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This past week one of our good friends, Jim Kukral , sent us his newest book called “ Attention: This book will make you money: How to use attention-getting online marketing to increase your revenue ” which is published by Wiley. Even though the title might sound a bit sketchy, it certainly does a great job grabbing the attention. Jim has been mentioned in some of the known sources like: Forbes, Brandweek, Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BusinessWeek, Inc., Small Business Trends, and others. So you can see that this guy know what he is talking about. Here is our short review of this book: ATTENTION! This book will make you money, is a 277 page running case study on grabbing attention wherever you can find it. Written by Jim Kukral, an online entrepreneur and internet marketer, this book seeks to educate small and large businesses in how to stand up and stand out in a saturated economy. This book teaches you how to go beyond whoring your product around the … [Read more...] about Attention! This Book Will Make You Money (Book Review)

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I was at a session in Affiliate Summit West where I ran into Deborah Ng, Conference Director of BlogWorld Expo . Over the past years, her and I have become good friends. I was honored to speak at the last two BlogWorld events. I knew Deb had a book out, but I was truly surprised when she pulled one out of her bag and gave it to me. I was crazy busy once I came back, but I am finally done going through the book. Below are my thoughts about the book: Online Community Management for Dummies . Community Management is something that you will have to do as a blogger. Just like most other things communities do not start out big, but it will only grow big if you are a good community manager. Deb. shares all different type of aspects to community management. For someone who is relatively new, it could be a lot to handle. I know that from personal experience. This book outlines not only all the hats that you have to wear as a community manager, but it shows you how to do it well. The … [Read more...] about Online Community Management for Dummies (Book Review)

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Do you want to better manage online booking on your WordPress site? Many WordPress businesses and individuals rely on a booking system to efficiently run their business and manage customers. In this article, we will show you how to better manage online booking in WordPress with StartBooking. Why Manage Online Booking in WordPress with StartBooking Often business websites need an online booking management system to allow customers to book appointments online without calling. Aside from offering convenience to customers, it also enables you to efficiently manage your time and services. There are plenty of booking plugins for WordPress to choose from. Here are some of the things you should look for in an online booking solution. Does it allow you to easily add booking forms to your website? Are the features customizable enough to match your business? Does it integrate with third-party services like Google Calendar? Does it have smart scheduling to avoid overlapping or … [Read more...] about How to Better Manage Online Booking in WordPress with StartBooking

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Recently we compiled a list of best WordPress hotel themes . We picked themes that came with built-in features needed to run a hotel website in WordPress. Based on user response, we learned that some users just want those features and implement them in their own themes which may not be specifically designed to create hotel websites. For example adding an events calendar or adding separate page for blog posts . One such feature is adding a room booking system in WordPress for your hotel website. In this article we will show you how to add a hotel room booking system in WordPress. First thing you need to do is install and activate Booking System (Booking Calander) plugin. Upon activation, the plugin adds a new Booking System menu item in your WordPress admin sidebar. Clicking on it will take you to the booking calendar configuration page. Click on the pencil icon to edit booking system settings. On this page you can configure various options for your hotel room … [Read more...] about How to Add a Hotel Room Booking System in WordPress

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With Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing offering a hassle free way to self-release your books, the number of authors going it alone is on the rise. While the publishing part is easier than ever, the marketing side of things presents an increasingly complex challenge. With more authors vying for book sales, it can be tough to stand out from the crowd. One way to increase exposure and connect with more potential readers is to create your own author website. This not only offers you the opportunity to expand your reach, but also gives you the means to potentially earn more income per sale from your books and other products. This step-by-step guide will show you how simple it is to build a platform on WordPress to showcase your books, earn extra affiliate income, and attract new readers through blogging. Let’s get started! Step #1: Choose Your Platform When it comes to setting up a new website there are a variety of platforms available. We recommend using self-hosted WordPress … [Read more...] about 5 Simple Steps to Create an Author Website and Sell More Books With WordPress

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