{"id":14448,"date":"2016-09-09T09:02:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T14:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=14448"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:58:35","slug":"social-media-authors-use-twitter-goodreads-guest-blogging-reach-readers-fuel-book-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/09\/social-media-authors-use-twitter-goodreads-guest-blogging-reach-readers-fuel-book-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media for Authors: How to Use Twitter, Goodreads and Guest Blogging to Reach Readers and Fuel Book Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"il\">This week, on this book writing blog, we&#8217;ve created a 3-day crash course in social media:\u00a0Social<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Media<\/span> Week for <span class=\"il\">Authors. Whether your book is already out there or you are just getting started, engaging on social <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T alignleft\" title=\"social media Swiss Army knife\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/Sa2JadvdfU0wzThHI4z8_HqrfyQmutdtfi16ChFiplYlMACe7FpqmHj5atvsDUCTV08W8UVB4ItcL5Zw9sMSh23882Rc7lwfF9yV8aTi0HOYPADBbmvhr69IX_ROhpAbaqEUYnsNWb75=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1yoaun8syyxxt.cloudfront.net\/df115-334985e4-10b9-4c4b-8fac-4be67bd5e1b4-v2\" alt=\"social media Swiss Army knife\" width=\"185\" height=\"613\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/>media will help you tremendously.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"il\">I&#8217;ve shared\u00a0interviews with three of my favorite Digital Media Gurus: <a href=\"http:\/\/rustyshelton.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rusty Shelton<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediajustforwriters.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frances Caballo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarapence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Pence<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>All three of these folks have helped me and many of my clients to develop an engaged community, sell books (as well as other programs) and make a difference with your message!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>And the response has been exciting. Readers have asked terrific questions about the specific steps to implement the strategies shared in these interviews.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14367\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rusty-shelton-cover-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"mstering the new media landscape\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rusty-shelton-cover-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rusty-shelton-cover-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rusty-shelton-cover-100x154.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rusty-shelton-cover.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>If you missed the posts earlier this week, <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1646011995\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday<\/span><\/span> we published Rusty Shelton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/09\/twitter-authors-interview-rusty-shelton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/df115.infusionsoft.com\/app\/linkClick\/46799\/b8161057a89deca7\/3431023\/70e775477e42f122&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1473514645843000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF0jDjtHFAnsjVE-81pW7UUsQvAdQ\">Twitter Tips for <span class=\"il\">Authors<\/span><\/a>. Rusty is\u00a0co-authored of\u00a0<em>Mastering the New <span class=\"il\">Media<\/span> Landscape.\u00a0<\/em>In response to Denise&#8217;s questions, Rusty has shared more on how to get above the noise in Twitter conversations and how what makes a twitter profile stand out. He also answered Julia&#8217;s question about how to identify the top influencers, bloggers, journalists, conferences and organizations in your field.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14362 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/frances-c-2016-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"goodreads for authors\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/frances-c-2016-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/frances-c-2016-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/frances-c-2016-100x151.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/frances-c-2016.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\u00a0<\/em><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1646011996\"><span class=\"aQJ\">On Wednesday<\/span><\/span> it was <a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/09\/goodreads-authors-forbes-calls-important-networking-site-internet-can-benefit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/df115.infusionsoft.com\/app\/linkClick\/46801\/e98ec166132d5353\/3431023\/70e775477e42f122&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1473514645843000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFr_Bt4QUfUI8Y9eSBfCSAqeL4-hQ\">Goodreads for <span class=\"il\">Authors<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with Frances Caballo, <span class=\"il\">author<\/span> of <em>The <span class=\"il\">Author<\/span>\u2019s Guide to Goodreads<\/em>, <em><span class=\"il\">Social<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Media<\/span> <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1646011997\"><span class=\"aQJ\">in 30 Minutes<\/span><\/span> a Day<\/em> and other books on <span class=\"il\">social <\/span><span class=\"il\">media<\/span> specific to <span class=\"il\">authors<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>And in Thursday&#8217;s lesson, Sara Pence of Advantage Media shared why <a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/09\/guest-blog-successfully-interview-sara-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guest blogging <\/a>is such a valuable skill\/strategy for an <span class=\"il\">author, along with\u00a0<\/span>tips on pitching a guest blog post and guest blogging success stories.<\/p>\n<div>It&#8217;s not too late to get your questions answered! Just share your questions\/comments here or on each\u00a0specific post.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, on this book writing blog, we&#8217;ve created a 3-day crash course in social media:\u00a0Social Media Week for Authors. Whether your book is already out there or you are just getting started, engaging on social media will help you tremendously. I&#8217;ve shared\u00a0interviews with three of my favorite Digital Media Gurus: Rusty Shelton, Frances Caballo&#8230;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/09\/social-media-authors-use-twitter-goodreads-guest-blogging-reach-readers-fuel-book-sales\/\"><em>&nbsp; Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,167,168,19],"tags":[1432,1861,1862,139,1854,165,166],"class_list":{"0":"post-14448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-authors-platform","8":"category-social-media-2","9":"category-social-media-for-authors","10":"category-social-networking","11":"tag-frances-caballo","12":"tag-goodreads","13":"tag-guest-blogging","14":"tag-rusty-shelton","15":"tag-sara-pence","16":"tag-social-media","17":"tag-twitter","18":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279002,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14448\/revisions\/279002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}