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Book Marketing through Social Media: Best Practices for the Top 5 Sites

You don't have to have millions of likes and followers to do a good job of book marketing through social media.

Explore Social Media Marketing at Book Marketing Meetup, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 You know you're supposed to be using social media to market your book. And if you're like me, you get into conversations with people who talk about their thousands of Twitter followers and millions of Facebook likes, and you find yourself wondering, "Do I have to be Lady Gaga to do book marketing through social media?" The answer is, no; you can be yourself. Set out below are a few observations I've made, along with … [Read more...]

You’re Invited to a Website Weekend at the Oregon Coast

Twin Rocks on the Oregon Coast

Website Weekend, Oregon Writers Colony Colonyhouse, Rockaway, Oregon, Feb. 22-24, 2013 Last weekend, I gave a workshop titled "Planning Your Writer's Website." It was three hours overflowing with information and discussion, and it was all too quickly over. At the end of the workshop, I proposed a follow-up where we would spend a weekend working on our websites. It just so happens that there's an opening at Colonyhouse for the weekend of February 22 (Friday evening) to February 24 (Sunday … [Read more...]

Four Steps to Creating a 24/7 Book Marketing Platform

Four Steps to Creating a 24/7 Book Marketing Platform

I'll be speaking to the Northwest Writers and Publishers Association this evening. The title of the talk is more or less the title of this post.  If you'd like a preview, here are the four steps: Know your audience Create a place to stand Use content to attract Engage through social media Know Your Audience This is the underlying groundwork to all your book marketing and -- more and more I believe -- your writing. If you want to write "for yourself," that's well and good, but I think … [Read more...]