The idea for Internet Famous came after reading an article about Julia Allison in Wired Magazine. In the author’s own words:
I thought, why not create a full, comprehensive guide to becoming an online celebrity? Why not make it useful to people seeking internet fame for all sorts of different reasons?
That’s how the book was born. Combining information about all sorts of social media with practical advice for using those platforms to market yourself, Internet Famous provides a complete guide to making yourself known online.
Preliminary Table of Contents
(Chapter titles and order may change as the book continues along in the editing process, though the basic content will stay the same).
- Social Media – What the heck is it, really?
- Internet Famous – Better than real-life famous
- Your Niche – Why you have to have one
- Your Website – Social media-friendly web design 101
- Blogging – Your social media backbone
- Microblogging – Less time, less effort, more impact
- Social Networking – It’s not optional
- Photo Sharing – Beyond lolcats and bad vacation pics
- Video – Like TV, only better
- Podcasting and Vlogging – Another way to create rabid fans
- Lifecasting – Putting it all out there
- SEO – Search engine optimization and other fun with acronyms
- Linkbait – Sort of like fishing…but not
- Information – Pretty much the entire point of the web
- Social News & Bookmarking – Staying on top of what’s happening online
- There’s More – Other vital social media stuff
- Strategy – Including shameless self-promotion, but with class
- Best Uses – How not to look like a dork
- Online Reputation – Protect it like your first-born child
- I’m Internet Famous—Now what? – Taking it all off(line)
