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  • "Angie wrote an awesome press release for us and advised us on marketing and preparing for our first CHA show. The service was professional and high quality. Angie’s experience in the industry was extremely helpful as we created the press release and prepared for the CHA show. She advised us in many different aspects of our business in addition to the press release, and we were much more prepared for the show as a result. Her immense knowledge of the industry is invaluable to newcomers, and she treats every question like it is important. Angie performs her job with the utmost professionalism and integrity. She is a terrific writer and has wonderful ideas for marketing on any budget." -- Christie Welch, co-owner, Two Chicks Designs

Awards

Self-Publishing Secrets with Elaine Floyd

I was very excited to see that my publisher, Elaine Floyd, is the guest speaker on an upcoming SpeakerNet News Teleseminar - July 8.  She will be addressing "Self-Publishing Secrets: How to Produce Your Own Bestseller". And this lady *totally* knows her stuff.  I mean, she did publish each of my three best-selling scrapbooking idea books.

In this teleseminar, you will learn:

  • how to create a system for selling not just one book, but a series [editor's note: from the beginning, she intended to make Book of Me a series, not just a single, stand-alone book.  She's always thinking ahead like that.]
  • why your book must exceed the standards of major publishers
  • the three critical components to making your book a success and what most self-publishers skip — to their book’s detriment
  • key components of a jump-off-the-shelf cover [I still get comments on the appeal of my book covers - Elaine was integral to their design.]
  • internal layout tips that separate “home-made” from professional [ditto on the internal pages - people *love* the sidebars in my books.]
  • how to decide between soft- and hard-cover

In short, if you are interested in self-publishing (or even if you're publishing with an commercial publisher) - Elaine's expertise will give you the inside scoop on getting your books to fly off the shelves.  I truly cannot sing her praises enough.

[cross-posted on The Blog of Me]

Holiday Gift Ideas: The Gift of Knowledge

Some examples from my personal wish list for the upcoming holiday season:

What about you?  Have you given any thought to what the new year may hold for you and your business?  What the new year might hold if you built upon your existing skills or learned some new ones?

You should be able to get an idea of my personal/business goals from the scrolling book list above. I plan to learn more about search engine optimization to better help my blog marketing clients.  I want to hone my copywriting skills to bring in a few more clients, and better serve the ones I have.  I also want to see what I may be missing about producing "information products" (aka ebooks).

What business development/marketing/productivity books are on your wish list this year?