Social Media Marketing for Writers: How To Blog, Tweet, & Peep Your Way Onto Amazon's Best Seller's List [Kindle Edition]

Edie Melson (Author)

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Product Description

What's the definition of a great book? One that sells. Even if your book rises to the level of great literature, no one will know (or care) without sales. Great reviews won't help. Fans, family and friends can't save you. Customers reward successful books and books sell when you execute a plan. In Social Media Marketing for Writers, Edie Melson reveals the top tips every author needs to know to rocket their book to the top of the best seller's list. From One-on-One relationships to learning to navigate Tweet Deck, Facebook and Twitter, you'll see how it easy it is to create a blog, launch your social media-marketing plan and take control of your writing career.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 293 KB
• Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas (June 21, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0057CQK5K
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,021 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Computers & Internet > Web Marketing
  • #3 in Books > Computers & Technology > Home Computing > Blogging & Blogs
  • #9 in Books > Business & Investing > Industries & Professions > E-commerce > Internet Marketing

More About the Author

Edie Melson is a freelance writer and editor with over 16 years experience in the publishing industry. She's a prolific writer, publishing over 700 articles in 2010. She also has a popular writing blog, The Write Conversation and is a frequent contributor to many others. In keeping up with the leading edge of all things digital Edie has become known as one of the go-to experts on Twitter, Facebook, and social media for writers wanting to learn how to plug in. Her bestselling eBook on this subject, Social Media Marketing for Writers, is available on Kindle and Nook.

As a sought after writing instructor, her heart to help others define and reach their dreams has connected her with writers all over the country. She also speaks at numerous ministry events around the country and around the world. Whether it's a conference of hundreds or a small retreat, Edie forges connections, sharing her faith in a humble and heart-felt way.

Fighting Fear, Winning the War at Home, is Edie's latest project. This devotional book for those with family members in the military will debut on Veterans Day, 2011.

Having a son at war was not something Edie Melson ever thought she'd have to face. But that was exactly what happened when her oldest announced he was bypassing college and enlisting in the Marine Corps.

Edie understands what it is to face adversity and come out triumphant on the other side. Her years as a wife, mother and ministry leader have given her a unique perspective to reach out to others facing the same struggles. As a full-time writer, she's always concentrated on telling the stories of others. In this book, she continues with those stories, but also shares her own challenges and the way God gave her the strength to endure.

She's a member of numerous civic and professional organizations, including the Blue Star Mothers of America, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, The Christian Pen, The Christian Writer's View I and American Christian Fiction Writers. She's the co-director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and Southwest Christian Writers Studio, as well as a popular faculty member at numerous others. Edie is also the Assistant Acquisitions Editor for ChristianDevotions.us. She's also an assistant copy editor for the Voices E-zine, a publication of My Book Therapy and a part of the My Book Therapy Special Teams Blog and The Social Media Coach for the My Book Therapy Core Team www.mybooktherapy.com.

Married 30 years to her high school sweetheart, Kirk, they have raised three sons.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find Confidence to Navigate Social Media, August 10, 2011

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Deborah M. Allen (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Social Media Marketing for Writers: How To Blog, Tweet, & Peep Your Way Onto Amazon's Best Seller's List (Kindle Edition)

I recently found a great book recommendation through my friend, author Beth Vogt. She posted a review of Edie Melson's ebook, Social Media Marketing for Writers. I have a hard enough time managing to write in between blogging and social media, so I was interested to hear how another author handled the juggling act.

I was pleasantly surprised at the $.99 price for the book. Once it downloaded to my Kindle (remember that Kindle books can download to PCs, Macs, and smartphones). But once I read the book, I realized it answered most of the questions I was asking about marketing for authors. Things like:

How to keep social media from taking over your life. My biggest fear is that social media will consume my time, and that I'll be so distracted, and pulled in so many directions, I won't focus on my manuscript. Melson wisely answers these issues by sharing her own social media schedule--which is quite manageable.

How to offer something of value to your audience. Three ways to get your name out there without making it 'all about you'. Readers respond better to a generous writer. Melson shares several ways to do this, and includes mistakes to avoid when posting on Twitter and Facebook.

Whether to blog . . . or not. Blogging doesn't work for everyone. Melin helps writers decide whether to blog by sharing four ways blogging works for writers, and four ways it doesn't work. Each point is explained in detail. Melin helps writers think through the purpose of their blog, and who their audience is.

The how-tos. For blogging beginners, Melson gives step-by-step instructions on starting a blog. How to make your blog post to Facebook automatically. How to get started with Twitter--and a primer on Twitter etiquette. Melson's Twitter explanations really helped me a lot. I have a Twitter account (@DebbieMaxAllen, if you're interested), but I'm still learning how to wrap my brain around using tweets and hashtags. Melin's advice is helping tremendously, with analogies that make it easier to understand. She also gives tips on how to compose compelling tweets and Facebook posts.

Writing your professional bio. The three kinds of biographical information writers need, what each should contain, and when to use each of them. Melson takes writers through a four-step process of asking themselves questions for a painless bio.

How to tie everything in to Amazon. The book giant will be a big part of your marketing life. Writers can take full advantage of their Amazon author page with a bio and photo, and more importantly tie their blog into their author page.

I've already begun highlighting many sections of Melson's book. She gets right to the point on each topic, so I don't feel like I'm wading through unnecessary information. And for $.99, the price is right!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Beginner's Guide to Social Media, July 17, 2011

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Kacey Patterson (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Social Media Marketing for Writers: How To Blog, Tweet, & Peep Your Way Onto Amazon's Best Seller's List (Kindle Edition)

This eBook does have a lot of good information but I found it to more about the creation and set-up of social media rather than tips and strategy. I was also disappointed to find that there wasn't a lot of mention about how to tie your social media efforts back to Amazon. That being said, even thought I've worked in social media for a while now, Melson still had some advice I had never thought to utilize before.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Social Media Marketing for Writers by Edie Melson, July 22, 2011

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Keiki Hendrix "Vessel Project Book Reviewer" (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Social Media Marketing for Writers: How To Blog, Tweet, & Peep Your Way Onto Amazon's Best Seller's List (Kindle Edition)

Whether you are already a published author or are an emerging author on your way to publication, Social Marketing for Writers: How to Blog, Tweet, & Peep Your Way onto Amazon's Best Seller's List by Edie Melson is a good choice for learning the reasons to engage in social marketing and the results you can achieve by actively participating.

Taken from her notes and research, Edie Melson presents a beginner's guide to navigating your way through Twitter and Facebook.
Edie Melson focuses primarily on the benefits of utilizing the many features of TweetDeck, an Adobe AIR desktop application for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn , Google Buzz, Foursquare, and MySpace to simplify posting across varies networks.

The importance of writers to establish their platforms is discussed in her sections on blogging. Here, the focus is primarily on Blogger,a free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.

Every writer should be have an online presence. Social Marketing for Writers: How to Blog, Tweet, & Peep Your Way onto Amazon's Best Seller's List provides easy to understand step by step process for the writers entering social media.

Reviewed by: Keiki Hendrix
Reviewed for: The Vessel Project