Posts Tagged ‘Social media’
Ready 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 MoreReady for a Social Media Clean-Up? Here’s How To Go About It
It’s the end of the year, so why not take a little downtime (haha, what’s that) and clean up your author bios and social media accounts? Is it worth the time? Well, let me put it this way: don’t you want to connect with readers, aka people who will buy your book? Additionally, clean up…
Read MoreThis Twitter Guide Will Make You See What You’re Doing Wrong And How To Make It Right
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…
Read MorePodcasts are Trending. Here’s How to Start Now
Podcasts have steadily gained popularity over the past few years with more people looking for on-the-go entertainment as they multitask through hustle and bustle of daily life. #BookMarketingChat (read our entire Book Marketing Chat summary here) guest Rachel Moore shared her tips for authors looking to start their own podcast. Podcast Format The first step…
Read MoreThis is The Reason Book Marketing is Exhausting You and How to Fix That
Many writers are exhausted by book marketing — even those who haven’t released their book yet. Sometimes, simply the thought of where to begin can be enough to stop a writer from ever starting at all. What to do? There are really three situations we find ourselves stuck in: Analysis Paralysis: there are SO many…
Read MoreWhat’s in it for Your Readers When you Spam Them? Nothing. How to Do Better Now
I don’t know about you, but I receive hundreds of AutoDMs (automated direct messages) on Twitter, or private messages on Facebook, or private messages on Instagram, or emails, or some kind of autogenerated spam repeatedly, throughout each day, everywhere from authors: Can you please review my book? Can you enter my giveaway? Can you follow…
Read MoreHow to Create and Market your Author Platform FREE
Last year around this time I was starting up my new author assistant business. I dove headfirst into purchasing a brand logo, a new website, opting for paid versions of various sites that, to me, were a *must have*. I set up Facebook Ads and ran giveaways right off the bat in hopes of…
Read MoreWhat Social Media Groups Are and How to Use Them
We discussed social media groups during our recent Twitter #BookMarketingChat. Of course, there is a lot to cover in one hour, so we chopped the list down to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+. We’ll discuss Pinterest, Goodreads, and other social media groups in future chats and my next post. Here are some key tips to get…
Read MoreHow To Succeed as an Author? The Secret You Already Know
What differentiates authors who succeed from those who don’t? It’s a secret you already know: Do the work. There’s no getting around it, and for those of us who love what we do, we don’t want to! We are fascinated by the process of writing and publishing, sales and marketing, and really anything that has…
Read MoreHow Will an Author Platform Make You a More Successful Author?
*Updated 2019* (This post is for those in need of understanding book marketing. We’re not here to discuss the craft and art of writing, which is another subject entirely, and something, I would hope, each author has spent many hours on already.) Every day I hear prickly, sometimes even angry authors, discussing the evils of…
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