Hello, Socialmedia.biz readers! I apologize for my silence, but I have been finalizing my book on social media and Web 2.0 optimization, which is now in print. I am excited to have it complete so I can actually engage in social media again!

Over the next few months, I will post excerpts from the book, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization, that I hope you or your clients will find useful.

You can download a special teaser version of the social media book that includes the full table of contents, one complete chapter, and the sample chapter's respective section on the resource CD, including fillable forms.

If you'd like to order it, Socialmedia.biz readers get a special discount: Get the book for $16, including shipping:

The book comes with a resource CD that contains many fillable forms and worksheets to help with your social media strategy, and I will post links to some of those on occasion as well. So, stay tuned.

I am glad to be back, and look forward to contributing once again!

Deltina Hay is the author of The Bootstrapper's Guide to the Mobile Web and The Social Media Survival Guide. She is a veteran developer and programmer with over 25 years experience. She also blogs at Social Media Power and at Mobile Web Slinger. Deltina offers consulting for search, social, semantic, and mobile optimization at PLUMB Web Solutions, and teaches the graduate level social media certificate course for Drury University. You may also enjoy her video tutorials on YouTube. Contact her or leave a comment below.