Tagged: social media

It’s Booktober for Authors … Are your books collecting cobwebs?

It’s Booktober for Authors … Are your books collecting cobwebs?

It’s Booktober for Authors…Are your books collecting Cobwebs?
Are you guilty of saying … thinking: I can’t market my book. Or I don’t want to market my book. I just want to write. My response: Get … over … it … NOW!
You must market your books—your product. Oh please, please, PLEASE, get over your resistance. Get … Over … It.
The reality is, YES … you can! You, the fabulous book writer that you are can be …

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Why authors should include CTAs, call-to-action, in posts.

Why authors should include CTAs, call-to-action, in posts.

Author Checklist to Optimize
Social Media CTAs

No matter what you are sending out or posting in blogs, articles, newsletters … whatever, do you have a CTA with it … a call to action? It could be to buy something; to do an activity or exercise; to watch or read something that is connected with the theme of your post, or just to take a few minutes and enjoy.
Here are three why you should include a social …

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Hashtags, Handles, Tagging

Hashtags, Handles, Tagging

Judith Briles The Book Shepherd delivers a program with smarter book marketing strategies using social media to bring mega thousands of eyes to posts that few imagine could happen.
You will get:

Tips and Strategies Using Hashtags, Handles, and Tagging.
How to tag trending topics and breaking news.
How to coattail celebrities and bestselling authors.
How to bring mega thousands of eyeballs to your words and work.
How to take your book marketing and influence building to a higher level.

All that …

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Author Tips to Avoid Social Media Posting Blunders

Author Tips to Avoid Social Media Posting Blunders

Author Marketing Blunders …
Not Using Ninja Strategies to Push Your Social Media Out
SOMETIMES, AUTHORS MIX UP their priorities. Maybe they think they can “do it all” … you can’t. Stop it. It’s time to morph your thinking and your actions when it comes to social media posting.

When it comes to social media, you need a management system in place to maintain your social media sanity.

To schedule your posts.
To follow comments.
To make comments.
To access what is …

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Judith’s take on social media pop and power

Judith’s take on social media pop and power

Social Media is the town hall for book promotion and building influence. Are you using it effectively?

What platforms should you be on?
Why types of postings should you include?
What should authors avoid posting?
What 5 things should authors be doing now?
What 5 things should avoid not to do?
And, of course, much more.

Get ready to shine, using social media with another podcast from AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with Host, Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd via @MyBookShepherd …

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Pinterest: The Social Media Edge You’ve Been Looking For Part I

Pinterest: The Social Media Edge You’ve Been Looking For Part I

Author alert: if you’ve been looking for a social media edge, the search is over! Pinterest is a platform that can launch your content into orbit—and keep it there. It’s ideal to support the marketing of your book.
Think of Pinterest as a social search engine: it’s the search engine driven by people. This makes it powerful.  I’ve spent the last two months intensely researching this platform in order to gain understanding and insight with an …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of September 28, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of  September 28, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show. This week is all about author success and going onsite within the printing operation PLUS hearing about an amazing event in Michigan. ––Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. 

Tune in for the LIVE show at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of July 27, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of July 27, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show. This week is all about how to outfox Amazon with its push of third party sellers of books and learn what Aer.io is and how to create your own bookstore using its platform on author website PLUS offer any other book within the Ingram catalog and earn money as well. Listen …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of May 11, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of May 11, 2017

Today
Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing and publishing insights each show.
Today, Judith dives into MORE  Success—staying out of legal TROUBLE in writing and publishing … Creativity expert Steve Bass joins Judith today … creativity you think—how about the head designer for the Oscar and Tony awards programs? Now, that’s wowsa design. Listen in live; from the website or via iTunes.
Tune …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of April 27, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of April 27, 2017

Today
Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing and publishing insights each show.
Today, Judith dives into MORE Author Success—as in your photos … what type you need as an author for blogs, books, speaking and websites. Listen in live; from the website or via iTunes.
Tune in for the LIVE show at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our …

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