Do you Tweet?
Thursday afternoon, I attended an online class-conference call set up by Harlequin for its authors. It was titled Blogging 201. (Near the end of 08, Harlequin had given the 101 class which I “comped” out of. GRIN.)
201 was really an eye-opener. I thought I’d learn a bit about blogging but now I find I have much more to learn.
But the teacher Malle Vallik’s main point hit home–there are so many online promo ops and social networks–that a writer must focus on what she wants to concentrate her efforts on. And stick to it.
I’m on MySpace, Facebook, Goodreads, LibraryThing, Shoutlife and I’ve just set up on Twitter.
I don’t spend a lot of time on any ONE of these. So I’ve made the choice to focus on building my own blog traffic. My personal blog is www.strongwomenbravestories.blogspot.com.
Right now I’m having my MEGA May where I focus on mothers and other women in our lives that were good examples for us. And I’m going to try to figure out how to Tweet?
So what social networks are you in? And which type of online promo do you think would serve you best?
I am on Twitter, web, myspace,facebook, and my blog! It is a lot to keep up with!
I’m on Twitter, Facebook and have a blog at Blogspot (Darlene’s Digest). I no longer log on to MySpace regularly because I didn’t like the interface. I agree, you have to be selective about where you’re spending your online time. There’s just too much out there, and it’s easy to get bogged down.
I remind myself that every minute I’m blogging, I’m not working on my book. Like now.[g]