Most authors are focused on getting placement at blogs and networks for virtual book tours, but lately, several people have searched Market My Novel for information about how to become a VBT host. It is not as difficult as you think, but it is time-consuming when you first start out. Here are some tips based [...]
Entries from August 31st, 2009
How to Become a Virtual Book Tour Host
August 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Tips for Time Management for Authors
August 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Tick-Tock: Time Management for Authors One of the biggest complaints I hear from authors is lack of time to do it all. Blogging, finding Facebook friends, Tweeting, surfing Ning for new networks, keeping abreast of new social media trends, attending critique group sessions, sending out e-mail newsletters, doing book signings, holding Web site contests… And [...]
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How Big Is Your EGO?
August 29th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
There are a few reasons why I rarely accept self-published fiction titles at Pop Syndicate: Most are typically poorly edited, poorly written concepts that leave the reading side of my brain twitching for hours afterward. My reviewers refuse to try anymore because of some of the really, really bad ones we’ve received. The main reason, [...]
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Book Trailers, Video Key to Online Marketing Success
August 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Eighty percent of online users viewed more than 21 billion videos in July, according to new figures released from comScore Video Metrix. Google video ranks at the top of sites viewed; the majority of videos there are from YouTube. (Read more at Online Media Daily) Now is a terrific time to add more videos to [...]
Tags:author videos·Book Trailers·jessica kizorek·market my novel
How to Get Newspaper Coverage
August 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Newspapers are difficult to use for publicity. Newspapers are notoriously stingy with space these days. With sliding ad revenues and increasing competition from the Internet, print publications have sliced their budgets, using fewer reporters to do more work that is placed is fewer pages. Book review columns have been cut at many publications, and other [...]
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The Politics of Social Media
August 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
My highly-opinionated, redheaded self simply cannot resist sharing my thoughts on politics and spreading the word about potentially bad bills to my social network followers. During my time in journalism, I was very careful to keep my opinions out of life. I felt like it would be too easy for people to say I was [...]
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Google Settlement Nears Deadline
August 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Next week is the deadline to file objections or comments to the Google Book Search Settlement. Libraries and the Open Books Alliance are increasing efforts to alter and oppose the settlement. Amazon, Yahoo and Microsoft are also objecting to the settlement. As I’ve mentioned before, Google is turning into the next Microsoft, a giant entity [...]
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Move Over Kindle, You’ve Got Competition
August 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Sony eBook Reader Sony has a yummy new eBook reader that could tempt some electronic book divas away from Amazon’s insanely popular Kindle monopoly. The Sony models have touchscreen technology – which the Kindle does not. It also offers three different models at three different prices and 3G connectivity. Get this: The Sony reader allows [...]
Paying for Online Promotions
August 24th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
I continue to meet authors who believe that a spend, spend, spend philosphy will make them an instant bestseller. Usually, I see these same authors a few months down the road and their excitement has waned into stress over burgeoning credit card bills and few sales to make up for the cost of doing promotions. [...]
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How to Find a Good Online Radio Show
August 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Online Radio Promotions Recently, I’ve seen ads for several online radio shows that want to charge guests for slots. I just don’t get it. From my days in radio, I can safely say I have never once given a guest a rate sheet and got a contract before I signed them on. Why? Because I [...]
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