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I’ve known Miral Sattar, CEO of Bibliocrunch<\/a>, a resource for authors, for years. When she talks, I listen! Miral has worked in the media\u00a0industry for 15 years, most recently at <\/em>TIME Magazine, where she developed and implemented the digital SEO strategy that enabled <\/em>TIME to be one of the most trafficked sites in the industry. Miral has lectured at Yale, NYU, CUNY, Pace, and other universities across America and helped numerous authors market their books. She has a master’s degree in publishing (digital and print media) from NYU and a bachelor of science degree from Columbia University in electrical engineering and computer science. Follow Miral on Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

7 foolproof SEO tips for authors<\/h2>\n

By Miral Sattar<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s be honest. You understand the power of Google, but have no clue how it works, right?<\/p>\n

This lack of understanding can be a problem for authors, though.<\/p>\n

You rely on Google, the largest search engine in the world, to help readers discover your books, so you really should know at least the basics about how to get found.<\/p>\n

What you do to your website and Amazon sales pages to make sure they\u2019re discovered through Google searches is called search engine optimization \u2013 SEO. And there\u2019s lots you can do to make sure that readers find you and your books when they\u2019re searching online for your topic, name, or even parts of your book title.<\/p>\n

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Here are seven ways you can use the power of SEO to make it easier for readers to find and discover your books immediately.<\/p>\n

1. Optimize your Amazon pages.<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no question that Amazon is one of the most well-indexed sites online. The search box there is a search engine, after all.\u00a0Actually, if you search for your book or your name, it\u2019s likely that your Amazon page will show up much higher than your website does.<\/p>\n

Here are a few things you can do to optimize your Amazon pages:<\/p>\n