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 […]
Q&A: Using Twitter to Market Your Book
On 16th of Feb. we had an interesting and informative webinar about Using Twitter on Market Your Book. Our panel consisted of Carolyn-Howard Johnson (author of the HowToDoItFrugally series), Joel Friedlander (proprietor of Marin Bookworks), Laurel Marshfield (professional writer, ghostwriter and developmental editor), Phyllis Zimbler Miller (co-founder of Miller Mosaic Power Marketing) and Penny C. […]
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 […]
How to Avoid Becoming a Book Marketing Dinosaur
The technology landscape and associated opportunities for marketing your book is changing at an unprecedented pace. Online games, mobile marketing, Facebook, Twitter, the Kindle, the iPhone, the iPad and the Android are pushing the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to promoting and marketing your book. As an author, it is important that […]
The Great BookBuzzr Christmas Giveaway
X-Mas is almost here and the giving spirit is all around us. We’d like to run a fun little contest and give away 10 prizes valued at over $200. Here’s how the contest works: 1. On Twitter: Go to your twitter account and tweet one thing that you like about BookBuzzr. Make sure that you […]
Book Marketing Mondays: Top Ten Ways Authors Can Use Twitter
Guest Expert: Dana Lynn Smith Twitter is a great tool for building an author platform and promoting books. Here are some of the top ways authors can benefit from Twittering: 1. Help others by sharing information, while you gain a reputation as an expert. Nonfiction authors can post links to helpful articles, recommend resources, and […]