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Writers: Stop Mutual Like-Fests on Facebook
“If you like my Page, I’ll like yours back. Then we both have more followers and everybody wins.” Nope. Not even close. Please stop — for the love of bacon and beavers this isn’t helping you. Worse,...
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Readers Want To See Oz
Last week I posted that writers need to stop the mutual-like fests on Facebook, and I promised to post about how to find out what your fans are interested in. Because, if you’re not interesting...
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Would You Click On That Link?
It’s important not to be a one-writer/artist show on Facebook. It’s absolutely OK to share links from other writers or blogs and promote other people’s work if it’s something your fans would enjoy. The...
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4 Things Writers Should Decide Before Posting
Many writers want to instantly be bestsellers so they turn to the gorilla of social media and expect this magical panacea to bring readers to them. Not so much. With Facebook, like any marketing...
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The Pros and Cons of 5000 Friends
I wrote a blog post from Jane Friedman well over a year ago and I continue to receive comments over there – which is about as awesome as a beaver tail with icing sugar. The post was about whether...
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Are You Playing Facebook Roulette With Your Profile?
The longer Indie authors are on Facebook, the larger their friend count grows. This is a good thing for a writer, don’t get me wrong, but it comes with certain risks. There are a lot of authors using...
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Writers Behaving Badly on Facebook
Did you know there are rules of etiquette on Facebook? Facebook is my happy place, and I like to try and make Facebook a positive environment when possible. So, when an online acquaintance posted a...
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Facebook Shut Down My Profile!
I received the above frantic message from an author this week looking for help. Unfortunately there wasn’t much I could do because I don’t have the Zuck on speed dial. The author, in hindsight, had a...
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Does Facebook Lie?
**Warning – About to climb on a soapbox** I receive messages and people tag me on Facebook asking questions. Totally cool – I love helping people whenever I can. One of the most common complaints I see...
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When To Start A Facebook Platform?
Facebook is my happy place. I spend A LOT of time there managing Pages for non-profits and small businesses and on the side I help writers trying to figure out how to tame the gorilla. One of the most...
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