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Social
Networking...
Me?
My children do that, I’m an author!
Yes,
you should join as many Social Networking groups as you feel
comfortable joining. What you (and your book) are after is exposure.
There are quite a few of them including; MySpace (www.myspace.com),
Facebook (www.facebook.com),
Twitter (www.twitter.com) as
well as a more business oriented group like LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com).
Look
at the different “groups” you can join in Yahoo, Google,
AOL and others. These are online groups you can join from the comfort
of your home in your pj’s and slippers.
A
rule of thumb when you join a social networking group; your ultimate
goal might be to get yourself and your book some exposure, but you
need to give value to the group as you do so. Make some comments and
contribute to the discussions. It's been said (only a rumor) that the
author of Twilight (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html)
was virtually unknown until she began a social networking blitz.
Seems to have worked for her!
You
can also check with your local community library for Writer’s
Clubs as well. I’ve been invited to speak to 2 different
writer’s groups about Self Publishing your book.
If
you want a quick month-by-month overview of what’s taken place
with Social Networking in 2008, here’s a link:
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/12/30/the-year-in-social-media-2008
Do
you have a blog about your book? There are many that are free and
easy to set up. Consider: http://www.WordPress.com
Start
a blog or write an ezine article (http://ezinearticles.com)
about the subject matter of your book and end with a link to where
your book is being sold on your website or on Amazon.com
(also
see article “Marketing ideas”)
Disclaimer: Not
responsible for advice, ideas, suggestions and/or
programs. By
mentioning these programs or any other program, I’m in no way
endorsing these or any other programs for you and/or your project.
Any advice, ideas or suggestions and/or programs mentioned are
considered my opinion only and am considered not liable. Not
responsible for sales or lack of sales of your project.
Brian@SunriseBooks.com
SunrisePublishing@gmail.com |
