I’ve discussed author resource boxes in the past and you may have heard of them before. But can you write a good one? And do you know the rules?

First of all, what does an author resource box do?

An author resource box (aka about the author) appears at the end of an article and we at catanetwork like to offer them to authors kind enough to guest blog for us. Sometimes you’ll see these “boxes” at the end of an article in a magazine, often in italics. Sometimes they’re actually boxed in, sometimes there’s a separating line or maybe even a few hyphens.

It’s job is to provide a brief amount of information about the author, explain why the author is an expert on the topic, and provide a way to find more information about or contact the author.

A good example of an author resource box:
Stephanie Bond is the author of over 40 humorous romance and mystery
novels, including the BODY MOVERS sexy mystery series and the
Harlequin Blaze Sex for Beginners trilogy: WATCH AND LEARN (Oct 2008),
IN A BIND (Nov 2008), and NO PEEKING… (December 2008). Learn more
about Stephanie and her books at www.stephaniebond.com.

Rules for an author resource box:

1. Keep it short. No more than 3 sentences max!

2. Write it in third person.

3. Start with your name.

4. Don’t mention every book you’ve ever written.

5. Talk about yourself and what you write, if it’s relavant to your article.

6. Consider having multiple author resource boxes in varying size and topic. Don’t be afraid to customize.

7. Invite readers to your website, but don’t hard sell. This isn’t a place to advertise. It’s a chance to become an authority.

For more information, see the following articles:

ezinearticles.com/?Article-Marketing-101:-The-Perfect-Author-Resource-Box&id=17172

www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Steve-Shaw-1/free-reprint-article-8615.php

loopbiz.com/business.small/resource-box.html

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