June 26th, 2010 at 12:10pm
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This morning I received an email from my hosting company—the one that is home to this blog and to some of my other sites. It seems there’s a new batch of phishing emails.
The subject line jumped out at me. VERY URGENT spoof asking for your login details
It seems that a message went out to some of the company’s customers. The message said in part…
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June 24th, 2010 at 9:03pm
Turn Your Articles Into Videos
I have a client who is really working hard to create her online presence. She’s making great progress. She’s doing social networking, participating in forums, commenting on blogs, and writing articles. While we were discussing her progress,admitted to me that she’s totally stuck on the next step she knows she needs to take. She said that the thought of creating videos scares her to death.
She realizes that video has become an increasingly important in book promotion. She’d love to include videos in her promotion efforts. But, she really doesn’t know where to start.
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June 23rd, 2010 at 2:34pm
A Logitech USB headset and mic
We started a discussion on Twitter during #writechat about letting your voice help you build a relationship with your readers. Most people said they didn’t like their voice, didn’t know where to start, or just were afraid to try.
I assured everyone that you don’t need a perfect (there’s that word again) recording to have your readers relate to you. You already know that readers are drawn to characters who have flaws. The same applies to you, the author, as well. You don’t need to be perfect. Just reach out to with your voice to connect to your readers.
It’s easy to create a short audio for your readers. You need a few simple tools.
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