Dare to Play With Twitter: The Dirty Little Secret
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors, like the tips that will be in my upcoming book, The Writer’s Guide To Twitter for Fiction Authors. This week I dare you and share the dirty little secret of using Twitter for authors.
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What’s up, writers? Are you scared to jump into Twitter for fear of doing it wrong? Here’s the Dirty Little Secret. We’re all inventing how to use Twitter as we use it.
That’s right… We’re playing. We’re seeing what works. I know my tweets work when I receive a response from the people I’m looking to reach: my followers! And when people retweet my posts. And when people click on my links.
Question: How do you know what works for you on Twitter?
Yes, you get to define what is success for you in this realm, and in every realm of your book marketing strategy.
Another dirty little secret: We learn by copying our peers. Okay, at least I do.
I copy what I like and disregard the rest, after trying things out for myself!
Some of the people I’ve learned from, and continue to learn from:
- Tony Eldridge — I look forward top checking out his book on Conducting Effective Twitter Contests.
- Patrick Schwerdtfeger — Author of Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed His strategic advice is applicable to authors, because we’re business people, after all. Right?
- Joel Friedlander — His post, 10 Tips For Getting Started On Twitter, is full of useful tips!
What are your thoughts on playing with Twitter as an author? Who have you learned from?
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More Twitter Tips for Authors next Tuesday, and more to come in my forthcoming ebook, The Writer’s Guide to Twitter for Fiction Authors.
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I like twitter, my social network and more importantly online friendships have grown quickly on Twitter.
Thanks Alica! The online friendships we’ve made are important and so precious.