Jon Reed is a social media consultant who previously worked in academic publishing for 10 years, including as publishing director for McGraw-Hill. His clients include publishers, nonprofits and small businesses. He also runs the web design and marketing agency for start-ups, Small Business Studio, and is currently writing a book about how small business owners can use social media to market themselves.

As well as providing social media services and running workshops, he also lectures on social media on the following courses:

• Foundation Degree in Media and Business Applications (Birkbeck, University of London)
• PG Dip Digital Media Management (Birkbeck, University of London)
• MA in Creative Writing (Brunel)
• MA/Dip in Publishing Studies (Book Marketing module) (City University)

His blog, Publishing Talk, is a key destination site for authors and publishers wanting to learn more about the marketing possibilities of social media. It also has a presence on several other social sites including over 13,000 followers on Twitter.

Publications

• Market Your Business Online, FT Prentice Hall (2010 – in preparation)
• “Small and Mighty”, The Deal: The Official Magazine of the London Book Fair, Spring 2009, pp12-14
• “Time to Talk”, The Deal: The official magazine of the London Book Fair (Spring 2008), pp12-15
• “Sell Yourself Online”, The Writer’s Handbook 2009, Palgrave Macmillan (July 2008), pp9-13

Education
1993 BA (Hons) Psychology with International Relations, Staffordshire University; 1999 MSc Health Psychology, University of Westminster; 2006 PG Dip New Media Management, Birkbeck, University of London.

Career
1994 Research Psychologist, Staffordshire University; 1995 Editorial Assistant, Routledge; 1998 Senior Editor, BPS Books; 2000 Senior Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 Health Sciences Publisher, Palgrave Macmillan; 2004 Publishing Director, McGraw-Hill & Open University Press; 2006 Director, Reed Media Ltd and (2008) Small Business Studio.

Social sites
You can find Jon on most social networking sites, including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. When in the virtual world Second Life, he goes by the avatar name Jon Kerang.