Google and Facebook have inked a deal to include the popular social network’s posts in its searches. That means your rankings in Google could get a lot better – especially if you are plugged in to Facebook. Got a Fan Page? Integrate your blog feed into the wall posts. Get on the Networked Blogs application. [...]
Entries from February 25th, 2010
Is Your Writing Dressed for Success? by Marnie Swedberg
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · guest blog
Special thanks to Marnie Swedberg for guest blogging at Market My Novel today! Successful writing requires more than simply slapping words onto paper and calling it good. In the same way you dress with care for a gala event, you need to assemble your words with style for a polished presentation. Consider how you get [...]
Tags:eBooks idea to amazon in 14 days·market my novel·marnie swedberg·promote ebooks·writing ebooks
Does Social Media Scare You?
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Blogs
In my business life, I work with clients to develop dynamic social media plans that connect them with customers, donors, volunteers and fellow professionals. When it comes to social media, I constantly encounter fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of failure. Fear of trolls and nasty commenters. Fear of brand damage. And just plain FEAR. [...]
Tags:afraid of facebook·afraid of social media·Online Marketing·social media is scary·social media marketing
Marketing—Using the Social Media by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen
February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · guest blog
Please welcome romance author and book marketing expert Jo-Anne Vandermeulen today to Market My Novel! In 2010, how will you perceive the social media? If you’re new to blogging and involving yourself in the social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, you do have a choice on how to handle this new form or tool [...]
Tags:conquer all obstacles·jo anne vandermeulen·market my novel·marketing my novel·social media marketing
Blog in Advance to Save Sanity
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Blogs, Marketing
You’ve got to love it when someone who gives advice needs a healthy dose of his – or her – own. One of my key components to any plan for clients is blogging in advance. It is wonderful to have two or three weeks worth of posts ready to go live, or be pushed to [...]
How to Twitter, Write a Blog
February 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Blogs, Online Marketing, Social Networking
Two terrific posts online for authors: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen offers tips on blogging in “Blog the Right Way.” While the post is from 2009, it still offers terrific guidelines for how to make your blog interesting to readers. In “What to Tweet About,” pro book marketer Dana Lynn Smith offers key tips to becoming Twitter-savvy.
Tags:
Garey Adds Virtual World for Fans
February 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Online Marketing
When I read Terri Garey’s Nicki Styx series, I cannot help but picture the clothes, shoes and all things vintage in the protagonist’s shop, Handbags and Gladrags. I’m a vintage nut, so this element of the character totally appeals to me. Apparently, it does with other fans, who have asked Garey to showcase some of [...]
Tags:appealing to fans·market my novel·marketing my novel·nicki styx·Online Marketing·terri garey·virtual reality
