Archive for June, 2009
Virtual Book Tour
Monday, June 29th, 2009VBT Secrets “Preview Trainings”
Please mark your calendar for July 2nd and the preview call by Alex Mandossian.
That day, Alex will share why “every business is an information marketingbusiness” … regardless of your expertise.
Q: “Do you own a business card?” Q: “Do you have a website or blog?” Q: “Do you maintain voice mail?” Q: “Do you send thank [...]
When Fame Fails
Sunday, June 28th, 2009This week has seen the sad passing of three people who have achieved fame in different ways. Ed McMahon was known as the faithful sidekick to Johnny Carson. His career brought him fame but not the mega stardom of others. Farrah Fawcett was known as the blond bombshell who left behind a plum role on [...]
Make one million dollars online, today, right now.
Monday, June 15th, 2009Browsing the Twitter stream I clicked on an article someone was reading about social media charlatans in the online edition of PC World. Let me admit this up front- I have listed myself as a social media coach on my new business card. Despite the title of this post I promise nothing in terms of [...]
Final Thoughts on BEA 09
Monday, June 8th, 2009It is amazing how much there is to write about one expo. I know that I didn’t use BEA to my best advantage. Going in I was not certain how I wanted to represent myself. Did I want to be press, author or publisher? All of these are hats I wear in one way or [...]
Meeting Gary Vaynerchuk at BEA 09
Friday, June 5th, 2009My first excursion to BEA was exhausting, exciting and enlightening. If you love books, and I do, then being in a space with thousands of books, publishers, authors is having a serious case of sugar overload.
Saturday, I was better rested, and prepared. I ate a big breakfast, brought my own cheaper lunch and kept my [...]
Chris Brogan and a missed opportunity at BEA 09
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Friday at the Book Expo 09 was exploratory and exhausting. I was going to attend a couple of workshops, say hi to a couple of friends and get the lay of the expo land. The first workshop was a panel discussion about e-publishing with Mark Coker of Smashwords. Mark was a guest on my show [...]
Book Expo America 2009 pt. 1
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009This was my first book expo. My radio guest, Dan Poynter of The Self-Publishing Manual, said I should go as press. I did. The keynote speech featured Clarence Clemmons of the E Street band, and Steven Tyler. BEA has the keynote guests sit in nice comfy chairs in this informal interview format. Clarence was an [...]