Web Tool | Google Alerts

Now I’m a web developer and I tell you it’s hard keeping up with trends. I’m still trying to get the hang of Web 2.0, blogging and Twitter. Not to include the social network arena (Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace – OMG!).

Whether you are an author or a business person, you can’t sleep on the marketing side of your product. You have to be aware of your brand – which is essentially your name or your pen name.

Heather von Doehren has a article posted on Relief Journal titled, Why Writers Need Google Alerts. It’s well worth your time to read.

Using Twitter for Business

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of Twitter. Maybe.

Here is a pretty good definition.

Twitter is a mini-blogging device that can be accessed via the web, instant messaging and mobile phones. Users can send messages of one hundred and forty characters that are published either publicly or privately in a shared environment. Anyone with access to this environment can follow the flow of messages and comment, reply or simply keep up to date. Twitter can be used by groups of friends sharing gossip, groups developing ideas or colleagues in the same building deciding when to go to lunch! -

from NikkiPilkington.com

Check out Nikki Pilkington’s Top Ten Tips Uses of Twitter for Business.

Networking with Web Site Owners That Like You

The Internet can seem like a huge place to make friends and network with others. As social networks increase in use (from Ning to Facebook) we can easily forget about old-fashioned web page where people just exchanged links. When you are looking for places to market your books, a great place to start is with people who have already expressed an interest in you!

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Twitter: A Few Good Reasons to Use It

Despite Twitter’s outages, I’m a fan. I probably had a twitter account for at least three months before I really decided to to start using it. I have a few accounts. Yes, a few. Our main twitter account is tywebbin and others accounts are for our online publications (Faithwebbin Online Magazine and AA Kulture Zone). I use twitter to (1) let folks know about site updates/news and (2) for networking. Networking has become the most interesting and fun aspect of my twitter experience.

If you are an author or a business person, Twitter is an excellent tool to network with other business owners, fans, potential consumers, future clients, etc. In her article, 5 Good Reasons to Learn How to Use Twitter for Business and Personal Use, Donna Porter provides some simple and very good reasons to use Twitter.

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