Social media is always changing. You can’t use the same marketing technique year after year. What worked on Facebook 5 years ago may not work today? Same with Twitter and Instagram. What if you know you’re supposed to be on social media but you don’t know where to start. These blogs will help start a social…
I’ve noticed photos/images do a lot better on Facebook than links. They have a higher reach and engagement. Now, when I want to share a link, I upload the image first then add the link in the write-up. I don’t let Facebook add a link preview. On Twitter, posts with images catch my eye more…
You should know when most of your audience is on social media to increase reach and engagement. Most of the time, Hootsuite’s AutoScheduler works fine. I’m active on a lot of social networks and don’t have time to manually schedule every post. It’s easier to let Hootsuite do it. A couple of months ago, Instagram added…
How do you find the right hashtags to get engagement on Instagram and Twitter? Instagram is especially…interesting because you’re encouraged to use a lot of hashtags. They’re important. Your reach will be limited if you don’t use them. Google Search If you don’t know anything about hashtags, the first thing you should do is search Google. You’ll find…
I was going to call this post ” Why Authors Should Use Social Meda.” Then I thought about it. Social media doesn’t work for everyone. I was editing and then designing a cover for a Christian inspirational story. I started thinking about how the author would market it. The book would be better for traditional…
Time to set some writerly goals and fine-tune my publishing schedule. Time to review what worked and what didn’t work last year. As an author, you never stop researching. There’s always a new way to get to know your readers. Things are always changing. According to Google Analytics, traffic from Twitter and Facebook is in the…
Welcome to the weekly roundup of links for fellow writers and nerds. Book Marketing and Branding Instagram Stories’ gift to you: Holiday stickers – CNET How to Use Pinterest Analytics to Build Buyer Personas 4 Things You Should Know About Book Review Blogs Advanced Blogging: How to Make Your Blog Serve Your Business Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi ‘Dune’…
Every now and then, you, as an author, have to audit your social media accounts. Marketing takes a lot of time and you don’t want to waste yours on something that no longer works. Or, your account may not be working the way you expected so you need to change how you use it. I think…
I’ve been on Instagram for about 2 and half years, time flies. It’s been an interesting experience. I have to say, next to Pinterest, Instagram is one of my favorite social medias. I discovered a cool anime on that site. You can also learn which books are popular. A couple of weeks ago, my feed…
Welcome to the weekly roundup of links for fellow writers and nerds. Book Marketing and Branding Twitter releases new tools to report, mute online harassment This is How to Use Snapchat for Book Marketing and Author Branding by @MelissaFlicks The 20 Best New Social Media Tools to Try in 2017 (And How to Use Them)…
