Comments on: Is Your Website Keeping You From Being Published?

By: Content Marketing With Higher Profit | Ghostwriter

Content Marketing With Higher Profit | Ghostwriter — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:12:16 +0000

[...] Though our direct marketing for the Inkwell wasn’t as strong as it could’ve been, the content was stellar. On Monday we wrote about six people to trust in the world of publishing. Then on Wednesday we asked, “Is Your Website Keeping You From Getting Published?” [...]

By: George Angus

George Angus — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:05:52 +0000

Hey guys,

I recently did a post on the importance of adding a “For Agents and Editors” page on the blog. Yes it is a passive means but there is always a chance an editor or agent will be surfing and come across the site. The page includes links to published work, a list of works in progress and a bit of my personal writing philosophy.

With so much marketing falling into the laps of authors, setting up your platform early is a great idea.

Cheers

George
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By: Mary Tomasi Dubois

Mary Tomasi Dubois — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:49:45 +0000

Thanks – I’ll look for your comments.
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By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:07:44 +0000

Pictures are presented through the website http://en.gravatar.com/ where you upload your photo. Blogs who allow gravatars – which is most of them these days – then show your photo, which is tied to your email address.

By: Mary Tomasi Dubois

Mary Tomasi Dubois — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:49:01 +0000

Right now I’m going to ask a really stupid question not regarding publishing – how in the heck do i get my picture posted with my comments here? I’ve right clicked on the window and opened my pictures and tried to place a photo of me but it keeps opening my website instead. How come there’s no browse option? Help!
Mary
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By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:56:34 +0000

Great post…how did I not know about this blog?

I just self-published a book, and just having sold copies on Amazon is an amazing feeling. I’m hoping to have more to share in the future.
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By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:34:16 +0000

Thanks for writing, Mary. I think the key is connecting to your audience. Since you are published, you have an audience. How do you foster relationships with those readers? Do you connect with them via social media? I’ll check out your sites this weekend and let you know my initial thoughts.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:28:47 +0000

Hey Scott – well said and a good parallel with the manuscript. Thank you for the nice words.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:27:18 +0000

Thank you for writing. Feel free to shoot us any questions you have via email and we’ll gladly answer them. Best of luck!

By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:25:18 +0000

We firmly believe in building your brand BEFORE putting your book out there for consumption. If you try it the opposite way, it will be a much steeper hill to climb. It helps to have an established readership whether you are self publishing or you want to show a publisher – “look at the audience I have built on my own.”