tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post6118052870626595047..comments2024-02-13T22:49:43.759-05:00Comments on My Name Is Not Bob: The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for WritersRobert Lee Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-82472373470424210382012-08-17T00:11:23.266-04:002012-08-17T00:11:23.266-04:00Sorry, I'm not posting my photo on the Interne...Sorry, I'm not posting my photo on the Internet for any reason. If I have to give up my privacy to make a living I guess I'll starve. People have to say no to putting all their information out there. It would stop if they did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-91266078053245534122012-04-27T15:10:05.892-04:002012-04-27T15:10:05.892-04:00Thanks for this link. I think, based on what I...Thanks for this link. I think, based on what I've been reading on the blogs of others taking your April Platform Challenge, that "how much is enough" is <b>the</b> frustrating conflict we are experiencing. Having a presence on social media does not mean we have to <b>dive all in</b> on <b>every</b> site.Charleyhttp://cakabala.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-75611128868299418192012-04-06T13:00:00.666-04:002012-04-06T13:00:00.666-04:00I've been humming and tap dancing, trying to p...I've been humming and tap dancing, trying to pretend I won't have to get on the social media bandwagon, but okay, I do. I don't want my nearly finished novel will alongside the road to readership. Thanks for your helpDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990167523549582811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-19343699850878391662012-04-01T08:45:57.286-04:002012-04-01T08:45:57.286-04:00Thanks for sharing and encouraging writers (and ot...Thanks for sharing and encouraging writers (and others) to get in there and DO this!<br />~Laura HughesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-77415961431267682292012-03-29T13:40:49.478-04:002012-03-29T13:40:49.478-04:00I have to log on as anonymous in order to get my c...I have to log on as anonymous in order to get my comment in, but I am Erin O'Quinn, author.<br /><br />Audrey Shaffer introduced your blog durng last nite's chat, and I have signed up for GoodReads and Red Room this morning. Thanks for the insight and all the hard work you've done to help people like me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-22572943172530076922012-03-29T13:35:33.542-04:002012-03-29T13:35:33.542-04:00I became acquaintd with your blog through the effo...I became acquaintd with your blog through the efforts of Audrey Shaffer at night's chat about using social media. Thanks to the two of you I am now hooked up to GoodReads (whch seems a bit dubious) and Red Room (which I think in order to utilize properly, I will have to donate a few hundred hard-earned bucks). In spite of those drawbacks, I'm willing to give it a try, and I thank you for giving your time to helping folks like me who are trying to get a little more "face time."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-51831401454865507312012-03-26T11:11:30.353-04:002012-03-26T11:11:30.353-04:00Robert, Thanks again for all the great info. I...Robert, Thanks again for all the great info. I've been avoiding Pinterest (a lot of people tell me it's confusing- & I thought it was only for crafty stuff), but now, thanks to you, I'll have to explore it. I agree with Allison above: please include a post in the near future on budgeting time! I have 4 kids, volunteer, and am trying to finish a manuscript. Please share your time management strategies!Julia Tomiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999070457191845503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-23392622871367486272012-03-24T10:37:05.404-04:002012-03-24T10:37:05.404-04:00Thanks so much for all this useful information. I ...Thanks so much for all this useful information. I will definitely update my Facebook profile and investigate RedRoom and Goodle+ And, you're so so right...I can find time for this.<br />Laura T.Laura T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18203751357067183598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-52537190635058690692012-03-24T10:36:23.220-04:002012-03-24T10:36:23.220-04:00Thanks so much for all this useful information. I ...Thanks so much for all this useful information. I will definitely update my Facebook profile and investigate RedRoom and Goodle+ And, you're so so right...I can find time for this.Laura T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18203751357067183598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-2138689055097525942012-03-24T09:55:59.500-04:002012-03-24T09:55:59.500-04:00Hey Robert! This was a fabulous article with load...Hey Robert! This was a fabulous article with loads of great information! I was convicted by your "I don't buy that you don't have time" comment about social networking! It's hard to confess that sometimes I am SO disorganized with my time and end up with nothing to show for it!! Thanks for the encouragement!Meg Hayshttp://www.meghays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-6022893251329476952012-03-24T07:57:29.835-04:002012-03-24T07:57:29.835-04:00Ok, so your next post could be about time manageme...Ok, so your next post could be about time management for writers. Twitter takes 3 hours of my day to go through (I prefer to do it in one chunk of time instead of interrupting my work every 5 sec.) Once I got on twitter, I had to abandon Linkedin, and I don't even read the Linkedin Groups' emails that keep coming in my mailbox any more. When I have to finish writing, I have to order myself to not check twitter at all for a few days, sometimes a week. So please give us your magic secret. I'd like to know the when and how you do each of the things you mention.Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-2085838738897043182012-03-24T01:15:18.290-04:002012-03-24T01:15:18.290-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741987831863130975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-1064927137468993312012-03-23T17:26:39.877-04:002012-03-23T17:26:39.877-04:00Great information. Thanks for sharing!Great information. Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730860583967500154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-72777256305562109482012-03-23T14:16:49.461-04:002012-03-23T14:16:49.461-04:00As a new and older writer, I am sometimes confused...As a new and older writer, I am sometimes confused by social media and overwhelmed at the thought of trying to tackle using it to enhance my developing career. This is a terrific breakdown to get started on some sites I haven't yet explored. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-58522861086288091772012-03-23T12:17:24.093-04:002012-03-23T12:17:24.093-04:00Thanks for this helpful resource. I just found a T...Thanks for this helpful resource. I just found a Twitter client that helps me interact with the site more easily, The Qube, and with that linked up to my Facebook, I can actually make use of my small network. It's generating more followers that seems daunting, but I suppose that's why patience is a virtue. :)Joe Orozcohttp://www.joeorozco.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-5668044660192048162012-03-23T11:34:30.144-04:002012-03-23T11:34:30.144-04:00Great article! You even touched on "my excuse...Great article! You even touched on "my excuses." Thank you so much!Julia badehttp://facebook.com/juliabadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-7997051745601804742012-03-23T11:23:30.698-04:002012-03-23T11:23:30.698-04:00Aloha Robert,
Great article - especially re. Pint...Aloha Robert,<br /><br />Great article - especially re. Pinterest and Google+.<br /><br />Ps. As a stay-at-home dad to three boys (under five:) you get my vote for being able to write (and work) while taking care of the kids and volunteering.<br /><br />I'm a new follower, Bob, (er, I mean Robert:)Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-36264472521716552002012-03-23T10:58:15.098-04:002012-03-23T10:58:15.098-04:00Very helpful, thank you for posting this info. I e...Very helpful, thank you for posting this info. I especially like what you said about not expecting anything, good advice! Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201552305824565842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-49678833480772868902012-03-23T10:43:23.585-04:002012-03-23T10:43:23.585-04:00Great minds are thinking alike today, Bob -- my po...Great minds are thinking alike today, Bob -- my post is on How Social Media Really Works: http://www.makealivingwriting.com/2012/03/23/marketing-101-freelance-writers-13-social-media-works/<br /><br />To your list and having great content to share I would add -- have an email capture process and be building a list. Otherwise, you're not really capitalizing on the traffic you draw over from Twitter or wherever. And I'm always surprised at how many people don't. <br /><br />I recently did a consult with one writer who's getting 8,000 monthly views on her natural healing blog, but never built a list. So she has no one to sell that ebook to that she's writing. Make sure social media connects to a concrete business goal you have in moving your writing forward.Carol Tice | Make a Living Writinghttp://www.makealivingwriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-74819715567064422082012-03-23T10:07:34.532-04:002012-03-23T10:07:34.532-04:00Oh, and I've got 5 kids, too. And my author si...Oh, and I've got 5 kids, too. And my author sister-in-law has six and she's the SM queen. So yup. We have time.Laurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-88251641262345966562012-03-23T10:04:18.625-04:002012-03-23T10:04:18.625-04:00This is a very informative post. I am a new author...This is a very informative post. I am a new author and was invited as a panelist on social media at the Pacific Institute for Professional Writer's conference this month. 2 years ago I knew nothing about SM. Now suddenly I'm an expert. :) http://1000wrongs.blogspot.comLaurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-87850400307967787062012-03-23T09:19:25.404-04:002012-03-23T09:19:25.404-04:00That is a LOT of useful information in one post! I...That is a LOT of useful information in one post! I'm using most of the sites you mentioned, but picked up some valuable tips. Thanks so much! <br /><br />Donna<br /><a href="http://www.topsyturvyland.com/" rel="nofollow">Topsy Turvy Land</a>Donna J. Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101584349756490950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-24741237894664895912012-03-23T09:07:42.964-04:002012-03-23T09:07:42.964-04:00Robert,
I love your blog! So much practical, usefu...Robert,<br />I love your blog! So much practical, useful information. Thanks!Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-25886680082017556012012-03-23T08:53:43.081-04:002012-03-23T08:53:43.081-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Ebony! It's always coo...Thanks for stopping by, Ebony! It's always cool to "meet" someone from the area.<br /><br />Funny enough, Jeanne, that epiphany about time didn't hit me until recently while speaking on an AWP panel. But it's true.<br /><br />Totally, Cheryl. It's all about priorities. Some people watch a lot of TV; some people produce the stuff that goes on TV.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, F.T.Robert Lee Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-67498691297422257352012-03-23T08:47:11.789-04:002012-03-23T08:47:11.789-04:00Can't even begin to tell you how helpful this ...Can't even begin to tell you how helpful this is. Thanks! Putting it on Twitter right now... :-)YA Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371132883359264412noreply@blogger.com