Being Heard

November 27, 2007 by Chris · Comments Off
Filed under: Marketing

I learned this from self-publishing my own book, 101 Things To Do on the Wisconsin Great River Road. If you want it to sell, you have to be willing to market yourself. For an introvert like me, that can be a challenge. However to stay on top of the latest business and technology, there’s the Internet. I’ve come across a few sites that I have found worthwhile.

If you have a blog, then you have to use Blog Explosion. With Blog Explosion, you earn credits by surfing other people’s blogs. These credits accumulate to impressions for a banner ad, advertising your own blog. I’ve learned a great deal from surfing, though I do admit that I don’t read these other blogs always and will often just have another tab opened to surf while I’m doing something else. Like blogging.

Another site with a unique approach is Squidoo.com. Squidoo uses what are called lens that you create on a topic of choice. It’s like a blog, but static. You can place ads for merchandise, links to favorite sites, and more. If viewers click on or hopefully, buy off a link on your page, you earn money. It’s a neat, clean format. Worth checking out.

Another option I’ve stumbled upon is Ezine Articles. On this site, you are the expert. You can submit articles on topics you have an expertise with, the idea being that you being viewed as an expert will generate traffic to your website. A great concept.

Of course, there are plenty of other ways to make yourself heard, but these are a few that I’ve had some success with.

Tags: Blogging, Ezine, lens, marketying, Squidoo