tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post6622635838763042867..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: YouArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-6400774549100804052012-05-01T00:48:32.461-07:002012-05-01T00:48:32.461-07:00Hi Lee .. marketing is so important and to be prep...Hi Lee .. marketing is so important and to be prepared and ready with a plan, when the time comes.<br /><br />I worked for a Marketing Manager - his grammar was terrible and his spelling even worse - it used to drive me demented! Theoretically I wasn't there to correct - just temping and helping out.<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-38527020759193832982012-04-30T00:27:18.928-07:002012-04-30T00:27:18.928-07:00Debra knows marketing. Now if I can finish THE BOO...Debra knows marketing. Now if I can finish THE BOOK I'm set. Can't say thanks enough for creating the challenge so my A and Z is dedicated to you!Debra Harris-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890783290789005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-43013190820138134112012-04-29T21:07:15.256-07:002012-04-29T21:07:15.256-07:00Many thanks to all of the new followers, old follo...Many thanks to all of the new followers, old followers, and those who just happened to drop in. No worries if you haven't kept up with my A to Z series--it'll be here if you want to come back to it.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in for this post.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4482248019680936192012-04-29T20:51:40.425-07:002012-04-29T20:51:40.425-07:00Great post Lee- please keep tossing it out! I'...Great post Lee- please keep tossing it out! I'm needy here and can use all the good advice i can get! Cheers, Sylvie of LittleSToday.blogspot.comSylviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122991100271780418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-1928219992845382742012-04-29T15:34:33.549-07:002012-04-29T15:34:33.549-07:00I'm looking forward to seeing what Tossing it ...I'm looking forward to seeing what Tossing it Out looks like when the A to Z is over.<br />I've been enjoying A Few Words and decided to join in here as well.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512195350501287945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-17118555772324580272012-04-29T13:08:49.629-07:002012-04-29T13:08:49.629-07:00good post. and you are right - we do make the ulti...good post. and you are right - we do make the ultimate decision. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://storytreasury.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/y-is-yarn/" rel="nofollow">Sonia Lal @ Story Treasury</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-25416854223868578572012-04-29T12:01:33.157-07:002012-04-29T12:01:33.157-07:00Thanks for all of the wonderful marketing tips, an...Thanks for all of the wonderful marketing tips, and putting another successful A to Z together! Yvonne is a very faithful follower, Susan is great too, and I'll head over to meet Mr. Waffles! Thanks again, JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-17438284291100128402012-04-29T09:09:30.017-07:002012-04-29T09:09:30.017-07:00I think promoting myself id the hardest thing beca...I think promoting myself id the hardest thing because I'm always afraid people won't like what i have to offerRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-20441149275724871972012-04-29T09:02:42.158-07:002012-04-29T09:02:42.158-07:00Okay, think I'm following you now (my yahoo, n...Okay, think I'm following you now (my yahoo, networked blogs and FB .. now I won't miss a thing!)<br />Trisha Faye<br />www.trishafaye.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-28256647481122855802012-04-29T05:48:17.935-07:002012-04-29T05:48:17.935-07:00I always feel a bit twitchy and rebellious when I ...I always feel a bit twitchy and rebellious when I think about "branding" myself. I don't really want to be a brand and market myself. But I think that it's kind of a requirement if you want to be a writer. It's something I have to come to terms with.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420841652300294215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69145230897234823872012-04-29T05:35:52.401-07:002012-04-29T05:35:52.401-07:00Always back to the hard work! You must plan your w...Always back to the hard work! You must plan your work and work your plan. Great series!Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-71948535724504911552012-04-29T04:41:33.779-07:002012-04-29T04:41:33.779-07:00You really should turn all of your posts for the c...You really should turn all of your posts for the challenge into a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-28335634290150105622012-04-28T20:22:48.692-07:002012-04-28T20:22:48.692-07:00An excellent post. It is very much your responsibi...An excellent post. It is very much your responsibility to get things done. After all, it's your dream, your product, your novel, your idea. <br /><br />I'm not sure why I haven't followed your blog before, but I am now! <br /><br />Your thirteen hundred and twenty second follower,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lmswriting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Lauren</a>Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-40000863092255700782012-04-28T15:43:14.875-07:002012-04-28T15:43:14.875-07:00Great post! You're so right about it being our...Great post! You're so right about it being our own responsibility.kjmckendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534751311630921447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-61765231790155170652012-04-28T14:28:13.925-07:002012-04-28T14:28:13.925-07:00A friend and I had an email discussion about the f...A friend and I had an email discussion about the future of our blogs. We've both been at it over 3 years and still don't seem to know where we are headed with it.<br /><br />For me, it is a tool to express and to self-educate; to learn to write better.<br /><br />As I'm happily doing this, I get a compliment here and there and then I wonder, "Is it time to market myself? Get some ads; more followers."<br /><br />I can't seem to pull myself away from the reading and writing, so maybe it's not quite time for the marketing. :)<br /><br />You're doing wonderfully at it!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-9167762423794008652012-04-28T13:38:50.160-07:002012-04-28T13:38:50.160-07:00I've been making a marketing list from some th...I've been making a marketing list from some things I've learned in A to Z. Going to put it to the test in May and June.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-70786399223915489012012-04-28T11:13:45.510-07:002012-04-28T11:13:45.510-07:00I'm going to come back and read your A-Z Marke...I'm going to come back and read your A-Z Marketing. Haven't been reading and commenting much because I moved - though have been visiting many blogs that come after mine on the A-Z list. Not many 'real' A-Zers amongst them. Plenty who signed up to get a link it seems, and plenty who dropped out, and a handful who have actually done the challenge. I guess it really is a challenge that takes dedication and commitment to complete. Thanks for inspiration and for stopping by and commenting on my blog. BTW - also been having problems with blogger comments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-60063345945656625822012-04-28T11:01:30.280-07:002012-04-28T11:01:30.280-07:00I feel like the biggest loser on the planet, Arlee...I feel like the biggest loser on the planet, Arlee. I can't believe I kept missing your blog. I've been trying to return each and every blog comment during the challenge, and it left me with no time to visit my normal haunts. I will be returning on a regular basis. I mean, how could I forget about the founder of the A-Z challenge, during the A-Z challenge. *bows head*Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-66053530589203691342012-04-28T10:28:45.235-07:002012-04-28T10:28:45.235-07:00It's been a great month - this has been my fir...It's been a great month - this has been my first time, but not my last! Thanks for creating and hosting this amazing challenge.<br /><br />As for marketing, I haven't had any mess-ups because I haven't done that much. I've been reading your posts, though, so I've got a better understanding - now I just need the oomph!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-31382653003612820342012-04-28T09:16:15.871-07:002012-04-28T09:16:15.871-07:00Fortunately, I've not had to clean up a market...Fortunately, I've not had to clean up a marketing mess, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen in the future. I think long range, as well as short range planning is essential, as it continuously forces one to refine their efforts.Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78034445411261012782012-04-28T09:07:57.098-07:002012-04-28T09:07:57.098-07:00Very true. If it's your work, YOU need to be p...Very true. If it's your work, YOU need to be promoting it.Rebecka Vigushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793832545022145888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-91189792196670596402012-04-28T08:51:55.735-07:002012-04-28T08:51:55.735-07:00I will have to have a hosting blog sometime soon, ...I will have to have a hosting blog sometime soon, maybe when the ...hullabaloo is ended, and the hurley burley... Is that Shakespeare?<br /><br />The responsibility for marketing seems even more on the author as more self-publish.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59944304495111392182012-04-28T08:44:23.580-07:002012-04-28T08:44:23.580-07:00Marketing, marketing, ohhhhh. I've been tradit...Marketing, marketing, ohhhhh. I've been traditionally published where the pub dept works really hard for you for about two months, and I've indie pubbed, where I do it all myself. Each way has plusses and minuses. I've learned a lot so far on my own, that I would take to another traditional deal, should it go that way. And I really enjoy "meeting" book bloggers and the online community, which is so welcoming.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-37478067608388611902012-04-28T08:28:33.816-07:002012-04-28T08:28:33.816-07:00Matthew (Yeamie)-- And the readers like you who co...Matthew (Yeamie)-- And the readers like you who comment regularly inspire me. Thanks!<br /><br />Yvonne -- I'd like to have some more readers and blog friends who were more like you.<br /><br />Delores -- I'm not the only one who has been working at this Challenge. Me and about 1700 of you bloggers. What a great job!<br /><br />Doris -- I've found that encouraging others has a good pay off. I like being a part of the success of others.<br /><br />Lynn -- Thank you so much for those kind words.<br /><br />Alex -- We each have a role to play and the biggest role is in tending to our own lives.<br /><br />Betty -- You are so right about the difference between listening and hearing. <br /><br />Mina -- Thank you for helping to make it another success.<br /><br />C.Lee -- Good luck with the book and let me know if you'd like to do a guest post or are doing a blog tour. An invitation is extended to you.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-14128931815072975622012-04-28T08:06:56.568-07:002012-04-28T08:06:56.568-07:00I'm getting ready to launch a new book on my o...I'm getting ready to launch a new book on my own, so your posts have been wonderful to read. I hope I can pull together something and get my book off to a great start.<br /><br />Thanks, Arlee.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.com