The great thing about social networking is sharing a passion and finding other like-minded individuals. Lucky for book lovers (and authors), there are many sites especially designed to share the love of books. With the following sites, book lovers can discuss what they are reading now, favorite books, and even those they really couldn’t get [...]
About 10 months ago, I listened to Gary Vaynerchuck talk about this new site called Pinterest. He was really excited about it, though at first I didn’t get it. “Get on Pinterest now!” Gary encouraged. I didn’t listen, thinking “oh, dear, not another social network!” But Pinterest has proven to be anything but another social [...]
Guest post by: Vicky Anscombe The beauty of Twitter is its complex and diverse nature. People from all over the world with different writing styles, opinions, senses of humour and ways of expressing themselves come together in 140 characters to make their voices heard. It’s a magnificent melting pot of the interesting, thought-provoking, inspiring and [...]
Guest post Social networking sites are popping up all over the place. There are sites for users to create a profile and connect with others. Some sites are used for people to share their interests with each other. A few sites serve the purpose of informing people about news and current trends.
You know, I never used to be in writers groups of any kind, but in the last few years I’ve suddenly found myself in quite a few. I have to say, they have been very valuable for my career and personal satisfaction. A writer’s group can help you deal with the ups and downs of [...]
We’ve been hearing a lot in recent weeks about Pinterest. Every time we hear about a new promotion method, I immediately see writers jump on it and then begin to promote their stuff. Yes, we want to promote, but sometimes this need to get our books and blogs in front of people can put off [...]
Guest post There are loads of ‘How to’ books and ‘How to’ articles that will teach you to get a lot of followers. But hold on. How many of those people are actually those you influence? Are people simply following you for the sake of it? – yo increase their own followers or for some [...]
What’s the difference between social networking versus social bookmarking? What should a freelance writer know about the various sites available to promote content? Which sites are a better use of the writer’s time?
Yesterday on our Facebook page we asked about the Facebook pages from you guys: the writers of the world! Several of you shared your pages.
Guest post by Kirsty LaVier If you’ve kept up with any of the latest marketing trends, you know that Facebook marketing is big – and only getting bigger. After all, how can you ignore a website that has more than 800 million users?
