Archive for October, 2009
‘Bridesmaids from Hell’ Live on the Internet
I google my name and my company’s name every now and then just to see where I’m popping up on the net. One day, I was surprised to see my name mentioned in the archives of a newspaper in Salt Lake City. I live in the Denver metro area and have no ties to Salt Lake. But, surprise, [...]
October 26, 2009
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Tags: Halloween costumes, Mom Rule, what to post online · Posted in: internet
Nobody cares about your book
There. I said it. I know it’s heresy to say things like this to writers, but I feel this  has to be said: Nobody (except your mom) cares that you wrote a book. UNLESS your book provides the solution to a problem that somebody has. Then they care. And that’s really true of selling anything, whether it’s a book, a [...]
October 19, 2009
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Tags: marketing, sales, selling books · Posted in: marketing, self publishing
The latest social media marketing trend: actually be social
Small is the new big. For once, I feel I am in the middle of the new “latest thing.” (I am not an early adaptor. I’m still excited about getting an iPod shuffle last Christmas.) I’ve wondered for a while whether it was such a great idea to be on so many social media sites that [...]
October 15, 2009
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Tags: internet marketing, social marketing, social media marketing · Posted in: Facebook, Uncategorized, internet, marketing, social networking
