by Amanda Hagarty | Oct 17, 2015 | Author Platform, Marketing Strategies for Authors, Websites
Ok I have been coming up with these Golden Rules for a while. My passions are writing, marketing, sales and social media. So I have come up with quite a few snippets of wisdom over the years. I did a talk about social media for authors at the Skagit Valley Writers...
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 | 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....
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...
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,...