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MagicFingersTyping
Number of posts : 10 Registration date : 2008-09-05 Age : 68 Location : Montreal, Quebec
| Subject: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:37 pm | |
| Hello Fellow Members I am seeking advice from any one who can help. Other than advertising on forums to reach authors and e-book writers to offer typing services as well as desktop publishing services and transcrption, I welcome any advice as how to reach authors. Thank you all in advance for your suppport. To all Canadian authors here (including myself) - I wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Kathleen |
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Dick Stodghill Five Star Member
Number of posts : 3795 Registration date : 2008-05-04 Age : 98 Location : Akron, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:19 pm | |
| Wish I could help but I fail to qualify as one of the smart people. You might try placing an ad in Writer's Digest or The Writer. The drawback is they cost money. |
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Shelagh Admin
Number of posts : 12662 Registration date : 2008-01-11 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:39 pm | |
| Smart people, eh? That lets me out. Have you tried social networks? Or maybe you could set up your own Ning social network and offer free editing to a limited number of members in return for free advertising/endorsements on their profile pages and personal websites. |
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Don Stephens Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1355 Registration date : 2008-01-25 Age : 85 Location : Wherever my hat's hanging today!
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:48 pm | |
| Try an AD on Authorsden.com |
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Malcolm Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1504 Registration date : 2008-01-11 Location : Georgia
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:30 pm | |
| I agree with Shelagh about the social networks. MySpace and Facebook will give you a lot of visibility.
Malcolm |
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P. Gordon Kennedy Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1076 Registration date : 2008-01-13 Age : 35 Location : Crystal Falls, Michigan
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:41 pm | |
| Authorsden.com (www.authorsden.com) is a great place to reach other authors. You may also want to try Booksie (www.booksie.com). |
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Sue Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1216 Registration date : 2008-01-15
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:53 pm | |
| Kathleen,
What type of typing services to you offer? |
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MagicFingersTyping
Number of posts : 10 Registration date : 2008-09-05 Age : 68 Location : Montreal, Quebec
| Subject: Reply to Sue Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:28 am | |
| Hello Sue Thank you for your inquiry. We offer every typing service there is from word processing to desktop publishing to transcribing. We have done everything from resumes and letters to thesis and dissertations including spreadsheets. There is not a document that we cannot type for anyone. I have personally re-written a 160-page book for a professor in Baltimore, which included revision and editing. If you would like to see copies of any of our work, please do not hesitate to call upon us, and we will send them to you. In anticipation of your reply, thank you again for your inquiry. Kathleen and Cynthia PS. Sue, if you have any further questions, please contact us. Thank you. |
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Sue Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1216 Registration date : 2008-01-15
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:50 am | |
| Thank you, Kathleen, for the information. I appreciate you taking the time to post it. |
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MagicFingersTyping
Number of posts : 10 Registration date : 2008-09-05 Age : 68 Location : Montreal, Quebec
| Subject: In appreciation Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:42 pm | |
| Your most welcome Sue. I just hope the authors on this site will remember my services and what I have to offer and then utilize my services. Best Wishes, Kathleen |
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zadaconnaway Five Star Member
Number of posts : 4017 Registration date : 2008-01-16 Age : 76 Location : Washington, USA
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:39 pm | |
| Kathleen, have you considered a website? It might help get the word out, and you could post some examples of your work. |
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MagicFingersTyping
Number of posts : 10 Registration date : 2008-09-05 Age : 68 Location : Montreal, Quebec
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:41 pm | |
| Hello Zada I have a website: http://www.freewebs.com/magicfingerssecretarialservice which states our services and has samples of graphics Cynthia has created. Please feel free to look at it. Thank you for the advice. Kathleen |
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Pam Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1790 Registration date : 2008-02-01 Age : 58 Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| Subject: Re: Question for all you smart people Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:16 pm | |
| Hi Kathleen, I had a look at your site, and the messages here. It seems as though you need a marketing plan (IMO it's equally and even more important than your business plan). That would help you to overcome the competition with "virtual assistant" businesses, as well as writing services like "elance", which you are competing with directly. You may have done this already, but I also suggest that people start with looking at websites and promo materials (especially the way they write their sales letters and create the text for their websites) that their competition is using, and then figure out what makes you stand out from that competition. Use that difference - your unique selling proposition - to draw clients to you. Best of luck! |
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MagicFingersTyping
Number of posts : 10 Registration date : 2008-09-05 Age : 68 Location : Montreal, Quebec
| Subject: Thank you Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:51 pm | |
| Hello Pam Thank you for your advice and your help. I shall discuss this matter with my business partner. I do agree that there is much competition out there. Have a wonderful evening Kathleen |
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