Tales of a Solopreneur: Acquiring a Virtual Mentor

Tales of a Solopreneur: Acquiring a Virtual Mentor

A Virtual Mentor: Benefits of a One-Sided Relationship My last installment, Tales of a Solopreneur: Building Your Brain Power, focused on learning and self-discovery and provided an action plan for building your brain power, so you can maintain your mental momentum year-round. This installment provides a framework for you to take the next step and… Read more »

Tales of a Solopreneur: Building Your Brain Power

Tales of a Solopreneur: Building Your Brain Power

This Tales of a Solopreneur installment discusses building an action plan to keep you learning (aka building your brain power), while also ensuring you maintain your mental momentum without any guilt or self-defeat when you slow down. Backing things up…The solo part of solopreneur is a double-sided coin. Despite its many advantages, there are also… Read more »

Turning Your Indie Book into an Audiobook

Turning Your Indie Book into an Audiobook

You’ve written a book. You’ve published that book. People who don’t even know you have bought said book! That means it’s time to re-create it as an audiobook. Right? How exactly does that happen, especially when you have a lean-to-zero budget?  This article walks authors through the broad strokes of what they need to decide… Read more »

Summer Round-up Post

Summer Round-up Post

I’m a summer gal. I love the long days that seem full of possibility. They make me want to make the most out of my waking hours. This means getting my work done more quickly and efficiently so that I have more time to read, write, and do other things I love. Maybe you are… Read more »

Tales of a Solopreneur: Building an Online Portfolio

Tales of a Solopreneur: Building an Online Portfolio

Disclaimer: DIY MFA does not provide legal, tax accounting, or financial advice. In making decisions regarding whether to hire a domain name broker, purchase a domain name, or other decisions that may have legal and/or financial ramifications. In making these and other decisions related to building your online portfolio, we strongly urge you to speak… Read more »

Three Benefits to Speaking at Industry Conferences

Three Benefits to Speaking at Industry Conferences

Welcome to the Author Marketing Toolkit, where you can learn from 20+ years of time-tested marketing and insights expertise, translated for publishing. I’m Carol Van Den Hende, an MBA and strategist who’s known for bringing treats (“sweet!”) I’m thrilled to be joining you here at DIY MFA to share actionable insights. Over the last year,… Read more »

What to Do about Author Platforming When You’re Burned Out

What to Do about Author Platforming When You’re Burned Out

Everyone is burned out these days. But authors tend to be especially busy people, even in non-crisis times. But now, we’ve had two years of pandemic on top of everything else.  Are you burned out? I’m burned out.  And yet. The platforming machine demands to be fed.  The Pressure to Platform Let’s be honest: For… Read more »

Tales of a Solopreneur: When to Formalize Your Business Entity

Tales of a Solopreneur: When to Formalize Your Business Entity

Disclaimer: DIY MFA does not provide legal, tax accounting, or financial advice. In making decisions regarding whether and when to formalize your business entity or other decisions that may have legal and/or financial ramifications, we strongly urge you to speak to a licensed attorney or financial adviser in your specific jurisdiction for the most accurate… Read more »