FastPencil Pointers

Using forms for building your list is an important skill. Joel and Bill explain.

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There are many free and inexpensive tools for building your list. In this podcast, Bill and Joel discuss some that they like.

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This is the first of four podcasts about list-building. The key to selling your books over the Internet, as well as selling additional services, is building a relationship with your customers, so that they will know you, like you, and trust you. In order to do that, you must be able to communicate with them multiple times, over a period of time. And to do that, you must get their email address.

These four podcasts will tell you everything you need to do, and will direct you to powerful resources for getting it done!

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The final segment in our 4-part Publish On Demand series.

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There's a lot to love about POD. Listen to all 4 parts of this series, of which this is number three.

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More depth, more good stuff, on this new set of technologies.

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One of the breakthroughs that has transformed the world of publishing is the technology called "Publish On Demand" (POD). Bill and Joel discuss what it is and what it means to the aspiring author in this 4-part series.

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In which Bill and Joel give you the lowdown on what you need to do to find customers for your book and get them to actually give you money for it.

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The world of publishing has been utterly transformed by technology. No longer are authors at the mercy of publishers. You, as an author, can and must take matters into your own hands--and there's a lot you can do!

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Joel: "What are those 4 words, Bill?" Bill: "That's what this podcast is about!"

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