Your social networking profile will prove an old adage: first impressions are lasting impressions.
Your profile page is often the first big impression you make on your contacts and will give them an overview of whether you're worth the effort to be ...
Posted Friday, October 31st 2008 at 2:09AM
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This is an excerpt from Carolyn Howard-Johnson's coming 2nd edition of The Frugal Book Promoter. Notice how connected she is online! Carolyn is a great person to connect with when building your online network of friends.
Here are some specific tips for social networks from Carolyn.
Unless ...
Posted Thursday, October 30th 2008 at 12:21PM
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Book Experiment by Jorge Olson
The Book Experiment is a story, a story of how a new writer fairs in the “Book World”. You will travel with me and hopefully be a willing participant in the experiment, providing your feedback, tips, opinions, a ...
Posted Wednesday, October 29th 2008 at 3:59PM
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1. Keep it short - 30 seconds is about perfect. Most people do not have the attention span to sit through anything longer. You want to make sure that the viewer lasts to the credits - the place where you should tell them how to buy your book!!
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Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2008 at 1:49PM
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In her witty and heartwarming sequel to Black Expressions' Bestselling Novel,
He's FINE...But is He SAVED?
Kim Brooks returns with its sequel,
He's Saved...But is He FOR REAL?
which follows the lives and loves of three friends in an irres ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 11:32PM
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.:: Ty Adams, CEO and Founder of Heaven Enterprises®, is a sex and relationship expert, best-selling author, and life coach. She is the voice of counsel to thousands around the world through her nominated daily radio broadcast via StreamingFaith.com ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 11:19PM
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Writing an ebook can be a faster, more joyous process if you take full advantage of a mastermind group. Perhaps first explained by Napoleon Hill back in 1937, a mastermind group coordinates their knowledge and effort to achieve a specific purpose.
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Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 10:41PM
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Writing a book? Every one of you wants to know how to write and sell a good book. And, if you compare self publishing with New York publishing, you already know that with a little help from a bookcoach or mentor you can create self publishing succe ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 3:29PM
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Don’t be afraid to call it a ‘news release’. You could also call it a ‘news bulletin’ or ‘announcement’, but avoid the term ‘press release’ – it sounds like propaganda.
For perspective, always lead off with the city and date ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 9:38PM
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When residents living near 7019 South Yale Avenue heard gunshots on Friday morning, they did not even bother to call the police.
The sound is so familiar in parts of Chicago's South Side that locals often just ignore it as they go on with life. ...
Posted Saturday, October 25th 2008 at 3:49PM
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Writing a devotional is a wonderful opportunity to minister to others, to encourage and edify your brothers and sisters in the Lord. It's a great little "pit stop" that takes only a few minutes to read, causing the reader to smile, or be challenged b ...
Posted Saturday, October 25th 2008 at 2:51PM
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Every week I receive and search for great book trailers to promote on Christian Fiction Blog. In the beginning I was excited about what I found. It was a new concept, so I was game. However, after a few months of posting book trailers and reading oth ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 11:04PM
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Well, Marilynn Griffith sent Songs of Deliverance (Fall 2009, Revell Books) on 10-15.
It will make the trip back to me soon.
In the mean time, there is so, so much to do. So much love, some much worship, so much Jesus. So little time to remem ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 12:16AM
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After my live talks, I always get a few people who say to me, "You know, publishing an e-zine sounds great, but I just don't think I have the time to do it on an ongoing basis." Or, "I'm not sure if I'll have enough content to publish an e-zine."
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Posted Thursday, October 23rd 2008 at 11:55PM
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Google Blog Following Tool
http://help.blogger.com
Google owns the site Blogger, and through Blogger you can access an application that allows you to follow any blog (not just Blogger-hosted blogs) and receive the new posts in your Google Reader. ...
Posted Thursday, October 23rd 2008 at 9:23PM
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Comedian Rod Allison's (aka Rod of God Comedy) hilarious impersonation of Michael Jackson leading praise and worship...from Rod's "Laughter Is Legal LIVE" DVD! ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 4:14PM
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By John Riddle
Writing book reviews can be a great way to break into print. (My first byline was a book review!) Book reviews are found in newspapers, magazines, trade journals, Websites and newsletters.
To find potential markets for your book ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 3:54PM
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To create a plan for book promotion, you will need to
start with setting a publication date.
Understandably, there is a great deal of confusion
about what a publication date – or pub date – really
is.
A pub date is an “official release� ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 4:50AM
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I'd love to be able to provide a scientific answer to the question, since I hear it all the time. But there's no right answer, and there's no wrong answer.
The challenge of book promotion is that you're in charge, and you have to make all the difficult decisions based on your goals and res ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 4:29AM
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