Jeff Head seeks FReeper Input on Promoting the Dragon's Fury Series (Vanity)

Online Ad for the Dragon's Fury Series ^ | Aug 31, 2002 | Jeff Head

[Pistias]

BIGGER! You're selling a product, and the first thing people see is the picture. Some color might be nice, too...all the text is good for at the bottom--for the ones interested enough to scroll, they'll read it down there; but the idea is to catch the wayward surfer with big pictures and one large, colored tagline beneath them, then give them the skinny on your book. Buzz words might be a good idea, but they'll turn off your best readers.

[MissAmericanPie]

That looks good.

[Pistias]

IS WORLD WAR III COMING?

Can America Survive It?

[Jeff Head]

I think being on Hannity would be GREAT! Perhaps someone can let him know ... I have sent him one of the books.

I have no idea about how to go about getting an agent, or getting the right one. I figure if I percervere, ultimately they will seek me out.

[bootless]

Hey Jeff - great idea! I really like the compelling questions in the ad.

(You have regular email ... the Proofreading Patriot has struck again!)

I wonder what NewsMax and WorldNetDaily's online ad policies are. Also... AmericanProwler.com.

Think big!

Best...

[Jeff Head]

No problem. It's not nit-picking. Check it out now.

[bootless]

P.S. - I'd enlarge the font size of the copy a little... I find it very difficult to read the small stuff on the screen.

FRegards!

[bootless]

Also try William Lajeunesse of Fox...

Good ideas upthread, especially suggestions towards short and punchy. Grab 'em by the throat.

[MileHi]

It keeps looking better!

I gotta E-mail Hannity, he needs a heads up.

Anyway, I'm sold, I want Vol. 2. I will send this around when the final version is arrived at.

And proof read, proof read. Typos distract when the story is riviting.

FReegards, amigo!

[MileHi]

riviting = riveting

Sheesh, do I feel sheepish...

[Jeff Head]

Thanks for those suggestions. Check out the page now for the way I attempted to implement them.

[Pistias]

I think you misspelled "relevant," but my brain is cooked from chemistry, so I don't know for sure.

[Beach_Babe]

For months I've been bugging the folks at my library to get copies of your books. Is there any way you can advertise to the library systems across the country?

Here's a link to mine:

Marion County Public Library System

[Jeff Head]

For internet marketing, one thing I know ... it's critical to not have scrolling ... to limit it as much as possible. Otherise people tend to "click through".

Making the type bigger will make it too long on most screens. I'll have to shorten ... and we're getting there.

[strela]

Excellent work! The only nit I see left to pick is the typo in the note at the bottom of the page. Change "Mircorsoft" to "Microsoft."

[Jeff Head]

I did. More progress now.

[RightOnline]

"I figure if I percervere, ultimately they will seek me out."

No no no........do NOT figure that, Jeff. Far from it. Don't expect them to come to you.

Go find one......and I suggest asking your publisher for recommendations, do a Google search on literary agents, study up on 'em, etc. Shoot........if I were you, I'd contact Tom Clancy and / or Dale Brown and ask them for a recommendation.

[bootless]

Hi Jeff, I see what you mean. I would change "Can US military forces..." to "U.S." in order to be consistent with the first use of "U.S."

"relevent" indeed s/b "relevant"

Also, because you use "Second Amendment" in the books, and because it has more weight than "2nd amendment", I'd change that, too.

In your last paragraph, every instance of "Dragon's Fury" should be italicized for consistency.

Good stuff!

[Jeff Head]

Done.

[bootless]

Much better! I like the bigger headline. (Just saw the "Microsoft" thing! :-) )

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