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

Technorati and Me

One activity we've been advised to do to promote a new book is to set up an account with Technorati. Technorati is a service that tracks keywords and tags, which is important when trying to rise up to the top on Google searches.

We've done that, and now we're trying to put html code with tags into our blog posts.

Will it work? We sure hope so, but we'll report asap when we learn anything.

By the way, this is our first post with the aforementioned tag html codes, so in a way this is a test.

Make sure, if you like to read a good mystery novel, to pick up Doug's book The Dead Guy. It's a Motown murder mystery, set in Detroit. Check out the amazon reviews.

~ 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 Book Trailer Arrives!

Okay, we've got the funniest You Tube video on the planet.










Here's the link:
FUNNY SPUDS REENACT OF THE DEAD GUY

Check it out!