Social Media for Authors: Social Media Habits That You Need to Stop
Our book marketing and book publicity experts list the top 5 things authors should stop doing on social media.
Social Media for Authors: Building Your Author Platform with Snapchat
Our book marketing and social media experts share tips for building your author platform on Snapchat!
Social Media for Authors: Planning Your Content
5 Tips to Plan Your Social Media Content Last week, we posted an article on the best times to post to social media in 2016. By following these times, and accounting for factors such as your genre and target audience, you will increase the likelihood of your post reaching a larger audience. But what about content? [...]
Social Media for Authors: Creating a Professional Twitter Profile
5 Tips to Create a Professional Author Twitter Profile These days, Twitter seems to be the centre of the social media universe. While more authors are on Facebook, this platform’s increasing reliance on paid reach is pushing authors away from the site, as most have extremely limited budgets. If you’re considering joining Twitter, or if [...]
Social Media for Authors: Goodreads’ Ask the Author Q&A Feature
5 Tips to Leverage Goodreads’ Ask the Author Q&A Feature Last week, our book marketing experts discussed how to get the most from your Goodreads author profile. Within that blog, we covered how to use the “Ask the Author” feature to engage with your followers, new and old! With nearly half of all Goodreads authors now [...]
Social Media for Authors: Growing Your Instagram Presence – Part II
5 More Tips to Increase Your Instagram Followers Two weeks ago, we posted a blog entitled 5 Tips to Increase Your Instagram Followers. The blog was so well received on social media that we decided to provide authors (and publishers) with 5 more tips to increase your Instagram followers. 1) Offer “Share for Shares” to Boost [...]
Social Media for Authors: Engaging with Readers on Goodreads
5 Tips to Get the Most from Your Goodreads Author Profile Did you know that Goodreads is the world’s biggest site for book readers and recommendations? With over 50 million users, Goodreads is a behemoth in the world of online literature. For this reason, it’s the perfect place to interact with readers who may be interested [...]
Social Media for Authors: Growing Your Instagram Presence – Part I
5 Tips to Increase Your Instagram Followers Nearly every author is hopping onto the Instagram bandwagon – as they should be. With over 300 million active monthly users, Instagram offers authors the ability to reach their audience quickly and via simple means. Of course, over time, you’ll want to ensure that you are increasing your presence [...]
Social Media for Authors: Growing Your Snapchat Followers
5 Tips to Grow Your Followers on Snapchat Last week, we discussed Snapchat and how it should be an integral part of your marketing plan if you write for a teen or young adult audience. Remember, Snapchat is not for every author and needs to be used selectively. Like all social media platforms, you should [...]
Social Media for Authors: Snapchat 101
How Snapchat Can Be an Effective Part of Your Marketing Plan If you’re in tune with the latest and greatest in the world of social media, surely you know about Snapchat. However, if you’re unaware, Snapchat is an app that allows users to send their followers temporary pictures and videos. The popular smartphone app boasts [...]