The Internet Scam: “Partner With Paul” And Lose Your Money

On November 8, 2011, in Home Business, Making Money from Home, Marketing, Scammers, by Wilfried F. Voss

The structure of the website indicates scam immediately, but the video was extremely cleverly made. These guys – I didn’t believe the Paul identity for a second – pick up where others left by providing “video evidence” that they, in fact, create a million dollar annual income.

Download your FREE copy of “A No-Nonsense Guide to a Professional Blog”

On August 4, 2011, in Blogging, Marketing, WordPress Tips, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

As the title of this book implies, the author delivers a concise description on setting up a professional blog – using WordPress – without wasting time convincing the user of the reasoning for creating a blog. The approach is “quick and dirty.”

A New Marketing Strategy: Chinese Seduction

On May 31, 2011, in Marketing, by Wilfried F. Voss

If you are in the business of… well, it doesn’t matter what business you run… you will eventually receive e-mails from Chinese companies offering their service. My business has absolutely no connection to, for instance, plastic molding, but it appears that our business e-mail is being distributed successfully.

The Top 5 Unwritten Books Guaranteed To Sell

On May 9, 2011, in Current Readings, Marketing, Wilfried F. Voss, Writing & Publishing, Writing Tips, by Wilfried F. Voss

There is much to say about the strength of a book title. Really. Some works just sell by the title. Think about Go the F**k to Sleep, which made it to the Amazon.Com top ranks many months before it was even officially published. I am not saying the book is not good, but you get the picture.

Marketing Faux Pas: Is It Time For Your Spindle Spring Cleaning?

On April 26, 2011, in Marketing, Neurotica, by Wilfried F. Voss

There is much to say about the efficiency of e-mail marketing. Some believe it is the best marketing method since sliced bread, others believe the time of e-mail marketing is over. Regardless which side you’re on, e-mail marketing, successful or not, is cheap, and I mean that not only in terms of low budget.

Seven Secrets of Creating Effective Email Campaigns

On March 17, 2011, in Blogging, Business, Marketing, Professional Blogging, Tips & Tricks, by Wilfried F. Voss

These days it seems you can’t open your inbox without seeing a dozen (or more) email pitches for something. Some are newsletters and others are special offers. But how many do you really open? And, an even better question is, do they still work? The answer is yes, they do, but there’s a catch: they have to be good. Really, really good.

For Authors: Is Your Platform Big Enough to Land an Agent?

On March 17, 2011, in Business, Marketing, Writing Tips, by Wilfried F. Voss

You might be surprised how big your author’s platform might be already. There are many different types of platforms, but they all basically mean that you have a built-in audience or fan base of people who are poised and ready to buy your book as soon as it comes out.

Official Online Launch Party

On March 12, 2011, in Marketing, Ronnie Massey, Uncategorized, Writing & Publishing, by Ronnie Massey

With Crimson Dawn due to be released in April, I have been hard at work trying to promote my urban fantasy with a twist of paranormal romance, debut novel (what a mouthful).  With a definite date in April still up in the air, I have set my official online launch party for May 6th to [...]

UnSpoken: A Val and Irulan Short, has gotten it’s first review + a big announcement!

On March 10, 2011, in Amazon Kindle, Book Reviews, Marketing, Ronnie Massey, Writing & Publishing, by Ronnie Massey

  Hey everyone.  UnSpoken: A Val and Irulan Short, has gotten it’s first review, from the wonderful Ms. Sally Sapphire.  Ms. Sapphire is the wonderful woman behind the Bibrary Bookslut blog; a blog that focuses on LGBT themed literature.  She was also the first person to review Never Again: An Irulan Short. Well, once again [...]

A New Guide For Productive Customer Support: Hostage Negotiation Tactics

On March 3, 2011, in Business, Marketing, Neurotica, by Wilfried F. Voss

Okay, the number one rule for customer service should always be “The customer is always right, even if he/she is not.” Nevertheless, dealing with impatient or unreasonable customers can produce enormous stress on the customer service representative. The task at hand should not only be to maintain a happy customer basis, but ideally create more business in the future.