Winning Authors, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Places

Tonight at 7PM December 31st, 2010 my daughter of 6 years old reached into a hat with her eye's closed and picked three winners, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. However, before I get to the names of the winners I want to thank each and every author / writer who entered the drawing.

For those of you who didn't win, we will be having additional drawings in 2011 and as long as you are a blog author or follower here at The Authors Page, you are automatically entered.

Congratulations, Happy New Year and come Monday January 3rd, 2011 we will start on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners book marketing.

Now for the winners ...

1st place - Lorilyn Roberts (llroberts)
2nd place - Jennie Marsland
3rd place - Sharon

Blessings and once again Happy New Year ...
Smitty
Christian Book Marketing

New Year Is Time for Business Gifts That Keep Giving

Are you giving New Years gifts this year? Why not give the gift of success this year? Frugal and Focused Tweeting is for anyone in business, especially anyone who has been ignoring Twitter.

Here is a review from reviewing guru Mayra Calvani, author of  the Slippery Art of Book Reviewing.

Frugal and Focused Tweeting for Retailers isn’t only for retailers. I requested a review copy because, as an author, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to promote and market my books. I have to say, I was not disappointed with Howard-Johnson’s book.

In an engaging style and simple, straightforward language, the author explains what Twitter is all about, and how to use it effectively in a marketing campaign. There are hundreds of Twitter applications out there, and the whole thing can get pretty confusing, especially for a beginner, so what is most helpful about this book is that the author separates the essential ones from the ones that should be avoided.

From the basics of how to set up an account, to how to integrate Twitter into your other social media, to building your list of followers, to attracting new followers, to much, much more, Frugal and Focused Tweeting for Retailers will take your Twitter marketing efforts to the next stage.

The book also includes sample Tweets and critiques, a list of applications (those that work and those that should be avoided), as well as a glossary of important technical Twitter terms.

I would recommend this book to authors who are new to Twitter, and also to those authors who, like myself, are familiar with the basics but would like to take their tweeting to a higher, more focused and effective level. If you don’t quite ‘get’ what Twitter is all about, your doubts will be clarified after reading this little crash course on the art of tweeting.