Thursday, November 9, 2017
TODAY on Author YOU – Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles and Amy Collins explore a variety of “hot” ideas to kickstart your Holiday book sales.
Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. Tune in for the LIVE show at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and followers … you are going to have to do the clock crunching for your time zone at http://tinyurl.com/AuthorURadio. You can also go to the Home page of http://www.AuthorU.org, scroll down and click on any of the past shows—just click and are instantly there! With over 100,000 downloaded podcasts each month from around the world, you are in good company! 
Here are your Top Ten Tweet for the past week
Tweets are faster than a speeding bird … below are The Book Shepherd’s® Top Ten Tweets from the past week that you may have missed …
Social Media and Marketing Strategies
4 Facebook Algorithm Hacks to Bring Your Reach Back from the Dead via @neilpatel buff.ly/2yrvAQr #SMM
10 Marketing Lessons Big Brands Can Teach Startups buff.ly/2gvDstd #bigbrands #marketing #startups
Facebook Messenger 101:Why, What and How of Facebook Messenger for Busine… goo.gl/D5WJBQ via @PamMktgNut
59% of micro-influencers think #Instagram is the most effective #socialmedia platform. @bloglovin’ bit.ly/2xg70xo
Success & Resources
“The importance of positioning a book correctly” buff.ly/2yIxbRb w/ @RyanHoliday
Tip When your book sales lag, here are ideas I share with @BookBaby blog visitors: dld.bz/gcjxx. Don’t forget #IndieAuthorsCon!
Tips for #authors on how to create a live event around their #book-podcast: http://ow.ly/XiGN30eMvqa
Writers & Writing
Key question #authors must ask if movie deal is desired-does your concept provide “escape”?-podcast: http://ow.ly/cTH130ejAlp
This is the Number One Misconception Writers Have About Writing ow.ly/9dx730ffLvv by @RachelintheOC
Cool, Fun and Sometimes OMG!
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