Search Function Added!

Thanks to the success of TMBOA, we’ve quite a few books, comments and posts on the site.  I’ve tried to categorize reviews, marketing tips, news, polls, etc. so they are easier to find.  None-the-less, it may be hard to find that special book or comment from a particular author.  Therefore, I added a search function [...]

Making the most of Twitter!

What the heck?
I’ll be honest.  When I first looked at twitter I thought this seemed worthless for anything practical.  I saw a stream of updates like “at the mall”, “just watched gunsmoke”, “do you think Obama is good looking”, etc.  How could this ever be useful for networking, marketing, etc?  So I ignored it.  Then [...]

TMBOA featured on the Book Marketing Blog Carnival!

For those of you who don’t know about blog carnivals, they are similar to a online magazine, in that they are dedicated to a particular topic, and are published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly.
This month, “tag my book on amazon” is featured on the Feb 11 book marketing blog carnival!
For more information [...]

New Year, New Look

Makeover
So you’ve probably noticed I’ve changed the layout and look of the blog!
I thought since it was a new year (okay, so I’m a month late), I should spiff up the blog with a new look more closely associated with books!
If you like the new look (or even if you don’t), drop a quick comment [...]

How To Choose the Best Tags!

Picking Tags…
A number of folks have asked me how to choose the best tags. So I thought I’d post a few pointers that I believe will maximize your marketing opportunity with tags.

The key is to maximize your visibility to your target audience, so you want to pick tags related to your book. However, you also [...]

Reviews – Posting Changes!

I’ve decided that after each new review, I’ll not only include them on the “reviews” tab, but post them on the main blog page as well.  This will provide some visibility for each for these authors on the  home page and also make it easier to find the reviews as the blog grows!
So to catch [...]

Latest Review Posted and TMBOA reaches milestone!

Sudden Death…
I’ve reviewed Michael Balkind’s Sudden Death (4 of 5 stars).  If you like golf, check it out on the review page!
2500 and counting!
We’ve added over 40 authors and have recently reached the 2500 hit count!  Thanks to all who are participating and helping out your fellow authors!
Don’t forget to check out the recently added [...]

Reviews and New Opportunity

Reviews
So I’ve started to purchase a number of books on the”Tag My Book on Amazon” site. As I finish reading each one, I’ll write a review and add it to the “reviews” page – check it out!
New Opportunity
Also, I’ve added a new page “Tag Other Books” to add yet another free opportunity to gain [...]

Tag My Book on Amazon featured on Lulu Book Review

In the news:
Check out the interview and feature of this website on Shannon Yarbrough’s book review website: http://lulubookreview.wordpress.com. Thanks Shannon for all the support.
Coming soon – I’m working on a video which will demonstrate tagging. Also, I’ll be highlighting some of the more popular tags and what you need to do to maximize [...]

Tag You’re It! – Hitting #1 on Amazon

Do you know what tags are and how to use them to your benefit?
Should you care about tags?

The answer.
Absolutely!
Why?
Visibility – plain and simple.
Our shared story
Like any author, you’ve spent months, perhaps years writing your novel. Hours of writing and re-writing, conversations with your editor, discussions over format and typesetting, more editing, self doubt, cover [...]