com/conscious-accountability-book/

07/02/2018

Found this plugin...which is super helpful for uploading to WordPress from iOS: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ios-images-fixer/

Automatically fix iOS-taken images' orientation using ImageMagic/PHP GD upon upload.

01/22/2018

For $0.99 today, this book (100 Content Marketing Tips) is a really great collection of tips to have in your toolbox. Free to read if you have Kindle Unlimited.

http://amzn.to/2BlOLIQ

Most online marketers are determined to increase their content marketing efforts by creating even more content for their audience. Indeed, content marketing is playing an important part in online marketing. Due to its popularity, there is a lot of noise going on about content marketing. A lot of ...

11/30/2017

I stumbled upon this plugin today and was incredibly impressed by it. Do you ever find yourself needing to schedule an update to a page? This plugin is a really impressive solution. https://wordpress.org/plugins/tao-schedule-update/

Take a copy of an arbitrary post/page/cpt, change it and make it replace the original post at a given date and time in the future.

05/08/2017

This is HUGE! Mailchimp is making automation free to anyone! http://bit.ly/2pX9uRi - this changes a lot for authors on a budget!

Drum roll, please… We’re excited to announce that our powerful marketing automation features are now free for all MailChimp users!…

11/19/2016

In today's post, I'm starting at the beginning...what every author should start building first...

http://outthinkgroup.com/an-authors-most-important-marketing-tool/

Today, I want to tell you about the most important asset in your tool box. This is the one you need to start with.

06/15/2016

Today I answered a question I get from a lot of people "What is a platform?" - when we talk about building a platform, it's more than just your website, it's why someone should listen to you, how many people are willing to follow you, and how engaged they are with you. The website is just one part of you and your brand. Watch the video and read the post:
http://outthinkgroup.com/what-is-a-platform/

In this video and post, we ask the question "What is a Platform" and try to establish a few key metrics that can be used to measure the value of a platform.

04/21/2015

There’s an easy way to prevent a lack of enthusiasm in your selling: Be your own fan. Your writing is good for people. You wrote a book to add value to peoples’ lives. When it’s time to sell your book, you have to invite people to buy it and explain why it’s good for them using the same level of confidence and energy that you’ve put into everything else. Your enthusiasm will, more than anything else, convince them to buy. Nothing will work if you don’t put your own excitement into the process. http://bit.ly/1sYASJY