Thursday, August 9, 2012

Gearing up for marketing myself

Post number two on the joys of marketing.



I planned to work on my website over last weekend, but unfortunately along about Thursday, I came down with the head cold to end all head colds and was pretty much bed-ridden Friday after work and all day Saturday. This was a real thorn in my side, and set me back a plenty.

On Sunday, feeling well enough to at least start shopping for a new theme for the website (which is based on a Wordpress blog). I selected one and actually made a lot of headway.  This doesn't sound very trying, but if you have ever had to select a blog theme, you know how frustrating it is. You can see the latest changes here http://www.mkimsmith.com and if you want to give me your insight it will be appreciated greatly.

It is my intent to make my website and blog sort of match, either via color or theme, sooner or later. Funny, but my Twitter account fits in there too! Purple is my signature color, and I can hear you laughing. I can't help it y'all, I love purple.

Next up, plan on content that will make people want to come and visit the site. What do you think would be a good event? What brings in readers? How about a cover contest?  Or a book trailer contest?  or maybe just a chance for writers to post excerpts of their work, their cover, AND their trailer?  yeah, I sort of like that idea too!

(PS) since writing this blog post I settled on a book cover contest *visit my blog for details!*

At any rate, I am not biting off more than I can chew for a time. I am hosting a few authors books for a fall tour, and have my YA serial short stories to promote. But I will be working behind the scenes on this marketing thing.

Check back next time, Murderers, for more updates on the Perils of Marketing a' la Kim.

20 comments:

Shamshun ODMS said...

Nice post
contest marketing

highrankingsolutions said...

Nice and very informative blog thanks from High Ranking Solutions
(Digital Marketing Agency Indore and Online Marketing Agency Indore )

Anonymous said...

Nice Blog


Advertising Agency in Hyderabad

Unknown said...

Hii Your Post about Social Medai Marketing is very good i learn a lot from you the method which You Use for describing a topic is very great thanks a lot for sharing such a amazing post on
Social Media Marketing

123456 said...

Very nice. If you are looking for leading advertising agency in pune, visit tempest advertising for end to end marketing solutions.

Swapnil said...

Really useful information thanks for sharing.
At Beeing Social, our expertise can help you
with ORM, SEO, SMM, Web Development & amp;
Viral Marketing. We are a bunch of creative heads with equal
passion for both technology and brands.
Best Digital Marketing agency

conniegbrassard said...

hi friend ,Social Media Marketing is very good i learnt a lot from you the method which You Use for describing a topic is very great thanks a lot for sharing such a amazing post on Social Media Marketing
Social Media Markrting

Dale Morris said...

Norton phone number
McAfee Phone Number
Malwarebytes support phone number
hp printer support phone number
canon printer support number

Erin Moses said...

canon printer customer support number
Avast tech support phone number
Microsoft Edge Support Number
mozilla support
apple contact number australia
Norton helpline number
hp online support
brother australia support
Contact number for McAfee antivirus
microsoft outlook support phone number

KBC Lottery 2020 said...

Howdy! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this article reminds me of my previous roommate! He always kept talking about this. I am going to send this post to him. Fairly certain he will have a great read. Many thanks for sharing!
https://kbcgameshow.biz/

All Customer Service Number said...

You can install Microsoft office and using it features easily. Here you can know activation process of Microsoft office in your computer by visiting "How to activate Microsoft Office".

smith machinist said...


I’m extremely affected regarding the information you offer in your articles. i need to say am extremely overpowered by your whole story. It’s tasking to induce such quality data on-line these days. I expect to staying here for an extended time.
norton.com/setup | Office.com/setup | norton.com/setup

Jatin Sethi said...

good morning latest images
happy anniversary didi & jiju

digitaleyecon said...

Thanks for sharing the comprehensive post, your post having informative&valuable content,it will be helpfull. |
Digital Marketing Company in Hyderabad

AdFilmMakers said...

Thanks for sharing the comprehensive post, your post having informative&valuable content,it will be helpfull. |
Ad agencies in Hyderabad

digital marketing company in dehradun said...

Great content & thanks for sharing with digital marketing company in dehradun

tejaswani blogs said...

This is a fantastic post. It appears to be interesting and has provided me with a wealth of information; thank you for sharing it. I eagerly anticipate new posts. Keep up the good work.

Digital Marketing In Telugu
Digital Marketing Means In Telugu

Mark Watson said...

The first thing we suggest you try is to reboot the entire system. This does not mean simply restarting the router. First, turn off the router. Then, take off all the cables from the router, including the Ethernet cable. For TP link router keeps disconnecting from internet, you need to make sure the router stays like this for 2-5 minutes.

Village Talkies said...

Great with detailed information. It is really very helpful for us.
Village Talkies a top-quality professional corporate video production company in Bangalore and also best explainer video company in Bangalore & animation video makers in Bangalore, Chennai, India & Maryland, Baltimore, USA provides Corporate & Brand films, Promotional, Marketing videos & Training videos, Product demo videos, Employee videos, Product video explainers, eLearning videos, 2d Animation, 3d Animation, Motion Graphics, Whiteboard Explainer videos Client Testimonial Videos, Video Presentation and more for all start-ups, industries, and corporate companies. From scripting to corporate video production services, explainer & 3d, 2d animation video production , our solutions are customized to your budget, timeline, and to meet the company goals and objectives.
As a best video production company in Bangalore, we produce quality and creative videos to our clients.

Unknown said...

We are a family of experienced media buyers who share their knowledge with publishers to help them in achieving maximum profits.
They have all the potentials to generate traffic in all verticals and respective geos