by Amanda Hagarty | Mar 17, 2014 | General
I have to start this article off with an observation about Google. Anyone who knows me knows that I adore Google. The thing that won my heart was learning their motto: Don’t Be Evil. However the slogan was originally intended, or however it is interpreted today,...
by Amanda Hagarty | Feb 24, 2014 | General
Ok, not a lot of people who use Google Plus know how +1’s (called plus-ones) work, and those that do know usually do not appreciate their value. A lot of people dig into the guts of their settings to find out how to disable one of Google+’s coolest...
by Amanda Hagarty | Jul 16, 2013 | General
Who is your audience? Audience is a strange beast to many authors, yet as authors we must find a way to relate to the audience, both to connect with them in our stories and to market to them. Fear is the bedfellow of many a mangled audience. When an author is afraid...
by Amanda Hagarty | Jun 27, 2013 | Author Platform, Marketing Strategies for Authors, Social Media for Authors
Successful social media is an essential part of today’s author platform. But it seems like every writer is worried that social media success is actually a failure in disguise. The million-dollar-question, I hear over and over, is: “But does social media...
by Amanda Hagarty | May 9, 2013 | Audience, Facebook for Authors, Social Media for Authors
(The blog post in which I will reveal the social media site that is the answer to life, the universe, and everything) Let’s face it there are a lot of different social media options out there for marketing and promotion. Facebook is the most popular, but it is...
