Top 10 Marketing Tips For Authors Posts Of All Time

As I was getting ready for some changes to the blog, I ran a Google Analytics report to find out what my all-time most visited posts were. I have them listed below for you to see what everyone keeps coming back to read.

I noticed that these posts are all from 2009, the first year my blog was in existence. Even though they've had longer to draw page views than my newer posts, it's still a testament that people keep returning to read them.

That said, I am calling on Google Analytic experts for some help. I'd like to find these two stats in GA, but I have not been able to figure out how yet. I'd appreciate any guidance you can give. Here are the stats I'm looking for:

1. Rank pages by all-time single day hits.
2. Rank pages by average page views per day. Some pages will be live for more days than others, so a simple division by days in a date range used in a search will not work.

Okay, enough techie talk, now on to the list of the all-time most visited posts on this blog, starting with the number 1 visited post on my blog...

1. BookBuzzr: How to Market Your Book on Facebook, MySpace and Other Social Networks- Vikram Narayan, creator of BookBuzzr, talks about promoting your book on social networks.

2. Promote Your Book with a Facebook Group by Dana Lynn Smith- Dana Lynn Smith shares her experience on using Facebook groups to promote your book.

3. 7 Book Marketing Lessons from Virgin's Richard Branson By Joanna Penn- Joanna Penn looks at a business icon for book marketing lessons.

4. 10 Tips For Overcoming Stage Fright- Learn 10 practical tips you can use to overcome stage fright.

5. What You Should Know About Web Design for Books By Yael Miller- Yael Miller gives advice to authors about designing a specific web presence for your book.

6. 15 Commandments for Getting FREE Publicity By Carolyn Howard-Johnson- Carolyn Howard-Johnson gives 15 tips on how you can find free publicity for your book.

7. Automatically Format Your Book Professionally In Word- Formatting your book for print can be a tricky task. I share a tool that has made this a breeze for me.

8. Free Toys and Downloads For Authors- We all love free toys to help us do our jobs as authors. This is the list that kicked off my posts containing free resources that I find and share with you.

9. 8 Tips on Creating An Army Of People To Market Your Book- In this post, I share advice on how you can create an army of people willing and ready to help promote your book.

10. Developing a Platform For Nonfiction Writers By Robert Rummel-Hudson- Robert Rummel-Hudson gives advice on developing a platform for non-fiction authors.

Well, there they are, the top visited post on this blog of all time. Even though they are older posts, their continued popularity is a testament to their timeless advice. My thanks to all the readers who find value in these, and other posts found on this blog.



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Tony Eldridge is the author of The Samson Effect, an action/adventure novel that Clive Cussler calls a "first rate thriller brimming with intrigue and adventure." He is also the author of the Twitter marketing book, Conducting Effective Twitter Contests.