Monday, November 1, 2010

Marketing Tips Around The Net: November 1st

We've come to that time on this blog where we reach out to take a peek at other marketing tips found around the net. If you get a chance, stop by BookBuzzr to read my guest post, Important Communication Lessons Learned From The 2010 Midterm Elections. But for now, let's sit back with a cup of our favorite beverage and get going on today's trip around the net...

1. Developing Contacts to Promote Your Book- Part II: Last week, L. Diane Wolfe kicked us off with a list of questions to help us with our book promotion activities. She's back with more must-read questions for this week.

2. Update on Amazon Sales Tax Issues- Dana Lynn Smith updates us on the taxing issues that every author needs to stay up-to-date on.

3. Is This YOUR Web Site or Bookmark Faux Pas?- Carolyn Howard-Johnson has a message for every author with a website, and it it may be hard for some to hear; but, it's definitely one we all need to heed.

4. How Kobe Bryant Flunked the Personal Branding Game- Todd Rutherford invites Mike Consol to share some branding lessons we can learn from one of the best players in the NBA.

5. How to Write a Popular Writing Blog- BookBuzzr invites Lexi Revellian to share tips on building a great writing blog.

6. Marketing tips: Make your offer as visual as possible- Roger C. Parker discusses the importance of using visual as well as written elements in your marketing message.

7. Designing And Choosing A Book Cover- Joanna Penn takes you through a wonderful process of choosing a book cover by looking at her own upcoming novel, Pentecost

8. 6 Things Your Website Should Tell Book Reviewers About You (and Your Book)- Paula Krapf shares the basic elements that your author website needs to contain.

9. 10 Useful WordPress Plugins You Might Not Know- Yael Miller gives you advice on which plugins will make your WordPress blog more user friendly.

10. My New Amazon Kindle Unboxing [Photos]- Quick Online Tips has a great unboxing piece for people who purchase a Kindle. Unboxing videos or photos visually take you through the process of opening, setting up, and turning on new electronic items.

That's it for this week's trip around the net. I hope you all have a wonderful week. We will see you bright and early tomorrow. For those in the US, don't forget to vote tomorrow. This year, especially, you vote really does count.

4 comments:

L. Diane Wolfe on November 1, 2010 10:13 AM said...

Great links and thanks for the mention! Hope you got some visitors to your post on finding book reviewers last week.

Roger C. Parker on November 1, 2010 10:13 AM said...

Dear Tony:
Thank you, once again, for introducing--and re-introducing--me to 10 valuable resources.
Roger

Tony Eldridge on November 1, 2010 10:28 AM said...

Thanks Diane and Roger. You two have great blogs that people can get a steady diet of great info from. I learn a lot from you both.

Hilary Melton-Butcher on November 2, 2010 3:21 AM said...

Hi Tony .. thanks for these - these articles are so valuable .. I've popped over to read Lexi's blog writing article on BookBuzzr and also Carolyn's article on Website/Bookmark faux pas .. too true ..

I'll pop over to Yael's WP plug ins .. as I want to start another blog in WP - so interesting to know about the different platforms ..

Great round up as usual .. love these .. thanks Hilary

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