Transcript: 11/4/10

TOPIC: Beyond postcards: how are you expanding your promotion efforts?

First off, Tweet of the night honors go to:

@barrygott: You mean there's something beyond postcards? Weird.

and

@NVCrittenden: Singing telegrams????

SUGGESTIONS:

Showing portfolio face-to-face

Paid portfolio sites such as ChildrensIllustrators.com; picture-book.com; altpick

Free portfolio sites such as Illustration Mundo

SCBWI: conferences; paid portfolio reviews; submitting to Bulletin; Tomie dePaola Award

Sample packets (example: Meg Hunt's promo packet)

Portfolios on CD (controversy noted: ADs split on this)

E-portfolios

Online presence: website, blog, Twitter, Facebook

Website tips: "two-click" rule (should not take more than two clicks to reach portfolio images); have samples/thumbnails on landing page; track visits to site with free service such as StatCounter

Also mentioned:
Lynn Alpert (@RedStepchild)'s response to requests from self-publishers

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#kidlitart 11-4-10