Expert: Dana Lynn Smith Twitter is a great way to promote a book while you build your networks and expert reputation. Here are ten ways authors can harness the power of Twitter to promote a book: 1. Help others by sharing information, while you gain a reputation as an expert. You can post links to […]
Using Facebook Ads to Promote Your eBook
Guest post by: Dr. Edward F. Group III You’ve completed your eBook, and it’s ready to be sold. Now it’s time for you to focus on promoting your work in order to increase sales. There are many ways that you can market your book, but one way that you may not have thought of is […]
How To Keep Up With The People You Follow On Twitter
Guest Expert: Tony Eldridge I remember the first time I heard about Twitter. I looked into it and had two thoughts: 1. How can 140 characters really be worthwhile? 2. How does this thing work? The truth is that I was afraid of Twitter. I was afraid because I didn’t understand it and I was afraid […]
50 Things to Tweet About
Guest Expert: Penny C. Sansevieri Twitter is a great way to meet people, develop relationships, and promote yourself and your book or business. But it’s important to avoid being seen as someone who just self promote. Most of your tweets should be about helping others, but you also need to inject some personality, to put […]
10 Tips For Getting Started On Twitter
Guest Expert: Joel Friedlander Social media keeps making news and attracting hundreds of millions of followers. It’s estimated that Twitter has 75 million members who sent 25 billion Tweets in 2010. In the last year it’s become common for Twitter to get mentioned on national news programs and celebrity shows, with Tweets being shown onscreen […]
Design Your Own Twitter Background
Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva Book marketing at twitter involves many facets besides creating tweets that draw a crowd to your product. Many times we give no attention to our profile page and that is a mistake. That’s the first thing everyone sees. We must make sure our profile inspires confidence to purchase from us. A […]
Participate on Twitter to Connect with Potential Fans of Your Book
Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Twitter.com is an excellent free social media site on which to connect with potential fans of your book as well as learn from other book authors and publicity experts. But – and this is a very important but – to benefit from Twitter requires understanding that you do NOT spend every […]
Reviews from the Twitterverse
Expert: Claudia Jackson You’re probably following tweeple that interest you. They might be fellow authors. The topics can be about anything and everything concerning books and book publishing. But have you thought about following your readers? Are you truly “hanging out” with your genre? If you are writing vampire books, are you surfing the night […]
Will Tweetin’ & Postin’, Updatin’ & Discussin’ Get You into Your Readers’ Hearts?
Guest Expert: Laurel Marshfield “Wishin’ and Hopin’” — the hit pop tune that iconic blonde soul singer, Dusty Springfield, made famous in the sixties — offers a familiar resonance, these days, for authors hoping to attract readers. (Need a little memory boost? Here’s Springfield: http://bit.ly/gLyiq5) Hear it? The connection between authors and Dusty Springfield’s hit […]
10 ways to grow your Facebook following as an Author
Guest Expert: Christina Inge You’ve set up your Facebook fan page, and aside from your college roommate and your fishing buddies, you’re pretty much talking to an empty room. You need fans to help spread the word about your books, appearances, and movie deal, but how are you going to get people to know you’re […]
Now Is The Time To Facebook
Guest Expert: Tony Eldridge There is not a shortage of tools authors can use to help promote their books and build a platform, but Facebook is one that we need to pay special attention to as we develop our book marketing plan. In fact, my big focus for 2011 is on developing out and my Facebook […]