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How do we let people know about our work without them putting us in the spam...
This is a continuation from the last post on the difference between sharing information and spamming. Motivation I think that the primary difference between spam and information sharing is in the...
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Fallout from the Awesome Indies
I can’t believe the fallout the Awesome Indies listing has received on the Kindleboards forums. Apart from a few people who gave support or reasoned comments and a couple who gave helpful suggestions,...
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Getting the best out of the new Facebook pages 1 – cover & admin
I’ve just spent hours researching how use the new Facebook page format to get the best out of it. I found a lot of stuff that told me pretty much exactly what Facebook tells you when you take the tour...
View ArticleGetting the best out of the new Facebook pages 2 – the boxes
This is the second in a series of posts on using the new facebook fan pages. The first post was an introduction & told you the main things about the admin area and cover images. Now we come to the...
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Getting the best out of the new Facebook pages, 3 – the tabs
This is the third in a series of posts on using the new facebook fan pages. The first post was an introduction & told you the main things about the admin area and cover images. The second post...
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How not to get me to help sell your book.
I don’t usually do rants, but I had to say something about this. An author contacted me a couple of says ago and showed me exactly how authors should not treat book bloggers. She wanted her book listed...
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Do this; don’t do that. Does trying to follow social media rules constipate you?
A bewildered Tweeter A lot of blogs, with the best of intentions, occasionally post articles with long lists of things to do and not to do on social media. In fact, I’ve been guilty of it myself. These...
View ArticleTwitter – everyone is shouting and no one is listening
Imagine an image of a dead Twitter bird here. It isn’t actually here due to copyright concerns, but if you’d like to see it, click here I’ve felt for some time that everyone is shouting on Twitter, but...
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How much is too much on Twitter & Facebook?
Did you know that your Facebook posts only come up in the feeds of friends and followers who actively participate with your page/posts? They don’t go to everyone, only those who have clicked the like...
View ArticleThe importance of motivation in social network marketing
Some people are a bit touchy when you use social networks to market products. Of course, blatant hardcore selling campaigns are at the least insensitive, at the worst spam and probably...
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How not to be on Twitter
Two days ago, I got a tweet from someone saying that if I wanted to follow him back he would be most gratified. I didn’t actually see the tweet until after I saw his second tweet today which said,...
View ArticleI’ll like yours if you like mine. Nah! You’re asking the wrong girl.
I received a message on my Facebook page this morning. It said, ‘Hi, I write awesome fantasy. I just liked your page, please like mine back.’ I get these kind of messages a lot. Someone even once...
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Facebook: A World That Never Sleeps
Facebook is a world of its own, a timeless, placeless dimension where people interact free of physical limitations and national boundaries. All social media sites have their own worlds where anyone,...
View ArticleHow NOT to promote your book.
I got a promotional email this morning from an author I didn’t know (though I suspect they are one of the 200 on the Awesome Indies site that I never hear from). Unfortunately, I get quite a few of...
View ArticleSpammers are getting tricky: How to spot spam comments.
I have my blog moderation set to approve the first comment that anyone makes, that means that I have a chance to stop spammers before they start. My spam filter stops all the really obvious ones, but...
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