The Nashville Writers Meetup Group Blog Writers

Yvonne Perry will be a panelist for the Nashville Writers Meetup group to discuss the topic and field questions about "How to Use a Blog to Promote Your Book and Your Platform."

Saturday, February 26, 2011
3:00 PM
Where: Way Solutions at CoLab - 230 4th Avenue North Suite 105, (Nashville TN) in CoLab space. This is between Church and Union, directly across the street from the Arcade. Parking is typically available on the street, but parking meters and garages do cost some money.

Learn from Scott McIntosh, Yvonne Perry, Lori Wescott, and Michael Turner how blogging can be used to promote your book and your platform.

Scott McIntosh is the President of MusikPitch and also runs the NashvilleTech meet-up and teaching group, http://www.nashvilletech.info . Scott speaks frequently about social media trends and is the author of GOOGLE JUICE, a book helping anyone get better online results - available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or at http://www.GoogleJuice.co . For a full bio, connect with Scott on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmcintosh .

Yvonne Perry is a freelance writer, avid blogger, podcast host, public speaker, and the owner of Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services http://writersinthesky.com/index.html . She is the author of THE SID SERIES--A COLLECTION OF HOLISTIC STORIES FOR CHILDREN http://thesidseries.com/ and MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: TRUE STORIES ABOUT DEATH, DYING, AND AFTERLIFE http://deathdyingafterlife.blogspot.com/. Yvonne recently released, WHOSE STUFF IS THIS?: FINDING FREEDOM FROM THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND ENERGY OF THOSE AROUND YOU http://whosestuffisthis.blogspot.com, a book to help people who unknowingly carry the energetic burdens of others. Connect with Yvonne on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonneperry .

Lori Wescott is a humorist for the MURFREESBORO NEWS PRESS and author of the humor blog, LORIPALOOZA: WHERE FUNNY ROCKS! Her work has also appeared in CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: FAMILY MATTERS. Follow her blog at http://www.Loripalooza.com , and connect with her on Twitter @LoriWescott

Michael Turner is the organizer of the Nashville Writers Meetup and the Nashville Grammar and Writing Meetup. His blog, ScholarshipMan, provides scholarship information to those who wish to go to college debt-free and advertises his book, THE S.E.C.R.E.T. METHOD TO WINNING THE SCHOLARSHIP GAME: 55 SECRETS FOR FINANCING YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION AT LITTLE OR NO COST. See his blog, http://scholarshipman.blogspot.com/ and his book, http://bit.ly/8fiq6K .

We want to thank Jennifer Way for the donation of her space for our meeting. Jennifer Way is the founder of Way Solutions, a hiring strategy company. They provide resources, tools and education to job seekers and companies to create the best hiring experience from both perspectives. Their services result in a higher quality workforce that costs less for the company and more career development opportunities for the individual. More information about Way Solutions: http://www.waysolutions.com/

Welcome Blog Joggers!

Today is Blog Jog Day, sponsored by Carol Denbow, and I hope everyone signed up to participate for a hearty round of blog reading.

Those who jog by here today are encouraged to sign up for Writers in the Sky's Fabulous Friday Newsletter and get two free e-books as a gift to thank you for becoming part of our writing community.

While you are here, you may want to join the community of writers and readers on this e-zine blog where you will find a ton of information about writing, publishing, and book marketing. We accept announcements, book reviews, poetry, and articles from our readers to post on this site. If you are interested please see our submission guidelines.

If you didn't enter the drawing to win Vila Spiderhawk's book, you may want to jog by http://tiny.cc/6ocas after you are done here.

The next stop on this blog jog is Chelle Cordero’s blog, http://ChelleCordero.blogspot.com. If you would like to visit a different Blog in the jog, go to http://blogjogday.blogspot.com.

Sign Up for Blog Jog Day and Get Traffic to Your Blog

The May 9, 2010 Blog Jog Day was a huge success and I enjoyed reading and following blogs I had never visited. Plus, I got hundreds of visitors to stop by my blog that day and as a result have made new networking buddies.

November 21, 2010 is the 38th annual World Hello Day. Anyone can participate in World Hello Day simply by greeting ten people. With this in mind, I will be participating in the 2nd Blog Jog Day event sponsored by Carol Denbow on November 21.

This fall season event has been deliberately scheduled just before the holidays so if you have products or books to promote you have a better chance of sales.

Read FAQ about Blog Jog Day

Hope to see you here on Blog Jog Day November 21, 2010!

Segments for Blog Joggers

Welcome to Writers in the Sky E-zine blog. Today is blog jog day, an event created by Carol Denbow to unite bloggers and bring more visitors to the participants.

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The next stop on the blog jog is http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com.

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Blog Jog Day Adverts

My friend and fellow writer, Carol Denbow (a.k.a., Author 101), is hosting a terrific event that I think those of you with blogs might like to participate in. Blog Jog Day greatly benefits everyone who participates and the more of us, the better.

Potentially thousands of hits in one day!

Long-term results!

Permanent links!

Ask your friends to join you for a blog around some blogs on May 9. Read more at http://blogjogday.blogspot.com/.

What is Blog Jog Day? It’s a one-day event where bloggers are joining together for a "pyramid effect" promotional rally. We all post on the same day with each post leading the visitor to the next blog, and so on full circle.

That’s it! Visitors explore your blog, and then click on to the next one bringing potentially thousands of unique visitors to your site.

How Blog Jog Day Can Benefit Bloggers

*More unique visitors to your Blog

*More subscribers

*More comments

*More inbound links

*More Followers

*More exposure and sales

*Grow your daily hits

All which look great to Google, Yahoo, Bing, and the other search engines! With popularity comes a higher Page Rank and greater exposure for your blog! Bloggers can sign up at http://blogjogday.webs.com/.

St. Patrick's Day Blog Chain!

Thanks to everyone who participated, our Valentine's Blog Chain was a huge success. We all had so much fun, we have decided to put together another one for St. Patrick’s Day. Would you like to join us for a round March 11 through 17? This is a great way to help one another promote our blogs and writing.

In case you missed the last event, you may be wondering, "What is a blog chain?"

A blog chain involves about a dozen people who have a blog and want to participate in a fun group activity. Each participant visits the blog of every person on the chain within one week of being sent the list of URLs. When visiting each blog, participants read and comment on one post they find interesting. When you leave a comment on the other eleven blogs you will in turn receive eleven comments on your own blog. And, the search engines smile upon you because this kind of activity increases your blog's popularity and raises its ranks in search engines.

You may sign up for the next blog chain by sending an email to katie at writersinthesky dot net. Notice how I posted my admin's email address here. You'll have to use your imagination to put the pieces together, but that makes you smarter than the spamming software that normally grabs exposed email addresses.

Linking to Share the Love on Valentine's Day

In celebration of the Love we all are part of, I'd like to invite the readers of Writers in the Sky Blog and E-zine to "Link Up and Share the Love." It's a blog chain that I am forming as a special WITS community event.

What is a Blog Chain?

A blog chain involves about a dozen people who have a blog and want to participate in a fun group activity. Each participant visits the blog of every person on the chain within one week of being sent the list of URLs. When visiting each blog, participants read and comment on one post they find interesting. When you leave a comment on the other eleven blogs you will in turn receive eleven comments on your own blog. And, the search engines smile upon you because this kind of activity increases your blog's popularity and raises its ranks in search engines.

By leaving your name and URL on another person's blog, you establish a link back to your blog. This works like a link exchange on Web sites, but you do not have to permanently feature a site in the valuable space needed for promoting your own goods or services. The comment is usually hidden on a blog, but the link is there indefinitely. The link helps you; the comment helps the other blogger.

You may sign up for my next blog chain by sending an email to katie at writersinthesky dot net. Notice how I posted my admin's email address here. You'll have to use your imagination to put the pieces together, but that makes you smarter than the spamming software that normally grabs exposed email addresses.

Happy blogging and Happy Valentine's Day. Let's link up and share the love!