Archive for the ‘Publicity / Marketing’ Category
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Just a very quick note to let you know that All Book Marketing is officially back on track today. It's one of those blogs I'd been meaning to bring back for a while, but I hadn't felt terribly inspired until today. Anyway, today's post is about building relationships with your ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Today I'm going to cover a recent reader question from Diana Bocco about Squidoo lenses, and whether or not you should take the time to create one to support your freelance writing services.
Question:
A lot of writers I know are using Squidoo and saying I should definitively have a page there. ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Here's a trick that just occurred to me tonight while getting the next freelance writing jobs post ready for All Freelance Writing (I haven't tried it myself yet):
1. Go to a site where you can find freelance writing jobs.
2. Search for the term "freelance writers."
3. Now, instead of just looking ...
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Cold calling or emailing prospective clients to offer your services can be an effective way to bring in business as a freelance writer. However, many writers are turned off by the idea because they lack confidence.
I haven't used cold contacting in quite some time, because I've been kept pretty busy ...
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
I've launched two new sites in the last two days, the first being a new blog at Jentrepreneur.com and yesterday's being a free press release writing guide at FreePressReleaseWriting.com (and no, the e-book at the top isn't the "free guide." It's just the latest resource that happens to be posted. ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
Knowing where to market your writing can be as important as knowing how to market your writing. So this week's marketing tip for writers is a collection of writing forums you can visit to promote your books or writing services. Just remember to follow the rules of each forum, and ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
In addition to my new book marketing blog, I've launched a book marketing directory with AllBookMarketing.com.
The directory includes a section for author websites (authors of books or e-books being sold; not other types of writers at this time - sorry). I'll also be adding a section later today for book ...
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Monday, October 1st, 2007
Don't make the mistake of ignoring a marketing plan as a freelance writer. Some people look at a marketing plan as a waste of time, because they'd rather just jump into every marketing tactic they can think of. There are a few problems with that:
They may not be differentiating themselves ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Becoming known as an authority source or expert in a niche is quite possibly the best thing a writer can do for their career marketing-wise. Here's why:
1. More trust and credibility
2. More word of mouth referrals
3. More respect often equals the ability to charge higher rates
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
While a marketing calendar can be an important tool in book marketing, it can also help writers of all kinds promote their work more efficiently.
What is a Marketing Calendar?
A marketing calendar is a calendar (you can choose whether to make it monthly, weekly, or daily), where you lay out your ...
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