Press Releases V1

I might be coming up with updates on my opinion of free press release services, hence the "V1" in the blog title, but I would like to share my opinion of the ones that have released (online) the press releases I've put out there so far. This is valuable in getting your SEO (future blog topic) optimization and rising to the top of the search engines.

The two services I've had good fortune with so far are "i news wire" and "free press release."

I'll plug their logos below. Click on the logos to visit their sites.









Press releases are great if you have any news regarding your book. For example, I'm preparing one to announce my upcoming virtual blog tour. I've signed up with Dorothy Thompson, founder of Pump Up Your Book Promotion. She's done a wonderful job so far, and the virtual tour doesn't begin until February 1!

(posted by Doug)
The Dead Guy, Doug Hewitt, mystery novel, mystery author, good mystery read

Book Tour, Virtual

For promoting The Dead Guy, my mystery novel set in Detroit, I'm kicking off a book tour on February 1. This is a virtual book tour, and I'll be posting on various blogs around the Internet. I'll also be getting interviewed, and I'll be talking about the promotion process, especially as it relates to mystery novels.

For now, I'm going to learn about autoresponders and develop a mailing list. I'll be giving more details on this mailing list about the secrets I've learned about book promotion.

Stay tuned!

Doug
www.HewittsBooks.com
Watch Mr. Potato Heads Portray a Scene from The Dead Guy

New Spuds Promotional Video Available Soon

Although we have a serious video book trailer for The Dead Guy, we are nearly finished with the production of a funny one. It's a spoof, actually, which can be very tricky to do right.

We believe that a funny video book trailer can enhance the perception of a murder mystery.

Amazon and Blogs

This blog is all about the writing and promotion of mystery novels.

Doug has just had The Dead Guy published by Aberdeen Bay. From Doug:
Authors should look into linking their blogs to their book listings on
amazon.com. Whenever you post a new blog, your amazon book page will
also be updated! And that's one basis for ranking websites and webpages.
How often they're updated. (And I'm guilty of creating a webpage that
hasn't been updated for years.) This is just one step in the promotion
of a mystery book. Stay tuned for more.