Twitter recently launched a lists function, which will help users separate followers into categories that other Tweeters can follow with the touch of a button. Mashable wrote an article about Twitter lists (still in Beta) in mid-October. Twitter announced the move in a blog post in September. When I first started exploring the lists function [...]
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Twitter Lists Expand Author Networks
November 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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Need a Laugh About Promotions?
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
The New Yorker has a great humor column about book promotions. If you didn’t catch my Twitter link earlier today, be sure to check out Subject: Our Marketing Plan by Ellis Weiner.
The Politics of Social Media
August 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
My highly-opinionated, redheaded self simply cannot resist sharing my thoughts on politics and spreading the word about potentially bad bills to my social network followers. During my time in journalism, I was very careful to keep my opinions out of life. I felt like it would be too easy for people to say I was [...]
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How to Find a Good Online Radio Show
August 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Online Radio Promotions Recently, I’ve seen ads for several online radio shows that want to charge guests for slots. I just don’t get it. From my days in radio, I can safely say I have never once given a guest a rate sheet and got a contract before I signed them on. Why? Because I [...]
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Online Promotion: What Authors Are Doing Wrong
June 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Chris Simeral of The Author’s Edge penned a top five list of bad things authors do when it comes to online promotions. They include: Inadequate Time Spent Researching Keywords Too Little Content Not paying enough — or any — attention to Social Marketing & Web 2.0 Not Focusing on Building a Loyal Following Focusing on the Sale I have a…
