Marketing Tips Around The Net: April 24th

Here we go on our trip around the net. I have pulled together 10 articles that I think you may find value in. Some from our old friends, others from some new experts I have come across. So click away and pick up a few things you can use to help promote your book today.

1. The 5 C’s of Expertise: And Why I Don’t Shy Away from the Term- Shama Hyder, founder of Click to Client, a full service online marketing firm based in Dallas Texas, weighs in on what it takes to become an expert. This is something every author strives to become in their niche of the world. As an added bonus this week, check out her Shama TV, a video blog where she gives out 3 to 5 minutes of tips each week.

2. Bookstores Aren't the Best Place to Sell Books But Bookstands Will Help Anywhere!- Have you been thinking a lot about getting in the bookstores? Sue Freeman gets you to thin about how to display your book to garner more interest.

3. The Suffering Blogger: 10 Lessons I've Learned the Hard Way- Don Frazier shares his lessons of hard knocks with you by sharing mistakes that he made while blogging. This is a great place to clue you into what to do-and what not to do when you are blogging.

4. The Most Important Words On Your Web Site- Penny Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., shares her advice on words that every author needs to include on their website, and why.

5. Seven Essential Applications For Bloggers Using Windows- Darren Rowse, our friend from ProBlogger, shares with you 7 essential windows tools to help make your blogging a breeze.

6. Marketing the Old-Fashioned Way- Pat Bertram brings us offline with some book marketing ideas from a local, grass roots perspective.

7. Market Your Book on Manhattans Museum Mile- I included this article to spark ideas of how you can promote your book by finding nontraditional places to sell your book.

8. Boost Your Book Sales With Press Releases- The author of this article gives some ideas to think about when it comes to promoting your book via Press Releases.

9. Finding Your Readers- Here is another article that sums up what marketing is all about: finding readers for your books. It speaks to both finding readers for both fiction and nonfiction books.

10. Blog Promotion:Using Newsletters to Build Readership- We often talk about using blogs to promote your book. Here's an article that talks about promoting your blog (which promotes your book).

Hopefully, you will find some great tips from these writers this weekend as you look for ways to promote your book. Enjoy.

Tony Eldridge