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Ooh, if I had a dime for every writer I met who says shamefully, “I can write, I just can’t market my own stuff!” Suffice to say, I’d have a lot of dimes. If you’ve said or thought something similar,
The Best Social Media Networks for Authors
Social Media Examiner ran a great piece by content marketing expert Patricia Redsicker on July 23rd about Digital Trends for 2013. Some interesting research results from the 2013 Infinite Dial Report by Edison Research reveal that internet usage, including online
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The question comes up a lot – is it better to “favorite” a tweet you like, or “retweet” it. And what about “@reply?” Here’s the least you need to know: Favorite Clicking Favorite on a tweet is more often used
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Riffle is (yes, another) new platform promising to connect publishers, authors, books and readers, and bring book discussions into the Facebook Newsfeed. But by using the best features of many of the best social media sites, they may have stumbled
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It’s a big Twitter-verse out there and the toughest part can be starting out – deciding who to follow to learn more, network, and make connections. So, before you get too deep into following relatives who want to tell you