Comments on: Let's Talk Platform–Why We Need One

By: Tag – You’re It! « Adriana Kraft

Tag – You’re It! « Adriana Kraft — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:03:15 +0000

[…] been cruising the web learning about platform building (about time!) and found a very helpful post by Kristin Lamb, author of We Are Not Alone: The Writer’s Gide to Social Media. One way of […]

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:03:56 +0000

In reply to Elisa Michelle. It just goes with the job. I am tempted to quit writing every other day, LOL. It is just one foot in front of the other. How does a book get written? One word at a time. How do we build a platform? One blog, tweet, post, relationship at a time. Stick in there. Many of the methods I teach will help this be more fun and less time suck. I am happy to make you a peep :D.

By: adrianakraft

adrianakraft — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:53:06 +0000

Extremely helpful post – I’ve bookmarked and will be returning. Thanks!

By: Elisa Michelle

Elisa Michelle — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:44:59 +0000

Well this is the first I’ve ever heard of you and I love what you’re saying and how. My only concern is I don’t have a unique factor like humor; my humor is drier than dry and my jokes are all anime references that I’m not entirely sure readers understand.

Still, this gives me hope. Am very tempted to just quit social media, especially Twitter.

By: Sunday Summary and #ROW80 Check-In | Kait Nolan

Sunday Summary and #ROW80 Check-In | Kait Nolan — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:25:30 +0000

[…] of the event. It’s been quite the thing, and I’ve been held up as an example of why writers need a platform and as a mushroom eater. I am finally coming down from the initial high and predict I shall […]

By: This week’s theme « My Junk Shop

This week’s theme « My Junk Shop — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:50:41 +0000

[…] Anyone out there groaning yet? It seems like the sort of thing that would be groan worthy if you were going to groan about something. Kristen Lamb went straight for it this week on why we need a platform. […]

By: Sherry White

Sherry White — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:05:23 +0000

I work of my blog content all the time and try to keep it interesting. I want readers to drop by and see what I’m writing. I want readers to get to know me as a real person. Not just someone who gives out advice on writing tips all the time. My goodness, I’m not even published yet. I’m new too all this writing, blogging and Facebooking. I get bored very easily. And as most folks, I like variety in my life. Writing is only part of who I am. Blogging about a new brownie recipe, or a beautiful poem I read, or how great it was today to walk my dogs in the park, can give your blog a taste of human interest. With all this said, writing is my main focus, and thanks to your great book, Miss Kristen, when I goole my name Sherry White/treehugger-peninhand.blogspot.com I’m the third one down on the list. Most be doing something right.

By: Fantabulous Friday « Pining for Poetry & Prose

Fantabulous Friday « Pining for Poetry & Prose — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:26:22 +0000

[…] Let’s Talk Platform – Why We Need One Platform, next to the actual writing, is simply THE most valuable asset we possess. Platform and content are the two things we control, and they are the largest determining factors as to whether or not we will have a successful writing career. ~ Author Kristen Lamb at Kristen Lamb’s Blog […]

By: oxydizer

oxydizer — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:05:48 +0000

Just be your natural self.Why talk a lot? You talk a lot. Horrible and annoying.

By: Peter Koevari

Peter Koevari — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:29:22 +0000

Kristen, as always… I look forward to your blog posts.

+1 on the pic of Napolean Dynamite… “I’ll do whatever I want to do – GOD!” *flicks head sideways*

Your book has helped me in many ways to change how I was approaching social media. As an IT pro, it was not too hard for me to create my own website, customise it, etc but I was no social media expert. Although I was savvy enough to join Twitter, I was wasting my account away by not utilising it much or not well enough.

The one biggest change for me since reading WANA is that i’ve seriously re-focused my time so that I am wasting as little of it as possible. Heck, i’m working on my twitter platform on my bus trips to and from work (thanks iPhone!)

What has already been happening? The amount of readers and hits on my blog is increasing as is the comments. My Twitter account followers is growing at a rapid rate and i’m making fantastic connections and building great relationships.

The strange thing is, the more busier I am with social media, the more I seem to also be getting done on my book. Maybe it’s the newfound discipline, but my second book is being written faster than ever before.

I don’t have much spare time anymore, but it’s all about time management 🙂

It’s important that we don’t lose sight of the fact that we still need to allocate time to our craft as well as social media, but as you said in your book and blogs… it doesn’t have to be hours out of your time per day… even a focused 5-10 minutes doing the right things online will be a huge benefit.

It’s inspiring to see Kait Nolan get an offer like that through connecting and being involved, and I am very happy for her. Well done Kait, and I wish you the best success for your writing future.

Above all, I am enjoying every minute of social media and building my platform, i’m even really enjoying blogging.. when before I was wondering where I would get topics from.

WANA opened my eyes, although I do hunger for more information and this blog fills the gap for me.

I love the fact that we are building a global group of friends, colleagues, mentors, and much more.