tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post6205943535249879287..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: A Platform for SuccessConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-67936814854620721682009-09-19T11:17:58.829-07:002009-09-19T11:17:58.829-07:00Helen, wasn't the computer age supposed to mak...Helen, wasn't the computer age supposed to make everything easier? Seems to me people's expectations just grow and grow, but not along with our time.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-90117336429267918332009-09-19T11:16:45.240-07:002009-09-19T11:16:45.240-07:00yes, Dave, see my next post because I so agree. Th...yes, Dave, see my next post because I so agree. The writing has got to be first.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-26828111749029918062009-09-19T00:38:30.373-07:002009-09-19T00:38:30.373-07:00Hi Conda, sorry to contact you here, I couldn'...Hi Conda, sorry to contact you here, I couldn't seem to find your email. You won the coasters from Helen's giveaway. Please contact me at enid.wilson (at) yahoo.com.au<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamyfantasy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Bargain with the Devil</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-23280121219855684422009-09-18T19:13:22.891-07:002009-09-18T19:13:22.891-07:00Yeah, agents want you to have a platform. It doesn...Yeah, agents want you to have a platform. It doesn't have to be a much visited blog. There are other ways to get name recognition and potential buyers, but if you have a platform, it puts you ahead of other writers who don't. Seems like everything is hard nowadays!<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-53486586416250716322009-09-18T03:30:10.603-07:002009-09-18T03:30:10.603-07:00It's got to be good from the agents' point...It's got to be good from the agents' point of view and from that of the guy whose had a million hits, but if it is or becomes the only route, then that can't be good for writers or writing as a whole.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-44616549371681455062009-09-16T19:04:23.431-07:002009-09-16T19:04:23.431-07:00Swu--targeting, yes! Absolutely. And the more you ...Swu--targeting, yes! Absolutely. And the more you hit that targeted audience the more great response you'll get--I'm thinking of how the main way books sell is still word of mouth.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-56691890919014352852009-09-16T18:43:35.253-07:002009-09-16T18:43:35.253-07:00Multitasking is right, Enid--and some of us are go...Multitasking is right, Enid--and some of us are good at it--witness your blog!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-86230346583105169632009-09-16T17:58:15.474-07:002009-09-16T17:58:15.474-07:00Kathy, you bring up a good point, or several rathe...Kathy, you bring up a good point, or several rather, because in a perfect world there'd be time to do all of 'em and have all be effective.<br /><br />And I agree--I learn a lot from my fellow bloggers, in an enjoyable way.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-89933053806595855812009-09-16T08:07:58.367-07:002009-09-16T08:07:58.367-07:00Conda:
Blogging to promote a book is only one ele...Conda:<br /><br />Blogging to promote a book is only one element. Other media are just as important---maybe even more important---depending on the subject of your book. A friend of mine wrote a travel guidebook. Blogging didn't seem to help, but articles and ads in travel magazines and classified ads in targeted newspapers and newsletters are doing the trick. It all gets back to indentifying your target audience and then bombarding it with information about your project.<br /><br />It's only my two cents.<br /><br />Happy trails.Swubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-30770010348585726912009-09-16T05:03:35.799-07:002009-09-16T05:03:35.799-07:00My website and blog help the sales of my books a l...My website and blog help the sales of my books a lot. It's a lot of effort to keep them up to date though. I guess multitasking is the key.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamyfantasy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Bargain with the Devil</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-168735744351805722009-09-14T09:00:11.298-07:002009-09-14T09:00:11.298-07:00Exactly my point, Nicklaus! That's what they&#...Exactly my point, Nicklaus! That's what they're looking for--name recognition!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-51947707513840189822009-09-14T08:59:02.771-07:002009-09-14T08:59:02.771-07:00Too true, Jim, a dead blog is worse than no blog a...Too true, Jim, a dead blog is worse than no blog at all. As is a blog without good content.<br /><br />Yours is both lively and delightful content rich.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-27862330080800855702009-09-13T17:34:03.573-07:002009-09-13T17:34:03.573-07:00It's important but I find it time-consuming; a...It's important but I find it time-consuming; as Jim says, it takes a lot of effort. <br />That said, I learn from other blogs I visit. <br />The huge variety of social media makes it difficult to decide on a focus...shall I tweet, blog or book my face?Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-6735207456852840212009-09-12T03:55:06.685-07:002009-09-12T03:55:06.685-07:00Showing a publisher/agent that you already have a ...Showing a publisher/agent that you already have a marketable product (your name) can never be a bad thing, can it?Nicklaus Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602198821872256722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-24979774683381359592009-09-12T02:01:49.553-07:002009-09-12T02:01:49.553-07:00Yes, it's important up to a point but if you&#...Yes, it's important up to a point but if you're going to be half-hearted about it then there's no point. The point is that it's not a matter of setting up a website and/or a blog and then sitting back, no, you need to actively promote those sites and there's no fast way to get an audience. I've been slogging away at mine for two years now at I'm getting about 4000 visits a month which sounds great but once you start to drill that down it's not so many when you count repeat visits and only a fraction of those who visit my blog – the main attraction – ever click on the links to my books or my website and only a fraction of those buy anything so you have to be in it for the long haul and the question is: do you have it in you to write a blog that will attract a regular readership as a completely separate thing from your other 'real' writing? It's not easy.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com