Author Platform

Social Media Tips & Tricks (PDF notes):

• Building your author platform with online media marketing: Online Media handout_final
• Social media bliss & success: SocialMediaSuccess_NMiller
• Social media for fiction authors: ACFW Meeting – social media notes
• Social media time savers for authors: ACFW Social Media Time Savers handout
• Multimedia marketing campaigns: Running Social Media Campaigns
• What is social media engagement: What is Social Media Engagement?

Blogs to follow (Utilize Feedly if you don’t already – Google Reader will be shut down July 1, 2013)

• Michael Hyatt
• Jon Acuff
• Social Media Examiner
• Author Media

Authors to watch and follow:

• Mary DeMuth
• Jody Hedlund
• Caitlin Muir

Informative  Posts:

• FACEBOOK (for beginners) via Mashable.com
• CONTESTS – Social media contests and what you need to know (Social Media Examiner)
• TWITTER – Getting more Twitter followers (Chris Brogan)
• TWITTER – The Beginner’s Guide to Twitter (Michael Hyatt) 
• FACEBOOK ANALYTICS – Anayltics are key to your Facebook success (Author Media)
• PRIVACY – Social Media Privacy – Best Practices (Heidi Cohen)
• PINTEREST – Pinterest: Oh, the Potential (Nicole Miller)

• TIME MANAGEMENT – Social Media Tools that will save you time (Michael Hyatt) 
• TIME MANAGEMENT – Quit Wasting Time Now (Author Media) 
• PRODUCTIVITY – Using Batching to become more productive (Michael Hyatt)

• CONTENT MARKETING – The importance of inbound, content-driven marketing (video)

Facebook Image Dimensions (for the DIYers)

• http://www.technocruze.com/new-updated-facebook-cheat-sheet-of-sizes-and-dimensions/ 

A few social media reminders:

• Don’t link your Twitter and Facebook accounts (here’s why)
• Jody Hedlund’s 10 Social Media Pet Peeves says it all – check it out!

Here are the handouts from the OCW workshop: 

SocialMediaSuccess_NMiller – help yourself!

Handouts from ACFW Portland Chapter meeting:

ACFW Meeting – social media notes

ACFW Social Media Time Savers handout