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Write book. Self-publish book. Promote book. Write screenplay. Make film. ALL WITHOUT AGENT

Gregor Collins will be presenting at Promo Day on Saturday 31st May. "Write book. Self-publish book. Promote book. Write screenplay. Make film. ALL WITHOUT AGENT." Register now to learn how to adapt your book into a screenplay!



What will be covered:
Since its publishing in August of 2012, Gregor's memoir The Accidental Caregiver has taken him on an incredible, unexpected journey around the world. Starting with a chance meeting in 2008 with a Holocaust refugee in a Beverly Hills kitchen, he is now adapting the book into a feature film, and he's done it all without an agent. Through persistence, networking, fearlessness - and having a quality product - Gregor wants to impart to you how he's done it "his way" and how you can do it "your way."

Bio:
Gregor is an actor, author, screenwriter, and film and television producer living in Los Angeles. After graduating from Florida State University in 2000 with a BA degree in Communication, he began working as a production assistant for a start-up TV show calledBlind Date. He has since produced an array of reality television shows and independent films, and performed critically acclaimed lead acting roles in the features Night Before the Wedding and Goodbye Promise. With two feature film scripts in pre-production - one an "assisted suicide comedy" and the other a screen adaptation of his bestselling memoir The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann - Gregor also teaches an online class on Udemy about how he's used social media to successfully promote his projects, and regularly contributes to various publications like Filmmaking Stuff, Bliss Magazine, and Cinema Editor Magazine.

Gregor loves connecting with new creative minds all over the world and encourages you to add/contact him via Facebook/Twitter, and/or gregorcollins@gmail.com.


All presentations at Promo Day are completely FREE and registration is open to all. Once you've signed up you'll have access to all the presentations, the live pitch sessions, and all the promotional and networking opportunities.


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Follow Promo Day on Pinterest


We now have a board for all the Promo Day pins! 

It's still in the early stages but you'll soon be able to find posts and info related to the event. Drop by http://www.pinterest.com/jolinsdell/promo-day/ now and follow the board so you don't miss out on new pins.

Be sure to re-pin posts to your own boards to help spread the word about this years event. There's some awesome presentations lined up and there will also be loads of promotional and networking events throughout the day that you (and pretty much anyone in the industry) won't want to miss.

Happy pinning :)
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Stats for PD12

Promo Day 2012 took place on Saturday 19th May and what an event it was! The presenters did an excellent job in the on-line workshops providing a mass of useful information and tips. These guys and girls really know their stuff!

The Promo Day website www.PromoDay.info had 1,524 page-views during the event (popular pages included the on site book store), whilst the forum received 6,758 page-views. 

235 registered members, from 32 different countries, posted a total of 404 posts to the forums during the day (137 of which where subscribed to).

68.07% of visitors to the site were new with 31.93% being returning visitors.


Traffic to the site came from a variety of different sources: 


Thank you to all of you that helped spread the word about the event on your various sites, radio  and social network platforms.




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Network and grow your writing career

Promo Day is an excellent opportunity to build your on-line reputation and connect with other members of the writing industry. 



The event is attended by writers, authors, editors, publishing companies, illustrators, virtual tour companies, website designers, to name a few, making it the perfect place to reach out and make new connections.

Past events have resulted in new clients, books deals etc, for a large number of attendees.

There are plenty of opportunities to network during the Promo Day event using the special threads in the forums. 

As an international event, Promo Day gives you the chance to network with people from all around the world. 

Prepare to grow your career and register now at www.PromoDay.info (It's FREE!)
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Ways to promote your books

Promo Day is the perfect opportunity to promote your books to a large international audience. The event takes place on-line and is completely free to attend, making it assessable to everyone with an internet connection.

Promotion of your books is not only allowed. It's encouraged!

In the forums you will find a special promo thread where you can share information about your books. Post your book blurb, share an excerpt, share your video trailer links, etc...

As a registered attendee, you can personalise your profile. This means you can upload an avatar (why not make it your author pic or book cover). You can also add your website url and other information, all of which will show automatically on all posts you make during the event.

Want to take it to the next level and have a book spotlight? You can feature your books in the on site book store for just €5,00 per book! For this small fee you get your cover art, purchasing link, book blurb AND an author page with your photo and a short bio. A real bargain!

Here's some of the books already featured in the book store:


Register now at www.PromoDay.info
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PD12: The Workshops


The workshops all take place in the forums on the Promo Day website and are completely free to attend. In order to take part you just need to register via the website http://www.PromoDay.info.



The workshops for the 2012 event are:

  • How to make LinkedIn work for you with Jo Linsdell
  • Creating Your Own Online Newspaper with Terri Main
  • Radio interviews with Denise Turney
  • 365 days of promotion with Sandy Lender
  • How to create online events that help generate a Marketing Domino Effect with Karl Staib
  • Blogging with Jo-Anne Vandermeulen
  • Book reviews with Dana Lynn Smith
  • Time management with Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Facebook with Dellani Oakes
  • Powerful Pinterest: how to use it market your book with Penny Sansevieri
  • SEO with Angela England
  • Social media marketing with Jan Verhoeff
  • How to sell more books with John Kremer
  • Virtual Tours with Cheryl Malandrinos
  • Self Publishing with Valerie J Lewis Coleman
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from some of the best in the industry and sign up now at www.PromoDay.info
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PD12 Sponsor: 30 Day Books

PROMO DAY 2012 is proudly sponsored by 30 Day Books 








About AuthorLicious from 30 Day Books, coming June 2012

"If your book sales need some (re) invigorating, we're your new best friend.

AuthorLicious is a new way of understanding how to promote your books. We take the 'ickiness' out of that dreaded word MARKETING, and leave you with a clear direction of how to simply sell.more.books. Easy as pie!

We open our doors in June 2012 when you can access resources, tools, and lots of other delicious goodies. We show you how to be in control of your new career as an indie author and have a little fun along the way.

Want in? Sign up at http://www.30daybooks.com/authorlicious/and we'll say hello soon!"
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May is finally here!

Only 19 days left until THE event for people in the writing industry!



Register now at www.PromoDay.info and set up your profile ready for the event. You can add an avatar, your url and a personalised signature to be used on all your posts during the event.

Promo Day is completely FREE to attend and open to everyone so as long as you have access to the internet you can join in and take advantage of the opportunities to promote, network and learn.

There is still time to have your book featured in the on site book store. Just sign up via the 'sponsorship opportunities' tab on the website. At just €5,00  per book it's a real bargain!


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Who created Promo Day?


The first ever Promo Day took place in March 2007 in a chatroom on the personal website of writer Jo Linsdell. The only event of its kind, Promo Day proved an immediate success and requests soon came flooding in for it to be made an annual event.

Although there were a couple on online events for people in the writing industry, none of them focussed on marketing. They were more geared to 'how to write'.

Jo Linsdell, whose passion for social media had already started to grow, decided to fill the niche and created an event aimed at promotion and networking.

The basic idea was to give an opportunity for members of the writing industry to come together, promote their work for free, make contacts and learn from each other.

Promo Day was born.

Since the events popularity has steadily grown, Promo Day has now become a recognised event on the internet and the website is visited by thousands of people each year.

A bit more about Jo:

Jo Linsdell is a freelance writer living in Rome, Italy. She writes articles for websites, newspapers and magazines and occasionally also updates travel guides e.g. the Weissmann Guide to Rome for Northstar Travel Media. Her books "Italian for Tourists" and "A Guide to Weddings in Italy" are currently available from various online bookstores including; www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com. They can also be found at www.lulu.com/jolinsdell along with her various e-books. 


Jo Linsdell was born in Gillingham, Kent (UK) on 16th September 1980. Married name Joanne Denise Feliciani (she uses her maiden name as her pen name).

Having passed 10 GCSE’s, she went on to study Business Studies, History and Art A-Levels at Yateley 6th Form. Jo left England and moved to Rome, Italy in June 2001, where she now lives with her husband and their two sons.

Jo Linsdell
She has had various jobs over the years ranging from credit controller and secretary to being a tour guide and teaching English as a foreign language. She now works fulltime as a freelance writer. She writes in both English and Italian.

She also manages several blogs. http://astheromansdo.blogspot.com, http://1sttimemums.blogspot.com and the multi-award winning http://writersandauthors.blogspot.com.

She is currently working on several projects including 'Twice' (a chick lit novel), 'Out and About at the Zoo' (a children's picture book for which she is both author and illustrator) and 'Social MEdia: Becoming a Goddess of social media' (a how to guide covering all the major social media platforms with practical advice for using them to get the best results).

A self confessed social media junky, Jo can be found on most social media platforms. To name a few:

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Can you host a PD12 promo on your site?

As we get nearer to the date of this years Promo Day event I'd like to tour the web in order to increase the buzz about this years event.

PD12 Promo Tour STOPS NEEDED

Do you have a website or blog where you can post a promo article, guest post or interview about Promo Day?

Do you have a twitter account? Can you do a LIVE twitter interview about Promo Day?

Do you have a Facebook profile/page? Can you do a promotional wall chat or add a Promo Day feature to your notes section?

Do you have a Google+ profile/page? Can you organise a hangout to chat about this years Promo Day event?

Do you have a newsletter? Can you include a feature, interview etc... about Promo Day to let your readers know?

Got any other ideas for how to spread the word about the event? I'd love to hear them. 

To join the Promo Day promo tour email me at promoday@ymail.com with the following info:

Name:
Site name:
Url:
Type of post: (interview, feature, guest post etc...)
Date and (if LIVE event) preferred time in CET: 

Your are also encouraged to share the Promo Day banner on your sites and networks.


Thank you in advance for supporting Promo Day and helping to make this year a huge success.


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Free online workshops for members of the writing industry


Promo Day takes place at www.PromoDay.info on Saturday 19th May 2012. Registration is FREE and open to all.



The workshops for the 2012 event are:

  • How to make LinkedIn work for you with Jo Linsdell
  • Creating Your Own Online Newspaper with Terri Main
  • Radio interviews with Denise Turney
  • 365 days of promotion with Sandy Lender
  • How to create online events that help generate a Marketing Domino Effect with Karl Staib
  • Blogging with Jo-Anne Vandermeulen
  • Book reviews with Dana Lynn Smith
  • Time management with Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Facebook with Dellani Oakes
  • Powerful Pinterest: how to use it market your book with Penny Sansevieri
  • SEO with Angela England
  • Social media marketing with Jan Verhoeff
  • How to sell more books with John Kremer
  • Virtual Tours with Cheryl Malandrinos
  • Self Publishing with Valerie J Lewis Coleman

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to learn from these industry experts. Register for Promo Day now at www.PromoDay.info
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Who can take part in PROMO DAY?


Everyone! That's right, EVERYONE can take part in Promo Day. As an online event anyone with a computer and internet access can come to the event.

Promo Day really is a truly international event. The event attracts visitors from across the globe making it easy for attendees to branch out to new markets and network on a larger scale.

Whether you're; an avid reader, writer, author, publisher, editor, graphic designer, virtual assistant, promotional tour organiser, Promo Day has something to offer.

In fact anyone with an interest in books, blogging, writing, marketing and networking from anywhere in the world can take part.

Promo Day is completely FREE too making it accessible to all budgets.

All you have to do to take part is register beforehand via www.PromoDay.info.



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How can I connect with PROMO DAY attendees before, during and after the event?


Promo Day gives members of the writing industry the opportunity to promote their work and services, learn from industry experts on a variety of topics and grow their networks. With so much on offer Saturday 19th May is going to be a busy day!

To get the most out of the event and everything on offer it's best to branch out before the event and start networking with other participants. This way you'll already be in touch via your social media sites making it easy to continue during and after the event. After all sending that follow up message will be quicker and easier if you're already on each others 'friend' lists.

Twitter

By using the hashtag #PD12 to talk about the event you can join in the global conversation. You can follow @promodayevent on Twitter. 



Facebook

Via the PROMO DAY Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/promoday Drop by and click LIKE.


Google+




You can also connect here via the official Promo Day blog by leaving comments on posts.
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Help promote PD12!

Add a banner to your website, blog, social media profiles, emails etc... and encourage your connection to take part in this years event.



You can also use the follow QR codes:

PD12 contact details

Text about PD12 event

Thank you for your support.
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How the forums work




The main action at Promo Day takes place in the on site forums which you can access by clicking on the 'Conference' tab at www.PromoDay.info

The forum is divided into different areas including:

  • Testimonials
  • Workshops
  • Free downloads
  • Promo general
  • Writing samples
  • Publishers
  • Book reviews
  • Useful links
  • Video trailers
  • Services
  • Job listings
  • Podcasts and radio shows.
Once you have registered for the event you will have access to the forums.

By clicking on the 'control panel' tab at the top of the forums you can personalize your profile.

You will be able to:
  1. Create a personalized signature that will automatically be added to the end of all your posts during the event.
  2. Upload an avatar
  3. Add your website url
  4. Include information about yourself e.g. occupation
Register now at www.PromoDay.info

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Free Workshops at Promo Day 2012


The workshops all take place in the forums on the Promo Day website and are completely free to attend. In order to take part you just need to register via the website http://www.PromoDay.info.

The workshops for the 2012 event are:

  • How to make LinkedIn work for you with Jo Linsdell
  • Creating Your Own Online Newspaper with Terri Main
  • Radio interviews with Denise Turney
  • 365 days of promotion with Sandy Lender
  • How to create online events that help generate a Marketing Domino Effect with Karl Staib
  • Blogging with Jo-Anne Vandermeulen
  • Book reviews with Dana Lynn Smith
  • Time management with Anne Nordhaus-Bike
  • Facebook with Dellani Oakes
  • Powerful Pinterest: how to use it market your book with Penny Sansevieri
  • SEO with Angela England
  • Social media marketing with Jan Verhoeff
  • How to sell more books with John Kremer
  • Virtual Tours with Cheryl Malandrinos
If you too would like to present a workshop at this years event you're still in time to sign up!

Desired topics include; YouTube, Google+, Tumblr, query letters, making money writing, book trailers, Amazon bestseller campaigns and Organising a book launch party. These are just some ideas so if you have another topic you think would fit well with the event please feel free to get in touch.

If you're interested in being a presenter please email promoday@ymail.com with 'PD12 presenter' in the subject line and enclose a brief bio, your weblink, the proposed title for your workshop and a brief outline of what you will cover.

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About the event

Promo Day is an annual online event for people in the writing industry dedicated to promoting, networking and learning.



Since its inception in March 2007, Promo Day has been incredibly successful. With information filled sessions and great networking opportunities, Promo Day is a 'must-attend' event for everyone in the writing industry.

The idea behind the event was to fill a niche and create a place for writing industry members to come together, promote their work, network and develop their skills.

Promo day is completely free to attend and is open to everyone.

Statistics:

Page views to the Promo Day forum during the 2010 event were 2,890 and during the 2011 event 4,351.

The 2011 event had 3880 visitors.
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PROMO DAY to return again in May 2011!



PROMO DAY will be back in May 2011.

Although it's very early to start most of the organising, I'd like to hear from people interested in presenting a workshop during the event. The 2011 event will be a bit different from past editions with the introduction of Forum workshops as well as the LIVE ones inthe chatroom.

Topics as always should be about what happens after the book is written and other writing options e.g.Marketing, promotion general, social media, formatting, querying, blogging, article writing, niche markets like travel writing, finding an agent/publisher/editor, Technical aspects like ISBNs and copyright etc...

Please email me at promoday@ymail.com
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