2010 event proves to be another success

Thank you to everyone who was involved in this years event and helped make it a success.

To the workshop presenters:

Sandy Lender  

Reno Lovison  

Karina Fabian   

Gina Alzate 

Lillian Cauldwell 

Janet Elaine Smith 

Joyce Anthony

And Moderators:

Molly Swoboda

William Bike 

Penny Ehrenkranz 

Ron Berry 

All did a great job and really added to the event. 

Thanks also to the official sponsor for this years event www.pumpupyourbook.com

And last but not least, to everyone who took part; promoting the event, posting to the forums, supplying files for the downloads section and visiting the site and bookstore.

I'm happy to report that I've already been contacted by several people, who thanks to PROMO DAY, have increased hits to their websites, gotten more subscribers to their newsletters, sold more books and found new markets for their writing. 

I'm also pleased at how many of you commented on how much you enjoyed the event and have already had applications from people wanting to present at next years year.

 

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Only one day to go!

PROMO DAY 2010!

The main action on PROMO DAY is divided into two main areas; the LIVE workshop chatroom and the forums.

The workshops

Navigate to the WORKSHOP chatroom. As you scroll down you will see a large yellow box with a little white box in the centre. This is the chatroom. To enter just type your name in the little white box. If asked, enter without password.

All workshops are written.

No registration is necessary. Just turn up and join in.

N.B. You will need JAVA software on your computer for the chatroom to work. You can download it for free from www.java.com

Workshop Schedule
TIME	PRESENTER	WORKSHOP	MODERATOR
15:00	Jo Linsdell	Social Media	Molly Swoboda
16:00	Sandy Lender	Virtual Tours	Jo Linsdell
17:00	Reno Lovison	Video Trailers	William Bike
18:00	Karina Fabian	Making Promotional Materials	Jo Linsdell
19:00	Gina Alzate	Divine Empowerment	Jo Linsdell
20:00	Lillian Cauldwell	Interviews and Internet Radio	Penny Ehrenkranz
21:00	Janet Elaine Smith	Turning work into fun (marketing)	Ron Berry
22:00	Joyce Anthony	Blogging	Penny Ehrenkranz

The forums

Make sure you drop by the forums and take advantage of all the opportunities to promote your writing/services during the day and mingle with other members of the writing industry.

The event will be attended by a mixture of authors, freelance writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, virtual assistants, web designs and many more... All of which are invited to promote their products and services.

There are also sections where you can post your writing samples, video trailers etc...

To sign into the forums you will need to insert the password promo1 and register. This is a simple and free process that only takes a few minutes.

Once entered you will be able to set up your own profile (add photo, website url etc...) and post to the various sections.

Should you experience problems at any point, please email using this address.

The Bookstore

Visit the on site bookstore for a selection of great titles. Various genres.

PROMO DAY 2010 is proudly sponsored by:

I look forward to seeing you there!

http://jolinsdell.tripod.com/promoday

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The Forums

This is where the main action takes place. It's divided into easy to navigate sections to make things as simple as possible. Blantant promotion is allowed and encouraged!

This is also where you can get your hands on some great free downloads. Excellent resources for writers to save to their computers.

The password for entering the forums is promo1. When you enter you will be able to set up your profile (not complusory but an extra way to promote what you do as gives the chance to upload a photo, add your weblink etc..) and post to the forums.

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Workshop Presenter Janet Elaine Smith

Workshop: "Turning work into fun"
Presenter: Janet Elaine Smith 
Time: 21:00 CET

Outline of workshop:
Turning work into fun is a workshop on marketing. So many authors dread the marketing aspect of it, and we all know we have to do it, but it can be a lot of fun, depending in how you present yourself and your books.

 

Presenter Bio:
A busy lady who wears many hats within the writing industry. Best selling author of numerous titles and marketing expert. She is also Marketing Consultant for Star Publish. 

Check out her video trailers by clicking on the links below:

Get your ticket to an affordable vacation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzkJDko0qQ

Hi, Daddy! at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHRCJbljh1g

A Lumberjack Christmas at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVxjaFBXBw

 A Christmas Dream (my favorite, but don't tell!) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdEt0LHl91U&feature=related

Women of the Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrlrGEgFg18

Patrick and Grace:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm63Rp0j0LM

Keith Trilogy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSCULdS6A0

SingleTitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVP3upOrOo4 

Christmas Script: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0G3KE5HxNY

Books by Janet Elaine Smith (just a few as she's written far too many to list them all here ;)):

 

Find out more about her at her website http://janet_elaine_smith0.tripod.com

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The workshops

All workshops are free and open to all. No registration is necessary. Just turn up and join in. Please try to respect the start time to keep things running smoothly.

To join the chat enter your name in the small white box. If asked enter without password.
You will need JAVA software on your computer for the chatroom to work. You can download it for free from www.java.com

When the question and answer session opens type '?' if you have a question and wait for the moderator to call your name.

Times shown are Central European Time. For a time conversion please check on the Time differences page on site.

Workshop Schedule
TIME	PRESENTER	WORKSHOP	MODERATOR
15:00	Jo Linsdell	Social Media	TBC
16:00	Sandy Lender	Virtual Tours	TBC
17:00	Reno Lovison	Video Trailers	TBC
18:00	Karina Fabian	Making Promotional Materials	TBC
19:00	Gina Alzate	TBC	TBC
20:00	Lillian Cauldwell	Interviews and Internet Radio	TBC
21:00	Janet Elaine Smith	Turning work into fun (marketing)	TBC
22:00	Joyce Anthony	Blogging	TBC

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