Authors.com2024-03-29T01:31:21ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopherhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1547973910?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.authors.com/group/socialmedia/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1vy9q1zhtkyh7&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSocial Media and Book Marketing in 2015tag:www.authors.com,2014-12-18:3798404:Topic:1907472014-12-18T21:52:14.985ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<p>Hello</p>
<p>I am hoping to gather some feedback regarding social media marketing plans for 2015.</p>
<p>In my case, I will continue with Pinterest, Linked In and Twitter.</p>
<p>I am doing some YouTube and would like to increase that area of marketing.</p>
<p>Hope to hear from YOU - fellow authors.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Diana Loera</p>
<p>Author of - </p>
<p>Summertime Sangria</p>
<p>Best Copycat Recipes on the Planet</p>
<p>Party Time Chicken Wing Recipes</p>
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<p>Hello</p>
<p>I am hoping to gather some feedback regarding social media marketing plans for 2015.</p>
<p>In my case, I will continue with Pinterest, Linked In and Twitter.</p>
<p>I am doing some YouTube and would like to increase that area of marketing.</p>
<p>Hope to hear from YOU - fellow authors.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Diana Loera</p>
<p>Author of - </p>
<p>Summertime Sangria</p>
<p>Best Copycat Recipes on the Planet</p>
<p>Party Time Chicken Wing Recipes</p>
<p>Awesome Thanksgiving Leftovers Revive Guide</p>
<p>Best Venison Recipes</p>
<p>Meet Me at the County Fair – Fair Food Recipes</p>
<p>What is the Paleo Diet & Paleo Diet Recipe Sampler</p>
<p>12 Extra Special Summer Dessert Fondue Recipes</p>
<p>14 Extra Special Winter Holidays Fondue Recipes</p>
<p>USA Based Wholesale Directory 2014</p>
<p>Fast Start Guide to Flea Market Selling</p>
<p>I601A – Our Journey to Ciudad Juarez</p>
<p>Stop Hot Flashes Now</p>
<p>and many more cool books</p> Harnessing the Power of Social Mediatag:www.authors.com,2014-12-01:3798404:Topic:1902132014-12-01T01:49:17.258ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<p>It is easier, now more than ever before, to market a product ( or book).</p>
<p>Set aside time each week to promote your books via social media. I strongly urge you to add a virtual assistant to your marketing strategy. </p>
<p>While you want to keep a finger on the pulse of your social media marketing, a good virtual assistant will be able to handle social media projects quickly and efficiently. This allows you to have more time for writing.</p>
<p>Linked In, Twitter, Facebook and…</p>
<p>It is easier, now more than ever before, to market a product ( or book).</p>
<p>Set aside time each week to promote your books via social media. I strongly urge you to add a virtual assistant to your marketing strategy. </p>
<p>While you want to keep a finger on the pulse of your social media marketing, a good virtual assistant will be able to handle social media projects quickly and efficiently. This allows you to have more time for writing.</p>
<p>Linked In, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest are all must do marketing in my opinion. </p>
<p>I am very interested in reading social media success stories by fellow authors.</p>
<p>Best Regards,</p>
<p>Diana Loera, author of What I Did to Sell More Kindle Books on Amazon and numerous other books</p>
<p>Find me on</p>
<p>Twitter - @99CentsKindle</p>
<p>Pinterest – I have a board just for Indie Authors to pin their book image – FREE. <a href="http://www.Pinterest.com/Loera">www.Pinterest.com/Loera</a></p>
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<blockquote><p><span>Social media web sites, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and even MySpace, can be perfect places to market a book. If you are already connected to the online networking and media world, stay there, and start promoting your work. If you are not connected, consider adding a few of the following strategies to your marketing tool kit.…</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><span>Social media web sites, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and even MySpace, can be perfect places to market a book. If you are already connected to the online networking and media world, stay there, and start promoting your work. If you are not connected, consider adding a few of the following strategies to your marketing tool kit.</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cuckleburr.com/how-to-use-social-media-to-market-your-book" target="_blank">Article</a></p> 5 ways to ramp up your social networkingtag:www.authors.com,2011-12-30:3798404:Topic:1167012011-12-30T11:21:59.731ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<blockquote><p><span>Hi there! Social networking has engulfed our lives, so why not maximize your presence and reach on the social networks, since you spend time there anyways. Not to mention how incredibly powerful the social networks are at reaching people. Before the days of Facebook and Twitter, there was Plaxo and Linkedin, which started as simply ways of exchanging contact information and vcards. Personally, I embraced these technologies because at the time I was very into business…</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><span>Hi there! Social networking has engulfed our lives, so why not maximize your presence and reach on the social networks, since you spend time there anyways. Not to mention how incredibly powerful the social networks are at reaching people. Before the days of Facebook and Twitter, there was Plaxo and Linkedin, which started as simply ways of exchanging contact information and vcards. Personally, I embraced these technologies because at the time I was very into business development and connecting with people to promote the company I was with at the time. But I definitely saw the potential and tried to maximize them for all they were worth, which resulted in acquiring a lot of contacts over the years. Nowadays, Facebook and Twitter dominate the landscape and LinkedIn has stepped its game up recently, Plaxo too but much less used, although still useful. Here are some good ways to ramp up your social networking activities to better take advantage of the opportunity:</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://experienceadvertising.com/5-ways-to-ramp-up-your-social-networking/">http://experienceadvertising.com/5-ways-to-ramp-up-your-social-networking/</a></p> Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twittertag:www.authors.com,2011-12-30:3798404:Topic:1165202011-12-30T11:17:45.121ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<p>An oldie but goodie. </p>
<blockquote><p>If I wanted to make sure this post did <em>not</em> go viral--according to the standards put forth by <a href="http://www.hubspot.com/">Hubspot</a> viral marketing scientist <a href="http://danzarrella.com/bio">Dan Zarrella</a> in "The Science of Retweeting"--I could promote it on Twitter by posting something like this:</p>
<p><em>"was bored watchin the game on tv and saw this thing about RTs...made me lol after i had really bad stomach…</em></p>
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<p>An oldie but goodie. </p>
<blockquote><p>If I wanted to make sure this post did <em>not</em> go viral--according to the standards put forth by <a href="http://www.hubspot.com/">Hubspot</a> viral marketing scientist <a href="http://danzarrella.com/bio">Dan Zarrella</a> in "The Science of Retweeting"--I could promote it on Twitter by posting something like this:</p>
<p><em>"was bored watchin the game on tv and saw this thing about RTs...made me lol after i had really bad stomach cramps"</em></p>
<p>Note the lack of punctuation, the use of of slang and abbreviations, the limited vocabulary, and the awkward overshare--all traits that Zarrella can now definitively say would turn Twitter users off. How? Because <a href="http://www.twitter.com/danzarrella">the avid Twitter-er</a> and author of the upcoming <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Social-Media-Marketing-Book/dp/0596806604"><em>The Social Media Marketing Book</em></a> spent nine months analyzing roughly 5 million tweets and 40 million retweets (which are usually symbolized with an "RT" on Twitter). He noted when they were posted, which words they used, whether or not they included links, and more. Then, he says, he compared the two groups to get the first "real window" into how ideas spread from person to person: "Retweets may seem like a small idea...but many of the lessons [they teach us] will be applicable to viral ideas in other mediums."</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/dan-macsai/popwise/report-nine-scientifically-proven-ways-get-re-tweeted-twitter">http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/dan-macsai/popwise/report-nine-scientifically-proven-ways-get-re-tweeted-twitter</a></p> How to Encourage Engagement on Facebooktag:www.authors.com,2011-11-01:3798404:Topic:1023752011-11-01T13:02:40.970ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
This is small business related but the advice works for authors too.<br />
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<blockquote>With the number of Facebook users continuing to grow, businesses are having a hard time justifying staying away from the social network. Recently, AT&T released the results of its Small Business Technology Poll. In the survey, AT&T found that 41% of small businesses surveyed have a Facebook page for their business. Last year, only 27% said they were using the social networks, which is a 52% jump in…</blockquote>
This is small business related but the advice works for authors too.<br />
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<blockquote>With the number of Facebook users continuing to grow, businesses are having a hard time justifying staying away from the social network. Recently, AT&T released the results of its Small Business Technology Poll. In the survey, AT&T found that 41% of small businesses surveyed have a Facebook page for their business. Last year, only 27% said they were using the social networks, which is a 52% jump in usage.</blockquote>
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<a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/11953/How-to-Encourage-Engagement-on-Facebook.aspx">http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/11953/How-to-Encourage-Engagement-on-Facebook.aspx</a> 7 Ways to Thank Someone for a Retweettag:www.authors.com,2011-11-01:3798404:Topic:1023702011-11-01T12:51:55.584ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<blockquote><p>If you’re an active Twitter user, you’ve likely seen a “Thanks for the RT!” post at some point. You’ve possibly even posted them yourself. So is a “retweet thank you” polite Twitter etiquette, or is it an over indulgence of bragging that folks like your content? The argument can potentially go either way for both personal and business accounts.</p>
Here are some tips to help you decide if, when, and how to display retweet gratitude.…</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>If you’re an active Twitter user, you’ve likely seen a “Thanks for the RT!” post at some point. You’ve possibly even posted them yourself. So is a “retweet thank you” polite Twitter etiquette, or is it an over indulgence of bragging that folks like your content? The argument can potentially go either way for both personal and business accounts.</p>
Here are some tips to help you decide if, when, and how to display retweet gratitude.</blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.convinceandconvert.com/twitter/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-a-retwee/">http://www.convinceandconvert.com/twitter/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-a-retwee/</a> How to Create a Custom Twitter Backgroundtag:www.authors.com,2011-10-19:3798404:Topic:988862011-10-19T06:26:13.172ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<p>There's a video here too to help you with the process. </p>
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<blockquote><p>Chances are, you have access to some design software somewhere in the office, and trust me, you don’t need a creative team to execute this simple task. Either read the step-by-step instructions below, or follow along during the video tutorial to whip together an awesome custom Twitter background. </p>
<p>Don’t shy away from creating a background for your individual, personal Twitter account either! Twitter is…</p>
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<p>There's a video here too to help you with the process. </p>
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<blockquote><p>Chances are, you have access to some design software somewhere in the office, and trust me, you don’t need a creative team to execute this simple task. Either read the step-by-step instructions below, or follow along during the video tutorial to whip together an awesome custom Twitter background. </p>
<p>Don’t shy away from creating a background for your individual, personal Twitter account either! Twitter is a great resource for networking and personal branding. With that in mind, let’s get started. (Keep in mind that your background can be made with the following measurements using any design software). </p>
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<p>Read more here: <a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/27216/How-to-Create-a-Custom-Twitter-Background-With-Video.aspx">http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/27216/How-to-Create-a-Custom-Twitter-Background-With-Video.aspx</a></p> A Journalist's Primer to Google+tag:www.authors.com,2011-09-28:3798404:Topic:951612011-09-28T17:45:18.241ZMartin Christopherhttp://www.authors.com/profile/MartinChristopher
<blockquote>After a few months of chatter, Google+ has opened up to everyone. As a journalist, Google+ is something you need to explore. Its simplicity of broadcasting your message is worth understanding and using to connect with news consumers.<br></br> <br></br>
I jumped into the new social space within 24 hours of its release. I'm an early adopter, and I love to share what I learn when I play in new spaces. My last three months of experience will help you jump in even faster.<br></br>
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<blockquote>After a few months of chatter, Google+ has opened up to everyone. As a journalist, Google+ is something you need to explore. Its simplicity of broadcasting your message is worth understanding and using to connect with news consumers.<br/>
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I jumped into the new social space within 24 hours of its release. I'm an early adopter, and I love to share what I learn when I play in new spaces. My last three months of experience will help you jump in even faster.<br/>
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But first, to understand Google+, you must get back to the basics of social media.</blockquote>
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