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#Bookstagram: Using Instagram Hashtags to Find Book Reviewers

April 26, 2021 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Bookstagram: Instagram Hashtags

Did you know Instagram is the go-to platform for book lovers? They call themselves Bookstagrammers, Book Dragons, and/or Booknerdigans. Here’s the thing, by knowing how book lovers use Instagram, you can use Instagram to get Book reviews for your books. And book reviews written by Bookstagrammers are powerful. Here’s why… 2 Reasons You Want Bookstagrammers […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, book review, Book reviews, places to promote, social media marketing

Book Review Groups on Social Media

April 13, 2020 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Book review groups

In our book How to Get Honest Reviews, we talk about using social media to get book reviews. In this post, I wanted to share just a few of the book review groups on social media that we have found where you can get book reviews. I have used some of these groups myself, and […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Book reviews, facebook, facebook groups, goodreads

How to Create REAL Relationships in an Overly-Connected Technological World

August 24, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

real relationships in social media

Do technology and social media improve our relationships? How can we use technology to make REAL connections? Today, Felicia Slattery will be sharing with us on how to create REAL relationships through the help of modern technology.

Filed Under: Social Media

Social Media for Authors Like, Lurk, Linger

July 30, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Social Media for Author

I have noticed that there are different types of personalities and different ways that people interact on Facebook. When you’re on Facebook, do you like posts? Do you lurk? Or do you linger and engage with the people that you’re friends with? As I observe patterns of people’s Facebook usage, I have found three ways […]

Filed Under: Social Media

Instagram Stories Tutorial

August 16, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Instagram Stories tutorial

Instagram just launched their latest feature; Instagram Stories. So today, I will share with you a short Instagram Stories tutorial to show you how you can use this feature for your author platform.

Filed Under: Social Media

How I got 1.1 million post reach (and growing) on my business Facebook page this week

July 13, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

1.1 Million post reach on Facebook

Discover how I got 1.1 million post reach on my Facebook business page in one week without paid advertising. In this video, watch as I take you behind the scenes to show you my statistics and the formula that worked for me. This is really exciting. I’m going to share with you today how I got […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Facebook

6 Things You Need to Know About Facebook Live

April 28, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

things you need to know about Facebook Live

Do you want to learn how to make a connection to your audience and make interactions more engaging and entertaining? In this post, I share with you six things that you need to know about Facebook Live.

Filed Under: Social Media, Facebook

3 Tools to Help You Find Engaging Content to Post on Social Media

November 16, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Looking for engaging content to post on social media?  In the video below, I share three tools to consider. Here’s the list of 3 tools:

Filed Under: Social Media

How Having Systems and a Team in Place Can Help You Master Social Media

October 19, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Social media marketing can be time-consuming and overwhelming at times. However, when you have systems and a team in place, you can learn to master social media marketing and use it in a way that produces results. Listen Below:

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4 Social Media Tools to Automate Your Marketing

October 13, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

In this episode I will share 4 social media tools you can use to automate your marketing. Social media is social and so does require you to engage with your audience. However, there are some posts you can automate to free up your time to do the things you love. Listen Below:

Filed Under: Social Media

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