Comments on: Promo: the good and bad http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/ Adventures of a writer living in New Zealand Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Hywela Lyn http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6863 Hywela Lyn Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:47 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6863 Great advice Shelley. I'm definitely guilty of spending too much time on promo and neglecting my writing, lately. As a UK writer, we don't have the conventions you have over there, so an 'on-line' presence is even more important. I do have pages at the Authors Den and Manic Readers, and the Romance Studio among others. Can I add another 'The Polkerdot Banner'? This is another site which gives you a free 'Author Page' and you can upgrade for more space for a small fee. Thanks for all your promo help. Lyn Great advice Shelley. I’m definitely guilty of spending too much time on promo and neglecting my writing, lately. As a UK writer, we don’t have the conventions you have over there, so an ‘on-line’ presence is even more important. I do have pages at the Authors Den and Manic Readers, and the Romance Studio among others. Can I add another ‘The Polkerdot Banner’? This is another site which gives you a free ‘Author Page’ and you can upgrade for more space for a small fee. Thanks for all your promo help.

Lyn

]]> By: Helen Hardt http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6816 Helen Hardt Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:09:43 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6816 I really like your promo rules. It's easy to get so caught up in promotion that you ignore your writing. I know I've been guilty of that. Thanks for this informative post! I really like your promo rules. It’s easy to get so caught up in promotion that you ignore your writing. I know I’ve been guilty of that. Thanks for this informative post!

]]> By: Kaye Manro http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6811 Kaye Manro Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:34:10 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6811 This is a great blog entry, Shelley! And some of the comments are helpful as well. I believe blogs and websites are good tools, as well as getting out there and letting others know who you are. This is a great blog entry, Shelley! And some of the comments are helpful as well. I believe blogs and websites are good tools, as well as getting out there and letting others know who you are.

]]> By: Shelley Munro http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6796 Shelley Munro Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:03:02 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6796 Ashley - I hear you. I think the best thing we can do is concentrate on the writing and fit in what we can. Try the rule of three. You don't need to make the three things big ones. Even posting an excerpt somewhere counts as a positive step. Hi Nancy - The Romance Studio is a really good option. It's inexpensive yet has a huge following. Ashley – I hear you. I think the best thing we can do is concentrate on the writing and fit in what we can. Try the rule of three. You don’t need to make the three things big ones. Even posting an excerpt somewhere counts as a positive step.

Hi Nancy – The Romance Studio is a really good option. It’s inexpensive yet has a huge following.

]]> By: Nancy Henderson http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6792 Nancy Henderson Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:44:42 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6792 Shelley, thanks for the great post. Like many others, this too comes as great timing for me since I have a Jan. '09 release. I have to check out Author's Den. I'm thinking about joining The Romance Studio. Shelley, thanks for the great post. Like many others, this too comes as great timing for me since I have a Jan. ’09 release. I have to check out Author’s Den. I’m thinking about joining The Romance Studio.

]]> By: Ashley Ladd http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6791 Ashley Ladd Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:23:31 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6791 Your rule of 3 for promo is a good one. I need to do that. It's so hard to write and promo while working a full time and often overtime day job and taxi the daughter to 2 different softball teams. I'm lucky most nights to get one or the other done but rarely both. But I must try harder. Your rule of 3 for promo is a good one. I need to do that. It’s so hard to write and promo while working a full time and often overtime day job and taxi the daughter to 2 different softball teams. I’m lucky most nights to get one or the other done but rarely both. But I must try harder.

]]> By: Shelley Munro http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6788 Shelley Munro Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:52:15 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6788 JK - The hardest thing is to find places to promo where there are readers rather than other authors doing promo. I can totally understand authors wanting to promo and talk about their books but I think that en mass we scare off some readers. Maria - thanks! I'd love to. I enjoy blogging. I've been doing it for a while now. Sandra - there's no doubt about it - promo is hard and it sucks time. I'm afraid it's a necessary evil these days. We have to find a way to stand out from the crowd. In a good way. :grin: JK – The hardest thing is to find places to promo where there are readers rather than other authors doing promo. I can totally understand authors wanting to promo and talk about their books but I think that en mass we scare off some readers.

Maria – thanks! I’d love to. I enjoy blogging. I’ve been doing it for a while now.

Sandra – there’s no doubt about it – promo is hard and it sucks time. I’m afraid it’s a necessary evil these days. We have to find a way to stand out from the crowd. In a good way.

]]> By: Sandra http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6787 Sandra Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:51:58 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6787 Promo always eludes me. You've got some great ideas. Promo always eludes me. You’ve got some great ideas.

]]> By: Maria http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6786 Maria Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:43:09 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6786 Excellent no-nonsense advice, Shelley. My favorite promo is still blogging. I don't know if it has meant more book sales, but I think it keeps reader interest kindled. Commenting on other blogs regularly also keeps your name on people's radar. PS I'd love to have you on my blog in the future. As you know I am currently homeless, but hope to be resettled in about a month. :roll: I hope. If I don't contact you by late November, give me a nudge. Excellent no-nonsense advice, Shelley.

My favorite promo is still blogging. I don’t know if it has meant more book sales, but I think it keeps reader interest kindled. Commenting on other blogs regularly also keeps your name on people’s radar.

PS I’d love to have you on my blog in the future. As you know I am currently homeless, but hope to be resettled in about a month. I hope.

If I don’t contact you by late November, give me a nudge.

]]> By: JK Coi http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/10/10/promo-the-good-and-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-6785 JK Coi Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:06:01 +0000 http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/?p=610#comment-6785 When it comes to promo, i'm of the same opinion. I try to take advantage of the opportunities that won't cost me any money--like guest blogging, interviews, reviews--I'm not shy to ask, but I also like to make it reciprocal. If I offer to host someone on my blog, I hope that the offer will be returned. I've put out dough for some promotional items, like the bookmarks, and this month is the first time I've gone and paid for some online advertising for a banner--basically just to see if it works. Otherwise, I'm relying on my books to talk for me, and the more people read them and like them, the more promotion I've done, just by writing them. When it comes to promo, i’m of the same opinion. I try to take advantage of the opportunities that won’t cost me any money–like guest blogging, interviews, reviews–I’m not shy to ask, but I also like to make it reciprocal. If I offer to host someone on my blog, I hope that the offer will be returned.

I’ve put out dough for some promotional items, like the bookmarks, and this month is the first time I’ve gone and paid for some online advertising for a banner–basically just to see if it works.

Otherwise, I’m relying on my books to talk for me, and the more people read them and like them, the more promotion I’ve done, just by writing them.

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