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Promotion/Networking: Social Media
Oct 13th
Most aspiring authors know they need to build their network of writers, editors, and publishers. They know that they need to understand the publishing industry so that they can be positioned to sell their book or articles. In my previous post on networking, I discussed what networking is and how word of mouth marketing builds your network. See that post here.
Social media are a great way to build your contact list. Although there are several options, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn seem to be the most popular with writers. The first two can be used to network with publishing industry folks as well as friends and family. LinkedIn is more for networking with other professionals. There’s a great article on the Writers’ Digest site entitled “A Writer’s Guide to Social Networking” that covers these three social media. Take a look at this article this week, and I’ll write about my own experiences with them in my next post.
Meanwhile, for those of you who have not tried social media, follow the links below to how-to information on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin:
Online Video Help for Beginners
Apr 29th
Are you new to the Internet? E-mail? Blogging? Need to learn how to follow other people’s blogs with RSS Readers? Don’t know what I’m talking about? Well, don’t worry. There’s Butterscotch.com, a site that provides a number of online video tutorials to help you learn what you need to know to be a more informed Wired Writer.
For e-mail, there are tutorials on Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo. If you’ve heard Mozilla Firefox mentioned as a great alternative to Windows Explorer Web browser but didn’t know how to find out about it, there’s a tutorial for that. Learn how to follow blogs on with the RSS Feeds and Google Reader lesson. Social networking is covered, too. Take your own personal beginner course for Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Visit the tutorial page to see the rest.
Butterscotch’s sales pitch for the tutorials says: “Butterscotch tutorials are your step-by-step guide to maximizing your tech potential. Our tutorials offer tips and tricks explained in plain English, without the jargon. Short, sweet and to the point, we offer practical PC advice you can start using right away to save time, money and headaches. We help you get the most out of your computer and gadgets.”
There’s no time like the present, so link on over to Butterscotch tutorials right now and try it out. Be sure to turn your audio on. Not only will you get to watch each step, you have an instructor describing it throughout. If you don’t see the play bar for the video, mouse over the bottom of the video box and the play bar will appear. You can adjust volume some there, too. If you have difficulty and/or have questions, feel free to e-mail me at akinemily(a)gmail.com.
