tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post4723214290869656959..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Branding Without Fire (BWF 1)Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-64989998544798261932017-08-08T21:59:39.070-06:002017-08-08T21:59:39.070-06:00The giveaways no one cares about are always disapp...The giveaways no one cares about are always disappointing... had it happen, myself.<br />If I could travel, I would've definitely been there for your signing!<br /><br />Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-43892359493453715192017-08-02T07:43:51.504-06:002017-08-02T07:43:51.504-06:00I've definitely struggled with this, too. It&#...I've definitely struggled with this, too. It's an uncomfortable thing for more introverted folks. Some things are taken care of for me by my publisher (consistent look of series book covers), but here are some things I've been doing: <br /><br />*picked an image of myself, an icon, and a blog name to use consistently across platforms to make it clear that all those Samantha Bryants are the same person<br />*thought about "branding" in more "personality" terms: I'm going with my enthusiasm and optimism in my public persona. They are part of who I am for real (not fictions), and let me geek out over things I love. I save my kvetching for friends and family. <br />*I do series of themed posts as an audience builder. Like this year, I'm posting about a poem I read every day, a recipe I try weekly, and books I read as I finish them. I've done shorter series, too: like "song in my head" for a month, or "my sneakers" showing all my Converse sneakers, or "teeshirts" showing all my geeky teeshirts. It was fun, and let me share those interests with anyone who might share them. <br /><br />So far as failures, the saddest things have been the time I had a signing table at Barnes and Noble (too big a venue for an unknown like me) and the times I've had a giveaway that I didn't have to give because no one signed up for it. <br /><br />@mirymom1 from<br /><a href="http://samanthabryant.com" rel="nofollow">Balancing Act</a>Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.com