Online Media Platforms and Why We Like 'Em!
Yesterday I posted a question into several of the author groups I'm in, as well as to a few authors of Renaissance Romance Publishing.
Hello there all! I have a question for you!
If you are a fellow writer (published or unpublished does not make a difference) what media platforms do you use, and what do you find the advantages of them to be? I am currently using Blogger which is hosting my main domain, Facebook, Twitter, and Hootsuite as my primaries. I'm wondering if branching out more may be a necessity? Any advice/answers are very much welcomed, and if you don't mind being quote, I will share the responses on my blog tomorrow!
In today's day and age, it's hard to tell what's not enough. Am I missing out by not being on LinkedIn more? Maybe I should tweet more often... Maybe I should tweet less often? Is anyone even reading my tweets? Oh, look, two hits on the blog today, score!
Are you catching my drift? This is some of the stuff that I'm sure goes through your heads as well. Here's what I've discovered though... It seems like there's no such thing as too much. At least not in these times! Here's what some of the responses I've received have looked like:
"Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Pinterest, Blogger, Tumblr, Google+, LinkedIn, Dig, Reddit...
Google+ is a lot like Facebook in ways except you can get a wider range of audience and circles for friends. I personally love LinkedIn as well, it is networking, but also job opportunities and group talking (more help than promotional). Pinterest boards readers and followers LOVE to follow your interest and food choices, style, fashion, etc..."
~Rhonda Patton
Pinterest? You mean my readers really want to know all about the crazy fangirling I do and the many pins of "modern Disney Princess fashion"? (Whoops, did I just admit that on here?) The thing is... It seems like they do! Several other people recommended Pinterest as well.
"I hate Google+... It insists on thinking that I am Spanish. :P
I use Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Smashwords..."
~Anne Selby
What're opinions without a little fun? Lol. Sometimes, the internet can be crazy, it happens. My personal Twitter account thought I wanted to follow cults for the longest time. No idea how that happened, but it definitely freaked me out a bit at first!
"I use Facebook, Blogger, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and probably more I can't think of. Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger are my biggest successes, and Pinterest is up and coming. :)
Oh, and I find Google+ helps more with my mommy blog than with my books, but that is what I started with so maybe I just need to expand."
~J.J. Ellis
This was actually a very helpful post for me. I rarely talk about it, and I don't think I've ever posted it before, but I do have a "mommy blog" (and Twitter). When I started the new posting schedule for this website, I did the same for the mommy blog. My posts for there are meant to be Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I've been extremely focused on promoting myself as an author, though, and launching Jones Editorial and Proofreading Services, so the mommy blog has fallen to the back burner. If you're interested in seeing what an OCD whack-job I really am, though, you can feel free to check it out!The Recipe of Our Lives
Personal Twitter
"Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and I use Wordpress for my site with everything connected from it.
I tried to use Tumblr and StumbledUpon, but I really didn't like them at all. I'm not a fan of Google+, but probably because I never took the time to really learn it. I love Facebook."
~Regina Morris
There's that Pinterest again! I'm loving it! Once I have one linked to my author account, I will share it with all of you. For now, I'm keeping it to myself, lol.
"I'm with www.ipage.com and I build my website with Wordpress."
~Jude Ouvrard
Sometimes we don't have time for all of that, though. Yes, the sites exists, but you don't do anything with them. Sometimes we just need to be quick and to the point.
"Well [my preference] is Twitter and it's linked to my Facebook author page, so it covers two places at once. I also like Blogger and Facebook groups...
I guess Twitter's just quicker and easier, and it links to my Facebook author page."
~Nat Wood
I'd like to point out something else that Nat said in this: Facebook groups. Hence the underline above. If you're not apart of any yet, I HIGHLY recommend you join at least one! There's an amazing amount of support and encouragement to be found from Facebook groups with other authors, as well as many promotional opportunities, blog tours, giveaways, review for review, etc. One of these groups is the Anything Goes Authors Group that was created by Jude Ouvrard. To prove how much support there is: the majority of the responses above came from other members of this group!
Basically, everyone has a preference. Not only does everyone has a preference, but every single one of those preferences reaches a difference audience. Yes, it's hard to try and stay on top of all of those pages, but if you have ten pages and spend half a week focusing on one page at a time, you'll have reached so many more people, who will end up pursuing you through other venues to keep fully up to date, as long as you keep them interested!
Saddle up, folks, you'll be seeing some new links from me in the upcoming weeks. Until then, keep reading, keep writing, keep the fictional characters on the pages alive.
*Your input is encouraged as well! Please, feel free to share in the comments section what your favorite online (heck, even offline!) media platform is, and why you prefer it, or even why you recommend it to others! I can't wait to see what else you have to contribute!*
Camp NaNoWriMo July 2013Day: 9Target Word Count: 75,000Total Words Written: 25,529Words Remaining: 49,471
Hello there all! I have a question for you!
If you are a fellow writer (published or unpublished does not make a difference) what media platforms do you use, and what do you find the advantages of them to be? I am currently using Blogger which is hosting my main domain, Facebook, Twitter, and Hootsuite as my primaries. I'm wondering if branching out more may be a necessity? Any advice/answers are very much welcomed, and if you don't mind being quote, I will share the responses on my blog tomorrow!
In today's day and age, it's hard to tell what's not enough. Am I missing out by not being on LinkedIn more? Maybe I should tweet more often... Maybe I should tweet less often? Is anyone even reading my tweets? Oh, look, two hits on the blog today, score!
Are you catching my drift? This is some of the stuff that I'm sure goes through your heads as well. Here's what I've discovered though... It seems like there's no such thing as too much. At least not in these times! Here's what some of the responses I've received have looked like:
"Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Pinterest, Blogger, Tumblr, Google+, LinkedIn, Dig, Reddit...
Google+ is a lot like Facebook in ways except you can get a wider range of audience and circles for friends. I personally love LinkedIn as well, it is networking, but also job opportunities and group talking (more help than promotional). Pinterest boards readers and followers LOVE to follow your interest and food choices, style, fashion, etc..."
~Rhonda Patton
Pinterest? You mean my readers really want to know all about the crazy fangirling I do and the many pins of "modern Disney Princess fashion"? (Whoops, did I just admit that on here?) The thing is... It seems like they do! Several other people recommended Pinterest as well.
"I hate Google+... It insists on thinking that I am Spanish. :P
I use Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Smashwords..."
~Anne Selby
What're opinions without a little fun? Lol. Sometimes, the internet can be crazy, it happens. My personal Twitter account thought I wanted to follow cults for the longest time. No idea how that happened, but it definitely freaked me out a bit at first!
"I use Facebook, Blogger, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and probably more I can't think of. Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger are my biggest successes, and Pinterest is up and coming. :)
Oh, and I find Google+ helps more with my mommy blog than with my books, but that is what I started with so maybe I just need to expand."
~J.J. Ellis
This was actually a very helpful post for me. I rarely talk about it, and I don't think I've ever posted it before, but I do have a "mommy blog" (and Twitter). When I started the new posting schedule for this website, I did the same for the mommy blog. My posts for there are meant to be Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I've been extremely focused on promoting myself as an author, though, and launching Jones Editorial and Proofreading Services, so the mommy blog has fallen to the back burner. If you're interested in seeing what an OCD whack-job I really am, though, you can feel free to check it out!The Recipe of Our Lives
Personal Twitter
"Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and I use Wordpress for my site with everything connected from it.
I tried to use Tumblr and StumbledUpon, but I really didn't like them at all. I'm not a fan of Google+, but probably because I never took the time to really learn it. I love Facebook."
~Regina Morris
There's that Pinterest again! I'm loving it! Once I have one linked to my author account, I will share it with all of you. For now, I'm keeping it to myself, lol.
"I'm with www.ipage.com and I build my website with Wordpress."
~Jude Ouvrard
Sometimes we don't have time for all of that, though. Yes, the sites exists, but you don't do anything with them. Sometimes we just need to be quick and to the point.
"Well [my preference] is Twitter and it's linked to my Facebook author page, so it covers two places at once. I also like Blogger and Facebook groups...
I guess Twitter's just quicker and easier, and it links to my Facebook author page."
~Nat Wood
I'd like to point out something else that Nat said in this: Facebook groups. Hence the underline above. If you're not apart of any yet, I HIGHLY recommend you join at least one! There's an amazing amount of support and encouragement to be found from Facebook groups with other authors, as well as many promotional opportunities, blog tours, giveaways, review for review, etc. One of these groups is the Anything Goes Authors Group that was created by Jude Ouvrard. To prove how much support there is: the majority of the responses above came from other members of this group!
Basically, everyone has a preference. Not only does everyone has a preference, but every single one of those preferences reaches a difference audience. Yes, it's hard to try and stay on top of all of those pages, but if you have ten pages and spend half a week focusing on one page at a time, you'll have reached so many more people, who will end up pursuing you through other venues to keep fully up to date, as long as you keep them interested!
Saddle up, folks, you'll be seeing some new links from me in the upcoming weeks. Until then, keep reading, keep writing, keep the fictional characters on the pages alive.
*Your input is encouraged as well! Please, feel free to share in the comments section what your favorite online (heck, even offline!) media platform is, and why you prefer it, or even why you recommend it to others! I can't wait to see what else you have to contribute!*
Camp NaNoWriMo July 2013Day: 9Target Word Count: 75,000Total Words Written: 25,529Words Remaining: 49,471
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