tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post5503730567707839045..comments2023-09-25T02:24:22.087-07:00Comments on Anne R. Allen's Blog: Social Media Secrets Book Marketers Don't Tell You—Part I: How to Avoid Twitter-Fritter and Facebook-FailAnne R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-37709663156875819842014-04-06T08:18:47.448-07:002014-04-06T08:18:47.448-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544928744012651014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-24343489599662356792013-10-19T12:46:33.529-07:002013-10-19T12:46:33.529-07:00"Like" :-)"Like" :-)Sarah Brentynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769396064211349955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-76516223114282724442013-10-19T10:33:53.457-07:002013-10-19T10:33:53.457-07:00Sarah--I just watched the tutorial and so many thi...Sarah--I just watched the tutorial and so many things make more sense to me now! I think you'll like it more than Facebook. No games and silly high-school-y shenanigans. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-77989551240100454632013-10-19T06:17:04.762-07:002013-10-19T06:17:04.762-07:00Thanks, Anne. I want to send you a fruit basket fo...Thanks, Anne. I want to send you a fruit basket for running a tutorial on Google+ because if there is anything worse (for me) than facebook, it's Google+. I am lost on that thing. Look forward to your post!Sarah Brentynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769396064211349955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-10484033421869254682013-10-18T17:06:14.974-07:002013-10-18T17:06:14.974-07:00Anne - I just marked my calendar for this Sunday&#...Anne - I just marked my calendar for this Sunday's Google+ post you're planning to publish. Put a smiley face next to it which is my shorthand for something I'm really looking forward to. Will be at the James River Writer's Conference but will be checking in on Sunday night. Can't wait! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590413880965840573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-42812777629355603792013-10-18T14:19:00.179-07:002013-10-18T14:19:00.179-07:00Sarah--I'm so sorry about your Facebook battle...Sarah--I'm so sorry about your Facebook battle. They are so user-unfriendly. Getting more that way all the time. You probably followed the usual advice, which says you need and author "like" page but not a personal page. But FB has made "like" pages pretty useless if you don't pay them a bunch of money.<br /><br />So if you're inclined to try again, just create a regular Facebook page and use it to establish yourself on FB. If you want a like page later, you can do that, but you can't do much with it. (Like interact with other people, comment, or join groups<br /><br />It's probably more important to be on Google+ right now, and we'll have a tutorial on how to use it on the blog this coming Sunday, October 20th. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-15437155118641374642013-10-18T12:17:16.179-07:002013-10-18T12:17:16.179-07:00I had a fight with facebook and lost. You're #...I had a fight with facebook and lost. You're #2 suggestion...ouch. I'm not sure what I did but I created the wrong "page" (fan page, like page, this-sucks-page, whatever). I don't find facebook very user-friendly and am not sure, exactly, what I should have created. There are too many options. Help. Seriously. It's bad. Thank you.Sarah Brentynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769396064211349955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-33380074382894503842013-09-04T15:02:17.942-07:002013-09-04T15:02:17.942-07:00NP--I'm so glad you find it useful. So many ma...NP--I'm so glad you find it useful. So many marketers tell authors to just "be persistent" and they don't realize they're telling them to "make enemies"--which isn't such a great idea. Impersonating a mosquito isn't going to sell any books. :-)Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-14863825360880248282013-09-04T14:49:43.058-07:002013-09-04T14:49:43.058-07:00I just read this.. what an honest and useful blog;...I just read this.. what an honest and useful blog; it's too easy for some to get caught up in promotion with social media, they forget about genuine engagement with others .... your valid points can bring many of us back to earthN P Postlethwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083042076212284085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-25184718886260835512013-08-20T14:30:26.628-07:002013-08-20T14:30:26.628-07:00Barking--Thanks. I know some brilliant, entertaini...Barking--Thanks. I know some brilliant, entertaining bloggers. The rest of the Social Media jungle...not so much. I've had a couple of incidents today that make me want to chuck the whole thing and start writing books on clay tablets and burying them for the aliens to find when they land (or the sentient raccoons evolve.) Bullying in social media is horrific, and the oligarchs in charge pay no attention and even encourage the cruelty. Even I am afraid of speaking out, because I know what they can do to me. Stay off Goodreads, and ALL forums. And if you can sell anywhere but Amazon, do. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-45907089843249022992013-08-20T13:59:17.526-07:002013-08-20T13:59:17.526-07:00Your posts are among the few on Tweetdom that don&...Your posts are among the few on Tweetdom that don't seem like a complete and utter waste of time. And I like your blog. I'm giving Twitter a try (again) because I was told to (agent). I might even write a blog to mitigate the annoyance factor: My Year of Hating Social Media. Meanwhile, I am enjoying your POV on the whole SM thing. Jacqueline H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225624936210157868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-69096700534964798292013-08-18T19:49:22.577-07:002013-08-18T19:49:22.577-07:00Debbie--Welcome. I try to help writers who are goi...Debbie--Welcome. I try to help writers who are going both trad-pub and indie. The path is pretty much the same. We need to understand social media and learn to put ourselves out there, no matter how much it goes against our introverted psyches. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-68060630447680871452013-08-18T17:59:49.401-07:002013-08-18T17:59:49.401-07:00So glad I found your page Anne through reading Pap...So glad I found your page Anne through reading Paperli. You are most informative, especially for us new authors to the self publishing world. Besides the info you give, I love your delivery! So glad to follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-73698805800994177712013-08-01T21:16:23.540-07:002013-08-01T21:16:23.540-07:00Elisa--It's good to have a Facebook author pag...Elisa--It's good to have a Facebook author page in case people are looking, so you do want to have one. But Facebook doesn't let you do enough with it to use it to get to know your fans.It's not interactive.<br /><br />What a lot of people do is have a "closed group" Facebook page for family and close friends. You have to invite people to join, so you'll have total control of it. I recommend this for anybody who posts photos of kids. It's not really safe to put pictures of kids out there, especially when you also post where you live. Nothing on the Internet is really private, but a private group is much more likely to stay that way. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-31815767704843570882013-08-01T21:05:03.904-07:002013-08-01T21:05:03.904-07:00So I have a Facebook page, but I like to keep my a...So I have a Facebook page, but I like to keep my actual Facebook account more of a private circle. My family doesn't like to get my book spam, or my spam in general, and I use it mostly to keep up with friends, family, that sort of thing (due to differences and stuff). <br /><br />So I guess my question is do I make a new Facebook account as an author or do I just stick to my Facebook page, just make it more personable?<br /><br />That was a really long question. Thanks as always for your awesome advice. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-6015499258759968582013-07-26T08:59:58.205-07:002013-07-26T08:59:58.205-07:00Bridget--Brilliant insight: "FB is a postcard...Bridget--Brilliant insight: "FB is a postcard lying next to the office water cooler." <br /><br />Yes! Anything on social media can wind up in the evening news. There is no privacy in social media, so saying "I want to keep my personal page personal" is silly. Your Aunt Matilda is watching. So is your boss--and all your prospective bosses. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-82495769666669921992013-07-26T01:36:11.409-07:002013-07-26T01:36:11.409-07:00Twitter I already got thanks to your blog and peop...Twitter I already got thanks to your blog and people like Molly Green but your comments about Facebook make brilliant good sense. As one of your readers said look at your own behaviour - when I 'like' an author's fan page there is nothing to drive me back there while a FB friend is always accessible. I am also convinced that we need to forget about privacy and the internet. Anything I put on FB is suitable reading for potential readers,students, employers or sensitive elderly aunt. I my not be aiming them but I'm happy if they see it. The personal is for emails, phone calls, letters and face to face encounters - FB is a postcard lying next to the office water cooler Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-74612637291175759822013-07-25T15:39:41.181-07:002013-07-25T15:39:41.181-07:00Claude--"Flash blogging" sounds intrigui...Claude--"Flash blogging" sounds intriguing. I'll have to go check it out. <br /><br />Yeah. Facebook is still mostly boring. <br /><br />ARA isn't a nickname. Just shorthand. When you use a middle initial it gets cumbersome.. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-67680829949571757052013-07-25T11:59:11.891-07:002013-07-25T11:59:11.891-07:00ARA (I didn't know that was your nickname, coo...ARA (I didn't know that was your nickname, cool!) well, ARA, I love your post, full of sensible, good advice. About FB, I totally agree with you but I still find it...hum, a little boring - my fault no doubt!<br /><br />Can't wait to read about your blogging secret! I've decided to try out a new form of blogging: flash blogging. We'll see how it works!Claude Forthommehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871790739257823515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-10332342459554582332013-07-24T10:15:00.817-07:002013-07-24T10:15:00.817-07:00Debra--I agree. George Takei is the best reason to...Debra--I agree. George Takei is the best reason to stay on Facebook!Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-68856157985612724462013-07-23T19:48:48.817-07:002013-07-23T19:48:48.817-07:00Couldn't agree with you more, Anne. Have to sa...Couldn't agree with you more, Anne. Have to say, I might have abandoned FB if it wasn't for George Takei. What a delight!Debra Eve | Later Bloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352958666659616541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-19096416751489647662013-07-23T11:46:28.000-07:002013-07-23T11:46:28.000-07:00A.J.--It's not magic beans. I have other thing...A.J.--It's not magic beans. I have other things that distract me more :-)I'll have to read your piece on leaving FB. Lots of people doing it. A friend complained about lots of people unfriending him, and later realized they'd just left FB altogether.<br /><br />Julie--Thanks much for the RTs! Your review of BookVibe is invaluable. Thanks for your great review site!<br /><br />Sarah--Should I call you "Cousin Sarah?" Love to welcome a member of the Allen clan. The great thing about a slow blog is that you can comment any day of the week and not be "late". I'll go check out your blog!<br /><br />Melisa--Thanks much.<br />Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-82081118842548207112013-07-23T10:29:49.131-07:002013-07-23T10:29:49.131-07:00Great post! Nice to see it all boiled down. Good t...Great post! Nice to see it all boiled down. Good tips, good reminder.Melissa Bowersockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003269136098700063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-88456903127692448362013-07-23T08:02:01.422-07:002013-07-23T08:02:01.422-07:00Hey there! Sunday's I am almost always out and...Hey there! Sunday's I am almost always out and about with my family and so am not at my computer to comment, but I just wanted to leave a note and say I read every post on my phone and your posts are some of the wisest, well-thought posts being written. In fact I've mentioned this post in my own blog today. Thank you for all your wonderful tips!<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(From Sarah, with Joy)</a><br />Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-87794877797469089122013-07-22T21:14:39.676-07:002013-07-22T21:14:39.676-07:00You know the scene in the 1990 movie, HOME ALONE, ...You know the scene in the 1990 movie, HOME ALONE, where the (then) child actor, Macaulay Culkin, opens his eyes really wide, drops his jaw and slaps his hands onto his cheeks?<br /><br />That was me a few minutes ago when I saw my name and my coverage of BookVibe mentioned in your post, Anne. I was shocked - and THRILLED! Thank you so much.<br /><br />You have always been at the top of my list of people to follow and I just finished an exhausting few days of canvassing the websites and blogs that Big Al posted and now that I've finished that task, I was swinging back around to take notes from your incredibly informative articles. <br /><br />What a thrill for me to be mentioned by you.<br /><br />In keeping with the topic of your post, I think I'll go send out a few tweets linking back to your post, Anne! :)<br /><br />P.S. My 3-part BookVibe series is now up and published as of 10 minutes ago... julievalerie.com or http://wp.me/p318Hj-pK<br /><br />Thanks again. You're the bestest!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590413880965840573noreply@blogger.com