For more than three years, I’ve been a volunteer contributor with Pop Syndicate, working hard with Stefan Halley to build the site’s book blog into an amazing resource for readers everywhere. After managing the site for four years, Stefan decided it was time to hand over the reigns to someone else. For myself, it was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Blogs'
Why Blogsites Rock
March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Marketing, Weblogs
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
Why Readers Like Blogs
March 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Blogs
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 [...]
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Posting Is A Pleasure Once Again
March 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Blogs
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 [...]
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
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.
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Dead Blogs
October 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Blogs
Image credit: David Beaulieu, About.com Recently, I’ve encountered several really cool blogs that haven’t updated in months – sometimes years. Like homes caught in the midst of the bad economy, these blogs were abandoned for whatever reason by their creators. Many times there are no explanations, no caveats, no links to a new and improved [...]
Tags:blogging·dead blogs·Marketing
Turner Talks Trolls
October 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Social Networking, Web/Tech
J.R. Turner In a follow up to yesterday’s post, The Trouble with Trolls, Dead Friends Forever author J.R. Turner talks about her experience with online trolls. In your online marketing ventures, when did you run into trolls? Trolls are pretty much everywhere, so it isn’t the venue as much as it is those running the [...]
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Need a Laugh About Promotions?
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogs
The New Yorker has a great humor column about book promotions. If you didn’t catch my Twitter link earlier today, be sure to check out Subject: Our Marketing Plan by Ellis Weiner.
