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Everyone,

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I've taken the plunge and put my own website together. I've started however, with my art. You may be aware that my background is illustration and design, but I'm now a computer consultant. How sad. Well when I make more money at art than I do at consultancy - I'll let you know. Who knows - I may make even more money at writing. Ha! We do it for the love of the craft. I digress.

So I've got a website a markervisuals.wordpress.com and I've set up a twitter account. I've run Twitter for a few days and I've building up my followers. Cool. There is a whole load of metrics I'm building up by using it. I've got some very interesting followers. I'm using Twitter as a way to attract people to my website. This seems to be working well. I also have a niche in my art. I do Star Wars.

Ok so you may switch off now. Those two people still reading this may say, cool, let's go see. Well that's great. But wait. I want to explain: I think that there is a highly useful tool in using social websites such as Facebook, Bebo, Twitter and so on, but you need a content hub to tie it in. You also need to see where people are coming from and looking at your content. And of course, you need the content in the first place.

So check out my website. I would love to hear from you all. Are you using Wordpress? What it like for you? Who's using Twitter and is there anyone using SecondLife?

Tell me your stories of using the internet for self promotion.

We've mentioned LuLu before and I will write an article about my experiences on this all but for the moment. Let's everyone share how we are self promoting.

Oh and if this sound all new to you, let me know and I will post a 101 on social media if people want it.

Thanks,
Mr Flibble