https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/marketing-plan/w/finding-your-platform/7473/how-indie-authors-can-build-an-effective-online-presenceen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/marketing-plan/w/finding-your-platform/7473/how-indie-authors-can-build-an-effective-online-presenceThu, 12 Sep 2019 15:49:35 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:48fb9acb-60dc-41d0-8738-4f30c6c98cdcDesiree Duffy https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/marketing-plan/w/finding-your-platform/7473/how-indie-authors-can-build-an-effective-online-presence#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Finding Your Platform by Desiree Duffy on 9/12/2019 3:49:35 PM<br /> <p>Authors can use social media and websites to engage with readers and attract new ones. To create an effective online presence, book marketing expert and author Desiree Duffy first suggests looking at everything online that signifies who you are. This includes your author website, social media, and Goodreads profile. Then, think about which profiles you actually want to be maintaining. You should enjoy the platforms you are using, and also think about what your audience is using. For example, a young adult author will want to use Instagram, while a science fiction writer may find more readers on Twitter. Once you have robust social media profiles, you can use those to pull traffic to your website, which is the home for your brand. Include blog posts or a newsletter sign-up to bring readers back.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-34/HowIndieAuthorsCanBuildanEffectiveOnlinePresence.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../HowIndieAuthorsCanBuildanEffectiveOnlinePresence.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/marketing-plan/w/finding-your-platform/7473/how-indie-authors-can-build-an-effective-online-presence/revision/1Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:44:37 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:48fb9acb-60dc-41d0-8738-4f30c6c98cdcDesiree Duffy https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/marketing-plan/w/finding-your-platform/7473/how-indie-authors-can-build-an-effective-online-presence#commentsRevision 1 posted to Finding Your Platform by Desiree Duffy on 9/9/2019 1:44:37 PM<br /> <p>Authors can use social media and websites to engage with readers and attract new ones. To create an effective online presence, book marketing expert and author Desire&eacute; Duffy first suggests looking at everything online that signifies who you are. This includes your author website, social media, and Goodreads profile. Then, think about which profiles you actually want to be maintaining. You should enjoy the platforms you are using, and also think about what your audience is using. For example, a young adult author will want to use Instagram, while a science fiction writer may find more readers on Twitter. Once you have robust social media profiles, you can use those to pull traffic to your website, which is the home for your brand. Include blog posts or a newsletter sign-up to bring readers back.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-34/HowIndieAuthorsCanBuildanEffectiveOnlinePresence.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../HowIndieAuthorsCanBuildanEffectiveOnlinePresence.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div>