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Announcing MyBookTable 1.2 – Now With Book Reviews & GoodReads Integration 23 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
Ever since the MyBookTable launch a couple of months ago, we have been hard at work making it better. We are excited to announce version 1.2 of the plugin, codenamed “Randy.” This new version comes w...
How to Add GoodReads Book Reviews to MyBookTable 23 Aug 2013 | 03:26 am
Did you know that MyBookTable now comes with GoodReads integration? You can now show off your GoodReads book reviews right on your book’s page. This allows you to use the reviews you already have on ...
How to Create a Facebook Page in 3 Easy Steps 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Pages, or Fan Pages as some people call them, are one of the best ways to promote your book or cause on Facebook. They are often known as Public Timelines. Make sure you understand how they work for a...
Standard Pages for A Non-Fiction Website 6 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Last week we talked about standard pages for a fiction website. Today, we’re talking to the non-fiction authors. While the pages on your site will mostly be the same, your strategy will be slightly d...
Standard Pages for A Fiction Website 31 Jul 2013 | 12:24 am
Are you a fiction writer building your own site? If so, this post is for you. Through our experience in working with dozens of fiction authors, these are the pages that we’ve found every fiction web...
How to Add A Twitter Widget to Your Sidebar 26 Jul 2013 | 07:34 pm
Have you ever seen a “Latest Tweets” widget in a blogger’s sidebar? These are widgets that show a blogger’s latest activity on Twitter. It connects to Twitter and automatically updates every time the...
How to Set Up Your Google+ Account 23 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Google+ is a ghost town. No one uses it. It’s only for nerds. Or at least, that’s what most people who have never tried it think. However, Google+ is a thriving and robust hub of social interaction t...
How to Take Portraits for an Author Website 18 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
This is an article we’ve written for our authors’ photographers. If you are an author about to have a photoshoot for a website, you’ll want to share this resource with your photographer before the sho...
How to Get Your Avatar to Show Up Everywhere 16 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Have you ever noticed how some people’s photo’s appear next to their comments and others do not? In this post you will learn how to get your avatar to show up automatically when you leave a blog comm...
4 Signs of A Bad Plugin 9 Jul 2013 | 09:15 pm
Plugins. They’re great. They’re useful. They save you from having to pay a developer to spend hours coding your site to contain all the functionality you need or want. But plugins come with a dark si...
