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Dante Lee Featured on Tavis Smiley Radio Show I was recently featured on the Tavis Smiley Show on PRI (Public Radio International), live from his studio headquarters in Los Angeles. During the

I recently read an article asking this question should you still blog in the world of social networking and more blogs? Surprisingly the article said, no you shouldn’t be blogging anymore! The articl

Several years ago, when I was working for an agency, I was fired from an account. What that means is the client didn’t want me writing for him anymore. Another writer, a friend of mine, got the acc

Presenting yourself as a professional is key to any executive. Here are some common business card faux pas to steer clear of by Marcia Layton Turner. You only have one opportunity to make a first i

1. Write a press release. Keep it short, to-the-point and informative. Give just enough information that would arouse the interest of the reader to want to find out more about the book. Send this pr

I was going to blog about this a long time ago, but I found a recent post on the Inside Facebook blog that pushed me to do this one. What a lot of people don’t know is that when you search for someone

Let's explore what it takes to write a book. Keep in mind that there are many different ways to begin writing a book and there have been many books written on the subject. So if my article hits home i

Dr. Stacia is my pastor and mentor. That's her in the center. www.Ministry4Women.com

1. Send news releases regularly about new products and services, events, contests, awards, new employees and promotions. Use www.BlackPR.com 2. Write “how-to” articles for newspapers, maga

Well, welcome to the club. Most of the authors I work with, or coach, have day jobs; they try to cram in as much marketing as they can after an exhausting day at the office. Working this way can be co

What’s all the talk about Blogs? What’s a blogosphere? Well, it’s another vehicle to “get out there.” When I coach authors, I ask them if they have a blog. Then I ask them if they even subscri

1. Articles (Have I harped on this enuff?) :) 2. Author Bio (your resource box) MAKE IT GOOD! 3. Banners (WEB BANNERS - PUT ON OTHER SITES) 4. Bookmarks (give out to bookstores and libraries) 5.

THE TEN COMMADMENTS OF HOW TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE 1. Keep skid chains on your tongue; always say less than you think, cultivate a low, persuasive voice, How you say it counts more than what you s

You've just finished your book. And now, the hard part--marketing it. Most authors say, " I don't have enough time to market." "I'm an introvert, and don't enjoy talking about my book." Or, "I just

Yesterday on Twitter, I revealed to my followers that I was taking a 15 minute break from my “Content Creation Day”. Suddenly I got a flurry of tweets about what it was and how I came up with the idea. So in the spirit of jumpstarting my blog again, let’s talk about creating content. I first

Personal Brand Expert Melissa Johnson, helps you learn how you turn passion into profit. Visit her website at www.brandmelive.com! Buy her book, "Brand Me. Make Your Mark: Turn Passion into Profit," a

I know you're busy. You have a whole other life and career or business you have to keep going while trying to become a published author. You can't spend the years I spent learning the business--perhap

Publishing a book takes a lot of time, energy and effort. It's no joke. Once it is published, promoting (and selling it) is even harder! There's so much to learn and it can be frustrating bec

Author 101 (Excerpted from , by Rick Frishman and Robyn Spizman; contact Rick at www.author101.com) The public relations firms you choose to represent you should have solid media relationships.

EEW (Empowering Everyday Women) is looking to feature new authors. Good Book Hunt For New Authors! bookhunt@eewmagazine.com The editorial team of EEW Magazine is looking for good reads by new

Whether you are a professional, own a business; whether you have written a best selling fiction book, whether you are a nonfiction author best selling author, you may want to update your writing fo

First, Break All the Rules by Sara Nelson -- Publishers Weekly, 10/27/2008 How do you make a bestseller? That's one of the most important and oft-asked questions in BookLand. We don't know the an

We all have offline social networks, friends from our association, church or group, business networks that include suppliers, customers and other businesses, and now thanks to the power of web 2.0 we

Based on a survey Effició, Inc. conducted with 100 small business owners two to seven years in business, with zero to twenty employees, their strategic initiatives failed. Why? There were several reas