Category: Social Networking

4 Steps to Your Social Networking Program

More aspiring authors than I can mention in desperate need of a platform refuse to use social networking. They see it as a waste of time and a time sink. Published authors needing to promote their books also won’t go near Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google Plus. Somehow, it is beneath them, an activity not [...]

Friday January 27th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Book Marketing, Branding, Doing Unwanted Tasks, Platform, Publicity, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking | 5 Comments »

5 Social Networking Mistakes To Avoid

More aspiring authors than I can mention in desperate need of a platform refuse to use social networking. They see it as a waste of time and a time sink. Published authors needing to promote their books also won’t go near Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google+. Somehow, it is beneath them, an activity not befitting [...]

Sunday November 27th, 2011 in Book Marketing, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking, Social Networking | No Comments »

A Short, Quick Guide to Social Networking for Writers

I just came back from giving a talk at a local writer’s club. There I heard the same question I hear everywhere I go: What’s the best way for writer’s to accomplish their social networking — especially given the fact that they really don’t want to do social networking at all. They just want to [...]

Wednesday September 21st, 2011 in Author Coaching, Blogging, Platform, Social Networking | No Comments »

How to Use Content to Propel Your Book Sales

One of the thing writers do really well  is produce content. That’s a great thing in today’s online market, because the best way to promote and market their books comes down to producing great content and lots of it–and knowing where to place it on the Internet. By strategically using content in cyberspace, a writer [...]

Friday July 22nd, 2011 in Author Coaching, Book Marketing, Branding, Promotion and Publicity, Social Networking, The Business of Writing | No Comments »

How to Update All Your Social Networks with One Click

10 days ago I promised something I didn’t deliver upon. In this post I said I’d tell you how to publish your work in multiple social networking sites in one easy step. Then I forgot to follow through. So 11 days later, I’m back to make good on that promise! When you publish a blog [...]

Sunday March 13th, 2011 in Social Networking | No Comments »

11 Ways to Zig When Everyone Else is Zagging in Social Media

When I tell aspiring authors they must get involved with social media, they almost always cringe.  Much like blogging, they just don’t want to do it. They don’t see the purpose, they don’t understand how to make it relevant to their books and their work as writers, and they see it as enormously time-consuming. Yet, [...]

Monday November 22nd, 2010 in Blogging, Book Marketing, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Social Networking | No Comments »

Copyright Protection and the Internet

Writers—in particular bloggers—repeatedly ask me questions about copyright law. I’m no expert on the law, that’s for sure. I wrote a post on copyright in relation to blogging books; I spoke with a literary lawyer and a copyright attorney to gain the necessary information.  Then I happened to meet Francine Ward, a copyright and trademark [...]

Monday October 4th, 2010 in Blogging, Information Products, publishing, Social Networking | No Comments »

Sharing Your Blog Posts on Facebook

For those of you using Facebook for personal or professional reasons, be sure to take advantage of what it has to offer when it comes to promoting your blog. Many people consider it just a place to keep up with friends and family, but more and more businesspeople–and savvy writers, authors, and book and blog [...]

Tuesday August 3rd, 2010 in Blogging, Book Marketing, Internet Marketing, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Social Networking | No Comments »

Promote Your Book with a Facebook Fan Page

I've been using Facebook for quite some time.  However, I only have a Profile. I know I need a Fan Page. Do you know the difference between the two or why you would need one, the other or both? Do you know how to create a Fan Page? I asked Dana Lynn Smith, a book [...]

Wednesday June 16th, 2010 in Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Social Networking | 1 Comment »

To Write Your Book and Get it Published, Build Your Platform NOW!

I just returned from speaking and working as a “book doctor” at the San Francisco Writers Conference. I’ve attended or worked as a volunteer at this particular conference for six years! This was my first year as a presenter. If I could pass along just one bit of information I heard stressed over and over [...]

Tuesday February 16th, 2010 in Agents, Blogging, Book Proposals, Finding an Agent, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Query Letters, Resources, Social Networking, Speaking, The Business of Writing, Writer's Conferences | No Comments »