Bob McDonald, author of Flagrant Foul and Dilemma, was kind enough to conduct an interview with me via Twitter today about how he has used the latest social networking tools to promote his books.

Bob, thanks for doing this.  What methods have you used to promote your book?

I’ve pretty much run the Web 2.0 gamut – Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, etc.  Plus I have my Web site that I’ve tried to keep search engine optimized.  BTW, congratulations.  You’ve become the unwitting first stop on my Twitter Book Tour!

Of the latest 2.0 web tools, what do you think has given you the best results?

I think Twitter has really be the best for me, considering I have this penchant for random streams of thought.

How do you look for people to follow? Do you look for authors or for people interested in sports?

It depends.  As a sports fan, I tend seek those followers.  But I also try to find followers in authors and bookstores, too.  Plus, because I’m from Cleveland, I tend to search followers from my neck of the woods.

What kind of “offline” promotion have you done?

Due to my limited budget, my offline promotion has pretty much been word of mouth.

What promotional tools would you like to see Lulu.com provide you?

I don’t know.  You guys have been pretty thorough on the promotional tools front.  I think a section about blogging and microblogging would be helpful to people.

Thanks for taking the time to Tweet with me!

Thanks for the offer!

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