Facebook Page: Highway To Hell

Yesterday I raised the questions of whom to publish with, and got some helpful comments and emails from people. My eyes were opened slightly and while the answers seemed to form more questions, I am glad I learned what I did.

Today I once again want to pick your brains. Not in an Egyptian embalming sort of way but rather in search of help and advice.

I have a Facebook profile, but that was for this bizarre social contract that seems to exist which means that as soon as you find people you went to school with or have met at some point in another, you are morally obliged to 'befriend' them. Hence why I wanted a new 'professional' profile that I can use in a proper manner.

My new profile aside, I have also created a Facebook 'Page' specifically for Highway to Hell. I managed to get the cover art converted into a suitable file and got it uploaded as the page image which I am happy with.

I am still a novice on Facebook really, and am busy trying to learn how to link this page to my profile and get it visible for people to 'Like'  but that will all come in time… well the next few days I hope.

My plan is to use this page as a sort of billboard for the release of my book and also to advise people of developments after publication. I will also maybe try to run some competitions and/or giveaways through the page or have people go to the page in order to enter / win.

Do you use Facebook? How do you rate it as a tool for Indie book marketing and to what length do you go ?