Time Magazine published the Top Ten Viral Videos of 2008. These are great examples of the creative ways people are using video. The video above was #1 and is amazing in its scope and in how it is able to touch the heart by its simple and infectious m ...
Posted Thursday, December 11th 2008 at 1:02AM
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Workshop - December 8, 2008
Thanks for joining the Creating a Publishing Business Workshop, presented by Barbara Joe Williams. Post all questions to the comments section and she’ll be answering them throughout the day.
CREATING A PUBLISH ...
Posted Wednesday, December 10th 2008 at 6:45PM
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Contests are nothing new in the online world. Many people have been using contests to get free web traffic for years. However, there is a slightly new twist since the blog revolution that has made running a contest much more effective and fun.
The ...
Posted Wednesday, December 10th 2008 at 6:37PM
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by Cynthia Renee Frazier.
Blogging is an easy way to develop an instant online community. Instead of a hard-sell technique you can use your blog to attract clients/customers by communicating useful interesting information.
To start:
1) C ...
Posted Tuesday, December 9th 2008 at 12:25AM
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AGENDA
Go to: http://www.rawsistaz-affair.com to join the conference. FREE.
Dec. 8 MONDAY
Event Overview
Meet & Greet Participants
TUESDAY
Book Discussion - What Readers Want
Panel - Self-Publishing vs Mainstream vs POD (Renee Flagl ...
Posted Sunday, December 7th 2008 at 10:30PM
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Writing can be a solitary life. When you finally finish that book and put it out into the world, you don't know how it is received. Part of you goes with that book, and it will always be a representation of your mind at the time of writing.
How the ...
Posted Friday, December 5th 2008 at 1:33AM
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Don't social network like a salesperson. Be real. Be caring and you'll 'get something" out it...you give first!
Keep your eye out for the new book: SYNERGY ENERGY - How to Use the Power of Partnerships to Promote Your Book, Grow Your Business and ...
Posted Thursday, December 4th 2008 at 2:05AM
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So many miss the entire point of using social media to grow their business. Many make it harder and more time consuming than they need to.
Read this SUPER post by one of my favorite bloggers, Relationship Economy on the 4 A's of social media -- i ...
Posted Thursday, December 4th 2008 at 1:54AM
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Invest time to learn about book writing...
Did you start writing your book and quit? Yes, I know you're not a quitter. Like many of us, you may be making some simple mistakes that block your book's progress and success. Correct the following mist ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2008 at 11:15PM
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Well, it’s another vehicle to “get out there.”
When I coach authors, I ask them if they have a blog. Then I ask them if they even subscribe to other blogs or even read and comment on other blogs. More times than not they say, “No, why? ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2008 at 12:43PM
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“Just because you have a computer, doesn’t make you a writer,” said a publishing executive at a recent Book Expo of America.
Fact is 81% of all Americans think they should write a book (according to Write & Publish magazine) and only two pe ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2008 at 11:52PM
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Ministry Marketing Solutions by Pam Perry, PR Coach
Publicity and marketing in the African American Christian Market. Urban Christian book PR tips. !
“Just because you have a computer, doesn’t make you a writer,” said a publishing exec ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2008 at 11:44PM
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Here’s how to get it!
“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” John Maxwell
If you really want to “get out there” – make sure your packaging is tight. Work on the o ...
Posted Wednesday, November 26th 2008 at 12:59AM
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Promote Your Book To The Top of The NY Times Best Sellers List
By Eric Gruber - Your Article Marketing Expert
Although, Mark Hyman, M.D, the New York Times Best Selling author, and practicing physician, had a strong, multi-faceted marketing and ...
Posted Wednesday, November 26th 2008 at 12:26AM
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So you were inspired to write and nudged to publish and now you are holding your dream in your hands: your book. It was a hard, tedious process - but you did it. It's so exhilarating.
Until you announce to the world and everyone seems to yawn. ...
Posted Tuesday, November 25th 2008 at 6:13PM
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Want other authors or publishers to join
you in a mailing or share a booth at a fair? Whether you are buying or
selling, list your wants here. Note your book genre/category.
CO-OP PROGRAMS:
1. LIBRARIES, BOOKSTORES, ETC. The Publishers Market ...
Posted Tuesday, November 25th 2008 at 5:58PM
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Proofread book promotion materials. All book publicists, and everyone who promotes a book, does that automatically. Media kits are proofread from top to bottom, multiple times, before you stuff them into Jiffy bags with books and send them on their w ...
Posted Tuesday, November 25th 2008 at 1:44AM
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Dante Lee Featured on Tavis Smiley Radio Show
I was recently featured on the Tavis Smiley Show on PRI (Public Radio International), live from his studio headquarters in Los Angeles.
During the interview, I spoke about the African American web ...
Posted Sunday, November 23rd 2008 at 11:30PM
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Dante Lee Featured on Tavis Smiley Radio Show
I was recently featured on the Tavis Smiley Show on PRI (Public Radio International), live from his studio headquarters in Los Angeles.
During the interview, I spoke about the African American web ...
Posted Sunday, November 23rd 2008 at 11:29PM
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I recently read an article asking this question should you still blog in the world of social networking and more blogs? Surprisingly the article said, no you shouldn’t be blogging anymore! The article went on to say that because of social networki ...
Posted Sunday, November 23rd 2008 at 11:19PM
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Several years ago, when I was working for an agency, I was fired from an account. What that means is the client didn’t want me writing for him anymore.
Another writer, a friend of mine, got the account and life went on.
Of course, I was prett ...
Posted Sunday, November 23rd 2008 at 7:40PM
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Presenting yourself as a professional is key to any executive. Here are some common business card faux pas to steer clear of by Marcia Layton Turner.
You only have one opportunity to make a first impression. That's why Sonya Lowery, author of The ...
Posted Friday, November 21st 2008 at 12:31AM
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1. Write a press release. Keep it short, to-the-point and informative. Give just enough information that would arouse the interest of the reader to want to find out more about the book. Send this press release out via e-blast services and new distr ...
Posted Friday, November 21st 2008 at 12:10AM
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I was going to blog about this a long time ago, but I found a recent post on the Inside Facebook blog that pushed me to do this one. What a lot of people don’t know is that when you search for someone’s name in Google, their Facebook page will mo ...
Posted Wednesday, November 19th 2008 at 2:24PM
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Let's explore what it takes to write a book. Keep in mind that there are many different ways to begin writing a book and there have been many books written on the subject. So if my article hits home in even a little way... research what's out there f ...
Posted Wednesday, November 19th 2008 at 3:34AM
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