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#Bookstagram: Using Instagram Hashtags to Find Book Reviewers

April 26, 2021 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

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 a FREE book marketing training

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: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book reviews, facebook, facebook groups, goodreads

How to Host a LIVE Webinar with Google Hangouts, LeadPages, and Chatango

October 2, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I have personally been using this system for hosting a webinar with Google Hangouts for months now and LOVE it! It’s super easy and the only thing you need to pay for is LeadPages. I show you step-by-step in this video tutorial how to set up a webinar with Google+ Hangouts and LeadPages.

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5 Ways Authors Can Use Live Video to Sell Books

July 17, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

In this post, I’m going to share 5 ways authors can use live video to sell more books. I love Periscope. I know a lot of people are talking about it, but, second to Facebook, it has become one of my favorite social media platforms. I love the instant connection. I love the video and […]

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Social Media Instagram Tips

June 2, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Ready to learn a few social media Instagram tips? In this post I’m going to share with you a few of my tips for getting started on Instagram.

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Social Media Tip – Comparing Our Blooper Reel to Their Highlight Reel

April 18, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I’m going to share a social media tip with you today. Have you ever been on a social media platform like Facebook, scrolling through the feed and you get an overwhelming feeling of not being good enough? So many times on social media, we are comparing our blooper reel to somebody else’s highlight reel. I know, […]

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9 Ways Authors Can Use IFTTT Recipes To Be More Productive

March 25, 2015 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I love productivity tools and finding ways to accomplish more with less time. A tool I recently started using is IFTTT which stands for If This Then That. I have to admit when I first found out about IFTTT, I was confused. It didn’t make sense to me how it would be useful to me. Now, I know […]

Filed Under: Business, Entrepreneur, Marketing Tips, Productivity, Social Media, Writing Tips Tagged With: authors, book marketing tips, productivity tips

How to Run an Online eBook Giveaway

March 18, 2015 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Why Use Giveaways and Contests? Branding – get exposure for your book and/or your other services. Exposure – giveaways and contests can go viral giving you massive exposure. Reviews – ask the winners to submit a review for your book. Book Launch – a giveaway or contest is a great way to promote a new […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Giveaway, Marketing Tips, Product Reviews, Social Media, Technology, Video Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, giveaway, places to promote, social media marketing, tools for authors

Social Media for Authors

February 28, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Confused about social media for authors?  I’ll share my tips in this post. In our digital world, it is essential for authors to have a social media presence. However, you do not need to do it all.  It is very easy to get overwhelmed when you think about social media marketing.  Don’t.  I recommend starting with […]

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60+ Thanksgiving Hashtags

November 21, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Hashtags are a great way to increase the visibility of your Tweets. They can also be used on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and other social media sites as well. With that in mind, we want to share 60+ hashtags you can use in your marketing this Thanksgiving. (You can learn more about hashtags here.) 15 Thanksgiving […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, hashtags for authors, marketing, social media marketing, twitter marketing

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