Maintaining a professional online presence

As we observe every day in the news,the power of social media can never be underestimated. Therefore, maintaining a professional online presence is a critical part of a successful career path , whether you be a writer, a teacher, or whatever profession you are in. 1- You never know what is on the Internet these days with your name on it... One way to maintain some scrutiny in this is to set up Google alerts using your name.. You will then get notified anytime your name appears on Google. However, if you have a common name, your alerts will be including these people. 2- Set your privacy settings on Facebook so that no one can tag you without your permission. Review your privacy settings on a regular basis... Do this with other sites that you may be registered with as well. Remember to only post items that provide a good image of yourself. Think before you post! Once it is on the Net, it is there forever. 3- Set up blogs or websites with your name to establish and maintain a professional persona. Remember to keep them up –to-date.

self-publishing resource

One certain way of creating career success is to publish a book , ebook or even a manual... Here below is a book to check out for wonderful ideas and resources. Good luck. Book_-Indie Publishing-How to Design &Produce Your Own Book "by Ellen Lapton. 2008.

Focus—An Acronym for Success-- something to motivate you in your writing

F-Forge on despite the obstacles you are facing. Believe that you are the power within yourself and keep on going. Do not give up.

O-Opportunize—look for opportunities in all situations you encounter.

C- Apply courage and go for your targeted, well -researched goals.

U Use your talent to the utmost best of your ability in well- researched targeted areas . Similarly, as in the movie Flash Dance—take your passion and make it happen.

S—Strategize with your mentors, mastermind group and network with a well- formulated plan. Realistically, go through your SWOT s- Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats with your mentors and mastermind group to develop this plan.

Online branding and you

Branding is about identifying your rainbow of talent and applying it with a plethora of passion in your well -researched target areas.

Your online brand should have the WOW factor but this needs to be accompanied by authenticity.

Your brand—your tag line for your online portfolio—has to be a ladle dropper. Like listening to Ted Koppul s great new stories, this tag line—makes you drop your ladle asyou are cooking in the kitchen and run to the TV set.

Book Summit 2011 Publishing event in Toronto

A major upcoming publishing event in Toronto for writers, publishing professionals, editors, librarians, educators, booksellers, literary agents, policy makers, publishing students, publishers, and anyone following book industry trends.
Book Summit 2011

www.booksummit.ca

A site for online computer courses

Go to www.linda.com-- for free computer online courses and not so free courses, and other great stuff that can help you in your research for your various writing projects.

It also has a great online course for using Twitter-- a great research and marketing tool that all writers can use...

Happy Hunting on this site. Enjoy!

Other groups and associations for writers

1-WFNS: Organizations for Writers

www.writers.ns.ca/organs.html -


2- Canadian Links of Interest to Writers

A national organization, with strong regional representations in Toronto and ... Canada's national writing association of "Writers Helping Writers"

www3.sympatico.ca/susanio/WWClinks.html -


3- ... The Toronto Branch is one of several Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Branches located across Canada....part of a nation-wide organization.

www.canauthorstoronto.org

TheFuture of E-Publishing and E-Reading—

Here below is an excerpt and link to a Panel Discussion on e-publishing. I thought you might like to see it as it may help you in developing plans for your e-book


The Future of E-Publishing and E-Reading—Panel Discussion—April 7th, 2010



Traditionally publishers have been printing books for authors, selling to distributors who turn it around and sell to retailers. A consumer buys the book and sells second hand book to other consumer or a specialist used book store. The digital publishing is changing the model and on its way by passing many middle businesses. The book is no longer a physical entity and an e-author can publish the book him or herself and sells directly to the consumers. The process has also created new vistas – eBook readers, self-publishing houses, e-authors, and e-books. Anita’s presentation has a lot of good info. See below for link.



Future of E-Publishing and e-Reading Panel Discussion Apr. 7 2010 http://www.sipgroup.org/events/e_publishing2010/index.htm

Turn your blog into a book.. soft or hardcover

As you continue into the New Year of 2010, are you looking at ways to get your writing "out there" in a trendy, but cost effective manner?

Did you ever think about turning your blog into a book.. soft or hardcover? Well, here is a link that deals with this endeavor.

http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html