Marketing Tips Around The Net: May 8th

It's Friday and that means it's time to take our tour around the net to see what other marketing advice is out there for authors. I have picked out ten articles that should give you more ideas on promoting your book. Before we look at those, I wanted to remind you to take a look at the new serial release of The Samson Effect. Chapter 1 is out now and Chapter 2 is scheduled for release on Monday. And this is the last weekend to enter the contest to win a free signed copy of The Samson Effect.

Now, on to the tour around the net.

1. Promote Your Book in Virtual Reader Communities- Dana Lynn Smith leads off our tour with an and article that will introduce you to reader communities. Where better to market your book than on sites created for book readers.

2. Tips on Choosing a Good Domain Name- Choosing a domain name is often done on a whim, but your domain name can play a big role in your branding. Christopher Heng does a great job giving you some sound advice on choosing your domain name.

3. How to Get Things Done with Twitter- Twitter is the rage right now. Leo Babauta gives some advice on how to sqeeze out some productivity on this popular micro blog.

4. How to Write Twitter-Friendly Headlines- Continuing with our Twitter theme, here is a great article that gives tips on writing the perfect Twitter headline.

5. Twitter: The microblogging platform that is deceptively simple- Wrapping up our Twitter articles for the week, gives you some sound advice when getting started on Twitter.

6. Stuff the Media Loves- Want to successfully pitch to the media? Penny C. Sansevieri can help with this five tip article.

7. Enhance and Grow Your Online Community Through Appreciation- Patrick O’Keefe shows us how a little appreciation can go a very long way.

8. Business bloggers: Are you making it easy for people to share your posts?- Phyllis Zimbler Miller is back with must-follow advice with anyone with a blog.

9. Negative Reviews: Are They Really Negative?- Ever suffer the painful sting of a bad review? Pat Bertram helps us keep it all in perspective and maybe even have fun with the 1 star reviews.

10. Book Marketing via Social Networking Sites- We end this week's tour with an article about how you can tie in social networking sites into your book marketing program.

That's it for the week. Hope you enjoy the weekend and find some great tips to help you better market your book. See you Monday with an all new tip and a new video tip. Oh, don't forget to read Chapter 1 of The Samson Effect! Chapter 2 coming Monday.