Category: Publications

The Beauty of Authenticity by Anne Marie Foley

A new book by author and public speaker Anne Marie Foley, launches on Amazon.com on May 29, 2019.

Congratulations to HTB’s website client, author and public speaker Anne Marie Foley, who has a book launch occurring on May 29th!

Her story “Inner Authenticity, Outer Beauty” is featured in a collection of stories intended to inspire you to Embrace your truth to live a Life of Meaning, Purpose and Grace.

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Find out more about The Beauty of Authenticity. On May 29th, her book can be purchased on Amazon.com.

In the meantime, sign up to receive your free book “Tips for Living Authentically Every Day.”

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HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series available exclusively on Dreamstime

In celebration of Spring with its budding plants, warm weather and longer days, we are pleased to announce HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series by John and Katharina Notarianni, now available for purchase exclusively from stock photography provider Dreamstime.com.

HTBphotos Spring Series by John and Katharina Notarianni
HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series by John and Katharina Notarianni

Tips on which stock photo license to buy for your marketing needs

Dreamstime.com offers Royalty Free stock photography, which is the most affordable and most popular license type of paid for stock photos. The “free” in Royalty Free means you don’t have to pay extra royalties. Instead you pay a one-time, flat-rate license fee, sometimes as little as 20 cents per image. You are entitled to use the image in a wide variety of uses such as on a website or a marketing brochure, a banner, in a video, etc. You have permission to use it unlimited times without paying extra royalties. This makes Royalty Free stock photography the best choice for budget-minded buyers.

If you plan to sell or distribute items, pay for an Extended License so you can use the stock photo on items to be distributed or sold further afield, such as on a mug or a t-shirt, or a digital media item.

Exclusive Rights are worth considering when you find a stock photo that is perfect for your company branding. Your exclusive license ensures others will not use the same image thereby securing your brand.

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HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ of Stock Photos exclusively available through Dreamstime

We are delighted to announce a new series of HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni available exclusively through Dreamstime.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries.

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Introducing ‘Texture Series’ by HTBphotos John and Katharina Notarianni available on Dreamstime.com

HTB Website Design introduces new Memberships feature

Do you have an idea for a Membership business and want to move forward with a new website? HTB Website Design can help you get started building your membership by setting up a professional responsive website with these important features:

  • Membership gateway to enroll new members
  • Manage memberships
  • Add different membership levels
  • e-signature for membership agreements
  • Take online payments through a secure payment gateway
  • Designate premium paid content for members only
  • Integrate with your business e-commerce shop
  • and more

Here is an article that will help you get motivated and thinking about your membership site in a new way:7 Tips for Creating and Running Your First Membership Site

HTB Website Design - Add Membership Module to Your Website for Income

When you are ready to begin building your community, contact HTB Website Design to set up a membership gateway website. Just email us at info@healingtimebooks.com or fill out our online Contact Form.


What makes a stock photo image popular?

HTBphotos on Dreamstime - white-clouds-blue-sky stock photo is a top seller

HTBphotos‘ White Clouds in Blue Sky image is a best seller from John and Katharina Notarianni’s portfolio of stock photos featured exclusively on Dreamstime.

What makes a stock photo image popular? Here are some tips:

Images need plenty of “negative space” for the end user to add text, logos or other images.

Variations of the same shot, or a cropped photo, like the one above, may even sell better than the more detailed original photo.

Taking time to photoshop the original shot to increase dots per inch to represent print quality (300 dpi) and offering various resolutions from low to high quality also gives the end user choices for web or print use without extra work on their part.

Zoom in to “actual pixels” to scan for imperfections that can be easily fixed with photoshop, like dust or spots. Even the smallest issue may keep a buyer from buying the image, particularly if they plan to use it on a billboard where the image is blown up to maximum size.

Tagging the image with key words like blue sky, white clouds make it easy to find. Search engines like Google and Bing are more likely to bring up your image when tagged with key words.

2019 Color of the Year for Designers is “Living Coral”

Pantone has announced their 2019 Color of the Year “Living Coral.” 

Click the image to read more about how to use this vibrant color in your designs in the coming year…

Pantone Color of the Year for 2019 - Living Coral
2019 Pantone Color of the Year “Living Coral”

Self-Publishing Authors: Get help merging your CreateSpace and KDP Amazon publishing accounts

Here is an article from an indie author’s perspective about the impact of the recent merger of Amazon’s CreateSpace print-on-demand business with it’s KDP Kindle eBook business on self publishers that I recommend reading.

If you are a self publishing author with CreateSpace you will have gotten instructions to merge your CreateSpace account with a KDP Amazon account. In general this process is straight forward. However, if you published your print books in a CreateSpace account and have a separate KDP account with a different email address, since both of these services are actually Amazon businesses the recent merger of CreateSpace with KDP may have inadvertently put you in the position of having your print version and your eBook version in two different KDP accounts. In order to link your print-on-demand book and your Kindle eBook of the same title, they need to be in the same account (i.e., viewable in the same KDP dashboard).

For help merging your publishing accounts, work with KDP’s help desk, or contact info@healingtimebooks.com.  We make it an easy and pain free process.

Healing Time Books Publishing Services for Self Publishing AuthorsDo you have a book you want to self publish but don’t know where to start? In addition to being a full service publisher, Healing Time Books specializes in working with self publishing authors to help them utilize technology to publish their works… Fill out HTB’s Contact Form to get started today.

 

“Writing a book can be an arduous process and one that is done thousands of times over with a fair amount of help available. But, when it comes to editing, preparing and packaging your book there was little help I could find. Then Katharina appeared, she was a dream come true.  Here was someone who knew the ins and outs of publishing, she did it for her own books and was willing to help me with my several books. Her talent to help in the choice of everything from sentence structure, color of ink, to the cover page for the book was phenomenal. I would not consider giving my manuscripts to anyone else. She’s the best!!!”

Dr. E. Reenah McGill, Author / Medical Practitioner

HTB Photos celebrates over 2000 stock images on Dreamstime

Congratulations John and Katharina Notarianni for making available over 2000 high quality web and print ready images from their stock photography collection on Dreamstime. HTB Photos stock images for use in your web and print projects are available from Dreamstime.com.

SPECIAL OFFER: Get 5 free images in first month when you sign up for Dreamstime’s monthly subscription. Follow the link: https://www.dreamstime.com/credits (then enter Referral ID: res16409905) in the form when you join. Thank you!

HTB celebrates 10 Years – Clients Testimonials

I am pleased that it has been 10 years since I founded my publishing and website design business and so it occurred to me to request written feedback from my clients. I am so glad I did! My heart is full of gratitude for the remarkable people I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. I am thankful for the opportunity to be of service to them.

Client Testimonials

Read what clients are saying about working with Katharina Notarianni of Healing Time Books and HTB Website Design (see Client Testimonials).

“…Due to a very well managed website and email server, I have received email orders from all around the world connected to my website and email accounts all connected to one.  I am extremely happy with all the services Healing Time Books offers and would highly recommend their services for getting your business on the internet!” Ben Huber

“Katharina Notarianni has a powerful and  intuitive way of helping you get your message across to your audience. It was fun and fulfilling creating my web presence with Katharina’s expertise…” Francis Parker

“…When Katharina appeared, she was a dream come true.  Here was someone who knew the ins and outs of publishing, she did it for her own books and was willing to help me with my several books…” Dr. E. Reenah McGill

“I can’t begin to say enough great things about Katharina. My website turned out exactly as I had envisioned. She was able to bring my creation to life…” Anne Marie Foley

“It has been a wonderful experience working with Katharina Notarianni…  I came to the experience a novice to business websites, and tech.  She answered all of my questions with patience and mentoring giving me the needed information to make choices when I did not have the background to do so.” Cathy Stubbs

“When I asked Katharina to design and set up my webpage, I found her to be attentive to the way I wanted it.  She brought to the table many creative suggestions that I could choose from and she also had a very good feel for what would work well for my audience and customers…” Siri Ekman

“I am especially indebted to Katharina Notarianni, who, as Editor, Publisher, and Good Friend has made the details of putting together a book enjoyable. Her sense of design and ability to read my feelings when it comes to issues of a formal nature is very much appreciated. ” Richard C. Richards

“Healing Time Books does a great job of spotlighting authors and artists of all types, from painters to photographers, and poetry to wellness.  The websites Katharina Notarianni designs are attractive and well-constructed, testaments to her wide range of talents in the realms of artistic, visual and digital media…” Paula Mangum

Healing Time Books Celebrates 10 Years

Healing Time Books and HTB Website Design celebrate 10 years of working with authors, artists and business professionals and non-profit organizations on branding vehicles such as books, websites, facebook business pages and stock photography solutions for their marketing needs.

To request a book publishing or website design project quote, please email info@healingtimebooks.com, or fill out the Contact Form.