As authors, social media can take up quite a bit of our time that might be better spent doing other marketing or writing activities. One way I have found to combat the time I spend on social media is by taking one day a week to pre-schedule some of my facebook posts. In this tutorial, […]
4 Tips For Using Facebook Events to Their Full Potential
I’ve spent all day on Facebook today. And it wasn’t a waste of time. Shelley and I were invited to join Bryan Cohen’s “March to a Bestseller” event on Facebook a while back. The live event is today and we’ve been having some amazing conversations. 16 authors got together (at Bryan’s request) and each of […]
7 Tips for Using Pinterest as an Author
Are you looking for another way to market your work? Pinterest.com is a good place to find readers and strike up those all-important relationships. You’ll soon find people repining your book covers, commenting on your pins and visiting your website through the pins you’ve posted on your boards. Here’s how to make it happen: Create […]
{Book Review} Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk
Over the past few weeks, I have been reading the book, “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World” by Gary Vaynerchuk. During the book’s launch, I saw the book posted everywhere. It seemed everyone I knew was blogging about it, interviewing Gary or recommending the book. […]
How To Write An Effective Book Tweet
“How do I write an effective book tweet?” “What hashtags do you use for marketing your book on Twitter?” “What works best to sell a book in a Tweet?” Have you ever asked those questions? All three are questions that I saw on Facebook in one form or another this week, so you are not […]
3 Easy Ways To Add Tweets To Your Blog Posts
Online marketing is all about encouraging others to help you spread your message. We can do this by adding tweet or pin it buttons to our post (see above), but those only go so far. They are becoming the standard for readers and are frequently overlooked. So how can we encourage our following to help […]
106 Hashtags for the Holiday Season
If you’ve spent any amount of time on Twitter, you’ve probably seen a few hashtags. In fact, if you’ve watched T.V. or been on any social media, you’ve probably seen a fair share of hashtags. What you might not know is why. There are a few reasons really. The first is that hashtags are an […]
Recommended Google Plus Webinar Training
I wanted to take a moment to let you know about a Google Plus webinar training I recommend. Recently, when I was pulling out my hair (not literally, but you know what I mean!) trying to figure out how to do a live Google + Hangout on Air, Denise Wakeman came to my rescue. I […]
How to Host a Live Webinar for FREE Using Google+ Hangouts
In this post we wanted to share what we learned about how to host a live webinar for free using Google+ hangouts. We have attended live webinars hosted through Google Plus and have heard many people talk about doing it. But, unfortunately, we could not find many tutorials that could walk us step-by-step through the […]
5 Steps to Get Back the Time Facebook is Stealing From Your Writing
We only have 24 hours each day. Therefore, in order to be the most effective in our lives (writing, business, personal, etc.), it is important to evaluate periodically WHERE our time is going. This is especially true for social media accounts like Facebook. I have been evaluating my time recently and realize that Facebook […]