Six Ways To Get Your Content Noticed (2014 edition)
Content strategy and content marketing is ever-changing, no more so than right now. The most recent news is that Facebook has slashed the number of "organic views" on posts from pages, which means that links to blog posts or great photos
Author Earnings … Revealed!
If you've ever thought of dipping a toe in the waters of publishing, this is a must-read report. It's very data heavy and is incredibly revealing about what's going on behind the curtains of self-publishing. (The server hosting the site crashed shortly
The First Tacoma Independent Authors Meetup
Have you written a book but can't land an agent? Have you been self-publishing mysteries and want to meet other independent authors? Do you want to take your book into your own hands? On June 13, from 5:30 to 7:00 in
The Little Book of Likes is now available!
Side x Side is happy to announce that Erik's most recent book, The Little Book of Likes: Fundraising for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits is now available on all major book sites: Kindle Paperback Nook Kobo The Little Book of Likes is dedicated to helping small
5 Tips for Launching a Kickstarter Campaign
by Erik Hanberg Originally published in Marylhurst Unlimited, now available online at Issuu Need a bag that works equally well as a briefcase as it does a grocery bag? Matt Geiger did, and he had a hunch other people did too. But
Every Business Will Be A Publisher
We've long been singing the praises of independent publishing for more than just authors. Nonprofits and businesses can both benefit from publishing. Not just because of the potential for income, but because of the marketing and sales opportunities that come
Ask An Author: Should I Produce an Audiobook?
By Erik Hanberg For the last four months, I've had my non-profit fundraising guide for sale as an audiobook on Audible and iTunes. The decision to put it there was a bit of an experiment, and I'm happy to report that
Ask An Author: “How do I get reviewers to read my book?”
Getting people to read a book from an unknown author with no track record is hard work. When I published The Saints Go Dying, I uploaded the text, the cover, and poof, I thought I was done. Only later did I