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online promotion

The Magic Bullet For Getting Publicity

February 19, 2010

One question that comes up over and over in the hundreds of interviews I did last year.
“How can a author get known when nobody knows about them?”

I thought you might like to know the answer.. quite simply, it’s the one thing that successful best selling authors do that most others miss…
I use this story [...]

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The Science of Social Media Marketing

February 16, 2010

Watch Dan Zarrella talk about social media in a way you have not seen before.
Social science, persuasions, and viral marketing memetics are just some of the good data Dan shares

Be sure to pick up a copy of Dan’s book and share this with others who are looking to go beyond the socializing of social media.
Remember, [...]

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Get More Buzz For Your Book With Google Buzz

February 12, 2010

There are so many social media tools, sites and systems coming online that an author might think about a wait and see approach
Please don’t fall in this trap.
The world is moving so fast that you really need to budget some time to catch a wave as soon as possible. You will need to manage your [...]

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Elizabeth Potts Weinstein Is Annoying

February 8, 2010

I just heard that the search term “elizabeth potts weinstein is annoying” can get you to the always entertaining Elizabeth Potts Weinstein blog site.
According to her web site, Elizabeth is:
My full name is Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, and I empower solo entrepreneurs to live their truth in their businesses & lives. I’m also a mom, attorney, [...]

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Journalists Are Looking for You Online

February 7, 2010

Poll Finds 89% Use Blogs, 65% Use Social Networking Sites, and 52% Use Microblogging Sites — but Reliability is a Major Concern
CHICAGO, IL, January 20, 2010 – A national survey conducted by Cision and Don Bates of The George Washington University’s Master’s Degree Program in Strategic Public Relations found that an overwhelming majority of reporters [...]

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Use Foursquare to Find Readers Near You

February 6, 2010

I’ve been investigating location based apps on my phone, netbook and other gadgets and following the trend of people living with a device in their hand at all times.
Why would you want to do this?
We’ve always used any communications device we can to stay in touch with family and friends.
“Give me a call when [...]

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What Drives You To Succeed?

February 3, 2010

New York Times Best Selling Author Daniel Pink says that most people are note motivated by the 20th Century carrot and stick management we’ve all grown up with and would do our best when was have

Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose

as our goals.
I just finished reading Pink’s lates book “Drive” and WOW!.. this is a must read for authors and entrepreneurs on what [...]

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An Author’s Voice Can Be Worth Millions in Promotion Value

January 27, 2010

I’m getting ready for a special class for authors called
“Best Book Marketing Strategies for 2010″

You can attend this Teleseminar Nation event FREE by calling in at 11:59AM Pacific Time (3:00PM Eastern) on 1/28
To Listen Live by Phone:
Phone # to Dial: 323-476-3672
Use Conf ID: 921346#
I suggest you head over to the Teleseminar Nation web site now… [...]

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Security Note: This Site is Safe… What We Learned

January 27, 2010

You may have recently seen a Security Warning for this site.
DO NOT WORRY.. WE ARE SAFE… we did not spread the infection.. but learned a valuable lesson we need to share here:
We have Wordpress Blog software installed in an unused folder and it was not up to date.
Hit by badware which we removed and clean [...]

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Wishing You a #Happy10 (Happy New Year 2010: The Year of Giving)

December 30, 2009

As we prepare to go into 2010 I want to share with you how we can make a real difference and help each other.
This time last year I had an idea to give away some gifts for New Year’s Day.  I wrote this blog post on Twitter Handbook and started using the #Happy09 tag on tweet for [...]

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