Christmas is near, and many people are scrambling to find inexpensive gifts for friends and family. The holidays are a great time to market yourself. For years, I have used gift baskets to display goods made by myself, and/or other local crafters or from locally-owned shops. These are excellent, easy-to-sell and easy to market. Check out my latest column, Holiday…
Entries from November 28th, 2008
Market Yourself This Holiday Season
November 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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SEO Basics Help You Find Fans: An Interview with Larry Stendebach by Angela Wilson
November 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Search Engine Optimization. It is an ugly phrase to even the most Web savvy person. But you can tame the SEO beast. Today, Larry Stendebach, SEO consultant and partner at StateSurge.com, talks SEO and how to increase your Google page rank. What is Search Engine Optimization? The best definition is from Wiki: Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of…
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What is RSS and How Do I Use It?
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Q : I really don’t know what that means, or how one goes about using it. Could you explain? Marilyn Meredith A: Marilyn – Thanks for the question! RSS is Really Simple Syndication. It allows you to create a news feed that your fans can see in a feed reader like Google, Bloglines, FeedDemon, NetNewsWire or others (pictured). It is…
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How Do You Drive Traffic to Your Blog?
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Q: Cool site….I am going to use this as my marketing inspiration page. Saw the reference on Murder Must Advertise. I just started up (finally) on WordPress and wondering if you can suggest your top five ways to draw traffic there. I already do MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. but wondering what your thoughts are for making sure that your WordPress…
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Please Excuse the Cyber Mess…
November 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Ask Angela is in the midst of a few changes. The blog may appear odd at times, but the contest should be here. If you have problems viewing, please email authorangelawilson AT gmail DOT com. The site should be working appropriately soon.
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Using Facebook to Your Advantage: An Interview with Mari Smith by Angela Wilson
November 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Social networking is the key to your writing success. And Facebook is the hottest social network around. Without the clutter of MySpace, Facebook offers easy navigation to help you find fans old and new through friends, groups and fan pages. Through Facebook, you can promote yourself to a more mature demographic – one that reads and has cash to spend….
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