by Amanda Hagarty | Mar 2, 2013 | Author Platform, Google Plus for Authors, Social Media for Authors
Activities you can and should be doing on G+ Circle Share Re-share +1 Comment +mention Reply (basically commenting with a +mention) Join/Form Communities Hangout Post Photos Use #hashtags Google+ is a giant, non-stop, global conversation. Doing a few of these...
by Amanda Hagarty | Feb 3, 2013 | Author Platform, Google Plus for Authors, Social Media for Authors
I just wanted to share some interesting developments in the social media world. Basically a Facebook vs Google+ discussion. (Warning I am admittedly a Google fangirl so yes I am biased but you can’t ignore the facts). Recently Google+ surpassed Twitter to become...
by Amanda Hagarty | Sep 23, 2012 | Author Websites, Marketing Strategies for Authors, Social Media for Authors
Ever since word got out in Bellingham about my social media marketing lessons, I have had a deluge of authors asking for my help. They have varying degrees of skill levels with computers and the Internet, but that all have one complaint: “I have been doing this...
by Amanda Hagarty | Apr 28, 2012 | Author Platform, Marketing Strategies for Authors
Do I really need to build a writer’s platform before I have a book published? Sounds like a classic “Chicken or the Egg” dilemma doesn’t it? The answer is a lot less complicated than that old causality conundrum. You do not want to wait until...
by Amanda Hagarty | Mar 27, 2012 | Facebook for Authors
In Part 1 of this series Facebook for Writers Part 1: The Wherefores and the Whys I told you a few good reasons why you should make Facebook a part of your platform. Platform is a bit of a buzzword in the writing community. If you want to be published it is essential...