by Amanda Hagarty | May 23, 2014 | Social Media for Authors
“Social Media is not a substitute for what?” you are wondering. I left it undefined because the answer is a lot of things. It isn’t a substitute for going to the bookstore and talking to the bookseller about putting your book on the shelf. Or doing a...
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...
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 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...
