Category Archives for "Twitter tips"

Twitter marketing confuses a number of writers. Many still consider Twitter ‘new,’ which is kinda funny, considering it’s been around since 2006 – fourteen years already! Readers LOVE Twitter. It’s time you learn, too, writer friends.For this reason, I started #BookMarketingChat about four years ago – to help writers learn not only how to use […]

Twitter is a terrible selling channel… IF your goal is to spam your book links up there and hope for the best. Most writers write their book and then realize, oh hey, there are millions of potential readers just waiting to buy my book. I’m gonna tell them all about my book by repeatedly sharing […]

Are you looking to get more engagement on Twitter? Why not join a Twitter Chat? They are fun, a great way to boost your followers, and it’s super easy! There are a lot of chats each week; simply choose a few (or one, to start with). Where to find Twitter chats: TweetReports.com has a huge list […]

  (From guest Kate Tilton, updated 2016 by Rachel) Ever feel like there is no way you can manage all your social media accounts, let alone post regularly to each? Ever wonder how some authors seem to be on social media ALL the time? Introducing social media scheduling tools, your key to managing your accounts […]

Kerry Gans asked, [share ]“How can an author find an online audience?” [/share]Today, I am going to not only discuss the basics that we all know about, but I am going also going to talk about some sites that authors may not be familiar with: Snapchat, Pinterest, and Instagram, which are considered to be soft […]

Nanea Hoffman asks “How to measure reach on various social platforms. What is the best way to do this?” The Author CEO, Naomi Blackburn, explains social media ROI. [share ]Marketing is one of the most difficult areas to measure ROI (return on investment)[/share], but don’t fret, it isn’t impossible. There are several tools authors can use […]

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. […]

Today please help me welcome author and writing coach Dana Leipold to the blog as she shares her secret to Twitter success.  My real life friends often ask me, “Why do you do that Twitter thing? I don’t get it.” At first, I didn’t get it either but now I see the power Twitter has […]

Last time I was on BadRedhead Media, I gave four easy tips to grow your Twitter following. Tip #3 was “join Twitter chats,” but how do you find the right chats to join? And how do you keep up with all the tweets when you get there? As Rachel says, let’s deconstruct! Finding the right […]

Received this today from someone spamming his book links: ‘I always share what is sent to me directly. I rarely have time to keep on top of my feed, sadly.’ I say nope, not true. You just don’t know how to manage it (no offense, dude). I hear this daily. Let’s deconstruct. TWITTER LISTS  If […]