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How to Diagnose Search Traffic Loss (SEO & GEO)

The modern search landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. For two decades, the relationship between search visibility and site traffic was linear: rank higher, get more clicks, which meant more...
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Ways to Support Author Marketing

The Big 5 have robust author portals and training ecosystems. Most small- and mid-sized presses don’t. So what’s the lightweight, effective version? How to Build Author Momentum (Not One-off Moments)...
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BC + AI Ecosystem

Becoming Founding Member #145 of BC + AI Ecosystem Association feels both timely and necessary. AI is already reshaping how cultural work is discovered, produced, distributed, and valued. AI raises...
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Measuring the Impact of Publicity

Publicity updates are rich in detail —but it’s difficult to map that activity to your sales data If you work at a small or mid-sized publishing house, this probably sounds...
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Year-End Review Framework for Publishers

How to assess your press-level marketing and the performance of your titles—without drowning in data. Publishing moves fast, and book marketing moves even faster. New frontlist, seasonal deadlines, metadata refreshes,...
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Year-End Review Template for Agencies & Consultants

Twice a year I like to do a little business review in order to see if I’m on track to reach my business goals. A few people have asked me...
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