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Social Media Minute—It’s Time to QUIT Social Media!

By on October 8, 2013 in 7. Search by Author:, Edie Melson, Learn the art of Social Networking, Social Media Primer

Yep you read that right.

The Queen of social media is telling you it’s time to QUIT social media.

NOT permanently (thought you were going to get out of it, didn’t you!), but I’m suggesting you take a break periodically, and re-examine your plan.

I used to keep up with social every single day, whether I was home or traveling. But I’ve learned that I can’t sustain a reasonable social media schedule seven days a week, indefinitely. So I’ve given myself permission to have weekends off and to relax when I’m traveling.

I know it sounds scary, but the truth is—it hasn’t hurt my platform at all—as a matter of fact it has helped it. Here’s two reasons why:

My updates are fresher.
I have time to expose myself to new blogs and new people.

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Social Media Minute—Tips to Connect with Your Readers Through Pinterest

By on August 13, 2013 in Edie Melson, Learn the art of Social Networking, Social Media Primer, Writer's life, Writing Life

by Edie Melson Pinterest is growing by leaps and bounds as a valuable social media tool for writers. It’s a great way to connect with readers and there are numerous ways to utilize this image driven platform. Here are just a few ways to connect with Pinterest: Build boards with your book’s subject. Build boards that help you with world building or setting. Share blogs from others who write in your genre. Build boards from books you love—you can legally post the book covers and links to Amazon or the author’s blog. Build a board and share the blogs you follow—as long as the blog has a picture you can post it. Build boards with your personal interests, like knitting, sewing, bird watching, there’s no limit to the topics you […]

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Social Media Minute—Navigate Social Media Etiquette

By on July 23, 2013 in Edie Melson, Learn the art of Social Networking, Social Media Primer

The social media universe has developed into a world with it’s own ways of interacting. Stumbling around this brave new world is exciting, but it can also lead to some embarrassing moments. Today I’ll share some tips to help you acclimate to this new online society. Facebook When to LIKE , COMMENT or SHARE on Facebook: When you read a post on Facebook you have three options if you want to interact. The First is to LIKE the post. When you click on LIKE, Facebook will register your user name and the fact you liked it. This carries more weight with the Facebook Edgerank Algorithm than just viewing the post, but not as much as commenting. The second option is to COMMENT. This carries the most weight with Facebook and […]

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9 Reasons You’re Failing at Social Media AND How to Fix it

By on July 9, 2013 in Edie Melson, Learn the art of Social Networking, Platform-building, Social Media Primer

I wish I had a nickel for every one who’s told me that Social Media just doesn’t work for them. Let me suggest, respectfully, that you’re just going about it the wrong way. I know it sounds harsh, but hear me out. Today I’m going to give you nine reasons you’re failing at social media and I’m going to share how to fix each one.  As you’ve heard me say many times, social media isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. But, that’s still not an excuse not to use it.  1. You’re not doing the basics. I teach that to have an effective social media presence on the Internet you need to do three things: Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging. The reason you must use Facebook and Twitter is because, no matter what […]

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