Category Archives: Author Promotion

Article Submission Tools for Article Marketing

Posted on September 7, 2010 by mywritingmentor

A list of article submission sites for author platform building efforts. Continue reading →

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Using Squidoo as a Part of Your Author Platform

Posted on September 5, 2010 by mywritingmentor

Build a few lenses and see what it can do for driving more traffic to your website and blog. Link building is never time wasted. Continue reading →

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Platform Building Press Releases

Posted on August 23, 2010 by mywritingmentor

The press release is a specifically formatted and written document you submit to free or inexpensive public relations related sites. The press release is designed to highlight a particular event. Continue reading →

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LinkedIn – Another Powerful Element of the Author Platform

Posted on August 15, 2010 by mywritingmentor

LinkedIn by itself is a powerful tool you should take advantage of and use to promote your expertise as well as your web presence as you build your Author Platform. Continue reading →

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Author Platform Building – Optimizing Your Facebook Author Page

Posted on August 15, 2010 by mywritingmentor

You can do a lot to maximize your author platform exposure to search engines through your Facebook page. Continue reading →

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How to Make your Blog Visible – Platform Building

Posted on August 3, 2010 by mywritingmentor

You have a blog and now you wonder if anyone will read it? Here are a few tips of things you can do that will help your blog be visible to your audience: Continue reading →

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Elements of an Author’s Platform

Posted on August 1, 2010 by mywritingmentor

Building an author platform is all about getting out there and getting noticed. You can’t be a wallflower in the publishing industry. Continue reading →

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Galileo, Yard Art and Author Platforms

Posted on July 28, 2010 by mywritingmentor

Authors have to create a real presence and put themselves out there on the web. Continue reading →

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Writer’s Platform – What the Heck is that?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by mywritingmentor

Every writer needs a platform…but half the writers out there are not aware of what a platform really is. Essentially a writer’s platform is his or her strengths and passions and the networks used to communicate them. Continue reading →

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Publishing Award – FAQ

Posted on January 30, 2009 by mywritingmentor

Awards not only bring personal satisfaction and prestige to the author but they can ultimately influence buyers. The book can keep on selling and influencing decision makers, thanks in part to that gold seal on the cover. Continue reading →

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