Deborah Woehr

I told myself that I would never sign up for a MySpace account. As you may know from reading my prior posts, I find them clunky and cluttered. So, why did I sign up for a MySpace account?

Because my oldest son signed up for one when school started. I didn’t find out about this until my brother and his wife came down for a visit a couple of months ago. They were raving about their MySpace pages and trying to talk me into signing up when my son mentioned that he had one. Of course, they had to see it. So did I. After I discussed safety issues with him again, I signed up for an account so I could keep an eye on him.

Since then, my attitude about MySpace and Ning has changed a slight bit. I’ve gotten in touch with an old writer friend that I hadn’t talked to in about five years. I contacted Douglas Clegg (one of my favorite authors) about a sequel to his book, Mordred, Bastard Son. At this point, I’m still exploring and searching for people who like to write or read ghost stories.

Dorothy suggested that I sign up at a few social networking sites to help promote Prosperity. I’ve gotten a very nice reception at Book Place since I signed up last Wednesday. If you’re looking to promote your book online, start with this site first.

Another site Dorothy recommended was Book Marketing Network, which was created by John Kremer. I don’t have anything to report right now because I’ve barely touched this site since I signed up.

Right now, I don’t expect to make any book sales from these sites because I’m unknown. Once I establish a presence on those sites, I may see a few sales. I’ll post a Part II article in June and end with a Part III article in December, detailing my progress.

Stay tuned.