Easy Pinterest Growth Tips for Authors by @K8Tilton
I’ve talked about how to engage readers on Pinterest, but how do you grow your following and interactions? As Rachel says, let’s deconstruct! Pin regularly. If you want to increase your presence on Pinterest, you must be actively pinning. Actively pinning means daily pinning, which can seem daunting, but here are a few ways…
Read MoreThis Is The Reason Facebook Pages Are Still Useful For Authors by guest @sugarbeatbc
So, Facebook has been in the news AGAIN! This time for making what some people seem to think are HUGE changes to the platform. I’ve read a few blog posts that have suggested Facebook is going to make people pay for their business pages. This is simply not the case, as you can see in…
Read MoreThe Reason Your Author Platform Matters
Every day I hear prickly, sometimes even angry authors, discussing The Evils of book marketing: “Blogging is a waste of time. I could be writing.” “Social media doesn’t result in sales, so forget it. Not worth it.” “Author platform is just a dumb term some bean dip in a suit made up. Next year they’ll…
Read MoreDifferent Types of Content Ideas for Authors by @K8Tilton
In my social media training work I come across a lot of authors who do not know what to share on social media. Many of these authors fall to sharing just articles they like or promotional messages of their books. There is a better way. After consistency, variety is the key to social media success.…
Read More10 Websites You Need To Create Awesome Author Stuff!
Here’s a round up of some GREAT articles I’ve discovered recently to find all that stuff you are always Googling — resources for free photos, infographics, awesome holiday contests, creating visuals, social media tips, and more. I’ve done the work putting it all together for you — now you need to go and use it!…
Read MoreWhat’s A Publishing Imprint And How Did I Get One?
So here I was, all excited that Broken Places finally, finally released (yay!), and I’m in the down and dirty trenches of doing the marketing and setting up the blog tour and connecting with folks on social and blah blah boring stuff you’re already falling asleep, when I get an out of the blue message…
Read MoreVideo Blogging: Vlogging for Authors by @K8Tilton
Last month BadRedhead Media contributor Naomi Blackburn covered one method of using Youtube in a book marketing plan, but how can authors use YouTube in their author platform? Welcome to vlogging, a combination of video and blogging. Reasons why you may vlog: It is a break from writing. Although writing is a passion of most…
Read MoreTop 5 Considerations When Choosing How to Publish Your Book by guest @Booktrope CMO @ksearsbooks
Top Five Considerations when choosing how to publish your book Please welcome Katherine Fye Sears, CMO of my publisher, Booktrope, and kickass marketing chick, here to explain the three types of publishing (self, traditional, and hybrid), and the top five considerations of each. I encourage you to read and then pick her brain in comments!…
Read MoreThe Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide w @JFBookman
Today we have something a little different. I was honored to be included in The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide by Joel Friedlander and Betty Kelly Sargent and am pleased to have Joel here to answer a few questions about the guide. RT: Hi Joel, welcome to BadRedhead Media, it’s great to have you here today. Can you introduce…
Read MoreGet Listed! with Book Bloggers by @sugarbeatbc
You have written a book and published it! Yay! What do you mean, you have no one waiting to read and review your book? Ssshhh…don’t tell Rachel….. Today we are going to talk about Book Bloggers, how to find them and what they can do for you. Book Bloggers are people who have created a…
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