tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post3905580994587992693..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: social media and promotingJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-18617969416479969302016-07-23T13:50:12.745-05:002016-07-23T13:50:12.745-05:00I see it that way too, Joan. I enjoy getting to kn...I see it that way too, Joan. I enjoy getting to know authors, see how their lives impact their work, and that's the big advantage to me of social media; but it can be a time drain.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-67506060083465183842016-07-23T10:57:43.753-05:002016-07-23T10:57:43.753-05:00Good luck with the new book when it publishes. Soc...Good luck with the new book when it publishes. Social media can be fun--like chatting with people at a cocktail party--but too much drains time and energy. For myself I do what can be scheduled, and I'm always happy to help friends. I've been cutting back on social media because my time is really limited. I need to direct the little available time I have to writing.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-41324037398013261002016-07-23T09:46:39.677-05:002016-07-23T09:46:39.677-05:00I've heard of those sites and thanks for putti...I've heard of those sites and thanks for putting them here; so I can find them again when I want to give paying for promo a try. I've heard of those who pay and get zero return; so it's definitely a crap shoot as I see it. I guess BookBub is pretty guaranteed but it's costly if it didn't work. I think the new one's problem is being out of my normal genre and not fitting the other ones like urban fantasies. I have a new word now for what it is-- mashup ;). I'd never even heard that until my husband told me we should use it in tags lolRain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-61521305415302006032016-07-22T17:38:15.194-05:002016-07-22T17:38:15.194-05:00It is a crap shoot for what works. It seems like e...It is a crap shoot for what works. It seems like each book is different. I've had my best sales from Ereader News Today. And then out of the blue I'll have a day of good sales and didn't do anything that I know of. Hang in there and do what you feel comfortable doing.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-45190066890417362492016-07-22T12:26:16.523-05:002016-07-22T12:26:16.523-05:00You've expressed the universal complaint of wr...You've expressed the universal complaint of writers, Rain. Some things that helped me are a Book Bub ad (hard for me to get), Book Gorilla, Ereader News Today (ENT), Long and Short Reviews, Night Owl Reviews, and others. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-5944743003844954522016-07-22T10:13:46.376-05:002016-07-22T10:13:46.376-05:00Daveler, that's interesting. I like to hear ho...Daveler, that's interesting. I like to hear how others see their work in the media and how it benefits or not. Thanks for sharing.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-70534404364467355322016-07-22T09:47:42.115-05:002016-07-22T09:47:42.115-05:00Social media can be extremely helpful, but it'...Social media can be extremely helpful, but it's kind of a "feed the meter" thing. You have to keep at it for seemingly no reason.<br /><br />My biggest hits come from people talking about me elsewhere, which is not controllable, but what happens is I post something interesting, a reader happens to see it, and then he goes off and discusses it on a forum. If I didn't post to my blog every week, I probably wouldn't have even written it, let alone had the courage to post it (my most popular pieces tend to be the most I'm afraid of). And that first reader wouldn't have seen it if he hadn't been a Facebook friend.<br /><br />The views on my blog are drastically higher when I share on social media, and even higher than that when I'm active on it, so even though it can feel like a terrible waste of time, it's just not always instantaneous.Davelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144628296824568015noreply@blogger.com