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 | 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 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...