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Today, everyone should be rolled over to Facebook’s new Page features. Why should authors care? Because it gives us new ways to interact with each other and with our readers. LIKE my Facebook Page: I know there are neat, nifty little buttons you can put here so you can LIKE my Page without going there. [...]
Want to put YouTube videos on your Facebook? ReelSeo has a couple tutorials for you: How to Add a Video to Your Facebook Welcome Page The Definitive List of Video Apps for Facebook Pages Book Trailers: Is It Budget or Aesthetics that Matters? On my sister-site, BookTrailerManual.com, I’m having a discussion with Melissa from YABookshelf [...]
Getting Your Book Noticed Should You Social Media? Yes! No! As authors, we want to know if all this effort on FaceBook and Fan Pages and Tweets and all the other social media helps or not! Here’s a sideways answer. In a December 2010 survey of major retailers sites, 10,000 shoppers surveyed reported being influenced [...]
Critiques lead to Zine Guest post by Anne Marie Pace The members of our critique group, The Funky Ducklings, had known each other online for years, but July, 2008, was the first time most of us were able to meet in real-life. After a year of planning, we finally came together with some other writer [...]
Help! I Can’t Find Any Help on Facebook Of course, you know by now that for author promotion, you should be on Facebook. But frankly, I find it to be confusing. Yes, I easily figured out how to sign on and create an account. I figured out how to upload pictures and how to post [...]
Enter before October 10 Our sister site, The Book Trailer Manual (booktrailermanual.com) is giving away things! Here’s the scoop. Just sign up for the Book Trailer Manual Newsletter between now and midnight, October 10, 2010 and you’re automatically entered. We’ll do a random drawing on October 10 and winner will be notified by October 11. [...]
Most of you know that I’ve also written The Book Trailer Manual. Inquiring minds have asked: “Why don’t you have a book trailer for the Book Trailer Manual?” (Thanks for the question, Joanna!) It’s the idea that is so hard! But finally, here is the first one. Yes, the first of many. As I explain [...]
1384 People Interested in a Book Update on GoodReads Giveaway Joelle Anthony offered a signed copy of her novel, Restoring Harmony, as a giveaway on GoodReads. Joelle did a guest post, giving details on how to hold a giveaway on GoodReads. Congratulations to the Goodreads contest winner, Kristin Wing. Kristin is an aspiring writer herself. [...]
For more information on the Random Acts of Publicity Week, see this post or the Facebook Event page. Thank you! There are times when you just want to weep at the friendships expressed in publishing. Thank you. Thank all of you for participating. The last count on the Facebook Event page was over 725 people [...]
For more information on the Random Acts of Publicity Week, see this post or the Facebook Event page. Today’s task for Random Acts of Publicity: For your friend or friend’s book do some kind of networking through a social media channel. Friend them. Like Them. Get Linked In. Network in some way. Friend Me or [...]
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