Jul
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admin on July 24th, 2010
Who would have thunk it? Blogging, started out in 1994 as random musings by a handful of internet users who considered them nothing more than online diaries. Not anymore. Blogging is not only commonplace but it can also be a key component in online business success.
Why has it become such a phenomenon? No doubt convenience plays a major role. Blogs are easy to set up and use. Also unlike traditional website building, blogs require no technical expertise which means no fooling around with HTML code and the like.
But more than anything blogging gives people a voice to be heard. You can post some thoughts on any topic you wish and instantly have a worldwide audience to read it. If they agree or disagree they can let you know it by providing comments on your blog. Not only is this more interactive that the traditional website but search engines look at comments on your blog as fresh content.
However like everything else in life, there is a flip side. To make blogging work for you there are some things you need to .. more
Jul
23
admin on July 23rd, 2010
As part of an overall marketing plan, having your own website or blog on which to market your book is a very good idea. You'll have a place to send fans and potential fans where they can get the in-depth information that you'd like them to have about your book.
Before you can set up that website or blog, you have to purchase a domain name (such as www.queensofbookmarketing.com). And choosing the domain name for your website or blog on which to market your book may seem an easy thing to do. What's the big deal?
The big deal is how easy or hard you are going to make it for fans or potential fans to find you on the web.
If you're a new author, or about to have your own website or blog for the first time, give serious consideration to what you're using to brand yourself and your project.
First, let's look at what domain names you can consider:
You could use your name to build an author brand starting with your first book and keep adding additional books to the website or blog.
You could use the name .. more