{"id":476,"date":"2013-08-23T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T05:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?p=476"},"modified":"2021-12-06T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T15:13:01","slug":"quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/","title":{"rendered":"Quote on Personal Branding – Gene Simmons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selling books starts with selling yourself as a writer and author. By writing articles giving presentations, becoming involved with networking groups and engaging in other activities that get you known, you have a greater opportunity to sell your books once they are published.<\/p>\n

Gene Simmons captured the essence of the idea of personal branding or building an author platform in a the following quote:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Quote<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selling books starts with selling yourself as a writer and author. By writing articles giving presentations, becoming involved with networking groups and engaging in other activities that get you known, you have a greater opportunity to sell your books once they are published. Gene Simmons captured the essence of the idea of personal branding or building an author platform in … <\/p>\n

Read It Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[658],"tags":[205,289,293,269,580,572,287,583,288,584],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nQuote on Personal Branding - Gene Simmons - Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Quote on Personal Branding - Gene Simmons - Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Selling books starts with selling yourself as a writer and author. By writing articles giving presentations, becoming involved with networking groups and engaging in other activities that get you known, you have a greater opportunity to sell your books once they are published. Gene Simmons captured the essence of the idea of personal branding or building an author platform in ... Read It Now\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-08-23T05:00:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-06T15:13:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Quote-on-Personal-Branding-Gene-Simmons-300x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Robert W. Lucas\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog\",\"description\":\"Nonfiction author, writer, and self-publisher ideas, strategies, resources and advice\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Quote-on-Personal-Branding-Gene-Simmons-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Quote-on-Personal-Branding-Gene-Simmons-300x300.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/\",\"name\":\"Quote on Personal Branding - Gene Simmons - Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-23T05:00:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-06T15:13:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/6453aebc7f84a44d74519b1fb48d4c9c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Quote on Personal Branding – Gene Simmons\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/6453aebc7f84a44d74519b1fb48d4c9c\",\"name\":\"Robert W. Lucas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fc90f98677a22507f6a2865c8fbdad6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fc90f98677a22507f6a2865c8fbdad6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Robert W. Lucas\"},\"description\":\"Bob Lucas has been a trainer, presenter and adult educator for over four decades. He who has written hundreds of articles on training, writing, self-publishing and workplace learning skills and issues. He is also an award-winning author who has written thirty-seven books on topics such as, writing, relationships, customer service, brain based learning and creative training strategies, interpersonal communication, diversity, and supervisory skills. Additionally, he has contributed articles, chapters and activities to eighteen compilation books. Bob retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1991 after twenty-two years of active and reserve service.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Quote on Personal Branding - Gene Simmons - Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Quote on Personal Branding - Gene Simmons - Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog","og_description":"Selling books starts with selling yourself as a writer and author. By writing articles giving presentations, becoming involved with networking groups and engaging in other activities that get you known, you have a greater opportunity to sell your books once they are published. Gene Simmons captured the essence of the idea of personal branding or building an author platform in ... Read It Now","og_url":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/","og_site_name":"Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog","article_published_time":"2013-08-23T05:00:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-06T15:13:01+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Quote-on-Personal-Branding-Gene-Simmons-300x300.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Robert W. Lucas"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/","name":"Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog","description":"Nonfiction author, writer, and self-publisher ideas, strategies, resources and advice","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Quote-on-Personal-Branding-Gene-Simmons-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Quote-on-Personal-Branding-Gene-Simmons-300x300.jpg"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/","name":"Quote on Personal Branding - Gene Simmons - Nonfiction Author and Writer Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2013-08-23T05:00:38+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-06T15:13:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/6453aebc7f84a44d74519b1fb48d4c9c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/quote-on-personal-branding-gene-simmons\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Quote on Personal Branding – Gene Simmons"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/6453aebc7f84a44d74519b1fb48d4c9c","name":"Robert W. Lucas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fc90f98677a22507f6a2865c8fbdad6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fc90f98677a22507f6a2865c8fbdad6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Robert W. Lucas"},"description":"Bob Lucas has been a trainer, presenter and adult educator for over four decades. He who has written hundreds of articles on training, writing, self-publishing and workplace learning skills and issues. He is also an award-winning author who has written thirty-seven books on topics such as, writing, relationships, customer service, brain based learning and creative training strategies, interpersonal communication, diversity, and supervisory skills. Additionally, he has contributed articles, chapters and activities to eighteen compilation books. Bob retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1991 after twenty-two years of active and reserve service.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FEQb-7G","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions\/478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}