10+ Things You Can Do to Make "The Father of Hollywood" a Best Seller

If there is one thing I’ve learned from my great-grandfather about life it is that friendship is one’s greatest asset! HJ Whitley changed the world in many ways and now his new found friends can help him win the honor he deserves. We're going to do our best to make “The Father of Hollywood” a best seller and here's what you can do to help. I appreciate anything and everything you're able to do!!

1. Buy it!

HJ Whitley would be honored if you chose to buy “The Father of Hollywood” for yourself and for any of your friends or colleagues. It is available at your local bookstore or by going to our website: www.TheFatherofHollywood.com or Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616634758?ie=UTF8&tag=thefatherofho-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616634758

2. Email

Email everyone! As HJ Whitley taught us word-of-mouth is one of the best recommendations anyone can receive. It would be great if you could email your friends and tell them about "The Father of Hollywood" and where they can purchase it.

Need help? Here's is a suggested email you can send: "My good friend, Gaelyn Whitley Keith, the great-granddaughter of H J Whitley, has just written a book that's soon to become a best seller. It's entitled "The Father of Hollywood. It's available from Amazon.com , through your local book stores and the Keith website www.TheFatherofHollywood.com . You may know her from her numerous appearances on radio and television. Thanks for spreading the word. It’s a wonderful life!”

3. Facebook

Facebook is a wonderful place to tell friends about friends! Anything you are able to post on your own Facebook page about the book, either your thoughts about the book or about HJ Whitley, would be greatly appreciated! Please join our Facebook fan page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/www.thefatherofhollywood.com/56376692545 and share it with your friends! IMPORTANT: Sharing our Facebook fan page with your friends and encouraging them to also become a fan can be one of the best ways to spread the word for "The Father of Hollywood" to become a best seller!!

4. Tweet

One way to make things go viral is to tweet about the book because Twitter is able to reach a large number of people. Some tweet topics include 'you are buying a book', 'giving the book as a gift', 'passing it out to co-workers and employees', attach a picture of where you're reading it, shout-out your favorite chapter or re-tweet someone else's comments. The key is to keep the conversation going with the Twitteratti!!

Another Tweet idea is to add hash tags so that other people can follow and help the news propagate. Use any of these popular hash tags: #biz, #social, # entrepreneur, #success, and #TheFatherofHollywood.

A sample tweet could be: I just read "The Father of Hollywood" from and you should too!! Order it from Amazon!

5. Meet up/Tweet up:

Another idea is to hold a gathering of friends, co-workers or customers and have Gaelyn stop by while on her book tour and meet/greet everyone, talk a few minutes about the book and have a book signing. If interested, please contact us at info@thefatherofhollywood.com to find out when she might be visiting your city.

6. Webinar

A great way to utilize Gaelyn Whitley Keith’s excellent speaking skills is to invite her to do a Webinar you may be hosting or by suggesting her to someone you may know who is utilizing this online medium. Think about using Gaelyn and the topics around "The Father of Hollywood" as the subject matter for your Webinar discussion. Contact Randy via info@TheFatherofHollywood.com to schedule your Webinar soon.

7. Media

Interviews! Interviews! Interviews!! TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, newsletters, blogs, online or offline media!! If you have any contacts to any online, offline, print or broadcast media where Gaelyn could be interviewed about the book, please contact Randy via info@TheFatherofHollywood.com

8. Blog

Do you have a blog or know someone who does? If so, consider an interview with Gaelyn or write about your own personal feelings about HJ Whitley. You may also want to blog about your favorite topics from the book. If your blog is a business one, and you would like to do some kind of promotion or give-away with the book, please contact us about your ideas.

9. Pictures

Pictures say a thousand words - so take a picture of yourself in an interesting place holding the book and post it on www.TheFatherofHollywood.com , or HJ Whitley Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/www.thefatherofhollywood.com/56376692545, your own blog or tweet one. Our Facebook fan page has a contest going for people sending pics of themselves reading the book all over the world. So far we have pics of people reading on the beach, in a park, and of course Hollywood!

10+. Word of Mouth

No rocket science here - tell co-workers, friends, family, and people on the street: "Have you read the new blockbuster by Gaelyn Whitley called "The Father of Hollywood" ??" Extra points given to people who wear sandwich-boards while walking the streets handing out "The Father of Hollywood" flyers

11. Book Signing

If you would like to help organize a book signing, please contact us at info@theFatherofHollywood.com so we can schedule one in a city near you! Our team will work closely with a local independent, Barnes & Noble or Borders book stores.

12. Write a review

Go to www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com and write your own takeaways and thoughts as a result of reading "The Father of Hollywood." Some already have and we would welcome your recommendation too!

Thanks in advance for your help to making the "The Father of Hollywood" a best seller!!!

13. Nominate HJ Whitley to the California Hall of Fame.

The California Hall of Fame provides inspiration for future generations. HJ Whitley is someone whose achievements should be recognized. Nominate him today. Go to http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame/nomination-form and nominate HJ Whitley into the California Hall of Fame.

13. 100STARS * 100YEARS

Stars are ready for your votes! Go to www.TheFatherofHollywood.com. You've watched hours of movies spanning the decades and now we're giving you a chance to nominate your two favorite stars of the century. Cast your vote by October 20, 2011. Then come back on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 the 100th anniversary of the first Hollywood Studio filming in Hollywood, to learn the people's choice for the Top 100 Stars of the Century. Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their outstanding acting? Nominate them today.

Whitley's Hollywood

HJ Whitley should have been the inventor of epiphanies (you know when a light bulb goes off in your head). He had a way of bringing the future into the present. It was as though he found a little piece to the puzzle and he was now able to see the whole picture. The motion picture industry did not come to Hollywood until HJ Whitley, The Father of Hollywood, had a major epiphany about the movie industry. He recognized it as the jewel - one that would make his new town world famous. Considering how strenuously others urged producers and directors to settle in a number of other excellent sites, it is amazing that one man could convince the majority of them to settle in Hollywood. On October 26, 2011 it will be the 100th anniversary of the first Hollywood motion picture being taken by a Hollywood studio, Nestor Motion Picture Company. It was a short screen test that is a major piece of Hollywood’s history. The Whitley Estate was used as its set. The motion picture was directed by the Horsley brothers and Al Christe.

HJ was fortunate to meet David Horsley when he was touring Hollywood and looked a little lost. Not only did HJ point him in the right direction he escorted him all the way to his destination. As their conversation wore on HJ had an epiphany. He realized that the movie industry would enhance Hollywood by offering it a new technologically advance industry. HJ offered David the use of his estate for filming and suggested that he might be able to lease the Blondeau Tavern on Sunset and Gower. He sould have is crew stay in H J Whitlely's Hollywood Hotel until they were able to build homes.

On October 27, 1911, Nestor Motion Picture Company opened the first Hollywood movie studio located in the Blondeau Tavern building on the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. The first motion picture stage was built behind a tavern. David along with his brother William and Al Christi operated Nestor Motion Picture Studios until May 20, 1912, when they formed Universal Film Company with Carl Laemmle. Over time and several mergers the company evolved into Universal Studios.

Soon Cecil B. DeMille and D. W. Griffith were drawn to Hollywood by HJ Whitley’s marketing campaigns. By the 1920s Hollywood was the world’s film capital. Hollywood was able to recruit the most talented actors and actresses. Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Harlow, Gloria Swanson, W C Fields, Judy Garland, Rosalind Russell, Bette Davis, Carmen Miranda, Carol Lombard, Boris Karloff, Judy Garland, Ethel Barrymore and many others lived and held legendary parties in Whitley Heights.

You may wonder what other epiphanies H J Whitley had. There are so many that I will only give you a clue to a few of them: Hollywood’s name, the first electric lit sign in Hollywood, the world’s first telemarketing, Sunset Boulevard, Egyptian cotton, Hollywood stars, and much, much more. So have fun exploring and learning more about The Father of Hollywood, H J Whitley.

Check out Whitley's Hollywood on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLdDLeFbVow