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We created a video just for authors who might want to use PickFu. Well-known writers including Anne Janzer, Tim Grahl, and J.J. Salem have recommended PickFu to fellow publishers. Want …

Amazon is the world’s largest bookstore. If you’re an author, you need to make the most of your presence there. I spoke with several indie authors to get their advice …

PickFu polls are popular among mobile app companies, self-publishing authors, and e-commerce businesses. But these pollsters may be missing out on a helpful strategy: testing creative in context. What does …

Creating unbiased poll questions will help you achieve unbiased results. One of the biggest benefits of polling is accessing an audience of people who have no familiarity with your product, …

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Peter Alessandria, photographer at GreatProductShots.com for the following guest post about DIY product photography. 1. DIY Product Photography: The camera DON’T use your cellphone. Please. It’s …

Along with optimizing your app’s name, writing an app description that sells, and choosing a memorable app icon, mobile apps also need to think about what app store screenshots will …

A book’s title is its calling card. It’s how a potential reader finds your book. It’s how a satisfied reader talks about it to a friend. So when it’s time …

“Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.” – Fanny Brice Exactly who likes your product or …

When Steve Jobs talked to Fortune in 2000 about the Mac OS X’s Aqua interface, he delivered a classic line: “We made the buttons on the screen look so good …

It started with an idea. Then it turned into a manuscript. Maybe you used one of the eight tools we highlighted to write and edit that manuscript. Now it’s time …