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 books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on November 1st, 2011
Anyway, the reason I mention Jobs is because he once said that ‘it is only by looking backwards that we can connect the dots’. I’ve said that a few times this month, a month in which my feet have hardly touched the ground. Looking back at October, and at all the things I have done, I lay in bed this morning, reflecting on the month, and, as always, looking for the theme about which I would write to you. And then it hit me, as I looked back and connected the dots, that this month has been all about [...]
events By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on September 1st, 2011
I use networking to meet people who might hire me, buy my books or ask me to publish them, one day. I also use networking to meet people who may never hire me nor care two hoots about what I write but who like me and trust me and may refer me to their friends. Regardless of which type of person I hope to add to my network, it is fundamental that they know what I [...]
tips By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on August 26th, 2011
Authors need to ensure that they spot every single mention your book receives. The easiest way to ensure you don’t miss any (and thus don’t miss the chance to thank the writer and start to build that all-important relationship) is to set up a Google Alert for the title of your book and another for your name. As soon as you spot you have been mentioned zoom on over there and say [...]
books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on November 12th, 2010
I just can’t help myself.
I can’t bear to watch exceptional people miss publishing opportunities.
Put me in a room with someone who either knows a lot about something, runs a business, is a speaker, or a coach, or a teacher, or has had an interesting experience and I just can’t help myself from giving them ideas [...]
articles By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on October 14th, 2010
When you are a new writer you are unlikely to have the networks you need. I have a network of over 5000 in my address book and have the contact details of people who are an authority on every topic about which I write. I’m not simply ‘lucky’ though. No, I have built this network easily and quickly, by attending the best conferences I can and where experts give workshops and keynotes on the topics about which I am passionate. I take copious notes while these gurus are speaking and focus on what I call quote spotting. Yes, I collect the quotes these people say, make a note of who said this and when and where and then use them in my [...]
events By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on September 10th, 2010
Back to school. Back to work. Though nature may wind down when autumn creeps in, for writers things really get going. As a writer, September is very probably the best month of all.
Read my column at The Hague Online to find out why.
And then, if you are fired up and want to attend a fabulous [...]
events By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on September 7th, 2010
If you are serious about getting published and making a living as a writer you need topics and people to write about, you need people to know about you and approach you with your stories. So, go on, get [...]
books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on April 20th, 2010
Two articles that illustrate how giving is one of the most effective ways of boosting your business and selling more [...]
inspiration By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on November 1st, 2009
The following is my column from my November Inspirer newsletter, now in its seventh year. To subscribe and pick up a copy of ’50 Steps to a Book in Your Hand’ please go to my website www.joparfitt.com
I often tell my students and clients that they need to be Googleable if they are to impress [...]
expatriate stuff By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on February 25th, 2009
I have just had a great meeting with Bea Stanford, who found herself as an expat in a part of The Netherlands that has no existing infrastructure for expats like her. So, realising that there was a need to network with other expats she started Inside Twente. This neat site has blogs and forums and [...]
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