It seems like everywhere you go online, there is another author, social media expert, or marketing guru telling you what not to do on social media. I just did several searches using Google trying to find exactly what’s out there for “social media marketing for authors” and “social marketing best practices” and several searches in between. And […]
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There are a lot of things that annoy me about various sites out there. Jumbled layouts, bad fonts, stolen graphics, bad writing. Well, here’s another one: that Twitter feed on the sidebar. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. You’ve probably seen them on just about every blog you’ve ever gone to. Maybe it’s
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“You need to get on Social Media.” “You have to build your author platform.” “You have to have a strong online presence if you want to sell any books.” Just about every expert out there has said each of these phrases and more. And chances are you’ve heard all this already — if you want
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We’ve all seen Facebook Like4Like Ladders. We may have even participated in some. I know I have. In the off-chance you’ve been living under a rock, a Facebook Like4Like Ladder is a noble thread posting on Facebook (usually in a group) that invites you to post a link to your author fan page or business
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Have you started to build your author platform yet? Or do you get stuck on trying to figure out which channels you should be on? Authors are expected to have a social media presence. Expected. Not only by their fans and readers, who want to connect and fan all over them, but also by publishers
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We all know getting your content onto Pinterest is critical to driving quality, targeted traffic to your website. However, we don’t all have hours and hours to spend on Pinterest trying to build followers, increase our viewership, or keep our content in the newsfeeds. The answer to this, of course, is to get more people
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