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Why I Cancel My HostGator Account and Move to SetraHost After Been Using Hostgator For Almost a Decade

Why I Cancel My HostGator Account and Move to SetraHost After Been Using Hostgator For Almost a Decade

by Suhaili Shazreena | Business Updates

HostGator was one of the web hosting services that I came across when I just trying to get my feet wet in the online space. As much as I love HostGator, it’s sad to say that I have to switch to a different hosting because of this reason.

Why I No Longer Have Any of My Books as Permafree Books

Why I No Longer Have Any of My Books as Permafree Books

by Suhaili Shazreena | Business Updates

Permafree books can be a wonderful way to generate more book sales and bring more exposure to other books in the series or any other books that you write. But despite all that, I no longer have any of my books as permafree anymore

Why I No Longer Offer a Free Book Giveaway On My Website To Build My Email List

Why I No Longer Offer a Free Book Giveaway On My Website To Build My Email List

by Suhaili Shazreena | Business Updates

Free book giveaway can be the best way to build your email list if you do it right. But it’s sad to say that this strategy backfires me somehow. Here’s why I no longer use this strategy to build my email list and what I do to build my email list instead.

Payhip vs. Gumroad: Why I’m Switching to Payhip After Years of Using Gumroad

Payhip vs. Gumroad: Why I’m Switching to Payhip After Years of Using Gumroad

by Suhaili Shazreena | Business Updates

For the longest time, I’ve been using Gumroad not just on The Efficient You. But I also use Gumroad onmy fiction author website, Sekina Mayu. After some time, I decided to switch to Payhip because of these reasons.

The new direction for The Efficient You blog

The new direction for The Efficient You blog

by Suhaili Shazreena | Business Updates

After resuming blogging on The Efficient You blog for the last couple of weeks, I decided to make a change to where The Efficient You blog will be going forward. This is what I have in mind when it comes to the future of The Efficient You blog.

My Book Marketing Experiment Result: Sci-Fi Day Promotion for 2020

My Book Marketing Experiment Result: Sci-Fi Day Promotion for 2020

by Suhaili Shazreena | Business Updates

How does my sci-day promotion for my novels fare? Is it a success? Or is it a failure? In this blog post, I’m sharing you the result for my recent book promotion and also my next action step to make it better.

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