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Advanced Use of Social Media for Authors With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast

July 10, 2020
Howard Lovy
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Podcast & video, Running An Author Business
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Social media is one of the most effective ways for authors to reach readers and amplify their message at the same time. In this advanced salon, Orna and Joanna cover how to use social media creatively and mindfully, including broadcasting versus engagement, tools and tech, and how to measure success.

Interview with Dean Blake — Instagram Artist Helps us Laugh During Tough Times: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

June 14, 2020
Howard Lovy
Book Editorial Advice, Inspirational Indie Authors, Self-Publishing LIfe
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My guest this week is Dean Blake, who has turned Instagram fame into an indie author career. What began as simple drawings that poke fun of ridiculous life situations went viral on social media and have struck a chord, especially in these times, when we can all use a good laugh.

Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlights: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies, With Rachel Thompson

What can you do today to master social media book marketing strategies? Which strategies work and which are a waste of precious time? Rachel Thompson, who knows a social trick or two, reviews what works and what doesn’t these days,…

Self-Publishing News: Subscription Reading

Subscription reading and audio services show no sign of slowing down, KDP launches new report features, and Kindle supports Traditional Chinese Language.

How to Market Children’s Books Online

How to market books to children aged under 12: think like a broadcaster! Top tips from ALLi's Children's Author Adviser Karen Inglis.

7 Instagram Tips for Self-published Writers

Irish indie author and social media trainer Lorna Sixsmith shares her top tips on how to use the photo-sharing site Instagram to promote self-published books. Writers use words. Instagram is about the visual. Is Instagram an effective social media tool…

Hashtags on Facebook at Last

So many people have been asking for hashtags (#) on Facebook for so long, now the billion plus Facebook users will be able to see the larger view of what's happening or what people are talking about I have to…