tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post8268922050134444999..comments2023-04-12T06:15:02.968-04:00Comments on Fantasy Debut: Blogging Advice for New AuthorsTia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-50046381675740376382009-01-17T11:42:00.000-05:002009-01-17T11:42:00.000-05:00Hm, some interesting ideas that I may consider try...Hm, some interesting ideas that I may consider tryingSparklingBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078183466560217480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-12774863633900700052008-12-10T21:32:00.000-05:002008-12-10T21:32:00.000-05:00To me a "problem" would be several a day, or even ...To me a "problem" would be several a day, or even several a week. I have one every once in a while, mostly on really old posts. For some reason, certain posts seem to attract them.<BR/><BR/>So I delete them as they pop up.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-80915435985340982602008-12-10T21:17:00.000-05:002008-12-10T21:17:00.000-05:00I've been lucky I guess, I've never had a spam com...I've been lucky I guess, I've never had a spam comment.Mulluanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525878564470398696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-14354396914495204032008-12-10T07:48:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:48:00.000-05:00I removed my verfication and have thus far receive...I removed my verfication and have thus far received 2 spam post. Sigh! I'm ready to put the verification back online. I reported both of them to blogger.<BR/><BR/>Tia - you mentioned that you've never had a problem with spam post. Does that mean that they've never posted here or that there weren't very many and you deleted them?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866730185060307014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-27951047665869386872008-12-07T10:43:00.000-05:002008-12-07T10:43:00.000-05:00All of you are very kind.Thanks!All of you are very kind.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Mulluanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525878564470398696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-45761612761446369622008-12-06T23:31:00.000-05:002008-12-06T23:31:00.000-05:00I am so far behind on my posting this week. This i...I am so far behind on my posting this week. This is a great article Tia (and Mulluane's tips too!). Very thorough and essential stuff. Thanks so much.SciFiGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698799262990588869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-82471714709700225302008-12-05T18:29:00.000-05:002008-12-05T18:29:00.000-05:00Thanks again, everyone! I see a lot of new names h...Thanks again, everyone! I see a lot of new names here, so welcome! I hope you come back again sometime!<BR/><BR/>Susan, I can't believe Blogger thinks you are a spammer! Have you no recourse? I wonder what their criteria of a "spammer" is?Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-21591464352885075542008-12-05T15:57:00.000-05:002008-12-05T15:57:00.000-05:00I am so far behind, I'm only now getting to see th...I am so far behind, I'm only now getting to see this...<BR/><BR/>That's because Blogger's threatened to delete my blog. They claim I'm a spammer.<BR/><BR/>So I'm moving over to http://blog.westofmars.com -- come join the fun (and don't forget to update your RSS and links!).<BR/><BR/>Once this hysteria calms down (only two weeks after the book went on sale!), I'll be back...Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-73156965625353586782008-12-05T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-05T14:21:00.000-05:00Great resource, Tia, thank you! I'll link to this ...Great resource, Tia, thank you! I'll link to this in my next round up.Heather Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-1177782276275172242008-12-05T11:51:00.000-05:002008-12-05T11:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for the great checklist! As an author, I lo...Thanks for the great checklist! As an author, I love being able to connect with my Loyal Readers online. But the sheer tidal wave of available tools, channels and social media options can make building an online presence as much work as writing a book. You identified a few basic steps I've neglected, so thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-69763865083344163372008-12-04T22:37:00.000-05:002008-12-04T22:37:00.000-05:00Mulluane, Thanks for adding to the information! Ti...Mulluane, Thanks for adding to the information! Tia made a wise choice when she added you to her debut team!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866730185060307014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-18426904534214858662008-12-04T19:27:00.000-05:002008-12-04T19:27:00.000-05:00This is fantastic info!Thank youThis is fantastic info!<BR/>Thank youNaiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210407379565537964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-14998539230954848062008-12-04T17:58:00.000-05:002008-12-04T17:58:00.000-05:00Thanks to everyone for all the links!Thanks to everyone for all the links!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-8626133242717678442008-12-04T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:18:00.000-05:00Great advice, Tia. You rock! :)I'm gonna link thi...Great advice, Tia. You rock! :)<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna link this -- I think some of my readers will find it very helpful!K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07021443799614584092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-62655878384389417722008-12-04T09:21:00.000-05:002008-12-04T09:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the additional suggestions, everyon...Thanks for all the additional suggestions, everyone.<BR/><BR/>I thought of another one as well--blog regularly! You'll never get an audience if you blog only once a month. Pick a blogging schedule--once a week at a minimum--and stick to it.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-52646347847229042632008-12-04T08:18:00.000-05:002008-12-04T08:18:00.000-05:00If you're published, be sure to put a Google Alert...If you're published, be sure to put a Google Alert on the titles of each of your books too. That way you'll always know when a blogger reviews one and can chime in on conversations about them throughout the blogosphere. Great advice, Tia!Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-14089244587888902442008-12-04T07:28:00.000-05:002008-12-04T07:28:00.000-05:00Wow, excellent article, Tia :)Wow, excellent article, Tia :)Mihai A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-47336913152651719442008-12-04T02:11:00.000-05:002008-12-04T02:11:00.000-05:00Truly excellent advice, Tia! Pay attention all yo...Truly excellent advice, Tia! Pay attention all you budding authors :P. Not very often you find a good post about all the things you should be doing online...<BR/><BR/>I did a similar advice thing about audio interviews for authors (found here: http://wisb.blogspot.com/2008/07/advice-about-audio-interviews.html) (based on a load of interviews I had hear that were really killers for me in regards to getting the author's book). Thought it might be of interest to your readers or something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-89176380446115361422008-12-03T22:12:00.000-05:002008-12-03T22:12:00.000-05:00I can see how Michelle Moran's media page would be...I can see how Michelle Moran's media page would be very useful. A great template for writers' websites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-19283857071774773962008-12-03T17:48:00.000-05:002008-12-03T17:48:00.000-05:00Sorry, I forgot that there is a trick to doing tha...Sorry, I forgot that there is a trick to doing that. First pull up:<BR/><BR/>http://blogsearch.google.com/<BR/><BR/>plug your link:yourblognamehere into the search box. Once it pulls up the list (or lack of one) scroll to the bottom, there are 3 options, email, blog search gadget or subscribe in reader. pick your poison!<BR/><BR/>One more ping addy<BR/><BR/>http://www.bloglines.com/pingMulluanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525878564470398696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-39070455495897433372008-12-03T13:46:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:46:00.000-05:00Mulluane, did you mean that we should set up the l...Mulluane, did you mean that we should set up the link: search through Google Reader or Google Alerts? It works through Google Alerts for me, but not for Reader.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the tips!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-75500075171972711692008-12-03T13:25:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:25:00.000-05:00Thanks Mulluane, the pings you listed are awesome....Thanks Mulluane, the pings you listed are awesome.<BR/><BR/>I can't get the Google Reader search thing to work, though. Maybe it's just that no one links directly back to me in their posts (but I know a few folks have me in their blogroll on their sidebar). Pretty sure I'm doing it wrong.Todd Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141151129135759156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-86728852154496250072008-12-03T13:16:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:16:00.000-05:00An easy way to track your linkbacks is to set goog...An easy way to track your linkbacks is to set google reader up to search:<BR/><BR/>link:yourwebsitenamehere<BR/><BR/>Mine is:<BR/><BR/>link:dragonsheroesandwizards.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>I can see at a glance exactly who has linked to my site and I immediately link back!<BR/><BR/>Manually ping after posting. I don't trust the bots to do so in any sort of a timely fashion. (Note: activate Feedburner's PingShot.) It takes less time then you think once you setup and bookmark all the ping forms.<BR/><BR/>http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/pingSubmit<BR/><BR/>http://beta.search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx<BR/><BR/>http://blo.gs/ping.php<BR/><BR/>http://blogsearch.google.com/ping<BR/><BR/>http://www.moreover.com/ping <BR/><BR/>supply a u= parameter with the URL of site or RSS feed<BR/><BR/>(mine looks like this, you must paste the URL into your browser address bar then just hit enter. Bookmark for later)<BR/>http://www.moreover.com/ping?u=http://dragonsheroesandwizards.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>and/or<BR/><BR/>http://api.moreover.com/ping?u=http://feeds.feedburner.com/DragonsHeroesAndWizards<BR/><BR/>http://technorati.com/ping<BR/><BR/>(check techorati often, pings, even manual ones, do not always work. If they aren't, go to the help section, discussions and request admin ping it for you. I just had to do this myself after 12 days of no pings)<BR/><BR/>That is all I've got!Mulluanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525878564470398696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-26724920439312575472008-12-03T09:50:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:50:00.000-05:00Thanks, found your link from James over at Specula...Thanks, found your link from James over at Speculative Horizons. I just signed up for Twitter though I've heard about it a bunch and I'm still not sure what exactly it does. Working on most of your recommendations already; hopefully traffic will continue to go up!<BR/><BR/>(having a tangible product might help, too)Todd Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141151129135759156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-25968872854499287052008-12-03T09:23:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for the all the useful information. LisaThanks for the all the useful information. LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866730185060307014noreply@blogger.com