As I mentioned in my
earlier post about careers in Public Relations, there are many steps an undergraduate
can take to help lift off their career. Volunteering or working student jobs
for a specific company they wish to get hired by eventually is one way. But there
are many others:
earlier post about careers in Public Relations, there are many steps an undergraduate
can take to help lift off their career. Volunteering or working student jobs
for a specific company they wish to get hired by eventually is one way. But there
are many others:
a.
Intensify your
communication skills.
Intensify your
communication skills.
b.
Develop your own
channels in Social Media.
Develop your own
channels in Social Media.
c.
Explore market
strategies in your industry.
Explore market
strategies in your industry.
d.
Learn suitable time
management – advanced planning is key.
Learn suitable time
management – advanced planning is key.
e.
Become informed about
your product and the competition.
Become informed about
your product and the competition.
f.
Adapt and quickly
learn new methods.
Adapt and quickly
learn new methods.
g.
Be persistent.
Be persistent.
h.
Work hard on building
brand recognition and customer loyalty.
Work hard on building
brand recognition and customer loyalty.
i.
And don’t give up
or slack off – there’s always someone climbing up your backside wanting the
slot you leave open.
And don’t give up
or slack off – there’s always someone climbing up your backside wanting the
slot you leave open.
As much as you might consider these to be issues a student should be
familiarizing themselves with as they study for their degrees, these steps are just
as pertinent to an author who is competing in our promotional jungle.
familiarizing themselves with as they study for their degrees, these steps are just
as pertinent to an author who is competing in our promotional jungle.
And anyone who is ready to, or planning to, dip their toes in this book-writing
world had better not be under the delusion that they can wait until they
actually have a book to sell.
world had better not be under the delusion that they can wait until they
actually have a book to sell.
Do not play that silly game with yourself. Warding off the evil of advertising that lurks
in your future today only makes it a bigger boogieman for tomorrow.
in your future today only makes it a bigger boogieman for tomorrow.
If you are serious about wanting a writing career and if you fully
intend to make any money whatsoever when you put your book on the market, then
mark my words. These steps are difficult but in no way impossible. By putting
them off, thinking you haven’t the time to write and take on these extra, time-consuming
chores is not a good choice. All you’re doing is setting yourself up to either
fail or force the universe to provide you with a miracle in order for success.
intend to make any money whatsoever when you put your book on the market, then
mark my words. These steps are difficult but in no way impossible. By putting
them off, thinking you haven’t the time to write and take on these extra, time-consuming
chores is not a good choice. All you’re doing is setting yourself up to either
fail or force the universe to provide you with a miracle in order for success.
And trust me; miracles don’t come along very often. Hard work, consistent
publishing and making connections are the way to a solid achievement.
publishing and making connections are the way to a solid achievement.
Next blog – Intensify your communications skills.
***Just a thought – if you have a page on Google+ and need another friend, then please connect with me and I’ll be happy to add you into my circles 🙂 (Hey – I’m getting the swing of this Social Media stuff….(grins)
