| Judy Cullins c. 2007
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| | special twist on defusing verbal
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| A clever title is great if it is clear,
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| | conflict. Check out the cliche' books.
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| but a clear title is always preferable.
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| | You can tweak a cliche and make your book
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| The best? A clear and clever title. A
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| | title memorable.
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| shorter title is better than a longer
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| | 6. Include benefits in your subtitle if
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| one. Your reader will spend only
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| | your title doesn't have any.
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| four-eight seconds on the cover. While
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| | Specific benefits and your audience
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| some long titles have succeeded, usually
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| | mentioned in the title invite sales. For
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| the shorter, the better.
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| | instance, Marilyn and Tom Ross' Jump
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| A title is part of your book's front
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| | Start Your Book Sales: A Money-Making
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| cover. Busy buyers including bookstore
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| | Guide for Authors, Independent Publishers
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| buyers, wholesalers, distributors and
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| | and Small Presses.
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| your audiences buy mainly because of the
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| | 7. Choose others' book covers in your
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| cover. Dan Poynter, author of Writing
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| | field as models.
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| Nonfiction, says, "The package outside
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| | Go to your local bookstore with
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| sells the product inside." Make your
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| | five-colored felt tips pens and paper.
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| cover sizzle.
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| | Browse the section your book would be
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| Start with a working title before you
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| | shelved on. Choose five book titles and
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| write your chapters. Include your topic,
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| | covers that attract you. Photo copy or
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| your subject and use the book's benefits
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| | sketch those, noting the colors, design,
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| in your sub title if possible. Here's
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| | fonts, and sizes of fonts. Add other
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| your ten tips for titles that sell:
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| | colors you like. Place the book cover you
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| 1. Create impact for your title-check out
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| | love near your workstation to inspire
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| magizine print and radio ad headlines.
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| | you. For the final copy, use professional
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| Check out other authors' titles on the
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| | cover designers if possible. Your
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| bookstore shelves. Your title must compel
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| | bookcoach can recommend some if you email
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| the reader to buy now. Which title grabs
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| | her.
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| you? Elder Rage or Caregiving for Dad?
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| | 8. Be outrageous with your book title.
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| 2. Include your solution in your title.
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| | People do judge a book by its title. Your
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| Does your title sell your solution? Make
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| | reader will spend only four-eight seconds
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| sure it answers the question rather than
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| | on the front cover and eight-fifteen
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| asks one. For instance, Got Minerals?, or
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| | seconds on the back cover. Your cover and
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| Minerals: The Essential Link to Health.
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| | title must be so outstanding and catchy
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| Use positive language instead of
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| | that they compel the reader to either buy
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| negative. For instance, Without Minerals
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| | on the spot or look further to the back
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| You'll Die can be Minerals: The Essential
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| | cover. Take a risk. Be a bit crazy, even
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| Link to Health.
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| | outlandish.
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| 3. Make it easy for readers to buy.
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| | 9. Be your strongest salesperson self.
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| Readers want a magic pill. They want to
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| | Choose the strongest words, benefits, and
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| follow directions and enjoy the benefits
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| | metaphors to move your audience to buy.
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| the title promises. For example, 1001
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| | Titles do sell books. This picture or
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| Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer
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| | feeling words to get started.
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| gives at least 1001 ways for authors and
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| | 10. Include your audience in your title.
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| publishers to market their books.
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| | This gives your book a slant.
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| 4. Expand your title to other books,
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| | When your title isn't targeted other
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| products, seminars, and services.
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| | famous authors' titles win out. Always
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| Make sure that your title will work well
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| | make your title clear and make it easy
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| with the title of your presentations,
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| | for your audience to recognize they need
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| articles and press releases you'll need
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| | your book. Your title and front cover is
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| to promote the book. Such seminars and
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| | your book's number one sales tool. Short
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| teleclasses titled "How to Write and Sell
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| | titles are best, say three to six words.
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| Your Book- Fast!" and "Nine Sure-Fire
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| | John Gray didn't get much attention with
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| Ways to Publicize and Promote your
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| | his book "What Your Mother Couldn't Tell
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| Business on the Internet." come under the
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| | You and What Your Father Didn't Know." He
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| umbrella "fast book writing, publishing
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| | shortened it to the now famous, "Men are
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| and promoting," and "promote your book or
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| | From Mars, Women are From Venus."
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| business with the #One Way-The Internet."
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| | An outstanding title sells books. Make
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| 5. Use original expressions--a way of
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| | sure to give this part of your book, the
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| expressing one idea for your book--yours
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| | number one essential "Hot-Selling Point,"
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| alone.
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| | some time and effort.
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| Sam Horn, author of Tongue F!, puts her
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