Do you hold contests on Facebook? How do you do them? What do you think of the policy changes? Leave your thoughts in the comments section. Since I launched Authors & Appetizers, I’ve tried to generate interest in the blog by doing giveaways – particularly on Facebook, where authors constantly hand out prizes to entrants. [...]
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Facebook Shuts Down Pages that Violate Contest Rules
May 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Facebook Now Integrated into Google
February 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Google and Facebook have inked a deal to include the popular social network’s posts in its searches. That means your rankings in Google could get a lot better – especially if you are plugged in to Facebook. Got a Fan Page? Integrate your blog feed into the wall posts. Get on the Networked Blogs application. [...]
Facebook Changes Coming
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Facebook In a message posted this week, Facebook founder Matt Zuckerberg talks about more changes coming to the popular social networking site. Regional networks will disappear and privacy control settings will be changed. This is to better streamline sharing controls on the site, which are a bit clunky right now. Read his letter.
Facebook Still No. 1
July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Of Facebook’s 78 million users, 71 percent say they cannot live without the popular social network. MySpace follows at a close second with die-hard users, according to a store at Online Media Daily. If these are your main networks for promotion, then be sure you are monitoring them closely for friend requests, group invitations, and comments, as well as follow…
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Virtual Tours: Sending Your Stuff
December 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
One of my biggest frustrations as a Virtual Book Tour hostess for Pop Syndicate’s Book Addict is never knowing exactly how information will be sent. Authors send documents in multiple e-mails, sometimes just hours before their tour. Some send part of their tour documents; some send none at all. All but a handful use such generic titles for their items,…
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Using Facebook to Your Advantage: An Interview with Mari Smith by Angela Wilson
November 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Social networking is the key to your writing success. And Facebook is the hottest social network around. Without the clutter of MySpace, Facebook offers easy navigation to help you find fans old and new through friends, groups and fan pages. Through Facebook, you can promote yourself to a more mature demographic – one that reads and has cash to spend….
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