Here are the Winners from #NaNoProMo Week One

Here are the Winners from #NaNoProMo Week One #winner #winners #writers

#NaNoProMo 2020 Week One is over! Are you a winner? A huge thank you to all my amazing sponsors, experts, and YOU – all the writers who read, commented, and shared these terrific, informative guest posts and giveaways. This entire initiative is about helping you thrive, especially right now when the world is at a…

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What is The Art of the Hustle and Why it Matters

The Art of the Hustle I had a really good conversation with top music industry veteran, Rodney Alejandro, this week about music and books, and how [share ]the art of the hustle is completely different for recording artists vs. authors.[/share] The mindset is polar opposite. If an artist wants to make it, there’s none of…

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How To Develop and Perfect Your Book Marketing

I’m overwhelmed and honored that over the last two months, my first Broken book, Broken Pieces, has not budged from the #1 spot on Amazon’s Women’s Poetry list. It’s also #1 on Women Authors, and somewhere in the top 50 (as I write this, it’s #24) in Memoirs (overall ranking alternates between 1,100 and 2,000).…

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Measuring Social Media ROI by @nblackburn01

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…

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‘Brand’ Is Not A Four Letter Word by guest @DVinjamuri

'Brand' Is Not A Four Letter Word by guest @DVinjamuri, BadRedheadMedia.com, @BadRedheadMedia

I couldn’t be more pleased to hand the floor over to branding expert, Forbes writer, professor of social media, published author and all-around cool dude, David Vinjamuri. Since branding seems to be one of those elusive concepts many people discuss but few understand, I asked him to elaborate on it for us: authors.   ‘Brand’…

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Before 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…

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7 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…

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6 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 –…

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