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Articles on the Writing Craft Promoting Your Work How to Get Started in Web-Based Promotion - Page 2
| How to Get Started in Web-Based Promotion - Page 2 |
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Page 2 of 2 You'll also run into the need for code once in awhile. In html code, every time you start a code ( < > ) you need to make sure to end it. ( ) If you are on a message board and your coding doesn't seem to work, replace the < > with brackets, [ ]. Because of the code of this page, I'm going to put in spaces between the greater than/less than signs ( < > ) and the letters. You don't need them.
To insert an image, you'll need to host it online somewhere, generally at a place such as Photobucket or Flickr. They both provide codes for you to use to post your image, so this isn't really needed, but still:
Also, to make your links look extra nice, it's always good to hide the link and make your words clickable. To do that: <a href="http://www.FictionAddiction.NET">click here for more</a> Also, email signatures can be an easy way to spread the word. Keep them simple and catchy, and avoid graphics, since many email services strip them out. A good example would be: What happens once in a blue moon? Visit www.apenandfire.com to find out. What makes this good is that it asks a question that might intrigue people. It also doesn't rely on any codes or gimmicks that might get lost depending on how the recipient has his/her email set up. Finally, it's unobtrusive. It can be safely part of every email your send out and it shouldn't bother anyone. Of course, you have to change it once in awhile. Sometimes I leave a signature off for a month, then put a new one up, just to break things up a bit. In this world where it seems like someone is trying to sell something to you every moment of the day, good web promotion must be inviting. While it does show something to sell, it offers more to the reader than the opportunity to spend money. It should show the potential reader that you are someone worth knowing, and someone who is a capable and interesting writer.Cindy Lynn Speer is the Managing Editor of FictionAddiction.NET and the author of A Necklace of Rubies, Every Word I Speak and The Chocolatier's Wife available from Drollerie Press as well as Blue Moon from Zumaya Publications. |
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