Blogs and Self Publishing
eBook Publisher | 04 February, 2005 17:00
Are blogs a form of self publishing? Absolutely! They are the epitome of self publishing! Why don't more writers write a blog?
That's a very interesting question. From interviews with our members, the general consensus seems to be that most writers want to get paid for their writing. They don't want to be marketers or have to do scummy stuff like marketing, public relations or advertising!
Yuk! Who does?
However, very few big name authors got there by sitting back and waiting for the world to beat down their door. Most got out and hussled sales early in their careers. And our guess is, that in today's market, they would have been active bloggers.
If you haven't yet, add a blog to your marketing plan. It's a great way for you to build a following and bond with your readers. In fact, reverse the model - consider your blog a tool to attract an entirely new market to buy your books! That is the "new" way and one that doesn't require you to "hussle" with marketing. Just select a good software system like ours (plog) that has an automated "pinger", then write!
The pinger is a tool that automatically updates blog directories and search engines.
We can tell you that since adding our blog here, our traffic has doubled. It could only be from the pinger making a whole new world (i.e. market) realize that we're here.
Speaking of blogs, and if you are in a dictator run country, take a look at this article.
There is a contest:
"The awards applaud independent blogs that provide an alternative view of the news, especially in countries where journalists and writers are persecuted by the authorities and the traditional media is under government control."
Go there and learn more.
Have a great weekend!
EP
That's a very interesting question. From interviews with our members, the general consensus seems to be that most writers want to get paid for their writing. They don't want to be marketers or have to do scummy stuff like marketing, public relations or advertising!
Yuk! Who does?
However, very few big name authors got there by sitting back and waiting for the world to beat down their door. Most got out and hussled sales early in their careers. And our guess is, that in today's market, they would have been active bloggers.
If you haven't yet, add a blog to your marketing plan. It's a great way for you to build a following and bond with your readers. In fact, reverse the model - consider your blog a tool to attract an entirely new market to buy your books! That is the "new" way and one that doesn't require you to "hussle" with marketing. Just select a good software system like ours (plog) that has an automated "pinger", then write!
The pinger is a tool that automatically updates blog directories and search engines.
We can tell you that since adding our blog here, our traffic has doubled. It could only be from the pinger making a whole new world (i.e. market) realize that we're here.
Speaking of blogs, and if you are in a dictator run country, take a look at this article.
There is a contest:
"The awards applaud independent blogs that provide an alternative view of the news, especially in countries where journalists and writers are persecuted by the authorities and the traditional media is under government control."
Go there and learn more.
Have a great weekend!
EP
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Donald Corley | 30/04/2005, 16:30
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