Welcome to WANA Wednesday, based off my #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. My social media methods are all about authentic human connections. I am also a strong supporter of working smarter, not harder. We need to work together to …
Tag: author platform
Sep 21 2011
Three Keys to a Successful Author Platform–All This & a Bag of Chips
Welcome to WANA Wednesday, the day I dedicate to helping you guys rock it hard when it comes to social media. The tips, tools and tactics are all based off my #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. We interrupt our normal programming …
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Sep 13 2011
Dr. Twuth–Bots Make Me Bonkers
Dr. Twuth–Because social media shouldn’t make you want to drink heavily. Today we are going to switch the format just a little. Tuesdays are now simply, Dr. Twuth Tuesday. Why? Well, I am sure you guys have all kinds of social media questions and conundrums beyond the world of just Twitter, so my alter ego, …
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Aug 30 2011
Dr. Twuth–Are Writers Related to Ferrets? ADD and Social Media
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday with Dr. Twuth. The tips offered here are all based off my best-selling book We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media. If our goal is to build an author platform in the thousands to tens of thousands, then we will have to approach Twitter differently than a faceless corporation or even the regular person …
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Aug 17 2011
The WANA Theory of Book Economics–Why Traditional Marketing Doesn't Sell Books
Welcome to WANA Wednesday, the day I dedicate to helping you rock it hard when it comes to social media and building an author platform. Last week I talked about the dreaded Spam Toad. I know sometimes it seems I am being critical in my blogs. I want any writer who has made these mistakes …
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Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital Age
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