Original Pub Date: January 2, 2012: Webupon.com Many of the expert book marketing folks have touted the benefits to authors of running a blog. On a blog you can offer excerpts from your book, talk about your characters, offer insights into your life and personality, even plug your books, all with the intent of piquing […]
Category Archives: Sell Yourself
Social Media Mogul
A while back I received a notification from Klout.com saying that according to their metrics, I am ranked in the top 10% as an influencer in social media. That caused an eyebrow to jump up my forehead: “Who? Me? No way!” But who am I to argue with social media metrics? What is Klout.com For […]
Whence Blows the Wind?
As the orange orb of the sun slid down behind English mountain, splashing the sky with rose, vermillion and mauve, the day’s heat began to wane. The air started to move; a cool caress of their faces as they sat in their rockers on the porch before it drifted off to play among the trees. […]
Twitter Feeds for Major Publishers
For those who want to keep up with what the major legacy publishing houses are doing, here is a list of the top 5 twitter feeds from each house and how many followers each account has. HarperCollins Imprint Followers 1 @HarperTeen 15,292 2 @zondervan 12,279 3 @HarperPerennial 11,656 4 @HarperCollins 10,252 5 @BookClubGirl 8,046 Simon […]
Juicing Up Your Twitter Power
Let me start by saying that I am NOT a social media expert. I am NOT an SEO specialist. I do not have a PhD in twitterology. I can’t even claim to play any of these roles on television. I’m just a guy who has learned a few things; mostly by trial and error, who […]
Creative Methods of Book Marketing
Writing a great book and getting it published are just parts of the journey to becoming a successful author. Making the buying public aware of your book – and getting them to buy it – is the final, and often the hardest, step. If you were able to get published by a major publishing house, […]