Writers, how do you get the word out about your books, podcasts, ebooks on social media? It's hard enough to find time to write! Authors need social media to promote published work and work in progress. Think of your social media strategy for writers in 3 simple steps.
1. Social Media For Writers
How to Promote Your Published Work
With Karen Kefauver
www.karenkefauver.com
2. Agenda
• Welcome!
• Social Media Overview
• Promoting Your Work is a 3-Step Strategy: Before,
During, After publication, book event, etc.
• Questions and Answers from Audience
3. A word about my background...
A word about my background...
• Introduct
Karen Kefauver
•Social Media Consultant
• Sports/Travel Writer
• 4:15-4:30 Questions and Answers, Evaluations
Karen Kefauver
•Social Media Consultant
• Sports/Travel Writer
•www.karenkefauver.com
•www.karenkefauver.com
4. Contact Karen
• I offer social media coaching one-on-one in person or via Skype
• I present keynote talks, train corporate staff, set up/makeover your
networks
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/karen.kefauver.business
• karen@karenkefauver.com
• http://www.slideshare.net/KarenKefauver
5. Why bother?
• Include photos in almost every Facebook post!
• Twitter is a link economy - nearly all Tweets have links!
• CROP Pictures!
• Shoot Videos 1-2 minutes
9. Your Biz Marketing
• Website
• Mobile Website
• Newsletter (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
• Blog (daily, weekly)
• Email marketing
• Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Instagram, Pinterest, You
Tube
• Traditional Media - Newspaper, Radio, TV
13. Social Media Overview
• Biggest Players:
• Facebook (owns Instragram)
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube (owned by Google)
• Google+ (owned by Google)
• Pinterest
• All point to your website, integrated with Blog, Newsletter,
Email, plus Advertising, Print, TV, Radio.
15. Social Media for Teens
• Instagram - A platform that lets users snap, edit, and
share photos and 15-second videos
• Snapchat - Messaging app that lets users put a time limit
on the pictures and videos they send before they
disappear.
• Tumblr - A cross between a blog and Twitter: It's a
streaming scrapbook of text, photos, and/or videos and
audio clips. Users create and follow short blogs, or
“tumblelogs.”
16. Facebook
• WAYS TO BE ON FACEBOOK: 1.35 billion global users
• 1. Personal Facebook Profile (Timeline)
• 2. Business Facebook (Page)
• 3. Facebook Group
• NOTE: Review your PERSONAL Facebook page privacy
settings and make sure you’re ok with potential clients, editors,
etc. might see when (not if) they land on that page.
21. Don George
• Let’s look at famous travel writer Don George’s online
presence; he has 3 social networks and does them well.
• 1. Website
• 2. Facebook personal page
• 3. Twitter
• 4. LinkedIn personal profile
26. Dick Jordan Profile Examples
• Bay Area Travel Writers' member Dick Jordan has done
an excellent job of using photos in his social media
profiles.
• All your profile photos (headshots) and background
photos should reflect your brand and also your website
colors. Be consistent on using the same headshot/logo
images, tho not necessarily identical images for
background photos.
• Note: NEW! LinkedIn personal profiles now offer a
background photo. Use canva.com to make photos fit the
dimensions provided.
30. Don George Facebook
A sampling of Don George
Facebook posts that demonstrate
engagement (Likes, Comments,
Shares) with audience. NOTE:
These posts are longer than
typically recommended.
48. Facebook Tips
• Ask interesting and entertaining
questions - ones that can be answered
in a word or two - this can really
increase fan engagement. WE love to
talk about ourselves!
50. Promote Social Sites
• Your website
• Your business cards
• Your storefront window
• Your front desk
• Print advertisements
• Email signature
• Newsletter, blog, other social media networks
51. Measure!
•Measure your social marketing efforts
•Use Facebook Insights
•Use Google analytics
52. Favorite Social Sites
• Tools to TRY: hootsuite.com for social management and canva.com for
easy design of social media photos
• Smartbrief: https://www.smartbrief.com
• Social Media Examiner: Guide to the social media
jungle, http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com
• Techcrunch: http://techcrunch.com
• http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com