Exactly how to use Twitter?
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Re: Exactly how to use Twitter?
I do maintain a nice professional-looking website which is dedicated to my books and promoting them, and I spend time on Twitter and Facebook with a few promotional posts. That's about it.
The bulk of my promotions will come via book reviews in various venues, here, other online sources, and mystery magazines.
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My suggestion to you - and to all authors - is NOT to tweet about your book. (You heard me right.) Tweet about subjects you are interested in. Tweet about politics, if that's your thing. Tweet about movies, if you love movies. People will follow you because they share your interests, or because you are entertaining. Once you get a genuine following, they will want to read your books.
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It lost its luster real quick.emthomas1 wrote:There are so many spam accounts on Twitter now, it's nearly impossible to tell who is real and who isn't - at least until one of your new "followers" starts with their spaminess. Seems like it's best used - at least for new authors - as a medium to connect with other authors of similar or more advanced tenure.
What's the point of authors trying to sell books to other authors? They aren't going to buy them. They're too busy trying to sell their own.
Maybe I need to seek out followers who are not authors or have any literary connections.
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I would like to know that, too.Finchlark wrote:I agree there's no point in trying to sell to other authors. It's the same on Facebook and LinkedIn. I know authors troll social media to post their books but where do the readers go? If anyone finds out please let me know.
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1. Create an account on your own name, connect with friends and family, and tweet giving a link to purchase the book.
2. Check out trending tags, or popular tags and tweet with those, for more visibility
3. Ask the online book club if they could retweet your tweet about the book, to their followers
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Sad, but true. In general, post updates about your life more than things to promote, but usually use twitter to link somewhere else.CzechTigg wrote:yep many follow back, but watch out for those who stop following after any length of time. I use it more for breaking new and opportunities. It's also a lot easier for a user with a photo of a young pretty girl (you don't know who they are!) to get hordes of followers.
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