October 26, 2006
What’s Blog Got To Do With It?
So… I was sitting here wondering what the bloody hell to blog about this week when it suddenly hit me.
Self promotion.
Which is a necessary evil. Especially when you’re e-published like me.
Hell, I’m still not sure what I’m doing when it comes to self promotion so you know what? I’m like Indiana Jones. I make it up as I go.
I think self promotion is a vital part of keeping your sales up as an e-published author. And I’m a big fan of epub because (1) you get your name out there and (2) you get to keep your title and (3) if you can get your foot in the door with a good editor, you can usually stay published.
Is there a method to my madness? Possibly. Either that or I’ve had one too many Cosmopolitans. What I have I done to keep my name out there, you may ask?
I blog. A lot. And at several places. THIS is one of them (ahem, have you added us to your favorites yet? If not, WHY not?). I also blog at my own place daily and I’m a freelancer over at ShoeIQ on Mondays.
Okay so that was a bit of shameless self promotion - but hey, you read it right? And now you’re thinking that maybe you want to check them right? Maybe? Humor me. ;)
Anyway - blogging and commenting on blogs is a vital part of keeping yourself active in the online community as well as keeping yourself visible. More than likely, you’ll get hits back to your own site simply by commenting on other blogs. And if it doesn’t happen right away - don’t despair. Just keep on keeping on with the commenting on blogs and you’ll get the return hits.
Of course, I should really take my own advice. But when working and mothering takes over, it’s hard to find that time to hit all the blogs I want to. But I’ll get there. Eventually!
In the meantime… have you visited your favorite blogs today? ;)



Don’t forget Myspace - it gets your info out there too - though I have yet to quite figure out how to utilize it!
My mother always told me not to talk myself up when I was a kid, “it’s tacky and makes you sound too proud.” Authorship is a business so it’s hard to wrap my mind around “talking” myself up now - I know I know, put on my big girl panties and do it!
But you are so right! Get your name out there promote promote promote!
…have you visited your favorite blogs today?
No.
Yes, I have.
I tell myself it’s because I’m looking for another post idea. LOL.
In the process, girl!
:)
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I’m in the process.
Kinja? Hm. Will have to Google that… I’ve never heard of it!