Post by account_disabled on Jan 5, 2024 23:49:22 GMT -7
Good question. Many authors don't like being present on social media, at most they have a blog and that's fine for them. Managing editorial promotion on social media is not easy and requires good knowledge of the medium and also time available , which not everyone has. The discussion, in the end, boils down to the fateful question: does being on social media make me sell more books ? An overly simplistic question, which cannot find a superficial answer. I then preferred to interview six independent American authors , three men and three women (involuntary level playing field) and turn that question back to them, albeit in a more elegant form. Index Robert J. Crane Steena Holmes Kristine K. Rusch Larry Brooks Joanna Penn Jeff Goins Has your social media presence been a strategic/successful way to sell more books? If yes, can you explain how? Robert J. Crane RobertI have to say that my social media presence hasn't been a great way to sell or find new readers, but it has been invaluable for communicating with old ones to point out new books coming out.
From this point of view, I would consider it a success, although it would not be advisable to rely only on social media to communicate new publications or try to use them to bring new readers to my works. – Robert J. Crane In this situation, social media only served to maintain contact with established readers. Robert is right: you can't use social profiles as the only channel to report your publications. For that there is also and above all the blog. Acquire new readers with social media ? Why not? If you can create good Special Data relationships, it means that the shares of your social content increase, so you are exposed to a larger audience. An interested public. It's up to the writer to attract people interested in his books. Robert has over 1,100 followers on Twitter and over 3,800 fans on his Facebook fan page. Steena Holmes SteenaI don't look at social media as a way to sell more books, but rather as a way to connect with more readers. I think if you just see them as a platform to sell books, then you're missing out on the real benefits and long-term results.
A relationship is being created between the reader and the author that authors have never experienced before – and the term “relationship” is of fundamental importance if you are an author who wants to continue to be successful. You need a connection with your readers if you want them to consider your next book – the market is full of choices for readers and it's easy to get “lost” in the crowd. To avoid all this create a connection, build a relationship, so that when you have a publication, when there is a sale, when you want to get their attention, it's easy to do it. Social media helps you with this. – Steena Holmes Steena said one thing right: the long-term benefits . You can't sell books on social media, because direct sales there are annoying and fruitless. But building relationships brings benefits. Thanks to relationships on social media, many mechanisms can be triggered, from simple word of mouth to sharing book cards. Steena has nearly 7,500 followers on Twitter and over 4,900 fans on Facebook.
From this point of view, I would consider it a success, although it would not be advisable to rely only on social media to communicate new publications or try to use them to bring new readers to my works. – Robert J. Crane In this situation, social media only served to maintain contact with established readers. Robert is right: you can't use social profiles as the only channel to report your publications. For that there is also and above all the blog. Acquire new readers with social media ? Why not? If you can create good Special Data relationships, it means that the shares of your social content increase, so you are exposed to a larger audience. An interested public. It's up to the writer to attract people interested in his books. Robert has over 1,100 followers on Twitter and over 3,800 fans on his Facebook fan page. Steena Holmes SteenaI don't look at social media as a way to sell more books, but rather as a way to connect with more readers. I think if you just see them as a platform to sell books, then you're missing out on the real benefits and long-term results.
A relationship is being created between the reader and the author that authors have never experienced before – and the term “relationship” is of fundamental importance if you are an author who wants to continue to be successful. You need a connection with your readers if you want them to consider your next book – the market is full of choices for readers and it's easy to get “lost” in the crowd. To avoid all this create a connection, build a relationship, so that when you have a publication, when there is a sale, when you want to get their attention, it's easy to do it. Social media helps you with this. – Steena Holmes Steena said one thing right: the long-term benefits . You can't sell books on social media, because direct sales there are annoying and fruitless. But building relationships brings benefits. Thanks to relationships on social media, many mechanisms can be triggered, from simple word of mouth to sharing book cards. Steena has nearly 7,500 followers on Twitter and over 4,900 fans on Facebook.