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Upcoming Spreecast RE: Triberr With Special Guest Dino Dogan on Tues, 11/13 4pm PST
Upcoming Spreecast RE: Triberr with special guest Dino Dogan on Tues, 11/13 4pm PST Heard of Triberr but not sure exactly what it does? Are you a member (joining is free) but unsure what the heck to do now? Love it? Hate it? Well, have I got a present for you!…
Read MoreBefore You Follow Another Tweep, Read This!
Before You Follow Another Tweep, Read This! As someone who has done this social media thingy for a while, I’m asked frequently: How do I find people on Twitter to follow? You can find any number of articles on who, what, when, where and why’s to follow. What follows is what…
Read More7 Ways You’re Unintentionally Spamming People!
7 Ways You’re Unintentionally Spamming People! I have never seen so much spam on social media. And I don’t just mean Twitter and all the hacked DMs. Facebook, too. Even Pinterest! I work really hard on my streams and for my clients, to ensure they’re getting real human, targeted followers to interact and…
Read MoreHow Important Is Google Page Rank In Selling Books?
How Important Is Google Page Rank In Selling Books Even if you know very little about SEO and SMO and the thought of it turns you into a confused puddle of goo, this is an important topic and one I’ve been thinking about a lot – and researching even more – in order to…
Read MoreTop 5 Tips For Incorporating StumbleUpon Into Your Marketing Plans by guest @girl_who_reads
Confused by StumbleUpon? Join the club. I do my best with it, but it still confounds me. Which is why I’m thrilled to introduce you to book blogger and publicist Donna Huber, who offers to take us through the maze. (For more tips, see this StumbleUpon post from one month ago by Natalie Sayin, author…
Read More6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out
6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out Twitter is a cool platform – everyone who follows me here on BadRedheadMedia or my author account, RachelintheOC, knows how valuable I think it is as a free marketing tool – when used correctly (read: not spammy). From a metadata perspective, yes –…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Twitter Memes Authors Need To Know
The Top 5 Twitter Memes Authors Need To Know Let’s get this out of the way first: it’s pronounced meme, like theme. Here, listen to this: http://youtu.be/3dErjFPTarc (it’s Greek — go argue with them). Meme can mean a lot of things, like a viral pic (remember ‘ridiculously photogenic guy?’), video (the infamous RickRoll),…
Read MoreTOP 5 LESSONS FROM BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2012 (BEA12)
TOP 5 LESSONS FROM BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2012 (BEA12) I’m just home from #BEA12 (Book Expo America 2012) in New York City and I’d like to share with you a few insights and observations (beside the fact that their WiFi sucked): 1) WHY INDIES MATTER was the first panel discussion I attended, hosted by…
Read MoreYOU ARE BORING AND YOUR BLOG PUTS ME TO SLEEP
YOU ARE BORING AND YOUR BLOG PUTS ME TO SLEEP Are you boring? I don’t mean in a ‘my personality sucks, I need a makeover,’ kind of way. (You’re on your own there.) I mean, why should we click on your blog posts? Leave a comment. Follow you on social media? …
Read MorePLEASE: DO NOT SPAM ANOTHER LINK UNTIL YOU READ THIS!
PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM ANOTHER LINK UNTIL YOU READ THIS! In our current economy, the urgency to sell our product or service can overtake our ability to do most anything else. Financial obligations don’t just disappear the way many of our jobs, or prospects for business, have. Bills and taxes wait for no one.…
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