How to: promote an On-line Short Story

Tru_lie13 · Post by **Tru_lie13** » 16 Jul 2011, 21:55

I recently sumbitted my short story "Screaming Silence" on AssociatedContent(dot)com by Yahoo!
I posted the link on facebook and that got me a bit of views. Does anyone know a better way, with out paying, to promote an online short story?

Also: If you would like to read it just go to the associated content website. Search: Screaming Silence. It will be the first result ini the search and it is written by: Jonathan Zayan.

If you enjoy the story, feel free to share the link with friends.

Gwydion · Post by **Gwydion** » 18 Jul 2011, 05:55

This is like promoting anything on the web... it's hard work. Write a press release about your story and submit that (just search google for 'free press release') making sure you include a link to your story. Write and article about your story and submit this to article directories. Add links to your story to website directories.

Add a link to your story on your signature for forums like this ones. These are basically ways to get anything noticed in the web. Not only are you putting lots of links were your story can get found, but you are also increasing the story's popularity in search engines.

Hope this helps.

Apf42589 · Post by **Apf42589** » 20 Jul 2011, 22:46

Gwydion wrote:This is like promoting anything on the web... it's hard work. Write a press release about your story and submit that (just search google for 'free press release') making sure you include a link to your story. Write and article about your story and submit this to article directories. Add links to your story to website directories.

Add a link to your story on your signature for forums like this ones. These are basically ways to get anything noticed in the web. Not only are you putting lots of links were your story can get found, but you are also increasing the story's popularity in search engines.

Hope this helps.

great ideas thanks =]

Maud Fitch · Post by **Maud Fitch** » 21 Jul 2011, 08:01

Blogging can help. Take a look at sites like wordpress.org which has hundreds of free design templates you can use to personalise your blog. Also blogger.com has templates and they host your blog for free. Keep it current, regularly updating with new stories to build your fan base.

Eckhart Aurelius Hughes · Post by **Scott** » 21 Jul 2011, 19:44

I'm thinking about coming up with a system in which I will allow users to submit original short stories and then I will compile them into small ebooks and promote and sell them. This may help independent and aspiring writers promote themselves. If it works, maybe we could come out with a new short story anthology every few months. What do you think?

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 22 Jul 2011, 05:49

Scott wrote:I'm thinking about coming up with a system in which I will allow users to submit original short stories and then I will compile them into small ebooks and promote and sell them. This may help independent and aspiring writers promote themselves. If it works, maybe we could come out with a new short story anthology every few months. What do you think?

Nice idea Scott and certainly would be interesting to see the talent out there, just be careful of every spammer or timewaster wanting to clog the whole thing up

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » 23 Jul 2011, 09:43

StephenKingman wrote:
Scott wrote:I'm thinking about coming up with a system in which I will allow users to submit original short stories and then I will compile them into small ebooks and promote and sell them. This may help independent and aspiring writers promote themselves. If it works, maybe we could come out with a new short story anthology every few months. What do you think?
Nice idea Scott and certainly would be interesting to see the talent out there, just be careful of every spammer or timewaster wanting to clog the whole thing up

I'd definitely send in some of mine stuff, I mean - if a 15 year old girl from a small town can write something as brilliant as The Outsiders. Then I think a 12 year old boy can make a half decent short story, don't you? Haha.

Maud Fitch · Post by **Maud Fitch** » 24 Jul 2011, 08:47

Jacob wrote:I mean - if a 15 year old girl from a small town can write something as brilliant as The Outsiders. Then I think a 12 year old boy can make a half decent short story, don't you?

Remember the old adage "Everyone has at least one good book in them", I say condense that book and go for it! Well-crafted short stories are the way of the future.