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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Social Media for Doll People

Wow, you ladies rock! I put up a blog, and a few days later, it has 250 views! I ask for reviews of my book and get five five-star reviews! And at the same time, I make the first sale of my book on Amazon! This is definitely the way to go for us dollmakers. We work all alone at home for hours, days and weeks, and sometimes don't see another person for ages. So for us, going online to connect is a necessary (dare I say?) evil. I've connected with people who can't leave their homes for one reason or another. Only by reading websites, blogs, facebook, etc. do they get to have any social interaction at all. Well, I have to say, this is a little bit of heaven for me to get such a nice response after just dipping my toes in the water. I have had to work on other things for the past few days. But starting tomorrow I'll be building my website, putting up links (please send me links to websites for dollmakers, doll artists, etc!) and hopefully I'll have something nice to show in response to all your responses! In the meantime, be well, and happy dollmaking! Noni

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Amazon.com

It's very frustrating working on my book and video listings on Amazon.

I do a search for Cloth Dollmaking (which is the exact title of my book) and it doesn't show up on the list at all (frustrated!)

So I go in and add the phrase "cloth dollmaking" to the keywords, description, and "more info" to bring it up in the Amazon search engine.

It is now at number 5... (Huh! Why is it not number one?)

But because someone else is listing the old version in 3-ring binder (and calling that a Hardback Book!!!) and they don't show a photo of it, the cover photo doesn't show up in the listing... Why should this concern me? Because my book, the spiral bound paperback version is grouped with the hardback, and for some reason, theirs is first, so whatever is first determines whether there's a photo or not...(aaargh!)

So I upload my own photo to their listing. It is the cover that was used on the 3-ring binder, which is slightly different than the one I'm using now (just the typeface is different).

So... even though it's not showing up (STILL!) I think it's just a matter of time for Amazon to process it, and it will eventually show up. (fingers crossed!)

But I can't imagine why it is so low on the search... The only thing I can think of now is that it hasn't been reviewed. So I'm asking you all... If you've bought my book, or read it, would you do me a favor and go to Amazon.com and review it for me?

I think this link will get you there: Cloth Dollmaking

Thanks so much in advance! I'll let you know if it made a difference!

(Aren't blogs fun?)