Comments for Alicerene's Blog http://alicerene.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Social Networking and Me by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/social-networking-and-me/#comment-115 alicerene Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:48 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-115 Elizabeth, I hope your library has my book. If not, tell them to buy it. It's available online at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, iUniverse.com. Best to you. Elizabeth, I hope your library has my book. If not, tell them to buy it. It’s available online at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, iUniverse.com. Best to you.

]]> Comment on Cleaning Out Memories by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/cleaning-out-memories/#comment-114 alicerene Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:08:21 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-114 Ginger, I'm so glad you could relate. What ever would the Goodwill do without us? Ginger, I’m so glad you could relate. What ever would the Goodwill do without us?

]]> Comment on Cleaning Out Memories by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/cleaning-out-memories/#comment-113 alicerene Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:01 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-113 Hi Linda, Glad you could relate to my musings. I think sharing your feelings about what is painful is cathartic ... up to a point. Some things are best left unsaid. Hopefully we know where the boundary is Hi Linda, Glad you could relate to my musings. I think sharing your feelings about what is painful is cathartic … up to a point. Some things are best left unsaid. Hopefully we know where the boundary is

]]> Comment on Social Networking and Me by Vincent di Fondi http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/social-networking-and-me/#comment-109 Vincent di Fondi Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:14:49 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-109 Hi Alice an excellent post. I have a problem with most of the social networking sites. I can understand that keeping up with freinds and family is important, but as far as promoting my book I not sure if this is the way to go. I belong to Twitter which is think is a complete waste of time. Facebook is comprised of too many games and not too much substance. On MySpace several younger members of the family are friends and this helps me to keep up with them. I belong to BooK Marketing Network, but I rarely post anything to it, however it has some ideas for marketing a book. For my blog, I use Blogger and try to post about once a week. I have only three followers and seldom does anyone make a comment. Does this look bad for a an author who has worldwide distribution to have only three followers? My sister has told me that following my blog is not user friendly??? So I've come to the conclusion that I will not spend too much time on the social networking sites for I would like to spend more time on writing. I will continue to post to my blog once a week in hopes that eventually it catches on. Hi Alice an excellent post. I have a problem with most of the social networking sites. I can understand that keeping up with freinds and family is important, but as far as promoting my book I not sure if this is the way to go. I belong to Twitter which is think is a complete waste of time. Facebook is comprised of too many games and not too much substance. On MySpace several younger members of the family are friends and this helps me to keep up with them. I belong to BooK Marketing Network, but I rarely post anything to it, however it has some ideas for marketing a book. For my blog, I use Blogger and try to post about once a week. I have only three followers and seldom does anyone make a comment. Does this look bad for a an author who has worldwide distribution to have only three followers? My sister has told me that following my blog is not user friendly???

So I’ve come to the conclusion that I will not spend too much time on the social networking sites for I would like to spend more time on writing. I will continue to post to my blog once a week in hopes that eventually it catches on.

]]> Comment on Social Networking and Me by katquest http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/social-networking-and-me/#comment-108 katquest Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:13:53 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-108 Alice, so on target. Like you, my stated goal of social networking is to market my non-fiction book. But I've just finished a whole day of re-designing my future though and realize that actually my overall goal is to influence others to be productive and happy. Here is my experience: Overall - Google loves social networking and everything I write online ends up on Google, sometimes within hours. If more Google mentions translates into more sold books, I'd be a rich woman today. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case... Facebook - scares the heck out of me. I'm on it I think but anyone can post anything there and I fear loss of my online reputation. I've had no benefit professionally of which I'm aware. I did get "re-discovered" by some old friends which is nice. Twitter - mixed feelings. Like you I get a lot of stuff that doesn't interest me and I don't want to hurt people's feelings by "unfollowing" them so I rarely read it anymore. It's just too overwhelming. I do love posting my haiku and reading others' haiku there. And I got a high-powered author to review my book because I responded to his request for read and review. But see below... LinkedIn - incredible! I've made friends with people who are experiencing life much the same way I am because we share common goals. Interestingly, the ones I have become closest too tend to be the same age. I say interesting because this is a media in which we don't congregate by age but my interests. Anyway, this site has been personally and professionally gratifying. I believe it is largely responsible for the increase I've gotten in blog readership. How: - Group members give me content and feedback on my blog and, God luv 'em, they actually comment on my blog. - By combining each others' social media strategies we drive readership for both of us. Ex. a member does a guest blog for me. I announce it on Twitter before and after with a link to her blog one time and mine the next. So does she. Then we add links to each others' blogs on our blogs. It works. Frankly, I've realized that a lot of my efforts end up being directed at fellow authors because of the way that I'm networking. Great people but not necessarily my target market. So my next set of marketing strategies are very different than my current ones and more targeted to my niche marketing - dating singles. But I think this has been a good first phase. Do these activities translate into book sales? Not sure. Not sure at all. Kat Bourgeois Author of What Could You Possibly Be Thinking?!! How ordinary people answered your questions about love, dating, and relationships, available on Amazon Alice, so on target. Like you, my stated goal of social networking is to market my non-fiction book.

But I’ve just finished a whole day of re-designing my future though and realize that actually my overall goal is to influence others to be productive and happy.

Here is my experience:

Overall – Google loves social networking and everything I write online ends up on Google, sometimes within hours. If more Google mentions translates into more sold books, I’d be a rich woman today. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case…

Facebook – scares the heck out of me. I’m on it I think but anyone can post anything there and I fear loss of my online reputation. I’ve had no benefit professionally of which I’m aware. I did get “re-discovered” by some old friends which is nice.

Twitter – mixed feelings. Like you I get a lot of stuff that doesn’t interest me and I don’t want to hurt people’s feelings by “unfollowing” them so I rarely read it anymore. It’s just too overwhelming.

I do love posting my haiku and reading others’ haiku there. And I got a high-powered author to review my book because I responded to his request for read and review. But see below…

LinkedIn – incredible! I’ve made friends with people who are experiencing life much the same way I am because we share common goals. Interestingly, the ones I have become closest too tend to be the same age. I say interesting because this is a media in which we don’t congregate by age but my interests.

Anyway, this site has been personally and professionally gratifying. I believe it is largely responsible for the increase I’ve gotten in blog readership.

How:
- Group members give me content and feedback on my blog and, God luv ‘em, they actually comment on my blog.

- By combining each others’ social media strategies we drive readership for both of us. Ex. a member does a guest blog for me. I announce it on Twitter before and after with a link to her blog one time and mine the next. So does she. Then we add links to each others’ blogs on our blogs. It works.

Frankly, I’ve realized that a lot of my efforts end up being directed at fellow authors because of the way that I’m networking. Great people but not necessarily my target market.

So my next set of marketing strategies are very different than my current ones and more targeted to my niche marketing – dating singles. But I think this has been a good first phase.

Do these activities translate into book sales? Not sure. Not sure at all.

Kat Bourgeois
Author of What Could You Possibly Be Thinking?!! How ordinary people answered your questions about love, dating, and relationships, available on Amazon

]]> Comment on Social Networking and Me by TC Parker http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/social-networking-and-me/#comment-106 TC Parker Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:43:13 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=229#comment-106 I'm 100% with you! I’m 100% with you!

]]> Comment on Marketing my Memoir, Becoming Alice by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/marketing-my-memoir-becoming-alice/#comment-105 alicerene Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:46:38 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-105 Comment on Writers and Authors are Good Guys by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/writers-and-authors-are-good-guys/#comment-104 alicerene Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:35:53 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-104 Thanks you, Ginger. Now, when people ask me what I'm writing about in my next book, I answer that I have no time for it because I'm too busy keeping up with my blog. Perhaps I'll become an essayist. time will tell. Thanks you, Ginger. Now, when people ask me what I’m writing about in my next book, I answer that I have no time for it because I’m too busy keeping up with my blog. Perhaps I’ll become an essayist. time will tell.

]]> Comment on Marketing my Memoir, Becoming Alice by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/marketing-my-memoir-becoming-alice/#comment-103 alicerene Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:31:34 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-103 Thanks for the encouragement. More to come ... Thanks for the encouragement. More to come …

]]> Comment on Interesting vs. Interested by alicerene http://alicerene.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/interesting-vs-interested/#comment-102 alicerene Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:23:14 +0000 http://alicerene.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-102