by Guest Author | Jul 16, 2013 | Social Media
Last summer I attended my first blogging conference. (I wore a sock bun and everything!) It was a day packed with useful information, helpful tips and plenty of networking. Though I learned a lot, one idea in particular stuck with me. Scott Kleinberg, of the Chicago...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 15, 2013 | Social Media
This post continues a series of answering social media questions gathered at this year’s BK Authors Co-Op Book Marketing event. You can read Part One and Part Two. Now, for today’s questions. What’s a hashtag?! What do you do with it? Hashtags...
by Guest Author | Jul 9, 2013 | Social Media
A lot has changed in the world of Facebook over the last two years. Shoot, a lot has changed in the world of Facebook over the last two months! It seems every time you log on something has been tweaked, twitched, or swapped out. Between the Edgerank roll out and the...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 8, 2013 | Social Media
This is Part Two in the series of posts answering questions from the BK Author Co-Op Book Marketing Event. You can read Part One here. How do I maximize my blog? I write twice a week now. What else? It is my belief that if you are going to take time to write a blog...
by Guest Author | Jul 5, 2013 | Social Media
Church socials were a big part of my life growing up in the rural South. And, church socials had rules. Frankly, all socials back then, whether put on by the church, quail hunting club or ladies auxiliary had similar norms. You were expected to give, not just come...
by Guest Author | Jul 2, 2013 | Social Media
A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful social media exchange with the community manager of a restaurant here in Chicago called Nellcôte. The interaction eventually led to an invitation for a friend and me to come to dinner as her guest. Needless to say, I was tickled. It...
