Adding LinkedIn to your Marketing Arsenal!

Adding  LinkedIn to your Marketing Arsenal!

LinkedIn is not just a directory site. I was amazed to find that the place I signed up with a couple of years ago was, in reality, a great networking site. There are some amazing groups you can join and many ways you can expose yourself (In a good way) to new readers and new marketing allies.

Promoting Your Book on LinkedIn: Do's and Don'ts
http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2009/10/promoting-your-book-on-linkedin-dos-and-donts.html

Promote Your Books Using LinkedIn
http://www.theessentialebooker.com/promote-your-books-using-linkedin/

TGIF Book Marketing Tips: The Importance of LinkedIn Profiles for Book Authors
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book-marketing/the-importance-of-linkedin-profiles-for-book-authors/

Book marketing - LinkedIn Groups for book marketing and more 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doK8J4-COCk

Learn How To Promote Your Book Using LinkedIn

How LinkedIn Apps Can Promote Your Business
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-linkedin-apps-can-promote-your-business/

Promote Your Books in the Publications Section on LinkedIn
http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2011/02/promote-your-books-in-the-publications-section-on-linkedin.html

It's FREEBIE Friday!!! Using Twitter To Promote Your Books

As always be cautious and use your own common sense when determining whether to try any of these freebies.

Use this Free Resource to schedule your tweets.
http://www.hootsuite.com
Looking to spruce up your Facebook, MySpace or Twitter Profile, check this out.
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www.TwittinSecrets.com


The Twitter Guide Book
http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/

Article on Marketing Your Books on Twitter
http://www.sellingbooks.com/10-ways-to-market-your-book-on-twitter/

Promote Your Book on Twitter - Top 10 Strategies for Authors
http://www.publetariat.com/sell/promote-your-book-twitter-top-10-strategies-authors

Promote Your Book on Twitter in 10 Minutes a Day
http://website101.com/twitter/promote-book-twitter-minutes/

How To Promote Your Book Using Twitter
http://www.go-publish-yourself.com/book-marketing/twitter-book-marketing

9 Ways to Use Social Media to Launch a Book
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/9-ways-to-use-social-media-to-launch-a-book/

List of Cover Artist: A Little Free Research for You!

Ok. So sometimes I'm going to just do a little research for you so that it saves you the time.  I've been scouring the web and asking for recommendations on Cover Artist.  People still DO judge books and ebooks by the cover.  They will argue just how much a cover influences a buying decision, but most readers still admit that it does influence it somewhat.

I will more than likely continue to edit this post as I find additions. Hopefully, this will help you connect with some great talent to help you package your works of art in a manner that will attract lots of sales.


Karen Fowler http://quirkygurl.com/cover-art/  PreMade Covers NEWLY Added 9/15/11
Rae at: http://raemonetinc.com/
Tuesday at:  http://dreaminginpurple.net/PurpleInkBlog/
Amanda at: http://razzdazzdesign.com/
Frauke at: http://www.crocodesigns.com/
Kim at: http://www.hotdamndesigns.com/
Dara England http://mycoverart.wordpress.com/  *Not currently taking custom orders but does have some premades
Peter Ortiz: http://standalone-complex.deviantart.com/
Glendon Haddix (http://streetlightgraphics.com/
Elizabeth Sharp (http://sharpcovers.blogspot.com/)

Christopher Steininger: http://www.partzero.com

J. Simmons: http://www.jsimmonsillustration.com/

Stephanie Mooney: http://www.stephaniemooney.blogspot.com/

Christine DeMaio-Rice: http://flipcitycovers.blogspot.com/

Tara Shuler: www.tarashuler.com/cover-design-service/
Becky Weaver - http://missninjaart.com/
Ronnell D. Porter - http://www.wix.com/ronnelldporter/design 

Kathleen Valentine http://www.valentine-design.com/

Jeroen ten Berge: http://jeroentenberge.com/

Carl Graves: http://www.extendedimagery.com/

Robin Ludwig Design (http://www.rldprint.com/

Nathalia Suellen (http://ladysymphonia.com/

Claudia McKinney is amazing (http://phatpuppyart.com

Malcolm McClinton: http://www.wix.com/hangedman/hangedmanstudio

Kimberly Van Meter https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150144973498947.280208.747178946&l=c406b727d6&type=1

Gary Val Tenuta :  http://www.bookcoversandvideos.webs.com/

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Book Promotion Ain’t For Sissies

Book Promotion Ain’t For Sissies

 By Jenna Glatzer

My first blog post. I can't believe that I have finally made the jump into blogging.  Actually, I can't believe it took me this long.  FREEBIES FOR WRITERS started out many years ago as a newsletter distributed through Yahoo Groups.  It was very well received and I had tons of subscribers that held on each and every newsletter, but as with most things, life happened and eventually the newsletters became more and more less frequent. 

Since my first novel was published electronically back in November of 2010 I've become more and more aware of the importance and popularity of blogs as an information vehicle.  I have been amazed at how many moms, dads and even kids are blogging about anything you could imagine. 

This blog is for fun. A way that I as an author can share with other writers fun and interesting tools that I find along my internet searches. 

I also have a CD Library Compilation of Life in the 1800's (this compilation includes actual etexts of books and resources from that time period. If anyone is interested in more information on this simply comment.

I love to dig and now I can share all of my wonderful discoveries with you my new blog readers and friends...

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Book Promotion Ain’t For Sissies By Jenna Glatzer

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I hope you enjoy this first installment and will check back often for more...

Keep Writing,

Tammie Clarke Gibbs