by Amanda Hagarty | Jul 30, 2012 | Author Platform, Author Websites
My livelihood revolves around self promotion and networking. When I moved to Washington state in September 2011, I was the new girl in town and I had to hit the ground running. I got out there and got involved with as much of the local writing community as I could,...
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 | Apr 18, 2012 | Author Platform, Social Media for Authors
The biggest mistake in social media marketing is forgetting the audience. Our first instinct when writing a social media post, commenting or making a blog entry, is to talk about ourselves. After all, that is what social media is for, that is what the people want to...
by Amanda Hagarty | Apr 9, 2012 | Author Platform, Facebook for Authors, Social Media for Authors, Twitter for Authors
The short answer is both. They are both important social media for writers who are looking to build a platform, but each one is vastly different in it’s reach and the types of interactions it generates. Here are some things to think about: Facebook has 800...
