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    The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing: A Publishing Guide For Ladies
    The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing: A Publishing Guide For Ladies
    The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing: A Publishing Guide For Ladies
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    The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing: A Publishing Guide For Ladies

    By Rashida Williams

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    It's time to publish that book, girl!

    You've told yourself over and over that you're going to follow your dreams and publish that book you've been sitting on. The problem is you can't seem to find the time, money, or resources to do it.
    The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing was written with the understanding that a woman's job is never done. In it you'll learn:
    -How to drop the fear & excuses and start where you are
    -Finding time to write when you have no time
    -Free & low cost ways to produce, market, & launch your book
    -And plenty more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherReally Rashida
    Release dateJul 31, 2017
    ISBN9781370974641
    The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing: A Publishing Guide For Ladies

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      The Pretty Girl's Guide To Publishing - Rashida Williams

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction

      -My Story

      -Who This Book Is For

      -Who This Book Isn’t For

      -What You’re Going To Learn

      Chapter One - Preparation

      -Attitude

      -Tools

      -Google University

      -YouTube College

      Chapter Two - Getting Started

      -Don’t Believe The Lies

      *Drop The Fear & Get Going

      *Tips For Introverts

      -Business Structure

      -Copyrights

      *Poor Man’s

      *Register with the LOC

      Chapter Three - Book Format Options

      -Offering Ebooks

      *Amazon - KDP

      *Kindle Select

      *Google Play

      *Smashwords

      -Offering Paperbacks

      *Print On Demand

      *CreateSpace

      -Traditional Paperback Publishing

      *Getting An ISBN

      *Choosing A Printer

      *Sales

      Chapter Four - Book Covers

      -Creating & Acquiring Book Covers

      *How To Create One For Free

      *Hiring A Graphic Designer

      Chapter Five - Plan Your Launch

      -Choosing A Release Date

      -Create A Website

      *Website Design

      -Starting A Blog

      *Blog Hosting

      *Designing Your Blog

      *Monetizing Your Blog

      Chapter Six - My Two Cents On Social Media Marketing

      -Everybody Has A Facebook Page

      -Twitter Success

      Chapter Seven - Marketing For Pretty Girls

      -What Marketing Really Is

      -Writing A Marketing Plan

      Chapter Eight - Your Book Release

      -Preparing For Release Day

      -Make It An Event

      Chapter Nine - Selling Your Book

      -Marketing Should Convert To Sales

      Chapter Ten -Wash, Rinse, Repeat!

      -A Cluttered Space Is The Same As A Cluttered Brain

      -Why You Need Systems In Place

      -Stay Persistent

      Resources

      INTRODUCTION

      In 2009, I wrote an amazing book. My dream was to take the literary world by storm by self-publishing an urban fiction classic. I had one major problem though: I was broke.

      I had been told that you have to spend tons of money to take a book to market so I put my dream on hold for a while. During that time, I watched my peers release books and some of them became bestsellers even though none of them were any smarter or richer than I was. I was tired of sitting back letting my dreams waste away.

      Then it happened . I had my ah-ha moment! I would defy the rules and publish a book with no money!

      Nothing would stop me from reaching my goals so I stayed up day and night doing research on free and low cost ways to release my book. After several months, I gained a wealth of knowledge and I self-published my first book with $0. I did it by myself and it didn ’ t take that long to do. Just like the first of anything, it wasn ’ t a NY Times bestseller but it was a complete and well put together project. To this day, I ’ m proud of it.

      I decided to write this book for

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