As we’ve discovered, social media reaches far beyond Twitter, blogging, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. Today we’re focusing on two different social networks to help promote and sell our products (e-books, music, and other business ventures) via the organic marketing. Users search the Internet for news, content, reviews, and recommended sites daily. Reddit allows its millions of registered users to post content (links and self posts) and also vote as to whether or not the links and… read more →
The past few weeks, we’ve discussed some of the most popular forms of social media available today, as well as the latest platform launched: Twitter, blogging, Facebook, and Google+. But, we’re not done. Social media reaches far beyond these four markets, and there are many other methods of promoting our works (e-books, music, and other business ventures) via the World Wide Web. One of the largest online networks available today, and rapidly growing in size,… read more →
When someone thinks about social media, the most popular platform that comes to mind is Facebook. Since its launch in 2004, Facebook has swept the social media world with more than 750 million users. If people were unaware of Facebook, they quickly learned about the social site in 2010 with the release of the successful motion picture, The Social Network. Initially, a user creates an account at Facebook, and then they invite friends and family members… read more →
As writers, most of us don’t have a background in marketing. If self published, it’s unlikely that we hired a large public relations firm, editor, or anyone else for that matter, to help market and sell our e-books. Instead, we’re doing it on our own. Self publishing is stressful, and watching the sales numbers slowly climb definitely takes a toll on us. So what do we do? We turn to social media. Last week, we… read more →
Who are the first customers to buy our self published e-books? Friends, family, and the occasional acquaintance. Why? Because they can say, “I know the author!” But, how can we broaden our reading audience and increase our e-book sales? There are many ways; however, one of the most prevalent platforms today is by utilizing social media. As writers in today’s market, we’re told that in order to sell books, we should blog and join Twitter… read more →