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If I Were An Author I Would…

February 7, 2010
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1. Spend most of my time researching blogs and online websites instead of kvetching that my traditional publicity firm is just not trying.
2. Understand that I don’t need a publicist, mygrandma or even my publisher to work on my behalf to get coverage for my books! I can compile a list of blogs and start participating way before my [...]

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Twas The Night Before Social Media…

December 18, 2009
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Twas the Night Before Social Media….
Twas the night before social media, when all through the Web
Not a Facebooker was statusing, no new updates in sight.
The tweets all tweeted on the Twitter with care,
In hopes that St. Click soon would be there.
 The 24/7 social media gurus nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of new DIGGs danced through their heads.
And [...]

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7 Signs Your Social Media “Expert” is Not So Social…

November 19, 2009

7 Signs Your Social Media “Expert” is Not So Social:
1. You ask them about measuring metrics and they say, “Metrics, metrics, we don’t need no ‘steenking’ metrics.”
Helpful Tip: Measurement of social media activities should be happening using tools like Radian6, HubSpot Grading tools, and some from Mashable’s list here.
2. Early on, you ask the expert [...]

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You Might Be A Social Media Junkie If…

November 17, 2009

Nielsen recently released an interesting study on social media usage and social media junkies.
I thought I’d post my own list of items for you to determine if you are a true social media junkie or not. For someone (me) who is always trying to balance the online with the offline, I feel your junkie [...]

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Your Mom Called and She’s Googling You

October 16, 2009

Six Ways To Help Her Find you Faster…
1. Stop being sheepish about your accomplishments and build a truly savvy and transparent profile for yourself on the Web.
(Oy vey – you’re not tooooooo olddddddd to be on the Web. Seriously.)
2. Use Twitter for good, not evil. As mega-celebs close down their Twitter accounts it just [...]

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Six Ways to Expand Your 2.0 Sociability

October 2, 2009
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Six Ways to Expand Your 2.0 Sociability…

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3 Tips To Rock Your Linkedin Profile

September 21, 2009
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“Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory.” Ghandi

While some of you might think of Linkedin and all these other tools as pure drudgery, I challenge you to think of them as tools for changing the world.
Tackling social media really works best if [...]

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Defy Gravity with Web 2.0

September 20, 2009
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“It’s time to trust my instincts. Close my eyes and leap. It’s time to try defying gravity. I think I’ll try defying gravity, and you can’t pull me down.” (Defying Gravity – Wicked the Musical)
I’m writing my book fulltime on Sundays and I always try to listen to inspiring and uplifting music when I’m writing. Today my [...]

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You Had Me At Your Signature Line

September 16, 2009
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If you think of the Jerry Maguire scene and apply it to your signature line in your email, then make certain you will have them at “hello.”
Five Tips For Having them at Hello: (on your signature line in email)
1. Link to your TwitterID under your name – “Tweet with me TWITTERID”
2. Link to your blog [...]

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Economy of Effort and Social Media

September 10, 2009
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As the success of using social media continues to rise, one of the key things to keep in mind is the “economy of effort” as it relates to the time you’re spending on all your social media endeavors.
Instead of trying to be active on all the grouplists, all the social media sites as well as [...]

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10 Ways To Be Your Own Best Press Agent

August 5, 2009
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Think big. Think media. Think YOU.
1. Make sure your picture and bio are readily available on your blog or your site as a high-res downloadable jpg.
2. Don’t ask anyone to register on your site anywhere just to get your bio or downloadable press kit. The easier access you give to reporters the more they like you!
3. If [...]

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Post Traumatic Group Disorder

July 31, 2009
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Post Traumatic Group Disorder…

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