It’s a new year, and I’m going to try something new, even though this involves writing a post on a topic I thought I was done with–social media. But hey, time moves on, things change, and all that. Twitter has…
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Goodreads–Reading Rounds
Reviews. Authors all need them, especially in the early days of our book launch. But what to do? We’ve already covered the ground we have control over–we’ve put out the best book we can. So, what are our options? You…
Tagged with: book reviews reading rounds, Cathleen Townsend, Goodreads
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Posted in Goodreads, Uncategorized
Pinterest–Tips to Get Started
Pinterest is an odd duck in the world of social media. If you’re an introvert, it’s tailor-made for you. It’s possible to reap the benefits of the site without interacting directly with a single solitary person. It’s kind of restful…
Tagged with: avatar, Cathleen Townsend, following, getting started, Pinterest, signing up, social media
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Posted in Pinterest
Helpful Facebook Tips for Authors
Since I’ve been putting more effort into Facebook, I’m actually starting to build a network, something which has eluded me before. The downside is that you have to be careful adding friends. I was asked personal information about my marriage…
Facebook–How to Automate Sharing Your Blog Posts
This is something a social media expert walked me through the first time, but it turns out it’s not very hard. I have a separate Facebook page devoted to my writing, and I set it up through WordPress to automatically…
Tagged with: automation, Cathleen Townsend, Facebook, profile vs. page, social media, Twitter
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Posted in Facebook
How to Sign Up for Facebook
Facebook is still arguably the most important social media around. In our ongoing quest to become competent on social media, it’s important not to overlook the beginning steps. To use Facebook, you must first have an account. This is how.…
Meet & Greet Sign-Up and Social Media Conference
People talk a lot about New Year’s resolutions, and I made one myself this year: I’m going to take ownership of my social media. Okay, in a way that sounds silly because who else do my Twitter, Facebook, blog, etc.…
Tagged with: Blogging, Cathleen Townsend, Facebook, Goodreads, meet and greet, Pinterest, social media, Twitter
Posted in Social Media
Posted in Social Media
Is Goodreads Good for You?
This is a reblog of Ellis Schuman’s excellent post on the topic. I, too, have been puzzled as to how to use goodreads as an author. Twitter, Facebook, blog–sure, I can see how all of those work into an overall…
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Twitter: Getting Over the Two Thousand Follower Roadblock
You may or may not know this, but being able to follow over two thousand people on Twitter can be a pain. According to Twitter Support “… every user can follow 2000 people total. Once you’ve followed 2,000 users, there…
Tagged with: 2000 following limit, Cathleen Townsend, ManageFlitter, unfollow
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Posted in Social Media, Twitter
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