For easier viewing, here’s the index to the free e-course “A Month of Marketing.”

Day 1: Update Your Writing Portfolio
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/02/portfolio/

Day 2: Letters of Introduction
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/05/loi/

Day 3: Check in with Your Regulars
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/06/regulars/

Day 4: Send out the Rejects
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/07/rejects/

Day 5: Market Ideas that Never Got Off the Ground
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/08/ground/

Day 6: Ask the Source
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/09/source/

Day 7: Market Your Reprints
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/12/reprints/

Day 8: Find Specialty Markets
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/13/specialty/

Day 9: Exchange Info
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/14/exchange/

Day 10: Ask for Referrals
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/15/referrals/

Day 11: Expand Those Sidebars and Fillers
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/16/sidebars/

Day 12: Tell People What You Do
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/19/tell/

Day 13: Revive Old Contacts
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/20/contacts/

Day 14: Get on the Phone
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/21/phone/

Day 15: The Dream Project
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/22/dream/

Day 16: Go Bio Hunting
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/23/bio/

Day 17: Fix a Meeting
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/26/meeting/

Day 18: Reslants
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/27/reslants/

Day 19: Pitch Your Dream Market
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/28/dream-2/

Day 20: Get Linked In
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/29/linkedin/

Day 21: Follow up on Your Correspondence
http://www.mridukhullar.com/journal/2008/05/30/correspondence/

One of the things that’s most difficult for new (or even established) writers is putting ourselves out there. Finding new markets, contacting editors, asking for work, selling our work basically.

About a month ago, when I was in Ghana, I decided to put in a concentrated marketing effort, and it did work for me—I made a little over $5,000 in a month. My biggest financial success yet.

Since those publications have yet to pay up, I’m racking up huge debts, and I would like to repeat that level of success, I decided to dedicate May ’08 to marketing.

Then I figured, hey, others could do this too.

So I’ve written up a small e-course—A Month of Marketing. I’ll be posting lessons every weekday here on this blog throughout the month of May. I’ll be marketing myself through the various tips I provide and encourage you to do the same.

If this is an inconvenient time for you, don’t worry. The lessons will remain archived on the blog from where you can access them any time. I’ll post an index once I’m through.

For people who worry about linking to these entries, go ahead! I ask that my work not be reprinted or republished without my permission, but I’m happy to have people link to me or post feedback on their own blogs. And if you’re super nice, I may even allow reprinting. You’ll have to e-mail me to discuss that though.

Ready to begin? We’ll start tomorrow.

I’ve received a number of e-mails in the past few months asking if I’d consider starting an e-course. Seeing as there’s interest, yes, I’m considering one. The course would be delivered one-on-one, you’d have a chance to get personalized feedback (on e-mail and phone), as well as interact with other participants in that batch. I would have batches of ten at a time.

I’m willing to start the e-course in mid-April, but would need to ascertain that there’s sufficient interest for me to take it on.

So if that’s something you might be interested in, drop me a line at mridu (at) mridukhullar.com, and I’ll let you know if/when I decide to go ahead. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please also direct them to me at this address.