As the year draws to a close, now is just the time to think about how to maximize your marketing efforts in 2008 and increase your visibility as a writer. Here are some articles I’ve bookmarked recently to spark some marketing inspiration.
- 101 Ideas to Get More Work and Generate New Client Leads: Many of these great ideas are not writer-specific but scroll to the bottom for more targeted suggestions.
- 20 Essential Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog To: What’s that you say? You don’t have a blog yet? Put that at the top of your to-do list so you can join the blogosphere and start building up your readership!
- 8 Things You Can Do To Get Work Through Linkedin: This is one area that I’d really like to leverage next year (and by the way, here’s my profile if you’d like to connect; if we haven’t talked personally, please mention that you’re an Urban Muse reader).
- Top Ten Marketing Ideas to Consider in 2008: While not all of these ideas are applicable to individuals, it never hurts to stay current on marketing trends.
- How to Optimize Your Networking Energy: Jonathan Fields reminds us of the importance of building relationships and offers some suggestions for successful networking.
Wow, what a great post. I’m gearing up for the spring launch of my first book, and desperately needed something to streamline my efforts. You rock
Just in time, Susan. I’m putting together a post for tomorrow that includes links to great articles on marketing. I’ll point ‘em here!
Thanks, Lori!
Trish, congrats on the book! I’ll have to interview you for 5 Q’s as the release date gets closer.