Years ago, I created a portal site on Typepad. The idea was to have one place where I could send everyone to find links to my blogs, podcasts, resume, social networks and references. Today, Flavors.me offers this service for free. Unlike other sites that do something similar, Flavors.me is extremely simple; even the tech novice [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2010
What’s Your Flavor?
March 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Tags:Branding·flavors.me·Online Marketing·portal sites·social network
Tips for Domain Transfers
March 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Over the last year, I’ve worked to transfer all domains from the horrendous labyrinth of GoDaddy hell to the more serene interface of 1and1.com. At the time, I had about 50 domains. After I’d axed what I didn’t need, I was left with 30. Instead of transferring them all at one time, I decided to [...]
Tags:blogging·domain transfer·market my book·market my novel·marketing my novel
Why Blogsites Rock
March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
I am in love with blogsites. These nifty online venues are a combination of a blog and Web site. Typically, they are created in the Typepad or WordPress platforms, which allow you to create pages with your blog. Why do I love them? Because I only have to go one place to find all the [...]
Tags:author blogs·author marketing·author websites·blogging·market my novel·marketing my novel
My Email Is Not Your Personal Playground
March 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Late last year, I requested an interview from someone about their community book drive project. I didn’t get the interview, but I did get signed up for their email list – one that shoots out updates faster than the broken Xerox on 9 to 5. This year, others were kind enough to automatically sign me [...]
Tags:article marketing·book promotions·market my novel·marketing my novel·newsletter marketing·newsletter sign up·RSS feeds
Post My Book Review – NOW!
March 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Lately, many authors and publicists have tried to dictate the time a review runs. Some have even suggested that they won’t send books unless reviews post when they want them to. It’s not a bad thing to tell reviewers what period of time you’d like a review to run, but to try to specify a [...]
Tags:book bloggers·book marketing·book reviews·market my novel·marketing my novel·novel reviews
Why Readers Like Blogs
March 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Over the last few weeks, several authors have asked me if blogging is really good for book marketing. The short answer is YES! Blogs are an incredible, free way to improve your search engine rankings, connect with readers and constantly promote your work. They are interactive, which makes them more interesting than the static pages [...]
Tags:blogging·market my book·market my novel·marketing my novel
Posting Is A Pleasure Once Again
March 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
2010 didn’t start off amazingly well here at Market My Novel. I could give you a lot of excuses why. I was burned out, I launched a new blog, was looking for more freelance work, etc. The real reason? My blog wasn’t working. That’s right. Miss Social Media Diva had a blog program that didn’t [...]
The Breasts Don’t Have It
March 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve received an influx of invites on Facebook from people who enjoy showing off their body parts. Typically, I just ignore them until they go away. While I’m not a prude, I’m also not interested in networking with folks who cannot have some sense of decorum in a network I use for both personal [...]
Tags:author marketing·book marketing·drunken facebook photos·profile photos·public photos·Social Networking
