19
Oct 09

Steps to writing an eBook, and is it really that hard?

Nowadays writing a ebook is easier than cutting cheese; I didn’t say writing a “good” ebook, just a ebook in general. Well of course an eBook is easy to write and publish. Why? Because you can use pdf creation programs like Adobe Acrobat or even Microsoft Word. It is becoming easier and easier to write and publish (distribute) eBooks.

From applications on your iPhone to the Amazon Kindle, a variety of devices are now holding market share for the reading of eBooks or as I like the call them “DigiBooks”. So if you would like to create about Windows 7 or how social media has changed the world, then you can write it and publish it easy. But there are still a few steps that you to take properly and carefully to raise the chances of your eBook being a hit and to distribute it properly.

1. To begin, you first need a pdf creation application, because the standard and widely used format for eBooks is .pdf

2. Get a blank piece of paper, or your favorite simple text editor and sketch out the ideas that you want to convey in your book. Be sure to also state what kind of book you are looking to write. (novel-informational)

3. Write your book!

4. After the completion of your book, think about what service you are going to use to publish it or even sell it on your own. Here are some ideas and methods for both.

  • When publishing by yourself it can be much simpler and you will be able to have oversight of your funds, and have complete control. You can use a PayPal download script and receive funds through PayPal.
  • When using other services be sure to “fully” understand the guidelines and rules of the service provider. A personal favorite of mine is eJunkie

Now you should be on the right track for writing and distributing your eBook, if have any questions regarding this topic you can ask me on Twitter @tommyfishback or email me – blog@tommyf.com


12
Oct 09

Have trouble coming up with passwords?

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If your like me and you have a hard time coming up with passwords on the spot, or just need a whole new password for all of your log ins. Well, my friends over at Codepoetry.net have developed Password Assistant, it auto generates a password for you, according to your choosing of length, quality, and type- which can rage from memorable, letters & numbers, numbers only, random, or FIPS-181 compliant. When coming up with a password on the spot it can be difficult because, it makes your more prone to forgetting it and sometimes does not give you ample time to develop an effective password for that specific log in.

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12
Oct 09

3 Tips to easily optimize your SEO

1. Content is prime. When posting on your blog, be sure to use proper keywords and tags when focusing on your written content.

2. Fresh content will dramatically help improve your overall ranking. By adding new content on a continual basis ,it does not only allow your readers publish links that link back to your content, but also the more posts and more content on your site can water down other sites with less content, while a user is searching.

3.
Focus on search phrases, not only single keywords, and be sure to include your location in your text (“the miami shores store” not “the store”) to help you get found in local searches.


11
Oct 09

Tips for picking the perfect domain name

1. Keep it short
The most important aspect of choosing the best domain name, is to make it short as possible. For example love.com is easy, short and less prone to typos.

2. Easy to remember, it must have a ring to it
When picking a domain make sure it is easy to remember and has a nice ring to it, which makes it painless to call to mind. For example, the domain “Whatsgoodinyourhood.com”. This domain is still rather lengthy, though it still retains an easy to remember sequence.

3. Never pick a domain that is Prone to typos.
The other day I found that the domain “toofake.com” was available. I was in the process of purchasing it, but then I thought to myself that this can be spelled so many different ways. It can be spelled – “toofake” – “tofake” – “twofake” – “2fake”, so pretty much there is a 25% chance that someone will spell this domain correctly when you tell them about it.

4. Unless you creating a vanity domain, stick to .com
When most Americans think of a website they think “.com”. For example if you told someone that your email was “tom@tom.me”, they will probably repeat back “tom@tom.me.com”. Why? Because most Americans don’t stay up to date with the approval of domain names on internet, thus they have the perspective that “.com” is significant to all domain urls on the internet.

5. Try to stay away from using hyphens in your domain name
The major drawback is that having hyphens may leads to potential errors such as forgetting the dashes when typing the name.


11
Oct 09

Do you have a hard time concentrating while reading? Here are some Tips that can help you

Though many of us ready, and only a slim amount actually enjoy reading. I personally only read informational books, and try to stay away from novels and especially Twilight at all costs. Nevertheless, Here are 3 tips on how to make reading fun and to concentrate while reading.

1. Make a reading schedule, even though this sounds very elementary, it is a good method to read on a daily basis. For example, you could tell yourself to read 5 pages a day, or maybe a chapter a day. Whatever, suits your personal needs can suffice.

2. Tweet about what you read that day, this will not only remind you to read, but your followers can also remind you to stay on task with your task. For example use the hashtag #whatireadtoday (By the way, I came up with this idea, so if you are reading this, your my witness)

3. The main way to enjoy reading, is to choose books according to your interests. To begin, the book industry is broken into two parts, informational books, and novels. From there, there are sub-areas. For example, Informational–>How to–>Internet–>Use Twitter for business. Though you may not take time to read novels, they can sometimes, and by sometimes I usually mean Never, provide some sort of personal entertainment.

So go to your local bookstore, and pick up a book or two. Here is a coupon code to 10% on one item at Barnes and Noble: K7B7B9P


11
Oct 09

6 proven tips to get more followers on Twitter

1. When publishing photos to twitter, be sure to use a watermark, so users that view yours photo, they can see that @yourname uploaded it. Thus more attention to your Twitter page.

2. Organize a contest through your Twitter profile, even if it is small it will still attract attention to your profile.

3. Include links to your profile in email/forum signatures.

4. Get retweeted. It’s simple as that, if you don’t know what a retweet is, then please check into your local hospital.

5. Explicitly ask another user to recommend your profile or exchange recommendations.

6. Finally the best way to get followers is to participate in conversations on Twitter. Twitter conversations between multipule people, can draw massive amounts of attentions, thus more followers onto your Twitter. Why? Because these conversations are viewed by the followers of someone that is involved.


09
Oct 09

Is there an expiration date on blog posts?


07
Oct 09

Windows 7 Party Pack Unboxing


07
Oct 09

Face + Cake + Tommy + IZEAfest = Awesome!


01
Oct 09

Why Downloadable Game content so important for a perfect game

Games such as Grand Theft Auto IV have been on the top charts is because they offer players a unique continuous gameplay experience. Why? Because they offer Downloadable game content which allows the player to see the game as sort-of a tv show because of its episodic content, making the player wanting more, when the game publisher can provide it on a steady basis through portals such as Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. Since the launch of GTA IV in 2008 there has been 2 addons to the game, without offering a new releases, this is possible because of downloadable content. Think about this, the game publisher in this case “Rockstar North”, don’t have to put up thousands of dollars up front to have the blu-ray disc and the packaging. All the company has to do is post the new release on the suggested portals, as a said, Xbox Live and Playstation Network, and if thats the case the App Store. For games like Pocket God, they had weekly episodes, that allow the players to players to play a new “episode” of the game each time. This allowed players to play this game more often because of its frequent updates. The future of games is Downloadable content, and with many examples currently in play and the development is set, you will see more games have this feature in the coming months.