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Keeping it Real About Social Media
For those of you who haven’t noticed, I’ve changed the URL to this website. Instead of rachelrueben.com it’s now writingbytheseatofmypants.com. I decided to create a website for my readers so as not...
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How to Find Reviewers the Easy Way Part 2
If you missed part 1 check it out. Social Media Outposts (Photo credit: the tartanpodcast) After reading that NYT article a few weeks ago I’ve been wondering how can I help authors find the reviewers...
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Survivor: Author Edition
How Hurricane Sandy Changed My Business As the winds tore off roof shingles and aluminum siding all around my neighborhood, I was left wondering about what to do after the storm. Yes, I knew power...
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Paying for Fans the Right Way
Photo By Mavis via Flickr Recently Sony/BMG and Universal Music was stripped of two billion views (Yes, that’s billion with a B!) on their Youtube accounts. All because they violated the TOS of...
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Why Likes, Retweets and Pluses Don’t Mean Anything
Cats aren’t the only lazy things online! Photo by: PixaJen via Flickr.com Recently, UNICEF Sweden released a video geared towards “slacktivists” people who like their page but never cut a check....
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The Argument for Spending Money Part 10: Social Media: The Non-Douchey Way
Congratulations, you’ve made to the final installment of the series. For those of you who don’t know why I began, “The Argument for Spending Money” series it’s because I started writing a...
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Marketing Your Book Online Like A Pro
Marketing Your Book Online Like a Pro Part 1: As I get closer and closer to self-publishing, I’ve been studying my options and I’m often shocked at how similar the marketing techniques for...
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Why You Shouldn’t Aspire To Be The King of Twitter
If you’re depending on social media to magically sell your books, forget it. Sure Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ could score you some leads or “customers,” but that shouldn’t be your only method to...
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Pimping Books: What’s Happening On My Corner
I promised to keep you in the loop about my publishing experience. Well here are just some of the experiences I’m having pimping my YA novel Hag. KDP Ain’t Working for Me Foolishly, I listened to the...
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Schmoozing on Twitter Part 2
Image via CrunchBase I wrote part 1 last year but apparently I left some things out, like how to socialize. I discovered that last month on Facebook, when the question was asked: What do you dislike...
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Keeping it Real About Social Media
For those of you who haven’t noticed, I’ve changed the URL to this website. Instead of rachelrueben.com it’s now writingbytheseatofmypants.com. I decided to create a website for my readers so as not...
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How to Find Reviewers the Easy Way Part 2
If you missed part 1 check it out. Social Media Outposts (Photo credit: the tartanpodcast) After reading that NYT article a few weeks ago I’ve been wondering how can I help authors find the reviewers...
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Survivor: Author Edition
How Hurricane Sandy Changed My Business As the winds tore off roof shingles and aluminum siding all around my neighborhood, I was left wondering about what to do after the storm. Yes, I knew power...
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Paying for Fans the Right Way
Photo By Mavis via Flickr Recently Sony/BMG and Universal Music was stripped of two billion views (Yes, that’s billion with a B!) on their Youtube accounts. All because they violated the TOS of...
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Why Likes, Retweets and Pluses Don’t Mean Anything
Cats aren’t the only lazy things online! Photo by: PixaJen via Flickr.com Recently, UNICEF Sweden released a video geared towards “slacktivists” people who like their page but never cut a check....
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The New Rules For Social Media: The No BS Guide
It’s no secret that social media has gotten tough for authors with many reporting dismal reach and even worse engagement rates. This past year, the biggest social media site Facebook, announced they...
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