The past few weeks, we have discussed how writers and other industries can use Pinterest to promote and sell their products. Pinterest has proven to be a great way to meet new people — people we may not have otherwise met. And over the past few months, it appears that Pinterest is assisting in more referrals than Facebook, Google+, and other social media sites combined. But there are a few drawbacks to this new social… read more →
Last week, we discussed how writers use Pinterest to promote and sell their e-books. Pinterest has proven to be a great way to meet new people — people we may not have met otherwise. And over the past few months, it appears that Pinterest is assisting in more referrals than Facebook, Google+, and other social media sites combined. But is using Pinterest a viable option for other industries? We keep hearing that Pinterest drives a… read more →
Last week, we introduced the new social sharing site, Pinterest, at a very elementary level because we like so many are intrigued by its rapid growth but didn’t know much about it. While we’re no experts ourselves, we have seen numerous instances where others out in cyberspace view the pinboards of Pinterest as a valued asset to grow their businesses. So we decided to take a look and investigate: is Pinterest a viable option for… read more →
As if social networking isn’t growing at a rapid enough rate already with Google+ and Facebook (to just name two), we now have yet another platform exploding through the Internet with millions of people perusing the pages daily: Pinterest. What is Pinterest? We first thought Pinterest was just another site attracting primarily women on a daily basis with new recipes, hair-styling techniques, home décor, and do-it-yourself arts and crafts as shared by other users. It… read more →
As if the decision whether to seek traditional representation or master the self-publishing route for a writer wasn’t a big enough headache already, the latest round of news between the two largest selling e-book vendors isn’t helping. A writing friend said it best when she said “this Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble thing is getting ugly.” So what is going on exactly? According to multiple online sources, including NY Times.com and The Huffington Post, Barnes… read more →