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Re: Measureable results from Twitter: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 83, Issue 3
I'm new to the listserve but have a success story based on Twitter. In spring of this year I was contacted by the web editor for Fine Gardening's blog. She had followed a few links from my personal blog and a local website I write for. I always post links to my on-line work at Twitter.
Long story short: She wanted to add a west coast, sustainable, humorous voice to their blog. That's me. I was soon offered a paid job posting a minimum of two blogs per month (though I generally exceed that), they've "branded" my blog with a catchy title (Cool Green Gardens - with my own logo) and I've now been asked to submit story ideas for the print magazine. I'm a hard-core believer in social networking for self-promotion. Yesterday I received a message from another national magazine who I've connected with via LinkedIn. They want a few queries for articles for next year. [link: http://www.finegardening.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping]
Hope this helps.
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Contributing content at Fine Gardening Magazine
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Pontificating at Edhat
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Subject: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 83, Issue 3
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Garden Thugs (Catriona Tudor Erler)
2. Publishing for Amazon's Kindle (Betty Mackey)
3. Re: GWL - Marty Figley (Judy Lowe)
4. Twitter and Facebook (loisdan@juno.com)
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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:21:50 -0500
From: Catriona Tudor Erler <catriona@catrionatudorerler.com>
Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden Thugs
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
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One point that has been alluded to, but not specifically spelled out is
that one region's thug is another's regions treasure. I saw mondarda in
a northwestern Massachusetts garden, and commented what a thug it was
for me in Virginia. For them it's a bit tricky to grow, certainly not
invasive. I kept thinking about that conversation the day I spent 8
hours pulling out the mondada, sifting the soil to try to get all the
roots, only to have it return next spring.
Catriona
WGardenermag@aol.com wrote:
>
> Am working away on our Winter issue. The cover story is Garden Thugs. I'd
> like to do a Top 10 (at least as that number may expand as I keep
> researching), so I put it to you all --
>
> ASIDE from Ivy, bamboo, and vinca, WHAT PLANT IS IN YOUR GARDEN (or a
> client's garden) that you wish you had NEVER planted there due to its
> aggressive, spreading , thuggish nature?
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Kathy Jentz
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:22:12 -0500
From: "Betty Mackey" <BettyMackey@verizon.net>
Subject: [GWL] Publishing for Amazon's Kindle
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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Cc: Rex Murfitt <enzian@shaw.ca>, Bobby Ward <biblio@nc.rr.com>
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Announcement!
After some tech stress I got my files straight and published one of my
garden titles on Amazon's Kindle. It is "Creating and Planting Alpine
Gardens" by Rex Murfitt (he won a GWA writing award for it in 2006) and for
now it seems to be the only rock gardening book available in the Kindle
format. I'm planning to put other books into Kindle mode too, if this goes
well.
It is being sold at Amazon for $8.99 at the following address:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ZCYAVG
You have probably heard that there is a free software version of Kindle that
runs on a PC or iPhone and certain iPods instead of as a dedicated device.
If you want to try it, go to
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311.
I'm happy that at last I got this Kindle version of the alpine book up and
running, but I couldn't figure out how to include its illustrations so I am
putting many of them up on my website.
-Betty Mackey
Publisher
www.mackeybooks.com
Emerging Technology Committee, GWA
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:57:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Judy Lowe <hardbackwryter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [GWL] GWL - Marty Figley
To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
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Thanks, Nancy, for the news about Marty Figley. Not only was she a longtime GWA member, but she?attended the annual symposiums regularly for many years, too. A delightful person. I missed her in Raleigh.
?
Judy Lowe
?
http://features.csmonitor.com/gardening
?
http://twitter.com/JudyDigginit.
Message: 1
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:49:17 -0500
From: Nancy Szerlag <szerlag@earthlink.net>
I am sorry to announce long time GWA member and garden writer Marty?
Figley passed away the day before Thanksgiving.
Marty was a garden writer and weekly columnist for the Observer and?
Eccentric Newspapers in southeast Michigan for many years.
Nancy Szerlag
Columnist for Detroit News
szerlag@earthlink.net
Check blog at www.gardeneryardener.blogspot.com
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:30:42 -0500
From: loisdan@juno.com
Subject: [GWL] Twitter and Facebook
To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
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Hi All,
A while back, quite a few members of this listserv opened Twitter
accounts. Can anyone comment on measureable results (sales, assignments,
etc.) attributable to either your Facebook or Twitter presence?
Regards,
Lois
Visit: http://cultivatingtheinnergardener.blogspot.com
Visit: http://loisdevries.blogspot.com
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