The concept of mobile marketing has not escaped the attention of the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal. This is a fairly new way to make your phone work for you…as a writer, you probably travel a lot, going from place to place promoting your book, doing book signings and more. And if [...]

The cost that goes into writing and publicizing a book varies depending upon many factors…such as whether you self-publish and self-publicize, or whether you use a publicist. Maybe you are a publicist, the voice and writer who puts your client out before the public eye through websites, press releases, emails, social media, and so much [...]

Marion Elizabeth Witte takes us on a very personal journey into her past as an abused child growing up in a farmhouse in the prairies of North Dakota. Her childhood was not only cold and harsh on a physical level because of the cold winters in a home that didn’t have adequate heat, plumbing and [...]

Yesterday was “National Columnist Day”. You are a writer, so the idea of being your own columnist and writing your own press releases should come naturally, or does it?  Who knows more about you than…you!  But do you have what it takes to sell yourself? Press releases are a wonderful way to let people know [...]

I enjoy “Book Marketing Expert” newsletter each month, and in the latest issue, the writer shares the following very helpful information…and at the end, follow the link and sign up for the newsletter if you aren’t already receiving it, it’s a must if you are an author, or wanna-be author or writer. Getting a Head [...]

Whether you are promoting a book or a business, a blog is a great way to do it…a companion to your website.  The main reason for this is because you are regularly posting new information…while there is a tendency to let a website stay as it is for extended periods of time.  This isn’t bad [...]

Sometimes we get so caught up in sending emails to promote our business or book, that we forget the personal touch that can be held and felt in the form of a greeting card.  When was the last time you sent something with a personal touch by mail to sell your book or publication? An [...]

Many are quite familiar with Twitter, and probably don’t need much on an introduction, but just in case it’s new to you, Twitter can be a great way to find people talking about just about anything you’re interested in. It can also be a way for you to share your latest book or publication with [...]

Raj Patel tackles the subject of saving the planet….but maybe not the way you’re thinking, more like saving the planet from financial devastation. The news is full of talk about big government, government overspending, the desire for government to be by the people and for the people, and not the people being controlled by the [...]

If you have read my earlier post about Squidoo, you’ll know what a “lens” is, it’s a single page web site focused on a single topic using a large variety of “modules” supplied to you by Squidoo…you can do them quickly, and by choosing your “tags” or keywords carefully, can bring a nice number of [...]