by Amanda Hagarty | Apr 9, 2013 | General
Since the topic of todays blog post is how authors can use videos in the marketing and promotion of book and author websites, I decided to make a Vlog post instead. The first thing authors think of when they think of how to use videos, is book trailers. Unfortunately...
by Amanda Hagarty | Mar 15, 2013 | Pinterest for Authors, Social Media for Authors
Ah, the ever elusive Pinterst. These days everyone wants to know how to make their author platform Pinteresting. Until recently, I didn’t see a reason why anyone should invest time in yet another social media, especially one which is populated by people who can...
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 13, 2013 | Audience, Author Platform
During my social media lessons I often hear: “All this social media is great, but how do I find my readers” and one of the first things I say is “Find yourself and you will find your readers.” We write things that we like usually. So inside...
by Amanda Hagarty | Feb 13, 2013 | Author Platform, Marketing Strategies for Authors, SEO
Have you ever wondered if your Blog-Tweet-Tube-Post-Plus routine is all you should be doing to promote your book or grow your author platform? What you are doing right now is probably such a grind that you are cursing at me through your monitor at the mere suggestion....