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== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==

* ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'' could arguably be considered ''nothing'' but this trope, advertising comics outside of ''Countdown'' within ''Countdown''.
* ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'' could arguably be considered ''nothing'' but this trope, advertising comics outside of ''Countdown'' within ''Countdown''.


== Literature ==
== Literature ==

* Scott Sigler freely admits that being a Shameless Self Promoter is what propelled him from an unknown, unpublished writer to an acclaimed [[Podiobook]] superstar to a New York Times Bestselling author.
* Scott Sigler freely admits that being a Shameless Self Promoter is what propelled him from an unknown, unpublished writer to an acclaimed [[Podiobook]] superstar to a New York Times Bestselling author.
** Also true of Sigler's arch-nemesis J.C. Hutchins who rode his self-promotion all the way to having his podcast novel trilogy 7th Son optioned by Warner Bros.
** Also true of Sigler's arch-nemesis J.C. Hutchins who rode his self-promotion all the way to having his podcast novel trilogy 7th Son optioned by Warner Bros.
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== Meta ==
== Meta ==

* Troping Wikis: This page.
* Troping Wikis: This page.
* Later, the unendingly [[Entry Pimp]]'d ''[[Instrument of God]]'' [part of the ''In the Matter of:'' series!] page.
* Later, the unendingly [[Entry Pimp]]'d ''[[Instrument of God]]'' [part of the ''In the Matter of:'' series!] page.
* There's even [[Troper Works|a page]] for cataloguing self-promotion!
* There's even [[Troper Works|a page]] for cataloguing self-promotion!
* Unfortunately this creeps out of its home and into our [[Fan Fic Recommendations]] page every once in a while too.
* Unfortunately this creeps out of its home and into our [[Fan Fic Recommendations]] pages every once in a while too, despite an explicit wiki rule against it.
* By the way, ''[[Oracle of Tao]]'' is mentioned [[Entry Pimp|(numerous times)]] in this wiki. You should check it out.
* By the way, ''[[Oracle of Tao]]'' is mentioned [[Entry Pimp|(numerous times)]] in this wiki. You should check it out.


== Professional Wrestling ==
== Professional Wrestling ==

* [[D Generation X]]. ''Full. Tilt.'' Also, [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[D Generation X]]. ''Full. Tilt.'' Also, [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Mick Foley]] will often plug his most recent book upon release on whatever show he is currently a part of. Also [[Played for Laughs]] due to his signature ability to go for the [[Cheap Heat|cheap pop]].
* [[Mick Foley]] will often plug his most recent book upon release on whatever show he is currently a part of. Also [[Played for Laughs]] due to his signature ability to go for the [[Cheap Heat|cheap pop]].


== Radio ==
== Radio ==

* The second-to-last episode of ''[[The Stan Freberg Show]]'', due to the lack of a corporate sponsor, was sponsored by [[Stan Freberg]] and filled with [[Parody Commercial]]s for himself.
* The second-to-last episode of ''[[The Stan Freberg Show]]'', due to the lack of a corporate sponsor, was sponsored by [[Stan Freberg]] and filled with [[Parody Commercial]]s for himself.


== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==

* In the Crash Course DLC for [[Left 4 Dead]], Valve slips one of these in as a little [[Easter Egg]]. If the player was to gather all the survivors around a leaking steam pipe, a conversation like this might occur:
* In the Crash Course DLC for [[Left 4 Dead]], Valve slips one of these in as a little [[Easter Egg]]. If the player was to gather all the survivors around a leaking steam pipe, a conversation like this might occur:
{{quote|'''Francis''': Hey, watch out for that goddamn steam pipe.
{{quote|'''Francis''': Hey, watch out for that goddamn steam pipe.
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== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==

* Checkerboard Nightmare will do whatever it takes to make you read ''[[Checkerboard Nightmare]]''.
* Checkerboard Nightmare will do whatever it takes to make you read ''[[Checkerboard Nightmare]]''.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130809011807/http://xawu.thecomicseries.com/ Xawu]'', being a recently started, short, epic webcomic wannabe, has done a lot of this, in this very wiki. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130809011807/http://xawu.thecomicseries.com/ Right now].
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130809011807/http://xawu.thecomicseries.com/ Xawu]'', being a recently started, short, epic webcomic wannabe, has done a lot of this, in this very wiki. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130809011807/http://xawu.thecomicseries.com/ Right now].
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==

* This trope is why many people (Nintendocaprisun, [[Josh Jepson]], Chuggaaconroy included) have disabled channel comments because people would not stop promoting their channel no matter how many times their comment was marked as spam. Hell, just take a look at [[Proton Jon]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/user/ProtonJonSA channel comments] and see how long you can go without seeing a SSP in action.
* This trope is why many people (Nintendocaprisun, [[Josh Jepson]], Chuggaaconroy included) have disabled channel comments because people would not stop promoting their channel no matter how many times their comment was marked as spam. Hell, just take a look at [[Proton Jon]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/user/ProtonJonSA channel comments] and see how long you can go without seeing a SSP in action.
* Futaba-channel derived [[Image Board]] communities (4Chan, 7Chan, etc.) that use anonymous names as default entries take this to a humorous extreme, where anyone actually using a name is [[Ho Yay|teased]] or [[Cluster F-Bomb|insulted]].
* Futaba-channel derived [[Image Board]] communities (4Chan, 7Chan, etc.) that use anonymous names as default entries take this to a humorous extreme, where anyone actually using a name is [[Ho Yay|teased]] or [[Cluster F-Bomb|insulted]].
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