1. LinkedIn
As a publicist in the digital age, my services are always aimed toward branding people and products online, but most importantly promoting myself, so I created a profile on LinkedIn in 2006, which was when I first started working in book publishing in efforts of consolidating my expertise via relevant coursework and literary accomplishments. This was a great way to link with other fellow entry-level assistants in my company and other publishing houses, as well as familiarize myself with the qualifications and experience levels of my co-workers that are neccessary to move up the corporate ladder. This highly effective marketing tool was very significant to my growth in the books industry as well as in academia and poetry. As I moved on to my second job, I had established a good name for myself through various extracurricular activities and freelance jobs, which I linked to my profile and was able to conncet and network with key organizations and groups in the book pr circuit. Currently, I receive tons of pitches, since I regularly write for the Sacramento Book Review and I have media inquiring about my freelance work and services.
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2. Google Sites
Usually when you apply for entry-level positions in publishing or opt to write for the media (magazines, newspapers, literary journals, etc.) you are frequently asked for two or three samples of your published work to examine your writing style and voice. Rather than email the actual word documents, you can save time for both parties (sender and the recipient) by creating a portfolio online. That way if these clips are either misplaced, lost, or erased, they are organized and archived on a public site. This is yet another helpful tool for establishing an online persona and a platform for your writing, especially if you are looking to get published. Publishers want to know that the writer is active in his or her given community.
3. Joomla!
As an English major, I have always been prompted with the question, "So what are you going to do once you graduate?" and it seems that the only obvious options are to into teaching or book publishing. However, many of us know that is untrue. There are so much more things we can do with our Literature and Creative Writing degrees like starting our own magazines. This is where Joomla! comes into play. I was the Executive Editor of Spanglish magazine, so we used this application to manage the content for our site, so I can speak first-hand on the personal and social advantages of this web hosting service. Personally, you learn how to generate texts with multi media files, so you become avid in organization, navigating from the minutia to the macro via page and screen layouts. This makes you even more aware of your writing space and the element of time. Socially, you become very critical of design and content, so when visiting established and/or new publications, you are conscious of application framework and add-ons, rhetorical choices and target audience.
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