Posts Tagged ‘LinkedIn’
Spectacular LinkedIn Tips You Need to See by guest @WilcoxAJ
I’m really excited to have AJ Wilcox of B2Linked.com with us today. AJ is the go-to guy to learn all about LinkedIn and how to use it as a lead-generation tool for anyone. I reached out to find out more about how authors can use it. LinkedIn is a channel most authors either don’t use or think…
Read MoreReady for More Social Media Clean-Up? Here’s How To Go About It (Part 2)
Did you do Part 1 of the social media clean-up yet? If not (and come ON already, why not? It’s not like you have writing or work to do. I mean), get on with it already. If so, yay you! I covered key updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. Here’s your next assignment, should you…
Read MoreSocial Media Scheduling Tools for Authors by @K8Tilton
(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…
Read MoreWhich Social Media Channel Sells The Most Books?
“Which one social media channel will net me the most book sales?” an author asked me recently during my new weekly #BookMarketingChat (join any Wednesday on Twitter, 6pm pst/9pm est simply by typing in the hashtag). Well, it’s not that easy. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just go to say, Facebook, because…
Read MoreThis is How You Find Your Readers
Where can I find readers? someone asks me at least once daily. Who is your demographic? Most authors have no idea (I didn’t know either when I first started). How do I connect with them? What’s the best channel? Is Social Media just for teens? It’s not a mystery, but it does take some research, effort,…
Read MoreYouTube, Your Book Trailer and You! by @nblackburn01
YouTube, Your Book Trailer and You! M.J. Kelley (@themjkelley) asks about how to use YouTube in a book’s marketing plan. Hold on! Isn’t YouTube only for videos, tutorials, and short movies? Yes, this is why [share ]an author should invest in a book trailer for their book[/share]. If one writes young adult/teen fiction, it…
Read MoreTo Build or Not to Build by guest Daryl Rothman (@drothmanwrites)
Please welcome my fellow Booktrope author and speaker Daryl Rothman to the blog as he shares about why authors should build their writer platform. I hear it less frequently, but I still hear it: I don’t need to mess with any of that stuff—that’s an agent’s job. Let me just write. The “stuff” in question…
Read MoreWant To Manage More Twitter Followers? Try These 3 Tips!
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…
Read MoreWhat Works, What Doesn’t In Book Marketing
Is your book marketing the same as it was a year ago? I know mine is … and it’s kinda not (I know, such a female answer). This article is solely based on my own personal experiences marketing my three books: A Walk In The Snark, Mancode: Exposed, and Broken Pieces (eBook and now in…
Read MoreWish you had a few extra hours in the day? Hire an author assistant! by guest @K8Tilton
I asked my assistant Kate Tilton to write about why authors should hire an author assistant. People think having an assistant is an outrageous expense and I asked Kate to explain what all an author assistant does and how that helps authors. __________________ Have you ever wished you had a few extra hours in the…
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