5 Must-Read Marketing Articles

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.

1. 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.
2. 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!
3. 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).
4. 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.
5. How to Optimize Your Networking Energy: Jonathan Fields reminds us of the importance of building relationships and offers some suggestions for successful networking.