Rachael Thompson @BadRedheadMedia hosts a fantastic event for writers on Twitter every Wednesday evening from 6-7 p.m. Pacific time. It’s called Book Marketing Chat, and every week she addresses a specific topic to help writers market their books. Last week she…
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Twitter–#BookMarketingChat
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How to Use Twitter Hashtags to Gain Followers and Build Your Audience
One of Twitter’s advantages compared to other forms of social media is that it’s possible to build a network quickly. But if you don’t want a network with nothing but bots and online marketers, you’ll need to find some real…
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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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How to Use Twitter Effectively without Having to Actually Read Your Twitter Feed
Some people dislike sifting through the Twitter feed, but they still need a social media presence. The good news is you can still use Twitter, just as an offshoot of blogging. And it hardly takes any time. First you’ll need…
Tagged with: Blogging, Cathleen Townsend, networking, promotion, social media, Twitter
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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.…
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One Line Wednesday Reflections
I joined in One Line Wednesday on Twitter for the first time in quite a while last week. But perhaps because of the break, I was really struck by the value of it. Not so much for the marketing value,…
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Twitter–One Line Wednesday
I love one line Wednesday: #1lineWed. It’s become the highlight of my Twitter week. Kiss of Death chooses the theme (@RWAKissofDeath). Every week there’s a new pinned tweet at the top of her Twitter feed. Sometimes it’s an idea, like…
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Twitter Encounter with Robin Hobb
As far as I’m concerned, this story made opening my Twitter account worthwhile all by itself. When I started following people on Twitter, I looked up some of my favorite authors to see if they had accounts, and I was…
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