Debbie Weil

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Context vs. Content: What Sells Your Book

Debbie Weil

Were you online, on a social network like Facebook or Twitter, where it required no more than a couple of clicks to download the book in digital format to your favorite e-reader? You tend to trust recommendations from friends who are discerning and on top of what's new. Where did you hear about the book? Was it the $.99

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Secrets of Success Behind Blogging Success Summit

Debbie Weil

2, 2011 is that it’s a great topic and one I sincerely believe in. One of the reasons I’ll be talking about blogs and why they’re your social media hub on Feb. Another reason is that Mike Stelzner, creator of the online Blogging Success Summit , invited me to and he is persuasive. He has a great co-sponsor, BlogWorld.

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My Three Words for 2012: Alignment, Quiet and Compassion

Debbie Weil

One of the most talked-about indies of 2011 was Seth Godin's The Domino Project. That means no more wandering down the rabbit holes of email, Twitter and Facebook for hours at a time. Maybe "compete" is the wrong word. The new indies happily co-exist. I want to consciously align what I am doing with where I want to go.

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Why I Attend Seth Godin’s Live Events

Debbie Weil

This asset consists of close to 10,000 followers on Twitter, some 7,000 e-newsletter subscribers and about 5,000 blog readers, give or take. My promise is that I will change that in 2011. And I have, over the past decade, created a permission asset (Seth’s phrase) of followers and fans and subscribers.

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What Is the Definition of a Book?

Debbie Weil

Embedded in the app, along with the text of the book, are short documentaries, video interviews with the author, infographics, animations, and a section where the reader can type notes as well as add to a live Twitter stream based on a hashtag for the book. It’s at DC’s Affinity Lab from 10 AM - 12 noon. Learn more and RSVP here.

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What Is the Definition of a Book?

Debbie Weil

" Embedded in the app, along with the text of the book, are short documentaries, video interviews with the author, infographics, animations, and a section where the reader can type notes as well as add to a live Twitter stream based on a hashtag for the book. It’s at DC’s Affinity Lab from 10 AM - 12 noon. The app is $11.99

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Q & A With Michael Stelzner on the “Launch” of Social Media Examiner

Debbie Weil

SME also pushes out updates on the new stories via Twitter and Facebook. I spoke at SME’s Blogging Success Summit 2011. If you sign up for the daily email, you’ll join 87,000 other subscribers who get updates about the new content. So what’s the revenue model? So what’s the revenue model, you may be asking?