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Jo-Anne Vandermeulen's Blog – May 2009 Archive (8)

Are You Breaking The Law, But Don’t Know It?

http://gr5mom2.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/are-you-breaking-the-law-but-don%E2%80%99t-know-it/

If you’re using images under Google for pasting into your blog posts, you may be infringing on copyrights…

***For ANSWERS turn to:

“Conquer All Obstacles”… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 30, 2009 at 10:19pm — No Comments

“Read It, Read It, Read All About It”

http://gr5mom2.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/%E2%80%9Cread-it-read-it-read-all-about-it%E2%80%9D/

Now you get to be a fly on the wall.

Who’s wall?

Everyone’s wall who’s talking about you.

***For ANSWERS turn to:

“Conquer All Obstacles”… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 30, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments

“Calling All Authors” Distribute Your Books With Me…FREE

http://gr5mom2.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/exposure-exposure-exposure/

If you’re interested in adopting another distributor for FREE, please leave a message in the comment section on the Premium Promotional Service site *You Write – We Promote* at:

http://www.premiumpromotions.biz

(Note: You must have your book listed with Amazon to take… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 30, 2009 at 10:11pm — 3 Comments

Twitter Directory for Writers

Hello my friends;

I would like to share with you a link I came across today (thanks to Dee at Tips for Self Promotion, Sales, and Advertising topic: "Twitter and Goodreads' Authors" on Goodreads)

…if you twitter, this list is valuable:

http://www.highspotinc.com/blog/2008/12/a-directory-of-book-trade-people-on-twitter/

Enjoy!

Jo-Anne Vandermeulen

Internet Promotional Manager/ Professional Support Network for… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 19, 2009 at 9:12pm — No Comments

PPS Bookstore Grand Opening

Exposure, Exposure, Exposure…

My partner, Brian Knight, has just opened a NEW cyber bookstore on our Premium Promotional Services site (http://www.premiumpromotions.biz).

Take advantage of this FREE offer…

Interested in a reputable professional promotional company to list your book right on their site?

The traffic going to and from Premium Promotional Service (PPS) site is HUGE!

* With… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 19, 2009 at 9:09pm — No Comments

A Letter Worth Saving

This letter sits in the special section of my purse, hangs with scotch tape draped over my computer tower, and the words will remain forever in my heart.

This letter was sent to me last week by Jay Miller, my first client at Premium Promotional Services.

I want to share this letter with YOU…

Seven weeks ago, I spoke with the Lord.

“Lord,” I said. “I have done what you have asked me to do in writing and… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 17, 2009 at 9:55am — No Comments

Making the Switch

Do you still comment on other blogs, network, and spend time on chat lines, like you use to?

The idea to network and be sociable will remain strong in my veins. After all, the foundation to ‘promotion’ is establishing relationships. Yet, over the past several months, I’ve noticed I’m dedicating less time to the faucets in my life that use to be my one and only passion.

So the answer is… “no”.

For some reason, I… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 17, 2009 at 9:53am — 2 Comments

Blogging: A Delicious Post Devoured In One Bite

How do I combine great needed content and infuse my post with perspective and background to make it real for the reader?

Too many writers who blog only serve the fried hamburger. Sure, I’ll attract the hungry viewers, but once they’re full, they’ll linger away. Unless they’re starving, chances are…they’ll never return. They’ll probably discover a better meal down the road.

I can eat fried hamburger, but I find it… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on May 1, 2009 at 5:16pm — No Comments