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Content is the Key

Quality matters—enhancing your followers’ lives will gain you respect, credibility, and produce even more followers.

You have a chain ring full of keys…heavy, pulling down your arm, jingling as you step. A closed locked door is in front of you. This door is your blog and there’s only one key that will work to unlock the barricade, the solidified wall that’s obstructing your view.

Which key will open the door? Click… Continue

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Top 3

Marketing and Promoting

Top 3 Select Picks For The Week

Should be no surprise that I love to read.

Ever feel frustrated when there’s not enough time in the day to read everything?

Now this is an impossible expectation to lay on myself, but there are times when I just cannot keep my eyes open any longer…and darn it, I really wanted to finish what I started reading.

To gain knowledge about… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on June 19, 2009 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Marketing Advice Database for Writers

Go to: Conquer All Obstacles for all the links.

Marketing and Promoting

Learn from the Best

So You Want Your Book To Sell

The Secret To Promotion

Target The Audience

Turning Nightmares Into Pleasant Dreams

Creating A BUZZzzzz…

Who Likes To Get Naked?

How Can A Writer Stand Out From The… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on June 19, 2009 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Twusted Twitter Twools and Twips

Why is everyone talking about Twitter?

Is this just a phase or will this be the next form of interaction to replace our blogs?

Today, many media social networkers are twalking or twyping with a form of speech impediment. But this is no speech impediment…this is the new world of Twitter.

Twitter

Twitter is a VERY popular FREE micro-social network. A service for friends, family, and… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on June 13, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

Successful Blogging In Just 7 Simple Steps

You’ve decided to blog. Wonderful!

After a few posts, sit back, and ask yourself these questions:

1.) Why am I blogging? To create an author platform.

2.) What am I hoping to gain from blogging? Followers (potential buyers) that will revisit my site.

3.) Who am I targeting for a viewing audience? People who are interested in my genre.

To *Conquer All… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on June 13, 2009 at 1:46pm — 2 Comments

Jo-Anne Vandermeulen’s Working Partner – Brian Knight

Announcement

Brian Knight, my working partner at Premium Promotional Services, is the guest blogger at Cicily Janus’ blog *Writing About You*. Cicily’s energy is shown through a fun and creative site.

About Brian’s Blog

*The New Author* is Brian’s site. Over the past 6 months, his thousands of… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on June 6, 2009 at 8:12pm — No Comments

Scams – Beware of the Swarming Sharks

Trust takes a long time to gain and a second to lose.

I know—I’ve been burned. Thankfully, I turned to the Internet and Googled myself silly. While on the world wide web (www), I discovered there are so many of us that are supportive and in the same boat.

What a wonderful feeling to belong in a community of caring people.

Unfortunately, there are those who have not been so lucky. They’ve become a victim of a scammer.… Continue

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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

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“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

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Calling ALL grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts…all who have precious young children

What is the best gift you can give?

Whenever I was talking with children and asked them this question, there was always an assortment of answers. When the child was finished sharing and asked for my answer, I’d faithfully respond: *Time*

There’s nothing better than spending time with children. Having them jump on my lap and sink into my chest, to excitingly anticipate a story told by grandpa.

Wondering… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on April 24, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Want to know more about blog stats, secrets to search engines, and viral promotion?

“Targeting for Mountains Instead of Mole Hills” and “Climbing to the Top – A Search Engine’s Perspective”

1.) Targeting for Mountains Instead of Mole Hills

Imagine seeing sharp peeks and welcoming the sight-when sharp vertical slopes brings a smile to your face. Not often in life we anticipate the mountains. Blowing things out of proportion is something we try… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on April 12, 2009 at 7:39pm — No Comments

Miller Donates 10% of ALL Royalties

Press Release to ALL my friends

Announcement:

JAY MILLER

Inspirational Author of Children Literature will

HAPPILY donate 10% of ALL royalties from the

“All God’s Critter’s Series”

To

The Grace for Children Foundation Inc.

To support needy children all over the… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on April 7, 2009 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Want to know more about promoting and marketing?

Please, come check out my blog and read my interviews from NouveauWriter—Laura Fabiana, and Writers and Authors—Jo Lindsell

> How long have you been writing?

> In your opinion, how has the publishing industry changed and how has this affected authors?

> How important is marketing one’s book today?

> How has the Internet changed marketing authors and their books?

> Do traditionally… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on April 3, 2009 at 8:15pm — 2 Comments

“How Can A Writer Stand Out From The Rest” and “Defining Your Niche”

1.) How Can A Writer Stand Out From The Rest?

1.) Meet The Needs Of Your Viewers

2.) Market A Fabulous Message

3.) Discover Your Target Audience

2.) DEFINING YOUR NICHE

Are you worried about positioning yourself high in the ranks on media sites? Perhaps you shouldn’t…

Are the two NEW posts this week on…

YOU can…“Conquer All Obstacles”

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK FOR WRITERS

Inspired? Check it out and… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on March 28, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment