Category Archives: Social Media

Book Promotion When Time Is Limited — What’s Most Worth Doing?

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Lindsay

A blog reader sent me a note asking what I would do to promote a series like my Emperor’s Edge if I was starting from scratch and had an hour a day to work on the marketing side of things. … Continue reading →

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5 Facebook Marketing Tips for Authors

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Lindsay

Month after month, Facebook and Twitter are the top sources of traffic for my site (after the Big G and its search engine, of course). If we consider that I spend much less time on Facebook than Twitter (I usually … Continue reading →

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How to Promote Your Books on Pinterest

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Lindsay

If you’re an author, you’re probably already getting social (and trying to sell your books) on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn, not to mention leaving comments on blogs and writing posts of your own. I know what you’re thinking: it’s … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Getting More Likes and Participation on Your Facebook Author Page

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lindsay

If you’re like most authors these days, you’ve been told that you need to be active on social media sites, especially Facebook with its 1 billion users. At least some of those people must be part of your target audience, … Continue reading →

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Facebook or Twitter, Which Is Better for Book Promotion?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lindsay

There are a lot of social media sites out there, but Facebook remains the big kahuna (estimates say it’ll hit 1 billion users by August), and Twitter is no slouch with 140 million users at the last tally. Twitter seems … Continue reading →

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Creating a Facebook Fan Page for Marketing — One Author’s Experience

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Lindsay

Back in August, I finally put up an author fan page on Facebook. I say finally because it was on my to-do list for months before I actually did it. I’d never been a big fan of Facebook when it … Continue reading →

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Authors, Do You Have a Facebook Fan Page?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Lindsay

I finally got around to creating a Facebook fan page this weekend. As far as social-media-sites-I-would-use-even-if-I-weren’t-an-author go, Facebook isn’t anywhere on the list (I don’t find the interface particularly intuitive, and the layout always strikes me as clusterf–, er, mess). … Continue reading →

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Using Twitter to Promote Your Blog

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’re an author or a book reviewer, you’re probably interested in getting more people to visit your blog. Heck, even if you’re rambling without an agenda, you’d probably love more blog visitors. It’s fun seeing your traffic stats climb. … Continue reading →

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