tumbleUpon is a valuable resource you can use to drive traffic to your site, discover new authors, writing sites and more. With an easy-to-download browser toolbar and ways to connect to Facebook friends and email contacts, StumbleUpon has everything you could ask for – and more. Here’s how it works: Start an account. Be sure to enter what type of…
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StumbleUpon: Stumble Away to Find New Sites, New Readers
January 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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Should An Agent Tell You To Get a Manuscript Critique Before They Will Sign You?
January 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
When author William S. emailed me his question, my instincts starting sending off warning signals. A former journalist, I can sniff out a pile of poo from several states away. And this really stunk to me. A few clicks and I discovered the agency he refers to was a scam. (It helped that I knew another author who used this…
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Longevity: The Key Benefit to Internet Marketing
January 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
en years ago, newspaper ads, TV or radio spots, or promotional fliers posted around town were the best way to get the word out about your work, book signings and readings. You needed national spots, as well as local coverage for events. But the marketing landscape has drastically changed over the decade. No longer do traditional media outlets do the…
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Microblogging 101
December 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
As a social media consultant, I work with a variety of clients to create strong social media networks that build brands and market their messages. One client supports clean air for Missourians. Several organizations in the client’s network don’t have big budgets. Beginning this month, I offer social networking tips and tricks – similar to what I offer for authors…
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The Approach: Be Professional Online – ALWAYS
December 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Recently, a MySpacer and fellow writer befriended me. The gentleman approached me via private message, bemoaning the publishing industry while asking me about my favorite authors and what I write. His email was filled with misspellings and grammatical errors, but not enough to make me delete it. I gave him the benefit of the doubt. After all, if you are…
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Book Trailers Offer Excellent Branding Opportunity: An Interview with Sheila Clover English of COS Productions by Angela Wilson
December 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Book trailers are a fun visual component to any author’s strategic marketing plan. Still gaining in popularity, book trailers give authors the opportunity to seduce today’s techno-savvy audiences with photos, streaming video, music and more. It puts their sales message on YouTube (a great site to improve SEO) and gives them another opportunity to share their Web site and novel information. Book trailers are also attractive to gamers and others who may not read a lot, but are immediately attracted to visuals. Like all things on the Web, book trailers last forever, and that longevity can easily help build a brand – which ultimately leads to a driven fan base that buys your books.
Today, I am privileged to share my interview with Sheila Clover English, CEO of Circle of Seven Productions, a premiere force in the book trailer niche. Sheila shares valuable information about how book trailers can work for you, and what you need to know before you get started.
For those who don’t know, what is a book trailer?
A book trailer is like a movie trailer, but for books. It is a visual synopsis of a book with a teaser ending.
Why are these effective?
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The Approach: What You Should NOT Say to Reviewers
December 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
As a book reviewer for Pop Syndicate – and the virtual book tour host at Book Addict – I am approached by authors every day to review titles. Earlier this year, I was approached hard and fast by an author desperate to have her true crime book reviewed at our site. She found me from a post at another author’s…
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Marketing: I’m Fresh Out of Ideas!
December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
The holiday blues keeping you from realizing your marketing potential? Get ideas from other authors who targeted their markets – and got sales – with a few unique ideas. Not every idea will work for you, but some just might. Others could spark an idea that becomes a major marketing platform for 2009. You just never know. Read it! Fresh…
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Virtual Book Tours: When to Gather Links to Tour Locations
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Recently, several authors asked me for links in advance of posting their virtual book tours. I am reluctant to provide advance links for a variety of reasons: I could change a title or a tag that creates a different live link. The posting system could change the link to something else. The post could be lost, need to be reposted…
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VBTs: All You Need to Know @ Links
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Links are the bane of my existence. As a virtual book tour host, I receive documents with embedded links, links in parenthesis, in bold face type, surrounded by quotation marks… the list goes on and on. First, ask your host how they want you to send hyperlinks. If they don’t have a policy, make one of your own. When sending…
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