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Jodi Desautels Interviews Rhonda Patton about her Promoting and Promotion Packages

9/3/2014

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     Hello everyone!  Today, I want to introduce you to a friend of mine.  Rhonda Patton is breaking out into the promotion business.  She has actually been promoting for a few years now.  She is an author and promotes her own work.  NOW, she is starting to promote the work of others.  



How did you get started promoting? 
Rhonda:  I have always promoted my work and also shared the work of many others.  I had someone tell me I would be a good PR person.  I thought about it for a while, needed extra money, and so now I promote the work of others as well as my own. 

In what kind of places do you promote?  
Rhonda:  I mainly go for book promotions and things, but I do promote in advertising and whatever I can get the bigger audience for my clients.   There is a variety of Facebook groups that I promote in.  I have over 150 groups right now with over 400,000 people in the groups. (That is a rough figure.)

How often do you promote? 
Rhonda:  I promote everyday.  I try not to as much on the weekends.  I have promotions for 3 days, weekly, and monthly rates on my website.

How do you choose where you are going to promote?  
Rhonda:  It depends on the customer. I promote children’s books as well as books from other genres.  I particularly do not want to promote erotica.  I choose not to do that since I am a children’s book author.  I will, however, promote a book with a clean and decent cover.  Sometimes, the genres helps me decide where to promote.

Do you have limitations or restrictions on what you will or won’t promote? 
Rhonda:  Yes, as stated in the question above, I will not promote erotica with nasty and bloody covers.  I feel like I can however promote stuff that is decent and not bad for kids to see.

Do you have different packages?  
Rhonda:  I have three different packages that you can find on my pricing page on my website.

 

What is your website? 
Rhonda:  http://rhondapatton.weebly.com

 

 

How can people find you?  
Rhonda:  My regular website is www.thecroak500.com I have a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RhondaPattonauthor  , linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/pub/rhonda-patton/76/521/668  , twitter @frecles24, and they can google Rhonda Patton Author to get other websites.


     

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Jodi Desautels Shares Some Insight on Her Style of Creating Book Promotion Posters

7/23/2014

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     Hello everyone!  I thought I would share with you a little about how I make promotion posters for my books.  
     Here is a new poster I just created to promote my books.  It may look a little quirky.  However, sometimes quirky is fun and to the point.
     My books are children's books, so I try to make sure that the books and the promotion posters are filled with colors!  My books are fun, relatable, and educational… and, I try to depict that in my posters.  I may not always use those words, but try to give the poster the "feel" for at least one of those traits.  And, all my books specifically have to do with children's feelings.  That is mentioned specifically in this particular poster.
     In this poster, I also depicted the word "impact" with the designs behind the books.  Again, I used different colors to depict the word.  This also ties into my book, "Clarinda Cloud" which depicts various emotions by Clarinda Cloud changing colors.
     I am probably not what you would call an "expert" in creating promotion posters.  I never went to school for graphic arts or marketing.  It is something that I am learning as I go along. 
     All of my books can be found on Amazon.com.  They are also promoted on all of my websites in one way or another.  Please feel free to explore and find my book tabs and more on my sites:
www.AuthorJodiDesautels.com
www.ClarindaCloud.com
www.DUOEducation.com
     I would love to hear what you think of my books, my book posters, my sites, and my blogposts any time.  Feel free to comment below or to contact me.  Thank you!

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Three Examples of Marketing Pet Peeves Jodi Desautels Has Experienced on Facebook

6/4/2014

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     Hello everyone!  As an author, I try to do what I can to market my books.  I join groups, do research, create posters, and network.  I do what I can to get myself and my work known.  That is totally understandable.
     So, I understand others wanting to do the same.  However, there are some marketing techniques that just rub me the wrong way.  You may consider them "pet peeves."  Some push me too far.  I will not help market or promote the product no matter how good my feelings are towards the product itself, because I don't want to "reward bad behavior."  I will list three for you today that I have experienced on Facebook.
     For example, I have had an email by someone who said that I was so closed minded because I would not try a product.  So, I emailed back saying that I didn't ask for the email and that being called "closed minded" wasn't not enticing me to buy the product any more than any of the other conversation. Hmmm!
     I have also gotten a friend request by another author.  So, I accept.  Then, without saying "hi" or "thank you for accepting the friend request" or any nicety at all, I get "check out my book."  Umm! No!  I am happy to check out books and even promote the ones that strike me nicely.  However, if you are going to go through the trouble of friend requesting me, you are going to say "hi" before you are going to get me to check out anything.
     I have also been tagged in a multiple chat about a book a launch or some sort of promotion.  While that may seem like it is saving time to get the news out to people, it is a big put off to some.  I don't check out the event or book, because of it.  Notifications just keep popping up whenever anyone posts anything concerning the conversation.  I get twenty notifications that people are leaving the conversation, plus all the other notifications when people actually say something.  Hmmm!  Nope!  Not for me!
     What are some marketing pet peeves you have experienced on Facebook?

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After Labor Day Giveaway

9/4/2013

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     Hi everyone!  I am doing an "After Labor Day Giveaway!"  I am hoping to catch the back to school people as well as the end of summer crowd.  Both "Johnny's Adventure Makes Reading Fun" and "Clarinda Cloud" will be free on September 3rd and 4th on Kindle.
     This is a promotion to try to get bring awareness to me as an author and to my books.  As a relatively new author, my name is not widely known.  Yet, I seek to change that.
     Authors are in a unique profession where after long, hard work of writing, editing, formatting, promoting, marketing; that products are often given away for free or greatly reduced, just to gain awareness.  It doesn't seem fair.  Yet, that seems to be an industry norm.
     Please, if you like a book... mine or anyone else's...tell a friend.  Help spread the word.  Maybe write a note to the author.  Write a review.  Share the author's posts about their work.  Talk to your local library and book store about carrying the book.  Talk to schools, libraries, and book stores about author visits.
     Reading is important!  I hope you enjoy my books!  Thank you!
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     Here is an update since I started writing this post yesterday.  This giveaway is my most successful yet.  I also got a kind review by a few people.  I would like to feature this one by author Lorieen D. Henry:5.0 out of 5 stars Identifying Feelings September 3, 2013
By Author Lorieen D. Henry
Format:Kindle Edition
Great Book! My daughter really enjoyed the book. I appreciated the way the author helped to address feelings. I'd recommend this book for 2-6 year olds.




Thank you, Lorieen!  Please press here to visit her site!  (I like to reward people who help me!)  Thank you again!

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         Jodi Desautels is a wife and mother.  She is a life-long learner who has two rules to live by:  "The Golden Rule" and "Live. Laugh. Love."  She loves family, friends, and nature.  Passions include caring for people, education, writing, illustrating, and photography.

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