Missed our 2nd Saturday meeting in 2023 with Debra Owsley, a literary product specialist!! #meetup #motownwriters [video]

Debra Owsley was one of our speakers from last year’s Motown Writers 2nd Saturday meetup. Great information that you will enjoy.

Litversations; A Marketing Moment with Sylvia Hubbard

Also check out Debra’s book with good tips!

https://amzn.to/42mMUBT

Building a fanbase as an author can be a daunting task, but “Think Like an Author, Act Like a Fan” breaks it down into manageable steps.
Some of the tips are how to;

• Engage with your readers on social media by responding to comments and messages. This can help you build a relationship with your fans and keep them interested in your work.
• Create clever and fun activities to gain engagement.
• Offer exclusive content to your most loyal fans, such as sneak peeks of upcoming projects or behind-the-scenes looks at your writing process. This can make them feel valued and encourage them to spread the word about your work.
• This is a self-help, tip-book of niche promotional ideas for independent and seasoned writers.
• A how-to resource guide for action plans, team building, branding, and tactics.
• Finally, don’t be afraid to experiment with different marketing and promotional strategies to see what works best for you. With the right mindset and approach, marketing and promotions can be a fun and rewarding part of being an author.
• This is an amazing brainstorming assistant to get your ideas in a more organized and doable plan.

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Missed our 2nd Saturday meeting in 2023 with Debra Owsley, a literary product specialist!! #meetup #motownwriters [video]

Debra Owsley was one of our speakers from last year’s Motown Writers 2nd Saturday meetup. Great information that you will enjoy.

Litversations; A Marketing Moment with Sylvia Hubbard

Also check out Debra’s book with good tips!

https://amzn.to/42mMUBT

Building a fanbase as an author can be a daunting task, but “Think Like an Author, Act Like a Fan” breaks it down into manageable steps.
Some of the tips are how to;

• Engage with your readers on social media by responding to comments and messages. This can help you build a relationship with your fans and keep them interested in your work.
• Create clever and fun activities to gain engagement.
• Offer exclusive content to your most loyal fans, such as sneak peeks of upcoming projects or behind-the-scenes looks at your writing process. This can make them feel valued and encourage them to spread the word about your work.
• This is a self-help, tip-book of niche promotional ideas for independent and seasoned writers.
• A how-to resource guide for action plans, team building, branding, and tactics.
• Finally, don’t be afraid to experiment with different marketing and promotional strategies to see what works best for you. With the right mindset and approach, marketing and promotions can be a fun and rewarding part of being an author.
• This is an amazing brainstorming assistant to get your ideas in a more organized and doable plan.

Buy Book Now

November Literary To Do’s for You (Author & Readers)

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It’s the fall and you want to make sure you are proactive and not reactive for next year for a great literary days ahead!

1. Organize your folders on your computer. WIP, pictures (delete what you dont need), Workshop materials (including 65 word and 50 word bios), and your story folder.
2. Create evergreen drafts in Canva you can use when time is tight. use the note feature on each promo to add verbiage to copy and paste into the social media promo. Example: Reader and Write Memes, quotes and so forth.
3. Determine what 2023 annual events you must attend and add to the calendar now with a reminder to submit vacation days and book order dates.

Need a little coaching or literary ear to pull?

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Need to understand Hashtags#️⃣ to draw readers? #literaryclarity #authorpreneur

So why do hashtags play such an important part in literary growth?

Here are two reasons I love using hashtags:

1) Free advertising.

Hashtags are a great way to get your literary product or service in front of people seeking exactly what you offer. Many people follow hashtags all day long to find new inspiration, products, to check reviews and so many other things. With the right hashtags you are placed in front of those people whether it’s hair styles, branding products, new shoes, or restaurant reviews you can be seen for free.

2) Consistency and User Generated Content

Posting on social media on a daily basis can be a daunting task. We know being visible on a regular basis is important but what about those days you just can’t come up with anything?

#️⃣Hashtags to the rescue again! Creating your own custom tags that your audience can use to post their own related content will grow your influence and provide credibility to your brand. Customer endorsements build your business faster than most advertising strategies will due to them being genuine and organic. The bonus is you get content that you can also share on your page and your community will grow.

Win-win.🏆

4 Facts You Should Know About Hashtags.

1. You can only use 30 hashtags on a post. The tags you use in the caption and in the comments count towards the 30 max.

2. Hashtags on private pages will not show up, of course your business page should not be on private anyways so in case you needed another reason why, here you go.

3. You should review/update your hashtags every 60-90 days. Sites like Instagram grows quickly so you want to stay on top of which tags work for your page and use them consistently.

4. Hashtags that you add in other pages comments don’t work, you can only tag your own posts.

Would you like more literary clarity? 

Book a clarity session with me! http://sylviahubbard.com/needclarity

And if you haven’t already, grab some literary planning sheets to help you better organize your literary life and reach your goals! 

Literary Planning Sheets

📚Your ✍🏿Literary Consultant, Sylvia Hubbard

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#MotownWriters: How To Find Time For #BookPromotion (Video)

ON BLACK REVOLUTIONARIES, WITH YUSEF BUNCHY SHAKUR, BY JEREMY WILLIAMS @ Nailed Magazine

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#motownwriters: #Smashwords has a Podcast

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Not to be outdone by Barnes & Noble, ebook distributor Smashwords has launched a podcast. It is not called WordSmash (which would have been my choice) but Smart Author:

Whether you’re new to ebook publishing or you’re already a New York Times bestselling author, the Smart Author Podcast will help you reach more readers with your words. A short preview trailer launched this week.  Give it a listen now at Apple Podcasts, or visit any of the links at the bottom of this post.

Next Friday, October 27, marks the official launch when we’ll release the first four episodes.  Subscribe now at Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss a single episode!

You might wonder, does the world need yet another podcast on self publishing?  I think the answer is YES!

read more: https://the-digital-reader.com/2017/10/20/smashwords-has-a-podcast/

[@IndiesUnlimited] Five Social Media Engagement Tips for Writers #repost

 

Five Social Media Engagement Tips for Writers by Martin Crosbie Are you gaining maximum bounce from your social networks? AreFacebook’s new algorithms helping or hindering you from adding readers to your mailing list? Are Instagramand LinkedIn helping you gain subscribers? What about Twitter orPinterest? What are they doing for you? Did you know there’s an actual condition called “Social Media Fatigue”? Yes, there is. Are you feeling overwhelmed yet? Read more of this post Martin Crosbie | August 9, 2016 at 5:00 am | Tags: social media marketing, social media presence, social networking tips | Categories: Staff Articles | URL: http://wp.me/p1WnN1-hZs Comment    See all comments

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[Indies Unlimited] After the Book Release: An Author To-Do List

After the Book Release: An Author To-Do List by Melissa Bowersock

So you’ve completed your magnum opus and you’ve just released it out into the world. Time to sit back and enjoy the rave reviews and rich royalties that come rolling your way? No, not quite. You still have some work to do. As a matter of fact, with the reach of the Internet and so many social media forums, there are a zillion things that you could do, should do, can do, to include the new book in your online presence and to get the word out. After all, you want to ride that wave before the 30-day cliff hits!

Having a check list is a good idea, because it would be easy to overlook those areas where you don’t check in frequently or spend a lot of time. How many times have you stumbled over an old bio tucked away somewhere, and it doesn’t have your last three books? Your profiles are already out there; don’t waste the opportunity to tout the new book.

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A-Z Guide: How both my books reached #1 on Amazon @Nicholas_Rossis

Pearseus, Rise of the Prince (book 2 in the series) book coverA-Z Guide: How both my books reached #1 on Amazon.

via A-Z Guide: How both my books reached #1 on Amazon.

 

This was an amazing article I read in my research hour on Nicolas Rossis’ website that I must share with you!

Detroit Actress Kristin Dawn-Dumas to star in ‘Presumed Incompetent’

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Push Nevahda’s Controversial Drama “Presumed Incompetent” Comes to The Detroit International Centre Theatre October 5-6

Alpena actress Raychel Roxy, writer & director Push Nevahda and Detroit actress Rachel Smith rehearsing scene in upcoming production of Presumed Incompetent

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Celebrate @ebookweek w/ @sylviahubbard1: FREE Internet Marketing 4Writers & Business #michlit #mwn

Internet Marketing Guide for Writers and Businesses

Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Marketing

By Sylvia Hubbard
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Published: April 12, 2009
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A guide for writers with or without published work. A comprehensive resource that every writer should have in their library in order to learn how to publish, promote, and market themselves on the Internet. With over 1000+ websites, tips and more to help you become a success and spreading the word about your product and services.

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Authors Find and Engage their Target Market with Social Media

The economy is shaky, customers are more conservative and marketing budgets have shrunk. What’s a  entrepreneur to do?

Well let’s begin by looking at the definition of an entrepreneur. “Entrepreneurs use personal initiative, and engage in calculated risk-taking, to create new business ventures by raising resources to apply innovative new ideas that solve problems, meet challenges, or satisfy the needs of a clearly defined market.” (Entrepreneurship: Creating a Venture by Lily Kretchman et al. Toronto: Wiley, 1991.) In this definition the answer is clear. Entrepreneurs no matter what the economic outlook take calculated risks, create new business ventures and solve problems.

This is why Social Media Made Easy works to give entrepreneurs the edge. Entrepreneurs have and will always be the creators of the innovative businesses ventures that will change the landscape of communities, cities and the world. So who needs on-line marketing/social media? The answer is authors, speakers, personal trainers, holistic health practitioners, coaches, self-improvement teachers, real estate agents, MLM professionals and all the other problem solvers. Finding and engaging your target market has never been easier and the best part is that access is essentially FREE.

Join Social Media Made Easy at Mobile Media Mysteries Uncovered 2/9/12 @ 6pm at WCCCD Eastern Campus.

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Social Media for Authors: New Google Social Network and more…

At a Google presentation last week, many business owners in Michigan learned firsthand from the search engine gurus themselves, why every business must have a website.  At the top of the list of vehicles to help customers find their website was social networks like Facebook and Twitter.  These networks are so important because they help your customers find you as you leave breadcrumbs
that lead to your on-line store.

You may have heard that Google has recently launched their own social network, Google + but do you have a circles yet? If I’m talking a foreign language to you, I invite you to visit www.facebook.com/socialmediamadeeasycoachingand watch the recent videos that were created by Google to show you how their new social network can work for you.

Google gets it. They know that social networks are not going anywhere. They are only growing. Google sees that this concept of people connecting to the things that matter to them (which 10 years ago was made popular by another search engine Yahoo and social network MySpace) is worth them also giving it a shot. With the best internet minds and their robust search engine user collateral at their disposal, Google is betting they can compete with Facebook the current social network favorite with 500 million active users.

Don’t wait any longer. Learn to maximize your social media connections and content. The book buyer’s market is vast and many readers are impulse buyers. Start leaving breadcrumbs that lead to your book everywhere. Here is one of my breadcrumbs. www.theartofreinventingyoubook.com Follow it and see where it leads you.

BTW, http://bookbusinessmag.com has this free white paper “21 Tips for Book Publishers to Build an Effective Social Media Strategy” that I highly recommend. Check it out as well.

Until next time press those buttons, I dare you.

Coach Versandra Kennebrew

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