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Creating an Impressive Web Presence

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The sponsors of Voice Acting For Dummies are offering this guest blog post that I thought would be helpful to actors and writers. Enjoy!  An effective Internet marketing strategy is one of the keys to a successful voice acting business. Your business needs a multi-pronged approach to ensure positive results. One of the first things any voice actor needs to do before jumping in full force to self-market is to build a website. This website can be a traditional one or it may be having a profile on a voice-over marketplace. Most people have both. In the following sections, we focus on how you can build your web presence with a personal website that you can be proud of, how you can utilize social media, how you can maximize how people can locate your presence, and how you can advertise online. (We discuss a marketplace site in the “Utilizing a Voice Acting Marketplace Website” section in this chapter.) Building a personal website When you modestly invest in
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The Book Blogger Fair Continues! Today we have a synopsis of Hiding The Smile By Charlie Boucher. Tammy has managed to survive Dame Arlington-Aird’s Academy so far by pretending to be mad. It’s made a refreshing change and has certainly helped keep the school bullies at a distance. Tammy has learned that if there’s one thing school bullies don’t like, it’s unpredictable behaviour in their victims. When Cole joins the school, however, things change. Tammy finds in the new girl a person who is as much an outsider as she is, and who is prepared to make an effort to befriend the school lunatic. School has become a more bearable place until Tammy discovers in Cole a madness that goes much deeper than mere disguise. And suddenly it’s not just school that makes Tammy feel alone and hunted. Cole is working up a desire for blood as well as friendship, and if Tammy can’t give her one, then she’ll have to give her the other. If the revelation that Cole is

Hiding the Smile by Charlie Boucher

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The Book Blogger Fair Continues! Today we have a synopsis of Hiding The Smile By Charlie Boucher. Tammy has managed to survive Dame Arlington-Aird’s Academy so far by pretending to be mad. It’s made a refreshing change and has certainly helped keep the school bullies at a distance. Tammy has learned that if there’s one thing school bullies don’t like, it’s unpredictable behaviour in their victims. When Cole joins the school, however, things change. Tammy finds in the new girl a person who is as much an outsider as she is, and who is prepared to make an effort to befriend the school lunatic. School has become a more bearable place until Tammy discovers in Cole a madness that goes much deeper than mere disguise. And suddenly it’s not just school that makes Tammy feel alone and hunted. Cole is working up a desire for blood as well as friendship, and if Tammy can’t give her one, then she’ll have to give her the other. If the revelation that Cole is a vam

Free E-Book by Tuan Ho

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Tuan Ho offers a free copy of The Oldest Man in the Universe as part of the Book Blogger Festival. Synopsis: Carlos Ricardo Miccapo is the oldest man in the universe and he's experienced all that life has had to offer. When there is nothing left to explore and experience - is life worth living? His closest friends from across countless galaxies will find out as they gather for one last time at the edge of the universe. The Oldest Man In The Universe is guaranteed to be one of the most profound and imagination-expanding short stories you'll read in your entire life. Download your free Copy of The Oldest Man in the Universe by Tuan Ho at http://amzn.com/B00AYSMSTE

Guest Post from Doug Ten Rose

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Day Two of the Book Blogger Fair Features a Guest Post by Doug "Ten" Rose Defeating the Bait-and-Switch   http://www.fearlesspuppy.org You may be asking, “What is the old psychological bait-and-switch move?” I’ll tell you. It’s the oldest trick in the book. It is often done without the awareness of the perpetrator. More often than not the perps aren’t even in touch with themselves enough to realize they’re doing it. (Occasionally, it is a more malicious and intentional form of manipulation.) Let’s say that you are Party B. A fellow staff member—or even your boss, or a co-worker who wants to climb the ladder of success over your dead body, your mother, teenage son, or whoever—is Party A. (If you are already saying, “Hey I’m the A. Let that other pain-in-the-butt be Party B,” then your chances of avoiding the pitfalls of the psychological bait-and-switch are very good!) You are a nice, friendly, kind, and cooperative person. Pa

Leather to the Corinthians by Tom Lucas

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The Book Blogger Fair is Underway!  Guest Post from Tom Lucas Give Me My Salvation! An Apocalyptic War between Fast Food and Free Will Arises! Synopsis Gather round all you tattooed, lost soul wandering, Wi-Fi/Lo-Fi mutants! Come! Come listen to the hypnotic beat of my drum! Join me on trip to the Village, a strange and surreal place, where an epic battle will determine the fate of the human race! The GENERAL is determined to win this war as the insane clown insurgent wants to settle a score! He’s got a bone to pick with his nemesis the KING, the mad ruler of the Village who only cares about celebrity status and bling! You will meet a young SOLDIER, who fights to survive the melee, as he loses his humanity along the way! Leather to the Corinthians is an absurd postmodern fable that defiantly flips a middle finger at modern American life. Through the perspectives of its multiple characters, it explores the absurdities of organized relig

Book Blogger Fair Participants

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An impressive line-up of authors will be sharing their thoughts with readers of Adele Park's Quirky Audio Books Blog during the upcoming Book Blogger Fair. Readers can learn about new authors and even win some free stuff. Make sure to join the fun July 22-26 http://www.bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/ Monday, July 22 Tom Lucas Leather to the Corinthians : http://amzn.com/0988526107 Tuesday, July 23 Doug Rose Fearless Puppy : http://www.fearlesspuppy.org Wednesday, July 24 Tuan Ho The Oldest Man in the Universe : http://www.thenoifmatrix.blogspot.com/ Thursday, July 25 Charlie Boucher Hiding the Smile: http://www.thenoifmatrix.blogspot.com/

Book Blogger Fair

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Writers from all around the world are poised to participate in 2013 Book Blogger Fair happening July 22-26. This event provides authors with a wonderful opportunity to share ideas and promote their work with other writers. Unlike some virtual book tours, the BBF is a free service coordinated by Kayla Curry and her associates, Fel Weitzig and Pereza Thompson http://bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/p/about-blogger-book-fair.html . The Book Blogger Fair pairs up authors within specific genres. Participants write blog articles germane to their work and exchange them with other writers during the fair. Additionally, the BBF offers a number of events including contests, Q & A sessions with authors and give-aways. Some of this year's events include an Art Fiction Gala and a Flash Fiction Challenge http://bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/p/events_5.html. Writers who participate in the BBF are automatically entered into the Readers Choice Awards. Readers can vote f

Jackie, Ari and Jack -- The Tragic Love Triangle by January Jones

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In Jackie, Ari & Jack – The Tragic Love Triangle , author January Jones blows the lid off Jacqueline Kennedy's image of being a meek woman who was a victim of tragic circumstances. People interested in the Kennedy Family saga will enjoy this new take on assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Jones lays out a theory which involves Ari Onassis as the architect of the murder. She suggests that even if Jacqueline didn't know about it before hand, she may have helped in the cover up. Jones theorizes that Jacqueline made a full scale effort to marry a wealthy man, believing it was her destiny to be rich and powerful. To her chagrin, Jacqueline discovered the Kennedy Family kept a firm grip on the purse strings, prompting her to seek out other means of financing her expensive tastes. Ari Onassis, with all his wealth as a shipping magnet, seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Jones suggests that Jacqueline and Ari were involved in a love affair prior to the shoot

Audiobook Review of "Life" by Keith Richards

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There are two things that stick out about the audio book, Life, by Keith Richards. One: it's 22.5 hours long. Two: it's worth the listen. Oh, and it's also a great value. Life is a cross-country drive's worth of entertainment for $39.98. Put another way, one hour of solid rock legend costs less than a cup of gas station coffee. If you're craving a wild trip without any consequences, Life is a magnificently cheap thrill. The Rolling Stones have authored so many chapters in the annals of rock-n-roll history you'd have to be living in another dimension not to know something about the band. Musicians come and go, but the Stones have been cranking out tunes people still want to listen to for the last 50 years. It's hard to argue with the staying power of a band like this. Life opens with an amusing antidote about Richards and Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood being pulled over for drugs in the redneck backwaters of Arka