You guys. I’m feeling a little verklempt right now, for a number of reasons. 1. This is the first guest post I’ve ever run on my blog. 2. It’s written by Susan Johnston (of The Urban Muse), one of my very first readers here at Freelancedom, and a constant source of inspiration, resources, and damn [...]
Archive for the ‘marketing’ Category
April 15th, 2010
12 Ways To Market An Ebook
Steph Auteri 
Posted in marketing 
Tags: ebook, marketing, susan johnston, the urban muse, the urban muse guide to online writing markets 
11 Comments » April 12th, 2010
How To Get Your Book Published Before the Age of 25
[Image via] You want the lowdown on how to get your book published…the sooner the better? Let me lay it out for you. First: Catch the writing bug. You know the one I’m talking about. The one where you can’t see yourself doing anything else and so spend your every free moment putting word to [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in book review, marketing, writing Tags: book proposal, book publishing, book review, publicity stunt, publish this book, stephen markley 4 Comments » April 8th, 2010
How To Avoid Social Media Fatigue in 5 Easy Steps
[Image via] Oh my god, you guys. The other week, I asked for suggestions on what I should include in my Job Hopping for Word Nerds e-book. Heather of CraftLit provided me with a goldmine of great suggestions, some of which I deemed outside the scope of my book. Still, I thought they would make [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in balance, community, marketing, networking, productivity Tags: brazen careerist, facebook, fatigue, linkedin, overload, overwhelmed, social media, social network, twitter 1 Comment » April 5th, 2010
My New Web Platform Has Launched!
You guys. I’m so excited I could puke. Last night, my (darling, beloved, uber-talented, handsome) husband put the finishing touches on my new web platform, and then set it to go live. Ever since then, I’ve been gazing at it lovingly, clicking between the different tabs and feeling giddy. I tasked my husband with this [...]
October 26th, 2009
What I Learned About Running a Business from Tabatha Coffey
I channel-surfed my way to Tabatha’s Salon Takeover during today’s lunch break. I had never seen it before and, honestly, had never felt compelled to. What did I care about the trials and tribulations of hair salons across the country? Silly me. I was quickly sucked into a three-hour marathon (I know) and, aside from constantly [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in marketing, motivation, networking, words of wisdom Tags: bravo, bravo tv, running a business, tabatha coffey, tabatha's salon takeover 3 Comments » July 1st, 2009
When Business (Tweets) Get Personal
While I use my Twitter account primarily to promote my work, share relevant links, and network with other freelancers, the mundane, the personal, and the desperate often sneak in. But perhaps that’s a good thing.
Steph Auteri Posted in marketing, networking Tags: accounts, business, business account, personal, personal account, twitter, twitter account No Comments » June 17th, 2009
Passive/Aggressive: Finding Work as a Freelancer
Despite all my preparations, when I finally went full-time freelance, I was clueless when it came to finding new projects. As I had always done before, I scoured the job ads, dutifully sent out cover letters and resumes, found a part-time freelance gig that gave me the feeling of stability and, otherwise, waited for the [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in marketing, networking Tags: aggressive, bidding sites, blog aggregators, cold calling, job ads, marketing, networking, passive, pitching, rss feeds 4 Comments » May 26th, 2009
Product Placement: Follow Me @…
I’m a bit obsessed with the Twittersphere. I’m logged on 24/7 and use the site to promote my work, seek out sources, and network with other freelance writers. Plus, it helps me to maintain my sanity when I’m desperate for some small bit of human contact. Why not use the site as a virtual business [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in community, marketing, networking Tags: business cards, t-shirts, twitter 2 Comments » April 6th, 2009
Ready for Your Elevator Pitch?
Today marks for first day of ProBlogger’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, which I joined in on because, well, frankly, I’ve been losing focus with Freelancedom lately. I mean, my posts have been coming more sporadically and, when I do post, I worry that my content is too writer-centric (are there any non-writers [...]
March 27th, 2009
Using Twitter to Achieve World Domination (In Your Field)
I can’t believe I haven’t posted about Twitter before. After all, I’ve been using it to promote my writing and connect with other freelancers for quite some time now, and even did a guest post over at TwiTip on taking your Twitter networking from online to in-the-flesh. I think it warrants a mention here at [...]
