Social networking sites like Facebook are a great place to connect with others and subtly promote your book and yourself.
In addition to meeting potential customers, you will make lots of other valuable contacts, such as other authors in your field or genre, publishing and marketing folks, bloggers and editors.
There are several ways to network and gain visibility on Facebook: through your profile, fan page, groups, events and pay-per-click advertising.
For tips on how to use Facebook (as well as Twitter) to promote your book and build your author platform, listen to my new podcast, hosted by MaAnna Stephenson. See the articles below for more ideas on how to promote your book though Facebook:
Six Ways Authors Can Promote on Facebook
Promote Your Book with a Facebook Group
For detailed instructions on harnessing the full power of Facebook, check out my new ebook, Facebook Guide for Authors. I'm Dana Lynn Smith on Facebook, and I invite you to befriend me there.
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Dana Lynn Smith, the Book Marketing Maven, specializes in developing book marketing plans for nonfiction books. She is the author of the Savvy Book Marketer Guides. Dana has a degree in marketing and 15 years of publishing experience. Read her complete bio here.
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I very much enjoyed your podcast. Thanks for the great tips on using twitter and facebook to help promote my book.
Posted by: Kim Wolterman | October 17, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Kim, thank you for your kind comment -- I'm so glad you found the podcast useful. Good luck with your book!
Dana
Posted by: Dana Lynn Smith | October 17, 2009 at 04:36 PM