Best of the Web Tips for the Week of Jan. 24, 2011

by | Jan 28, 2011 | Book Marketing Basics

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Here’s a roundup of some of the best book marketing Tweets during the past week, to provide you with some ideas and inspiration. These tips come from bloggers, marketers, authors and others and include: mobilizing your Facebook fans, Twitter marketing, query letter do’s and don’ts, selling your book on mobile phones and more. We hope you find these useful!

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7 Reasons Why Your Posts Aren’t Getting Retweeted

Who doesn’t want to be Retweeted? It means someone has chosen to share your stuff with their followers. But there are a few easily fixable reasons you’re not getting those RTs, and here’s what you should know:

http://pushingsocial.com/7-reasons-why-your-posts-arent-getting-retweeted

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How you Can Sell Your Ebooks Via Mobile Phones

Who doesn’t have a cell phone these days? What you may not realize is many of these phones have apps for reading books, which makes them another venue for your marketing. Making your ebooks available via mobile phone is pretty simple:

http://www.passwordincorrect.com/2011/01/22/how-you-can-sell-your-e-books-via-mobile-phones/

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Query Letter Do’s and Don’ts

Agents grumble about them and authors dread writing them. But the truth is, many authors want to query agents, and an agent provides some useful tips on what works – and what doesn’t:

http://writeanovelfast.com/query-letter-dos-and-donts/

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The 5 W’s of Twitter Marketing

It seems like everyone is on Twitter, but have you ever considered the Why of tweeting, When to tweet and What to tweet about? Some facts to consider when using Twitter:

http://www.designdamage.com/social-media-science-the-five-ws-of-twitter-marketing/

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HOW TO: Engage and Mobilize Facebook Fans Beyond the “Like”

It’s so exciting when someone “Likes” you or your Page on Facebook. But they aren’t just numbers, they’re people, and now that they like you it’s time to take it to the next level:

http://mashable.com/2011/01/24/engaging-facebook-fans/

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2 Comments

  1. Stanford @ PushingSocial

    Hey Thanks for adding me to your weekly list. I hope the folks here can use the info!

    Reply
  2. Paula

    You’re welcome, it was really good information we wanted to share with our readers!

    Reply

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