tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post4667029657863978628..comments2024-03-12T02:18:24.427-07:00Comments on Paranormal Author Catherine Green: Should an Author become a Twitter Fiend?SpookyMrsGreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07584528033663948849noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post-55511617612935069962013-07-03T02:08:46.322-07:002013-07-03T02:08:46.322-07:00Thank you! I feel better for knowing that other pe...Thank you! I feel better for knowing that other people are trying similar methods and that I am not totally clueless about the whole thing. Like you say, we just have to do what works for us as individuals. Good luck to you too! SpookyMrsGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584528033663948849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post-58809245069142149002013-07-02T23:24:26.981-07:002013-07-02T23:24:26.981-07:00Excellent post, with excellent questions. I have 3...Excellent post, with excellent questions. I have 3 blogs and I feel like I do a lot of work trying to figure out social media and promote, and let's face it, it's a wee bit discouraging to see folks just get follows and likes b/c it looks good and nothing really else.<br /><br />I think Angeline brings up a good point. This is a new and exciting age for authors and we need to learn to self-promote selflessly. I think it can be done - I'm trying to do it w/ integrity so spamming is out.<br /><br />Advice? Sigh. Create your own schedule/mix/recipe of what works for you. There is so much advice and then that advice is thrown out the window (double meaning there). Social media balancing is like exercise and diet - what works for me might not work for you.<br /><br />Good luck. I need it too :P<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post-22729713154172998662013-07-01T08:21:09.466-07:002013-07-01T08:21:09.466-07:00Too true! I have had to be tough on myself and rem...Too true! I have had to be tough on myself and remember that if I don't tell people about my books, they'll never find them. We writers are too modest and shy for our own good I think, and the modern trend for social networking might actually be a good exercise in self promotion... Thanks for commenting.SpookyMrsGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584528033663948849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post-87266749613872211212013-07-01T08:19:34.395-07:002013-07-01T08:19:34.395-07:00Yes, I read that somewhere too, so I try to stick ...Yes, I read that somewhere too, so I try to stick to it. I was just a little concerned that I had gone too far the other way and was just RTing for everyone else at the expense of my own promotions. I suppose it is a fine line to balance. Thanks for commenting.SpookyMrsGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584528033663948849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post-61178835494510913912013-06-30T04:26:22.303-07:002013-06-30T04:26:22.303-07:00Most writers I know have a hard time marketing the...Most writers I know have a hard time marketing themselves. Some of it is lack of knowledge/experience, but a lot of it is because creativity and marketing feel like they are at odds with each other. Creativity is about passion and honesty, marketing is about manipulation and the bottom line.<br /><br />But this doesn't need to be the case at all. We just need to approach marketing as a creative activity. Marketing doesn't need to be a necessary evil.<br /><br />All that being said, I'm generally so scared of spamming everyone that I don't do enough marketing. Finding that balance is really hard.Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447748774465419755.post-15921083664407533982013-06-30T03:44:20.967-07:002013-06-30T03:44:20.967-07:00I read one marketing post - not from an author - w...I read one marketing post - not from an author - which said research had shown that for the best impact you should 80:20 tweet at least every 12 minutes 24/7. That makes some kind of auto-tweeter essential.John Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575901336277340191noreply@blogger.com