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How to Sell Direct With WooCommerce
Maximize your WordPress site’s potential by using Lulu Direct and WooCommerce for direct book sales with no upfront costs and 100% profits.
Lulu Launches Tilt Publishing Imprint for Content Entrepreneurs
Lulu is happy to announce the launch of Tilt Publishing, a hybrid publishing services company focused on content entrepreneurs and direct sales.
The Ultimate Guide to Print-on-Demand Books for Kickstarter Campaigns
Learn how to use Kickstarter and Lulu’s print-on-demand services to publish and sell your book with minimal risk and upfront costs. Ideal for indie authors and creators.
How I Ran a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for My Book
A big benefit of traditional publishing is the advance. You get paid to write the book. You can with self-publishing too, thanks to crowdfunding. Here’s how.
Selling Books Directly on Wix with Lulu Direct
This guide details how you can use Wix and Lulu Direct to sell books directly, including setup instructions, benefits of direct sales, and managing store settings.
Budgeting Basics for Content Creators
Turn your creative passion into a business with our simple budgeting guide. Meet your financial goals while growing your content business.
Print-on-Demand: Breaking Down the Costs for Authors
Learn how to find the true print cost of print-on-demand providers and budget effectively for your content business.
Discover the Life of a Book
Follow the journey of a single hardcover book as it’s printed and bound. Join us for a tour of a modern print-on-demand facility and discover all the work and precision that goes into keeping your shelves lined with books.
Connect Your Wix Site to Lulu Direct Today
Turn your Wix site into your own bookstore when you connect print-on-demand through Lulu Direct.
International Book Shipping: A Guide for Self-Published Creators
Print-on-demand with local printing helps minimize shipping times and costs while allowing creators to automate pricing and fulfillment.
Complete Book Marketing Plan for Creators and Authors
Jump into promoting and selling with Lulu’s book marketing plan and guide! This guide includes tools and strategies to sell your books.
Using Custom AIs to Grow Your Content Business
Learn how creators can utilize the newest AI tools to streamline their content creation and marketing.
Why Creator Events Are a Must for Creators & Entrepreneurs
Step into the world of 2024’s creator events. Learn why events are essential investments for any serious content entrepreneur.
Building Effective Reader Personas for Authors and Creators
Learn to create detailed reader personas using demographics and generative AI. Then put your new personas to work growing your creator business!
How to Sell Direct With WooCommerce
Maximize your WordPress site’s potential by using Lulu Direct and WooCommerce for direct book sales with no upfront costs and 100% profits.
Lulu Launches Tilt Publishing Imprint for Content Entrepreneurs
Lulu is happy to announce the launch of Tilt Publishing, a hybrid publishing services company focused on content entrepreneurs and direct sales.
The Ultimate Guide to Print-on-Demand Books for Kickstarter Campaigns
Learn how to use Kickstarter and Lulu’s print-on-demand services to publish and sell your book with minimal risk and upfront costs. Ideal for indie authors and creators.
How I Ran a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for My Book
A big benefit of traditional publishing is the advance. You get paid to write the book. You can with self-publishing too, thanks to crowdfunding. Here’s how.
Selling Books Directly on Wix with Lulu Direct
This guide details how you can use Wix and Lulu Direct to sell books directly, including setup instructions, benefits of direct sales, and managing store settings.
Budgeting Basics for Content Creators
Turn your creative passion into a business with our simple budgeting guide. Meet your financial goals while growing your content business.
Discover the Life of a Book
Follow the journey of a single hardcover book as it’s printed and bound. Join us for a tour of a modern print-on-demand facility and discover all the work and precision that goes into keeping your shelves lined with books.
Print-on-Demand: Breaking Down the Costs for Authors
Learn how to find the true print cost of print-on-demand providers and budget effectively for your content business.
Connect Your Wix Site to Lulu Direct Today
Turn your Wix site into your own bookstore when you connect print-on-demand through Lulu Direct.
International Book Shipping: A Guide for Self-Published Creators
Print-on-demand with local printing helps minimize shipping times and costs while allowing creators to automate pricing and fulfillment.
Complete Book Marketing Plan for Creators and Authors
Jump into promoting and selling with Lulu’s book marketing plan and guide! This guide includes tools and strategies to sell your books.
Using Custom AIs to Grow Your Content Business
Learn how creators can utilize the newest AI tools to streamline their content creation and marketing.
Why Creator Events Are a Must for Creators & Entrepreneurs
Step into the world of 2024’s creator events. Learn why events are essential investments for any serious content entrepreneur.
Listen to Lulu’s New Podcast Publish & Prosper!
Listen to the newest episodes of our writing, publishing, and marketing podcast featuring Lulu’s own Matt & Lauren!
The Independent Author’s Guide to Thriving Without Amazon
Learn how to succeed without relying on Amazon. Take control of your content, build your audience, and avoid being reliant on retailers.
How To Market Children’s Books: From Target Reader to Ideal Customer
Marketing a children’s book presents a unique challenge; finding a way to promote yourself to the parents while also engaging the kids with your story.
Mastering Marketing Strategies for Your Serialized Fiction
Serialized fiction is popular due to reader demand and creator income. Effective marketing targets mobile readers and utilizes subscription models.
A Novelist’s Guide to Marketing Your Mystery Book
Mysteries and thrillers fill a very specific niche of avid readers. Learn more about finding those readers and connecting with them to sell more books!
How To Write and Publish a Memoir That Grows Your Brand
Learn how to write and publish a memoir that sells with this step-by-step guide for content creators. Covers everything from outlining and drafting to editing and marketing.
How to Market Your Romance Novel: Strategies for Authors
Unlock the secrets to marketing your romance novel with this guide. From building your author brand to targeting the right audience, get expert tips to turn your love story into a bestseller.
SEO for Writers: A Deep Dive Into Keyword Research and Analysis
Unlock SEO secrets for keyword research and learn to distinguish individual vs. long-tail keywords, conduct competitor analysis, and boost your content’s search engine ranking.
Holiday Preparation: Avoiding Print-on-Demand Production & Shipping Delays
The holiday shopping season will be here in no time! Get ahead of potential delays with these tips from Lulu.
How To Convince Readers To Buy Books Directly From You
Learn how to take control of your business with direct-to-consumer sales. Retain customer data, build stronger connections, and maximize profits.
Vellum Review: Simple Page Layout for Self-Publishers
Meet Vellum, the Mac-based book design tool, and discover how it simplifies the page layout process for self-publishers.
How To Write Effective YouTube Descriptions To Reach New Fans
Harness the power of YouTube video descriptions with our guide. Learn SEO strategies, crafting engaging overviews, and effective CTAs for your video content.
Monetize Your YouTube Content With a Book
Monetizing YouTube videos is a challenge. Learn how to turn your video content into a book to supplement your income and expand your audience.
How To Turn Your Video Content Into a Book
Discover how to monetize your video content by transforming it into a book. This guide provides step-by-step publishing instructions.
Lulu To Acquire Joe Pulizzi’s Creator Economy Expo Event and Creator Newsletter Business, The Tilt
Lulu Press acquires the Creator Economy Expo event and creator newsletter The Tilt
How To Drive Reader Engagement and Sales With Effective Calls to Action
Calls to Action (CTAs) play a pivotal role in marketing. This article uses examples to illustrate the kinds of CTAs that engage potential readers, drive sales, downloads, and subscriptions.
Social Media 101: YouTube For Authors
Learn how to use YouTube to grow your content business and find a new audience. This guide covers the basics for authors looking to use video marketing.
5 Tax Tips for Authors: A Tax Guide for Independent Creators
Navigating taxes as a content creator is complex. This guide provides tips for income tracking, using the correct forms, smart business deductions, and more.
Mastering Email Marketing for Authors: A Comprehensive Guide
Engage your audience, grow readers, & sell more books. Learn everything you’ll need to know. Sending effective emails is an art authors are uniquely ready for.