Writer’s Tips – Scams, Video Marketing, Book Selling, Photo Library
Welcome to this month’s edition of Writing Tips. Learn about why Amazon isn’t the only game in town from 111 Publishing. Hugh Roberts is back with more great blogging tips. Two great posts from Nicholas Rossis on email video marketing and how to get our digital signatures for documents. And I took the liberty of sharing an important scam alert in these times of Coronavirus where many dirtbags take advantage of ripping off people by email.
Doris Heilmann of 111 Publishing with information on diversifying when it comes to selling books.
Nicholas Rossis shares the value in Video Email Marketing. Is it the next best thing?
Hugh Roberts, blogging guru, offers up 21 Great Ways to spruce up our blogs!
21 Ways To Freshen Up Your WordPress Blog And Help It Standout
Hugh Roberts with blogging tips on how to access a secret photo library right in your WordPress dashboard.
How To Access And Use The WordPress Free Photo Library
Another great find from Nicholas Rossis is Wondershare Sign X. Ever have a document that requires a digital signature and wish you didn’t have to print, sign and scan back? Nicholas shares a helpful app.
https://nicholasrossis.me/2020/03/25/working-from-home-tools-wondershare-signx/
And last of all. I came across this informative article from Norton Antivirus, informing and alerting about the new Corona cyber scams going on with emails. Get informed so you don’t get caught!
https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-online-scams-coronavirus-phishing-scams.html
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43 Comments
Toni Pike
Great tips, Debby. I hope you’re feeling well, and have a wonderful weekend. Toni x
dgkaye
Thank you Toni. We’re doing fine and hanging in, especially after hubby’s procedure yesterday, yay! <3
Nicholas Rossis
Thanks for the great selection – and all your support 🙂
It’s shocking that Covid scams are already a thing. Sigh…
dgkaye
My pleasure Nicholas. You always offer such great tips for writers. Yes, it doesn’t take long for vultures to find something new to latch onto people’s vulnerabilities. 🙂
Hugh W. Roberts
Thank you for including links to two of my recent posts, Debby. I love how you called it a secret photo library. I wish I’d thought of that.
I have a post scheduled to come out next week about blog security, so the article from Norton Antivirus was very beneficial. I’ll be including a link to it in the post.
Thanks again.
dgkaye
My pleasure Hugh. And lol, I just felt that it was like a secret behind the mysterious WordPress wall LOL. Glad you found the Norton article handy too. I look forward to your next post. <3
Jim Borden
Thanks for putting all these resources together, Debby. I especially enjoyed Hugh’s tips about how to spruce up our blogs!
dgkaye
Happy to inform Jim. Hugh has the best blogging tips! 🙂
Cynthia Reyes
Great posts, Debby. Thanks for sharing.
Natalie Ducey
Another awesome share, Debby. Thank you! xo
dgkaye
Most welcome Natalie <3
Jacqui
Great list, Deb. I have new reading material! I just finished Sandra’s latest book and was wondering what to read next.
dgkaye
Glad to keep you entertained 🙂
Diana Peach
Excellent links, Debby. I especially enjoyed Hugh’s posts. He shares great information. Now to find those photos!
dgkaye
Lol, thanks Diana. Good luck! <3
sally cronin
Thanks Debby, something for everyone…a great selection..hugs ♥♥
dgkaye
Thank you Sal <3
Terri Webster Schrandt
Always great to read your curated tips, Debby!
dgkaye
Glad to hear Terri 🙂
Stevie Turner
Thanks for these useful tips, Debby. I didn’t know about the WordPress free images.
dgkaye
Pleasure Stevie. Leave it to Hugh to find all the goodies! Enjoy! 🙂 x
lisa thomson
Thanks for the alerts, links and resources Deb. Much appreciated. I’m going over to do some reading now. Cheers! 🙂
dgkaye
Happy to keep you informed Lis. <3 Happy weekend! <3
Debby thank you for another great post and to Hugh too. I am following him now.
I will be reviewing his Tips again and again. Great information to know. 🙂
dgkaye
Thanks Karen. So glad you found them helpful <3
Norah Colvin
Another great collection of helpful advice. Thanks, Debby. 🙂
dgkaye
My pleasure Norah 🙂 x
Carol Balawyder
Thank you, Debby, for these interesting and informative tips. <3
dgkaye
You are most welcome Carol <3
John Maberry
Can ALWAYS use more tips! Thanks, Deb.
dgkaye
Happy to oblige John. 🙂
Deborah Jay
Another great collection, thanks Deb.
I’m particularly interested in that free photo library. I’m still using the old editor most of the time, so I haven’t seen this – now I’ll know where to look <3
dgkaye
Yay happy it was helpful <3 xx
Liesbet
Thanks for sharing these tips, Debby. Hugh is a blogging guru, indeed! I have a “digital print” (image) of my signature in a file on my computer and copy and paste that into documents that need filling out. It has worked so far. 🙂
dgkaye
Thanks Liesbet. And would you mind sharing here which app you used to generate that signature? <3
Liesbet
No app. It’s an image. We use our computer. We just took a photo of our signature on a piece of paper, opened the photo in Paint.net (or any photo manipulation program), made sure it was black and white, and created a transparent background.
Then, this file (the signature) was saved. I copy and paste the image into documents that need my signature. The important part is that the background is transparent, so just the signature shows up when adding it. Hope that makes sense. 🙂
dgkaye
Thanks Liesbet. How do you get it transparent without the white paper background showing?
Liesbet
I think it has to do with the “opacity”, and turning it all the way down to get rid of the background, but I’m not sure. Mark did this for both our signatures many years ago, in Paint.net. I’ll ask him whether he remembers. 🙂
dgkaye
Oh, okay, I get it. It’s a feature I’d have to use on an editing app I believe. Thanks! 🙂 x
Liesbet
OK. I asked Mark. Apparently, it’s more complicated than I thought – you need a computer, photo editor (Paint.net is our go-to and it’s free), and a scanner. Or a camera to take a photo of the signature on white paper.
Here is an excellent tutorial to do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PRJd-_iVqQ
To make the signature smaller or move it around a document (at the end of the video), you could just make the frame smaller and move it with your mouse.
dgkaye
Oh thanks to you and Mark. I’ll give it a whirl! Yes, I figured you must use an editing app to do so. I’ll let you know! Thanks again! 🙂 x
Amy M Reade
Those scammers don’t take long to jump on a sure thing, do they? It’s disgraceful. Thanks for helping to get the word about about them.
What a lot of great stuff this week! I’m bookmarking the post so I can return to it again and again. Enjoy the rest of your week, Debby!
<3
dgkaye
Hi Amy. Thanks for dropping by and glad you found these helpful, I try to collect from articles I’ve come across myself that I know would be of interest to others here. <3