Thank you!
I just wanted to thank everyone for all the support last week in getting my Facebook Page off the ground. I have to admit it was much easier than I thought it would be. I was going to hold off on doing Twitter for a while but decided it was probably better to do them both at the same time. So now I'm on BOTH Twitter and Facebook, LOL. That's me, living on the edge.
I think I missed the point about social networking. I wanted to do a "dip a toe in the water" kind of thing, but word gets out fast. :) The idea was to work out the kinks before the book launch when I send out my newsletter and not put it on my website until then, but I might re-evaluate. But I still like the idea of taking it really slow. Don't want to do something "wrong" before I learn the ropes.
My initial impressions: Twitter is VERY fast--it felt like it got around very quickly that I was on Twitter (and by extension FB), but FB feels more interactive.
I was going to integrate feeds from both the blog and twitter, but I decided to hold off. I thought about it and wondered if that would make Facebook status items not feel as "fresh" and interactive. Maybe a link works better? Any thoughts from you all would be appreciated.
Along the same lines, I'd love to get your impressions of things you guys think "work" on Facebook. Is it a regular feature? Certain types of status reports? Just shooting the sh*t?
Thanks again for getting the word out and making me feel so welcome. You guys are the best!
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I think it's a combination. I like regular features, updates on new or interesting things and just shooting the breeze. I'm relatively new to Twitter myself, and I was right - it's addictive. I'm still getting the hang of it, though, so it's not a huge time-suck yet. Good luck and I hope you get a huge following that sells a ton of books. =o)
Thanks so much for the feedback, B.E. That's pretty much what I was planning to do, so glad I'm on the right track. I'm right there with you--all of this is addictive. I'm forcing myself to take it VERY slow. Thanks for the nice words. I hope so, too!
I agree with B.E. I think you've got the right idea. As well, I always enjoy hearing what books authors are reading and loving.
*goes to follow you on Twitter*
Thanks, Natalie. I really appreciate your weighing in. I love talking about good books (and what I'm reading) so that will definitely be a regular item for me. I think I'll do the tuesday shopping list, too. See you on twitter. :)
Book discussions are fun! I always have to chuckle, because those of us who like certain authors (you, for example) tend to also have other favorite authors in common. I have gotten some great recommendations on new reads from other authors' Facebook pages. It's kind of like a huge network of romance junkies. And really, where else can you bring up the fine points of men in kilts during your day without getting a funny look? ;-)
I've definitely noticed that, too, Diane. I think you and I have very similar taste if I remember correctly, but quite a few of you guys do. I can totally see what you mean about FB, it is romance festive, isn't it? And you know me, I'm always ready to talk about the fine points of a man in a kilt. :)
Hey Monica!
I was thrilled to see you on fb :)
I think that what you're doing is working well. A great point with facebook is that the post is up there for a while, whereas with twitter, they can be lost in the feed, so not everyone will see it.
But an advantage of twitter is that you get a much wider scope of people who will see RTs and reviews, basically anything to do with books. I've had random tweets where people ahve told me they heard about my book through a RT and loved it. It's great.
I use twitter a lot-my phone and I love twitter ;)
You should follow me back since I can't send you messages if you don't.
Hey Laurie,
Thanks for the great feedback and thoughts on both twitter and FB. I can definitely see how there is a much wider potential audience with twitter--or possibility of "going viral." Also agree that it seems easier for things to get lost. I'll have to save my "wittier" comments for prime time, LOL (if I have any!). Right now though the focus is on getting the FB page quirks worked out before my next book. So far so good. I managed to get the blog feed to work. I'm keeping slow on twitter right now--especially with the follows. I wish there was a graceful way to unfollow--as you said, it's easy to lose things in the timeline.
Thanks to everyone for all the support and hand-holding! Baby steps...
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