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Imagine my delight and excitement when I received an email on 3/18 stating that yet another Audrey Press book is a finalist in 31st annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™! In 2017, Audrey Press’ own Hannah Rials won an IBPA Ben Franklin Award in the New Voices Category! How to Coach Girls by Mia Wenjen and Alison Foley has been named one of three or four finalists in the 31st annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin
Guest post by Becky Flansburg Blogging is such an invaluable tool for authors. There are a lot of different definitions for a blog, but put simply, a blog (short for “web log”) is a website or part of a website where you can post regular entries of opinion pieces, news, case studies, your email newsletter archive or anything else you want to share with your customers or prospects. Your blog
“Make your marketing count. Think like an entrepreneur!” Sage advice for any small business or solopreneur. Author, entrepreneur, and veteran piano instruction professional, Noreen Wenjen knows first hand that the key to success is keeping up with the times. After two decades of teaching at two flourishing piano studios and maintaining her own two-year waitlist, author and entrepreneur, Noreen Wenjen is proud to announce the release of her first non-fiction
If you are an author or influencer, you know that having a profile on social media is not enough. You need to actually do something with it in an authentic non-spammy way to make it work for you. Social media needs to be just that; SOCIAL. Spend time sharing other people’s content, commenting on their updates and engaging in discussion. In a nutshell, Be present. Be accessible. Be consistent. Set
So you’ve discovered the value of blogging to spread your brand, share your expertise and bring new visitors to your site (visitors who could potentially turn into book-buying customers!). But now that you are in the thick of creating insightful and valuable content for your business blog, you’ve also discovered are times when you “lose the muse.” The ideas that came fast-n-furious during the beginning of your blogging adventure have
When we hear a mention of the “private piano teacher,” the initial reaction is likely to picture an elderly instructor wearing horn-rim glasses and a disapproving glare. This imagined teacher is also the one who struggles to teach less than willing students and is running their music studio as a side business or hobby. In reality, thousands of private piano teachers nationwide are using their vast music education to create
Anyone who has spent more than 15 minutes on Twitter these days knows that it can sometimes tend to be a volatile place to be social. The same can be said for virtually all on line platforms, but when it comes right down to it, we are all expected to conduct ourselves in a civilized and respectful manner. Social media is not the place to bully, chastise, vent, gaslight or spread
When one hears the job title “Piano Teacher,” the initial reaction is often to envision an elderly instructor in horn-rims. This teacher is also the one who struggles to teach less than willing students and is running their music studio as a side business or hobby. In reality, thousands of private piano teachers nationwide are using their vast music education to create fulfilling and successful careers that have both students
Getting paid what you are worth. That phrase can sometimes sound and feel as mythical as a unicorn and as unattainable as a spontaneous road trip to the moon. But if you are one of the many creatives, authors, or business folks who feel like their work and time is undervalued, let me assure you; you are not alone. The following points are some reasons that you are not getting
{Guest post from Audrey Press CEO, Valarie Budayr} It was almost five years ago in 2014 when I had the great pleasure of teaming up with Marilyn Scott-Waters from The Toymaker to create our award-winning chapter book A Year in the Secret Garden. One of our favorite childhood books is The Secret Garden and together Marilyn and I wanted to bring that classic children’s book to life for a new generation
Renee CormierMother-Daughter Book Club
