Recently, some authors eagerly sent me their Web site to view, grab photos, excerpts and more for their virtual book tour stops. Unfortunately, their sites were completely Flash, and gave me nothing. Let me explain, from a user standpoint, why Flash is bad: Flash is hell for dial up consumers, as well as wireless customers outside of 3G networks -…
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Flash Sites Are Bad News
March 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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Online Marketing 02: “I’m not a marketer, but I play one on my PC.”
February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
ost authors are naturally gifted in prose, but when it comes to marketing, their creativity dries up in a fit of fright. Others believe they know everything there is to know about marketing, but quickly discover that they toiled over strategies that equated to delusions of grandeur when it comes to sales. For the most part, authors are not natural…
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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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Twitter: The Good, the Bad and the Very inappropriate by Angela Wilson
December 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
One of the fastest growing social media phenomenons is fast becoming a cesspool of whorish behavior. Over-sharing abounds on Twitter, a micro-blogging site that allows users 140 characters to say something, share a link to articles and photos, and network with other social media fans across the globe. Most folks use Twitter to post links to their professional blogs or…
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