How Do I Get My Book Published
Hand Index Your URL’s.
Author: Larry L Miller
Hand Index Your URL’s….
In some of our recent articles we’ve mentioned you should hand index your URL’s to the search engines for quicker recognition rather than just waiting for the search engines to pick up your URL on their regular search.
The question is often ask; “how do I hand index my sites to the search engines”? You must understand that each search engine has a different format to follow to accomplish this process. We will only deal with the top three search engines since most search inquiries are made to the big three and many other search engines pull their information from Google, Yahoo and Bing.
Index to Google:
If you want to hand index your URL to Google you simply type in the Google search bar “add url Google” ….there you will find the submission link to click on. When you get into the site there is a detailed description on what you need to be done next. Google adds and updates new sites to their index each time they crawl the web. They do not add every submitted URL to their index, nor will they make any predictions or guarantees regarding whether or not your site will appear.
You must enter the full URL including the http:// prefix. As an option you can add comments or keywords you want to emphasis about your website. What you put in this area does not affect how your page is indexed by Google.
Only submit the URL for your top-level page. The Google crawler, better known as Googlebot, will find the rest of what it needs to index your site accordingly. Google updates it index on a regular basis. It’s not necessary to include updated or outdated link submissions. Dead links will go away the next time Google updates their entire index.
Index to MSN (Bing):
Hand indexing your URL’s to the MSN (Bing) can be done by going to Google and searching for the term “submit url Bing”. You will find their site by clicking on the (Bing URL Submission) header. You may find the process with Bing is simpler to use than the Google submission. All you have to do on the Bing submission is the put your URL and click the submit button.
Index to Yahoo:
To find the path to hand index your URL to Yahoo can be done with the same kind of search method we used above. Type in the Google search bar; “submit URL Yahoo”. You will find the “submit a site” header….just click on that link and follow the prompts. The Yahoo provides one extra feature where you can “submit site feed”….If you are going to use this function you should review how it works and understand exactly what the purpose of this function of the tool is designed to do. To begin with be content with using the submit URL portion of their service.
Work with these three submission services….and use them often. By pursuing these simple step you will see some quick results in your exposure and page rank by the search engines. You can do the same process as we’ve explained above on other popular search engines and you will find the benefits will be well worth the time you may spend indexing your URL’s by hand to them also.
The suggestions made in this article are by no means the only things you need to do to get your name and business opportunity recognized online. In the next few articles we will be talking about a number of different activities that will help you increase your online exposure. By combining all of these suggestions together, you will see some very positive results in your marketing quest.
If you have additional questions, or need some personal mentoring you can give the eBiz Solutions Team with BLM Traders a call. The professionals are standing by to assist you in your online endeavors.
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You can publish it yourself and do the transactions online. Get this FREE book publishing guide and a publishing consultant will walk you through the whole process free of charge:
http://www2.xlibris.com/requestkit/index.asp?src=aop&key=qac
You may also check this site that features self-published books on children:
http://publishingthechildinme.blogspot.com/
I hope you find this answer helpful.
First,
Type your book in proper manuscript form.
Edit it many, many times to make it as good as it can be. Put it in a drawer, and don’t even think about it, for a month or two, then take it out and do more editing.
Get it proofread by someone who knows what they are doing (do not rely just on spellcheck).
There are very few publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts (those that don’t go through a literary agent), so getting an agent is a really good idea.
Visit http://www.agentquery.com or, at the bookstore or library, look for Jeff Herman’s Guide to Literary Agents, Writer’s Market 2010 or Bowker’s Literary Marketplace. Look for agents that handle your genre, and are looking for new clients. Read, and follow, their submission guidelines.
Those books will have something about writing a query letter, which is what you send to the agent first. It’s part explanation as to why your book deserves to be published, and part synopsis of your book. Take the time to make it a good one, because you have only that one-page letter to get the agent’s attention.
Expect the whole process to take lots of time, and expect many rejections. When you are accepted by an agent, they will submit your book to publishers, not you.
Except for postage, the entire process of getting an agent is FREE, until a publisher buys your book. That is when the agent gets their cut, usually 15%, of the money that goes to you. Run away from any agent who asks for money upfront.
Good luck!
400 pages long sounds like it would be a bit over the word count limit. I don’t know what genre you’re writing, but most 400 page books are over 100,000 words, and first time authors really don’t have a chance in getting one published.
In any case, I wouldn’t try sending it directly to a publisher. Most want a literary agent. Even those who do accept them without one, your chances are small compared to if you did have one. The biggies want literary agents because thier desks get so full with manuscripts, they want professional people to hand work into them rather than an anonymous manuscript written by some hobo who got bored one day.
When getting a literary agent, you need to master the query letter. The query letter WILL make or break you. Research those!
And ISBN number? Don’t even worry about that. When you’re accepted, the publishers will do all of that for you. All you need to worry about is getting a literary agent. He or she will take care of getting your manuscript to the right editor. All you do is have to take the blows of possible rejections and fix what the agent tells you to fix. And you shouldnt’ have to pay anything to an agent. If you do, they’re frauds.
Get the Writers Market books. It contains a list of agents and publishers that aren’t frauds and are well known by every writing elitist on the face of this earth. It also contains their numbers and email adresses so you can get a hold of them.
But, you may have written a 400 page novel, and have you rewritten it? If not, then I wouldn’t even think about publishing. Writing a novel is the hardest thing any human being can do. Oh, the rough draft is easy, but when you go through and read it, you’ll find there are many issues with just about everything.
Every author’s first draft has been crappy. No one can deny that his or her first draft shouldn’t be put in jail and bound in a strait jacket unless fixed.
~Good luck!
go to cafepress:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/learn_book_info.aspx#pricing
it’s completely free. how it works is, you email them a pdf file of your book, and a jpg or gif file for the cover, etc. then they come up with a base price based on the size, number of pages, and type of binding.
so,, for example,, if you get a 7.5 x 9.25 inch perfect binding, and your book ends up being 200 pages, then the base price will be $7 (the flat binding fee) plus $6 (200 pages at 3 cents a page) which equals $13. then you set your selling price at whatever you want. so if you pick $25, then that means every time a copy of your book sells, they’ll keep $13, and you get the remaining $12.
they’ll sell the books for you,, take care of all the money handling, sales tax, and S&H, etc. then your profits go into an account on the website which you can wire to a bank account. they won’t promote the book, but you can do it on myspace.com. that website is so good for promoting things.
there’s a group of kids on there called the rational response squad. (http://www.myspace.com/rationalresponse) they did a really good job at promoting the movie “the god who wasn’t there”, and they’re currently promoting sam harris’ new book, “letter to a christian nation”. you should send them a copy of your book, and if they like it, then maybe they’ll promote it for you.
now’s a really good time to be releasing this sort of a book, by the way. dawkin’s new book, “the god delusion” is coming out this month, and they were talking on point of inquiry (http://pointofinquiry.org/) about how the fall and winter of 2006 is turning out to be a really eventful time in regards to this sort of stuff.
You can check out the following site on scam publishers:
http://mysite.verizon.net/mfinke/Beware.htm
http://www.helium.com/items/460647-tips-for-spotting-publishing-scams
As for publishing your short book, I recommend Xlibris at http://www.xlibris.com. Or at least I suggest that you check them out. They have excellent publishing and marketing services that help your book get the professional look and exposure it needs.
Learn more by getting a free publishing guide here: http://www.xlibris.com/requestkit/index.asp?src=apr&key=mm
Give it to your teacher, your teacher probably will mail it to someone or ask your parents. Good Luck with your book.
1. Ignore the advice to send CDs of your book to every publisher. They will not be read. In fact, they will probably be thrown out. The single most important thing is to follow publisher guidelines. Almost every publisher makes their guidelines available, either on their website or by requesting them with a SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope). These guidelines exist for a reason.
2. Hone your craft. When I was a teenager, I thought I was brilliant, because all my friends told me I was brilliant. Then I went to college, and discovered I wasn’t nearly as brilliant as I thought I was. I suggest joining some writer’s groups or forums and locating a mentor. I myself have done some mentoring in the past. A mentor will help you fine tune your work.
3. Research publishers. Make sure you submit your story where it will be most suitable. If you are writing Young Adult fantasy novels, submit the book to publishers who publish that type of work. You may also want to consider an agent. And agent is a writer’s best friend. Your agent will help guide you through the process and help you get your foot in the door. NOTE: Agents do not get paid unless they place your manuscript with a publisher. Any agent that asks for money up front is a scam.
Like everyone else said – don’t waste your money.
If you desperately want 12 copies of your novella (100 pages really isn’t a book) then go to http://www.lulu.com. It’ll cost you about a tenth of that, including being listed on amazon. However, it’s vanishingly rare for a self-published book to sell _any_ copies to anyone who is not a friend or family who the author has personally begged to buy it.
There are two types of publishing: Tradition and Self-Publishing. You will first need to decide which of these methods you want to pursue. Each has advantages and disadvantages that need to be researched. For instance, traditional publishing can be a very long road, littered with MANY rejections. Self-publishing will guarantee you a printed copy of your book, however you will not see it in a brick-and-mortar bookstore.
http://www.lulu.com is, in my opinion, the best self-publisher around. You can set up your book on their website, for free, and they will print copies as they are purchased. They do not edit your book, so you will need to take care of that on your own. This will also NOT get your book in a traditional bookstore, although you can purchase a very affordable package that would allow sale of your book through online bookstores like Amazon.
If you are just looking to get copies for friends and family, then Lulu is an excellent choice. You do not have to make it publically available and can use it as a printer (this would keep your first publication rights, which could become a big deal later if you want to traditionally publish).
“Writer’s Market”, along with “The Guide to Literary Agents” are my two suggestions for diving into the traditional publishing market. I suggest looking for an agent first because they are the best step through the publishing door. You will create a submission package that matches the agents preferences (some, for instance, just want a query letter and summary in your first contact with them while others want more). Once you find an agent that is willing to represent you, they will market your book to publishers. Remember, in traditional publishing you should not be paying for anything! They get paid when you get paid!
Happy writing!
take your idea to a publishing company, a real one, not one that promises to get you eyes, and see if they like it. If they do, they will publish it and advertise it for you, for a percentage of all of your sales and the rights to do a bunch of junk for it, I.E. make it into a movie, don’t listen to anyone who promises eyes for a fee, they are usually con artists. Keep in mind that some people will not take you seriously no matter which path you decide to follow, because noone ever has everyone liking their work, so don’t really worry about that. Also try self-publishing one of your items first (one of the ones you are proud of, but not one you’d showcase as your masterpiece) and see what friends, teachers, senior citizens(volunteer they’re and see if they like it) think. Maybe submit a short story to your school newspaper. Remember if you do get published the kids that see the story in the newspaper and laugh would be the same ones who pick up the book and laugh so don’t pay them any attention whatsoever. Before you’re assume you’re work is too mature for teens/young adults (your age group) see if they do like it. Once you know who generally likes your work the best, you’ll be able to remove certain things or add certain things to fit that age group, make yourself more marketable. And make sure you dress appopriately for any jobs interviews you have, dress in nice, generic work clothes, ie button down top, nice blouse, slacks, skirt (a work appopriate one!!) etc, I know marketability may sem like selling out in some cases (and it is some) their is a difference between selling out and compromise, and nobody is perfect. You may have some things that truly do need changing, take good reviews and bad review into careful consideration, don’t dismiss a bad review as someone thinking they’re better than you, or that they “just didn’t get it” see if their something in common that people aren’t liking, is the gore a little much (after all their is a difference betweeen a movie and a book some people like to see gore but not read about it in excruciating detail, most like just enough descriptiveness to get a clear idea in their head without being dictated too, after all book are the gateway to your imagination, and good books keeps you reading about a place for hours, but a great book takes you there, are your readers maybe very aware that they’re reading a book because you’re overly descriptive or maybe you’re not descriptive enough?) take these things to consideration and if you have the talent you can be published. And most importantly Remember this saying fall seven times, get up eight times. Just because one publisher doesn’t like it and doesn’t think it will go anywhere, doesn’t mean another one won’t. If you believe, and you have the talent, you can achieve. Maybe not this book, maybe not that publisher, but eventually. You just have to want it bad enough.
What would be the best way to get a book on atheism published?
For starters, I do not have a degree in english, nor in anything yet. I am 30 years old and an atheist. I am writing a book that, if all goes according to plan, will demonstrate what it is like to be an atheist in todays society as well as comparing and contrasting being religious and not religious.
My problem is, I have no idea where or how I can get this published, if at all, once it is completed.
Has anyone here had a book published? How hard is it to find an agent to turn your script in to the publishers for you?
My wife wrote an excellent childrens book and tried for 3 years to get it published, always hearing back that “We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts” from the big publishing houses. No agents were willing to take on her case without charging an insane fee up front.
We have looked in the literary guide for both agents and publishing houses.
I do not want to fall into this same situation, any advice ahead of time would be well taken.
Thank you.
How can I get my book published?
I am 17 and I am writing my very first book. Please help me find a publisher. Do you have to be rich to get published? And what are the steps to take to get published?
How would I go about getting a childrens book published?
I have written a childrens book and my kids love it. I am wondering if I decide to get it published how would I do it? What steps should I take and how do I get started?
Thank you!
What are the chances of a 16 year old getting a book published?
I am 16 and i love to write. But i want to know if i could possibly get a book published at this age. And is there a way to check if the idea for my book has already been taken? Also will i be taken seriously? I don’t write for little kids or young adults. My writing is more mature and more for people who are older. My ideas mostly deal with problems kids don’t have, such as death, violence, and war. And lastly, if it is published, how do i get people to read it?
I also do not want to be hated. As most of my ideas end up being contreversial. Especially at school.
I think i am mostly afraid that not even a publishing company will take me seriously.
I also spelled controversial wrong. Sorry.
How do I go about geting my book published?
I wrote a book around 400 pages long. I want to get it published by a company. How do I go about that. What is ISBN number and how do I go about getting one. Also, how do I contact a publisher. Self-Publishing is also an option!
How can I get my short book published? Which publishing companies are scams?
I wrote a short book that’s somewhat of a How-To book and now I want to try and get it published. What are the major US publishing companies and how do I know which ones are scams? How else can I get my book recognized in hopes of getting it published? Thank you for anyone who responds!
How do I get my childrens book published?
I live in Vancouver, and wrote a childrens book. Any good places in Vancouver BC to get a book published?
How do I get a book published at a young age?
I’m 13 and I wand to publish my book. I think it’s a great book but now i wonder, how to I publish this book? It would really be a bummer if I can’t publish my book. How do I get a book published at a young age?
What are the steps to getting a book published?
I already wrote my book, but i just need to know how to get it published!
Like what are the does and donts of publishing?
Do you include a summary of the book when you send it in?
Please, just tell me everything you know about publishing a book! ;D
How easy is it to get a book published and promoted on Amazon?
I’ve been quoted £500 to get my 100 page book published – 12 would be printed…but to get on a site like Amazon would cost nearly £3000
Any best way to do this? Thank you.