April 19, 2011
Tech Tip for Writers #2: Social Media–What the Heck is it?
Writers today realize that penning a novel is only the beginning. After that, they must market their book. This is required whether they have an agent, publisher, or are self-pub’d. The responsibility for spreading the word of their new book falls to the author.
We are lucky today because we have what’s called ‘social media’. That includes Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Scribd, Diigo, Goodreads–all those online methods of sharing your work with the world.
If you read that list and said, “What? Uh…” watch the following two videos. They’ll explain what Social Media is in Plain English.
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Now that you understand social media, how do you do what’s called ‘social networking’–the fulcrum of social media. How do you use it to promote your books. Watch this:
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What social media works best for you?
