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 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 | 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...
by Amanda Hagarty | Mar 23, 2012 | Facebook for Authors
Facebook is a waste of time! All people ever do on Facebook is share TMI, ridiculous pictures and play FarmWars and VampVille. Serious writers don’t have time for Facebook. What possible benefit can be gained from having a Facebook account? Didn’t you know...
by Amanda Hagarty | May 10, 2010 | Author Blogs
Have you ever wanted to look up information on something. You do a search on the Internet, and read a few “informational” blog posts, only to find that you don’t really feel like you found any information at all. It’s enough to make you...