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Know what to do with an image problem

Published on January 18, 2016January 14, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell

Oh, Goody!

This is a great post from one of my favorite bloggers! This is a must read!!

Selling books are based on image. The writer’s image.

I used to tell my daughters all the time, a person’s perception is their reality. What ever they perceive to be real is what is real to them.

And the hard reality is that first impressions matter for writers too.

I can’t impress upon you enough how important Kristen’s blog post is. Click now and read….

Selling Books in the Digital Age—We ALL Have an Image Problem & Here’s What To Do by Kristen Lamb

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What makes your blog float to the top?

Published on January 14, 2016January 13, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell14 Comments

Is it a catchy title, fancy SEO or what?

Anyone know where to order a website life jacket?

Do you know what an SEO is?

This writer hasn’t a clue!

Learning to market and use SEOs is just one of the many things writers are faced with everyday.

In fact the more I write, the more I discover writers need to wear many hats.

Writers need to market what we write, whether it’s a blog post, a children’s book or a 600 page novel. If we want people to buy it, we have to sell it. It seems writing is also a business of sorts.

Writers have to be editors, before we send it to a proper editor. Writers have to be illustrators before we hire someone who can draw. And the list goes on.

Neil Patel said, “Your content marketing campaign will fail unless you integrate SEO.”
Read more at Business2Business. At his blog, Kissmetrics.com, he explains that marketing your blog is like having a conversation between two people. SEO meets Content. Their conversation gets Google’s attention.

Nope, still don’t understand.

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Branding?? Nope, no longer done in Texas. The cattle here are bar tagged just like everything at Walmart.

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Hey, but the Cowboys still look just as hot.

Steve Masters lists 5 Ways To Come Up With Original Blog Post Ideas Over at the business 2 business community blog.

So SEO and Branding are two jobs I’m just going to let dust cover for now. These two things are just way over my head.

How about you guys? Any of you pros at this SEO and Branding stuff?

Did this help? Anyone? Anyone still there?

All this info made my head hurt. I need a glass of Merlot. I’m going to go find something to do now that will let my brain rest. Maybe watch Judge Judy.

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Do you need help Tweeting your blog?

Published on January 6, 2016January 5, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell12 Comments

I do!

And without Tweetdeck I would’ve been lost over the holidays.

At times I had 5 grandchildren sleeping over, and a house overflowing with fun and holiday cheer. So there was little time to Tweet out in a timely manner to my peeps out in Tweetdom. But I hated the thought of leaving them out in the cold for two entire weeks.

Thank you TweetDeck!

And Thank you Hashtags!

Learning to Twitter – Part 1

Posted by Solveig Werner

This post is filled with great tips on using TweetDeck and a terrific list of hashtags.

Some of my favorites are #amwriting, #writing, #blogging, and #blogger. Do you have a favorite hashtag you use?

One new thing I’ve started doing is setting up tweets to go out, via TweetDeck, of older posts. Why? Because new people are joining Twitter every day.

Hey, I’m into recycling, aren’t we all. Save the environment and all. Wait, that’s cans and plastic. Oh well.

Pop over and read Solveig’s blog, get your tweets organized in 2016 and forget about your closet, it can wait until Spring cleaning.

What about you? Any tips or tricks you use to stay organized on Twitter?

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Did you learn to blog the hard way too?

Published on January 5, 2016January 4, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell7 Comments

Well, I did.

But maybe you had this blog thing all figured out from the very beginning. Not me, I flopped and dangled like a fish on a hook for a couple of years. Yes, years before I found my footing.

I found my way by reading other websites.

Some good, some not so good, and some, well no way did I have that kind of time, but anyway I managed to find something to help me as I stumbled along my way.

First let me say, I’m a writer that blogs. Not a professional blogger.

There is a difference. When I started out I didn’t know there was such a thing as a professional blogger.

I don’t strive to have a 100,000 followers and a bazillion sponsors at Jean’s Writing. Wait I take that back, 100k followers would be okay. But I’d rather write a few good books first. How’s that for clearing up muddy water?

However, I do wish I’d understood all that is involved and required to have a good blog. I admire bloggers and all the work that goes into producing great blogs. The time and creativity to produce day after day good information for their readers is nothing short of amazing.

So to start the New Year off right, here are some tips from my go to blogger JANICE WALD I wish I’d read them in the very beginning. I hope y’all get a gold nugget out of them to make your blogging more successful in 2016.

BY JANICE WALD

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