Connect with Promo Day on Social Media

As well as all the action taking place in the conference on site, Promo Day also offers lots of activities taking place on social media sites through out the day.

There will be Live Twitterchats, Facebook wall chats, Google+ hangouts, and more happening throughout the day on Saturday 30th May. Loads of opportunities to jump in and promote your books and services, and join in discussions about topics e.g. book marketing, the publishing industry, etc...

The official hashtag for the event is #PD15.

Connect with Promo Day:

www.PromoDay.info

www.Facebook.com/PromoDay

www.Twitter.com/PromoDayEvent

www.google.com/+PromoDayInfo

www.pinterest.com/jolinsdell/promo-day

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#PD15 Webinar: Visual Content for Authors with Jo Linsdell

Presenter:

Jo Linsdell

Presentation title: 

Visual Content for Authors

Presentation outline:

Jo will show you how to take advantage of the power of visual content. Along the way you'll learn about why authors should be creating visual content, how to use images, video, and more, to build your author brand and connect more with your audience. Plus loads of tools, tips, and advice to get you creating visual content for the best results. 

Presenter Bio:

Jo Linsdell is an award winning and internationally best selling author and illustrator. A recognized marketing expert, she is also the founder and organizer of the Promo Day event, and the Writers and Authors website (http://www.WritersAndAuthors.info). 

Connect with Jo:

www.JoLinsdell.com

Facebook

Twitter

Pinterest

Google+

Instagram

LinkedIn

YouTube

Goodreads

Amazon

All webinars are free to all attendees, and are available for the entire day on Saturday 30th May during the Promo Day event. Click "Register Now" above for access to this, and all the other webinars. You'll also have access to the pitch sessions with Publishers, and all the other activities and opportunities that PD15 offers.

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Attend #PD15 and get a FREE e-copy of a multi award-winning book by @frugalbookpromo

Special Offer for Promo Day supporters!

Author, Carolyn Howard Johnson (@frugalbookpromo) has a special offer for all ‪#‎PD15‬ attendees...

"A FREE e-copy of ‪#‎TheFrugalEditor‬, a multi award-winning book. Even the second edition of the e-book was recently honored by Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards! To purchase now or after the event, go tohttp://bit.ly/FrugalEditorKind. Or wait and register for Promo Day to get it FREE. Attend at least one online seminar and send me a request at HoJoNews@AOL.com with PROMO DAY OFFER in the subject line and I'll send you a pdf copy. Yep, you're on the honor system. (-: "

“Writers and editors have a true friend in Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Her word smarts, her publishing savvy, and her sincere commitment to authors and editors make The Frugal Editor a must-have resource.” ~ June Casagrande, author of The Best Punctuation Book, Period and Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies (Penguin)

I second June's comments. Carolyn really knows her stuff and her Frugal book series is a great resource for all writers. This is an opportunity you don't want to miss!

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#PD15 Sponsor Cedar Loft Productions

Promo Day 2015 is proudly sponsored by Cedar Loft Productions. 

Here's a bit of information about them and what they do:

"Cedar Loft Productions is a small publishing company with many options for our authors. We publish both new and published authors.
Our team of professionals is eager to work with you to make your publishing dream come true!

If you are looking for extraordinary personalized service, you've come to the right place! We aim to be friendly, helpful, and available to all our clients.

We are here to serve you, answer any questions you may have, and work with you through the entire publishing process. We also coach those who want to self-publish. 

As a new publishing company, we are positioned to offer outstanding service to each of our clients. When you sign with us, you aren't just a number or another client, you are an important part of our publishing group. We get to know you and your visions for your creations. This same respect for our clients will follow as we continue to grow."

They are currently accepting submissions for their 2015 Paranormal Horror anthology until 1/31/15. You can find submission guidelines at http://www.cedarloftproductions.com/submission-guidelines/

Find out more about Cedar Loft Productions on their website: http://www.cedarloftproductions.com/

Click here for details about sponsoring the PD15 event.

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Mark Your Calendars for #PD15

Promo Day will be back on Saturday 30th May 2015. As always, the event will take place right here at www.PromoDay.info and will be packed full of fantastic presentations, covering a wide variety a topics, and loads of opportunities to promote, and network.

The event is completely free to attend and open to everyone. The forums, where the main action takes place, are mobile friendly so you can even participate using your mobile phone. That's right, you don't even need to be at a computer! 

Registration is already open for the 2015 event. Just click on "Register Now" in the navigation bar above and sign up. If you registered for past events, there is no need to register again. Just log in using your email from before.

You can also follow Promo Day on social media using the hashtag #PD15.

If you have any suggestions to help make 2015 the best event yet, please leave a comment below. What did you like about the 2014 event? what could be improved? What would help take the event to the next level?

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#PD14 Success Stories

So much happening during the Promo Day event on Saturday 31st May and success stories have started to come in from attendees. 

Linda Randall had success in the pitch sessions:

Post by Linda M Randall Chisholm.

Khalid Muhammad grew his network on Twitter and took part in one of the live Google+ hangout interviews:

Post by Promo Day.

Dave had success in the pitch sessions:

Post by Promo Day.

Do you have a success story to share? Leave a comment below to tell us how Promo Day helped you.

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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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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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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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