Don’t Be Afraid of Trade & Technical Markets By Cheryl Pickett
If you’ve ever assumed you can’t write for trade or technical magazines
because you know nothing about the industry, maybe my story will change
your mind…
Leaving The Nest
Speaking of leaving the nest, we’re leaving in three weeks, heading south in the RV, and taking the business with us. Whoo hoo! The snow has slowed down dramatically and it looks like we’ll be able to get the RV to the shop for the pre-trip inspection.
ONLINE BOOK MARKETING THAT WORKS – Part IX: Free Listings in Ebookstores and Ebook Directories
This week, we’re going to list our ebook for sale at some ebookstores and also take advantage of a few free ebook directories…
Letters To The Editor For March 19th
This week:
- All Editors Should Pay On Acceptance!
- Re: The Mathematics of Freelancing: What’s Your Hourly Rate?
Fill’er Up! – Paying Filler Markets By Jacquie McTaggart
Does “one hour of writing time can increase your weekly income by at least $150” sound like a lyric from The Impossible Dream? Well, it isn’t – not if you write fillers. Writing fillers is an excellent way for beginners to break into print, or for established writers to boost their income.
Why Isn’t My Website/Book Popping Up In Search Results?
Angela, your continually excellent and CLEAR, step-by-step Online Marketing articles are fantastic.
I was attempting to follow the instructions in today’s article, Subtly Promoting Your Book on Major News Sites, when I discovered something disappointing. I just had my website re-designed in regular format instead of flash. And, yes, I’m getting more traffic. BUT, when I type in the categories (such as Shanghai Jews on USA today, or even historical novels on Amazon), my book never comes up. Do you or Richard have any advice for me? Should I add some phrases to my website? Do you think I could learn to change my website myself instead of having to get in touch with (and pay) my designer?
No Longer “Just” a Mom By Diane Stark
One afternoon at the library, I searched the card catalog for books on work-at-home opportunities. Most of the books told stories of women who opened catering businesses from their homes or moms who sold afghans at craft fairs. Great for them, but me – I’m not so crafty. But I did find one book on starting a freelance writing business. Now writing – there was something I was good at.
The Big Boys!
Matt turned 21 this week (sniff). Seems like just yesterday he was a wee little teenager coming over to play videogames with little Zach…
ONLINE BOOK MARKETING THAT WORKS – Part VIII: Subtly Promoting Your Book on Major News Sites
This week, we’re going to subtly promote our book(s) while posting comments on major news sites.
I don’t know about you but I love reading Letters to the Editor in newspapers and magazines. The letters section is one of the first places I look when I’m reading a periodical.
The great news is, in increasing numbers, newspapers, magazines, and other news websites are allowing readers to post comments about articles, often instantly, on their websites, directly under each article.
You can find a list of the nation’s 100 largest newspapers right here…
Subtly Promoting Your Book on Other People’s Blogs
Subtly Promoting Your Book on Other People’s Blogs
One of the best ways to find out what’s happening on blogs related to your area of interest is to go to Google Reader: https://www.google.com/reader
You can put in key words or specific sites. “Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, you can be sure that you won’t miss a thing.”
Each day when I check, I find out which terms or sites have new content. I click on the new ones and get a list of topics with a sentence or two about the content. I can then click on the arrow to go to that site and see if there is something there I want to comment on.
Jaimie (Hall) Bruzenak
https://www.rvhometown.com (Coming soon: https://www.RVLifestyleExperts.com)
Blog: RV Home Yet? https://rvhometown.typepad.com
Author of Support Your RV Lifestyle and other RV books