{"id":885,"date":"2023-05-31T15:50:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:53:19","slug":"social-media-for-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/social-media-for-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Best Social Media Platforms for Authors &#038; Writers (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"885\" class=\"elementor elementor-885\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07c573 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07c573\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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wp-image-1292\" alt=\"Social Media for Authors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/social-media-for-authors-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/social-media-for-authors-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/social-media-for-authors-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/social-media-for-authors-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/social-media-for-authors-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f24090 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f24090\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55ebfed\" data-id=\"55ebfed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a23e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a23e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike many other <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-marketing\/\">book marketing methods<\/a>, social media is typically a channel most authors take part in, <strong>but don\u2019t utilize to their best advantage<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Many authors spend too much time posting, but aren\u2019t focused on creating relationships with readers, or worse only share, \u2018buy my book\u2019 posts making them lose followers.<\/p><p>They spend time on accounts unrelated to the world of books and movies, creating a following who may never pick up a book, much less buy one online.<\/p><p>These strategies can be a time sink, keeping you from gaining lasting fans.<br \/>Booklinker is here to change that.<\/p><p>We spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/kj-waters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KJ Waters<\/a>, an international bestselling author, creator of the Stealing Time Series, and an author consultant (<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/kj-waters-consultancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KJ Waters Consultancy<\/a>) and asked her to share her ultimate guide to social media for authors.<\/p><p>Without further ado, let\u2019s jump right into it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c875592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c875592\" 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eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6216b38 keytakeaways elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6216b38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24917ffd\" data-id=\"24917ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7729d4ef keytakeaways elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2028f243\" data-id=\"2028f243\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b168ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b168ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dc93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9dc93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Strategic Use of Social Media:<\/strong> The article emphasizes the importance of authors using social media strategically to connect with their target audience. Instead of just promoting their books, authors should focus on building relationships with readers and engaging in communities related to their genre.<\/li><li><strong>Choosing the Right Platforms:<\/strong> It&#8217;s crucial for authors to select social media platforms that align with their genre and reader demographics. Authors should also consider the type of content they are comfortable creating when choosing a platform, such as text and graphics for Twitter or Facebook, and videos for TikTok or Instagram.<\/li><li><strong>Balance and Timing:<\/strong> The article advises authors to start building their social media presence early, even before their book is published, to cultivate a following. However, it&#8217;s important to maintain a balance between social media activity and writing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a77bc85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a77bc85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c296c07\" data-id=\"3c296c07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-element-3459cd70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3459cd70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Universal Book Links<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c548dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c548dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Boost international sales by geotargeting readers<\/li><li data-v-d6268b9c=\"\">Book store links update automatically based on availability<\/li><li>Advanced marketing analytics<\/li><li>Increase clicks with trusted links<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77629cb5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77629cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/booklinker-cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try Booklinker Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8095edc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8095edc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d50605\" data-id=\"8d50605\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3050db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3050db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Social Media Is Important For Authors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffcaf12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffcaf12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14ab61b\" data-id=\"14ab61b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9e3fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de9e3fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regardless of whether you\u2019re a published author or still getting your first book out, <strong>social media can be a powerful tool<\/strong>\u00a0to find <strong>readers and even super fans for your work for free<\/strong>!<\/p><p>Used properly, it is a way to build buzz toward your next release, find new readers, and share reviews of your already published books, while building relationships with readers who enjoy your genre.<\/p><p><strong>It\u2019s also an amazing way to find fellow authors who are working toward the same goals.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ea6273 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ea6273\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad5850d\" data-id=\"ad5850d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f698bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f698bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Social Media Success Story<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4074c14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4074c14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa99e85\" data-id=\"aa99e85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e454d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e454d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s a story that shows just how powerful social media can be.<\/p><p>I was taking a while between my first and second book, and published a short story called Blow, to keep my fans engaged.<\/p><p>I hadn\u2019t mentioned I was working on the short story until it was ready to be published.<\/p><p>Then I posted the cover and links on Facebook, then shared on my Twitter account, pinning the post to my page so anyone stopping by would see and share it.<\/p><p>My intent was to buy some ads and make a big push to let people know I\u2019d published something new, but I got sick with strep and had to bail on that plan, hoping to get to it when I was feeling better.<\/p><p>The next day I slept in late and awoke to a text from a fellow author friend (who I\u2019d met on Twitter) informing me the book reached <strong>number eight in one of its categories on Amazon<\/strong>.<\/p><p>I was shocked!<\/p><p>Why this worked:<\/p><ol><li>My accounts were full of readers, not just any random Joe who wanted to connect.<\/li><li>I shared content focused on the themes in my books (severe weather and time travel)<\/li><li>I spent a few minutes every day sharing book posts from similar authors, who, in turn, amplified my posts.<\/li><\/ol><p>Once organic sales blossomed, Amazon\u2019s algorithm kicked in, showing my book to interested readers, leading to a feedback loop of sales.<\/p><p>While I don\u2019t recommend this strategy to launch a book, it shows my sales were purely due to my previous social media efforts.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t get me wrong. Social media can be a huge time suck if you\u2019re not spending your time on the sites wisely, but a focused effort can reap great results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fc4f37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fc4f37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d94d2\" data-id=\"d4d94d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8026503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8026503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Should an Author Start Worrying About Social Media<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8019594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8019594\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d090a43\" data-id=\"2d090a43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c49566d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c49566d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1444ca00\" data-id=\"1444ca00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4000d66d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4000d66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7954a110\" data-id=\"7954a110\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baaa4e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7baaa4e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6d283c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e6d283c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13eed1a\" data-id=\"13eed1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709c590a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"709c590a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>It\u2019s never too early to build a following on social media. If you\u2019re working hard on your manuscript, grow those accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b835a24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b835a24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eca6c4f\" data-id=\"eca6c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b032076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b032076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Waiting until your book is out is a huge mistake. Fine tune your following to potential readers in your genre.<\/p><p>How?<\/p><p>Find similar authors and follow their fans. If you spend five minutes a day, or a half hour a week growing your accounts, it will pay off when you\u2019re ready to sell your books.<\/p><p>But spending time on social media is not the same as curating content and finding readers in your genre. Stay focused or it won\u2019t be the best use of your time.<\/p><p>But your priority should be to get books out.<\/p><p>If you can manage a healthy balance of writing and growing your social media accounts, then go for it. It is an investment in your future sales.<\/p><p>Just be careful of the time trap that social media can be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8346f07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8346f07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd6b47a\" data-id=\"dd6b47a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba722a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba722a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal vs Business Accounts\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a66673 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a66673\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db40d7b\" data-id=\"db40d7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb2bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cb2bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another thing to point out before we discuss the social media platforms is the difference between personal and business social media accounts.<\/p><p>Business accounts on social media have different levels of permissions and powers that make it optimal for those trying to use them as a marketing channel.<\/p><p>But all social media business accounts are not created equal.<\/p><p>Do a little research on the benefits of converting to a business account.<\/p><p>Some may throttle your reach for a business account, where others offer an excellent suite of tools when you convert.<\/p><p>For example, advertising on Meta platforms is <strong>only available with a <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/facebook-author-page\/\">Facebook author page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p>To promote your work, you\u2019ll need to create a page connected to your regular account and promote from this author page.<\/p><p><strong>One word of warning:<\/strong><\/p><p>If you decide to use your social account for social media marketing, you\u2019ll want to curate it more for your publishing world.<\/p><p>Posting your latest short story in the same place as your political views might not be a great idea and lead to a backlash.<\/p><p>To quote Shark Tank\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Leary, an expert in product branding,<\/p><p>\u201cWhen you take a polarized position on any subject you will alienate 50% of your audience 100% of the time.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a029dd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a029dd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-id=\"22ac1d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing: <br><strong>Booklinker Collections<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b433f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b433f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One landing page for all your books. 100% free.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41debbb3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41debbb3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d84b347\" data-id=\"4d84b347\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bceea3a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bceea3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One link for easy sharing of your books across your backmatter, websites, emails, and social media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d72b84f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3d72b84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/booklinker-collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Out Collections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d71a0ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d71a0ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-424459d\" data-id=\"424459d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570ebdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"570ebdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organic vs Paid Social Media\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf66e2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf66e2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d0f818\" data-id=\"5d0f818\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44557a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44557a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On social media, there are two main ways your content will reach your audience: organic or paid.<\/p><p>Your organic reach describes your followers who see your posts in real time on your feed.<\/p><p>This typically includes all the people that follow you, engage with you, or like similar accounts to you, depending on the platform.<\/p><p>Paid reach is the extra boost you get from purchasing ads or boosting a post.<\/p><p>These can either waste a lot of money or focus your efforts on sales, growing your platform, or getting engagements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaa078b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaa078b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128499a\" data-id=\"128499a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb1127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbb1127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Social Media Platform(s) Should You Choose?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb7b1ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb7b1ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0285db\" data-id=\"c0285db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc72285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc72285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each social platform has pros and cons. The most obvious is who is active on the site.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6196f16b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6196f16b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3600f49e\" data-id=\"3600f49e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b458c4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b458c4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8248b0\" data-id=\"7e8248b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389dc0f3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"389dc0f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-193303\" data-id=\"193303\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687af9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"687af9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-562f02f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"562f02f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c182b0e\" data-id=\"3c182b0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f347081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f347081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>To make the best use of your social media time, consider who is your target reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd1ff23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd1ff23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45fa99f\" data-id=\"45fa99f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af69abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af69abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you write women\u2019s fiction who average over thirty years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/pinterest-for-authors\/\">Pinterest<\/a> might be a good place to start with an active audience of 431 million users, 77% are women.<\/p><p>Pinterest has the added bonus of indexing all of its content on Google, so anyone searching for you will find your content there.<\/p><p>If you write young adult books about dragons, your audience skews a lot younger. You may find it beneficial to spend more time on TikTok or Instagram to connect with your audience.<\/p><p>It is difficult to post on all the social channels well while saving time to engage on every platform.<\/p><p>Select a few channels that are rich with possibilities for connecting with your readers, rather than spreading yourself too thin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a20dfa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a20dfa1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf03f1\" data-id=\"1cf03f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d4cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11d4cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Content Do You Enjoy Making?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64c9f08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64c9f08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0518733\" data-id=\"0518733\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff8e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff8e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another consideration for choosing the right social channel is to think about what type of content you enjoy making?<\/p><p>If you are camera shy, then YouTube is probably not a good fit with the demands of video content.<\/p><p>If you prefer to write text and share graphics, Twitter\/X or Facebook might be more comfortable for you.<\/p><p>Play into your strengths as a creator and match it with the platform&#8217;s demographics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97d1cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97d1cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-201a153\" data-id=\"201a153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e2131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77e2131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facebook\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bea75c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bea75c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b0abea\" data-id=\"3b0abea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9817aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9817aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-889\" alt=\"Facebook for Authors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2.png 512w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c95d0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c95d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4bb6b7\" data-id=\"a4bb6b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d3a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d3a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facebook is a great place for authors, due to the sheer numbers of users on the platform, with over\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/facebook-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2.93 billion members.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>On Facebook you share status updates in text, images, short videos, with links on a page, in groups, or boosted through Facebook ads.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/discover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Groups<\/a> are communities inside Facebook that can be public or private who share posts with common interests. Many authors on Facebook join groups based on their genre.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/create\/?ref_type=registration_form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Pages<\/a> are a type of Facebook profile that businesses and\/or public figures can create in order for their audience to follow them. Authors fall under this category, so we\u2019ve created the <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/facebook-author-page\/\">ultimate guide to Facebook Author Pages<\/a>.<\/p><p>Upon creating a Facebook Page, you\u2019ll gain access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/creators\/tools\/meta-business-suite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta Business suite<\/a>, where you can control all your marketing and <strong>advertising activities<\/strong> on the platform.<\/p><p>Facebook\u2019s Ad tool is likely the most advanced ad platform out of all social media platforms, and could be an entire guide on its own, but we\u2019ll touch on it briefly here.<\/p><p>Facebook\u2019s Ad tool allows you to target Facebook users based on their demographics.<\/p><p>This can be anything from gender, country, age, their interests, and even their buying habits.<\/p><p>For example, you can run an ad to promote your new women\u2019s fiction release to:<\/p><ul><li>Women in the United States<\/li><li>Who make online purchases<\/li><li>In the age range of 30-60 years old<\/li><li>Who have shown an interest in a best-selling author who writes similar books<\/li><li>Owns an eReader<\/li><\/ul><p>You can target anything Facebook collects, which is a lot of data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a8379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a8379\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-370967d\" data-id=\"370967d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5c908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a5c908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why should Authors use Facebook?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e9ec15b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e9ec15b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78e921eb\" data-id=\"78e921eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ce3ff56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ce3ff56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-770b4ceb\" data-id=\"770b4ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6432abec elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6432abec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57ae1fcc\" data-id=\"57ae1fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217c971f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"217c971f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-438f514 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"438f514\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1031f71d\" data-id=\"1031f71d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55099989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55099989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Authors should consider using Facebook as it\u2019s the largest social media platform in the world, with powerful features to help get your books in front of readers.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be7edab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be7edab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-920afb4\" data-id=\"920afb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6fa18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a6fa18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As long as your audience is active on the platform, (i.e., not geared toward teens), it can be a productive core element of your <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-marketing\/\">author book marketing strategy<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>Strengths of Facebook:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>It&#8217;s a simple platform to use<\/li><li>Almost 3 billion active users<\/li><li>Facebook pixel and ad platforms are powerful<\/li><li>\u201cEasy\u201d to direct traffic off the platform<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Weaknesses of Facebook:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Not as popular with younger audiences<\/li><li>Involved in a lot of controversy<\/li><li>Heavy moderating and censorship<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cac578 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cac578\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d7cfa5\" data-id=\"8d7cfa5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8bbcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8bbcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing Facebook Well: Shawn Inmon\u200b\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec66976 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec66976\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e43eaa7\" data-id=\"e43eaa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa7fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fa7fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ShawnInmon-FB-Author-Page-1024x804.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ShawnInmon-FB-Author-Page-1024x804.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ShawnInmon-FB-Author-Page-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ShawnInmon-FB-Author-Page-768x603.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ShawnInmon-FB-Author-Page-1536x1206.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ShawnInmon-FB-Author-Page.png 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f200c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f200c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e31943e\" data-id=\"e31943e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8e34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8e34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShawnInmonWriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shawn Inmon<\/a> has done an incredible job building out his <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/facebook-author-page\/\">Facebook Author page<\/a>.<\/p><p>He displays his distinct personality and sense of humor in his multiple daily posts.\u00a0<\/p><p>Whether it&#8217;s a witty joke, personal story, or launch of a new book, his posts get lots of engagement from his dedicated fans.<\/p><p>These posts are then shown on potential readers Facebook pages, leading to passive book sales.\u00a0<\/p><p>He&#8217;s also included a call to action in his bio where readers can sign up for his <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/email-marketing-for-authors\/\">email list<\/a>, in order to stay up to date with this content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d37ce7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d37ce7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c2961\" data-id=\"21c2961\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c5b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1c5b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tiktok\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-538df51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"538df51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01680c4\" data-id=\"01680c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c6334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50c6334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-890\" alt=\"Tiktok for Authors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.png 512w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-108516f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"108516f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a0608\" data-id=\"32a0608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912ef31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"912ef31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TikTok specializes in short form video content, typically with lots of action and cuts.<\/p><p>There\u2019s a section of TikTok known as #Booktok that\u2019s rapidly growing, and is one of the leading ways readers discover books on social media.<\/p><p>In fact, it\u2019s so successful, even bookstores are jumping on the trend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/b\/booktok\/_\/N-2vdn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes and Noble has a few tables dedicated to books trending on<\/a> TikTok.<\/p><p>The platform <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/tiktok-users\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has over 1 billion users<\/a>, with nearly 48% of them being between the ages 10 and 29.<\/p><p>The main reason for TikTok&#8217;s success has been the power of the \u201cFor You\u201d page algorithm. Unique to TikTok, it is an addictive format that predicts what type of content a user will find interesting.<\/p><p>Because of this, I recommend you focus your time on the platform engaging with authors and readers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/booktok\/\">#BookTok<\/a> content as soon as you create an account, in order to tell TikTok this is what your accounts are about.<\/p><p>As a new user, the platform will boost your early posts to a larger \u201cFor You\u201d audience, so don\u2019t squander the opportunity.<\/p><p>TikTok is also a great platform to find book influencers who can add your books to their content and get some virality going. TikTok\u2019s ad tool is still in its early stages. Because of its infancy, it can be an untapped market, and may be worth looking into.<\/p><p>That being said, selling books directly on TikTok can be difficult, as the only way to direct traffic off of the platform is through a link in your bio.<\/p><p>Limited linking on the platform makes it a perfect place to insert a <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\">Booklinker<\/a> link or <a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/universal-book-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geniuslink universal book link<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5249bc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5249bc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-258022a\" data-id=\"258022a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfb89e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dfb89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why should Authors use TikTok?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6af6b8ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6af6b8ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-242ff461\" data-id=\"242ff461\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bcd09b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bcd09b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a051cb4\" data-id=\"5a051cb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0aa3ff elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2d0aa3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c121399\" data-id=\"4c121399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfee967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bfee967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b794c16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b794c16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b58131b\" data-id=\"1b58131b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c307da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c307da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Authors should use TikTok if they enjoy making video content and leveraging their creativity. It\u2019s a fun and exciting \u201cnew\u201d platform that authors have been finding a lot of success on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b6f8d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b6f8d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac11748\" data-id=\"ac11748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788cb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"788cb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing TikTok Well: Colleen Hoover<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f6b5c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f6b5c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f83f3a0\" data-id=\"f83f3a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe77d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe77d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@colleenhoover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleen Hoover<\/a>, is considered a #BookTok sensation, when her novel,<i> It Ends with Us, <\/i>became popular on the platform in 2021.\u00a0<\/p><p>In 2022, eight of the top twenty-five best sellers were hers, making her one of the top selling authors of the year, including the top three titles.\u00a0<\/p><p>She&#8217;s amassed over 1.4m followers on the platform, posting casual short form content about books she&#8217;s writing or just days in her life. A combination of both content types help build trust and anticipation for her book releases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ada643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ada643\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a55631\" data-id=\"1a55631\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c8018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67c8018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twitter\/X<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adeb798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adeb798\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc77799\" data-id=\"cc77799\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f877a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f877a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-891\" alt=\"Twitter for Authors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3.png 512w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381d13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381d13e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0700b1e\" data-id=\"0700b1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1238c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1238c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite a few stumbles, the platform is undergoing a transformation and with an innovator like Musk at the helm, it has the potential to take over some of the incredible features of TikTok without the risk of being banned in your country.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/twitter-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter is a large platform with over 450 million users as of 2023<\/a>. Twitter\u2019s demographics has a slight lean toward males (56%) with over half between the ages of 25 and 49 years old.<\/p><p>It\u2019s hard to say if any particular book genre stands out on the platform, but again, due to its large user base, any genre can do well here.<\/p><p>Similarly to Facebook, content on the platform is short form text, images, and videos.<\/p><p>The main way to discover content on the platform is via your feeds. The two feeds on the platform are the \u201cFor You\u201d feed, and the \u201cFollowing\u201d feed.<\/p><p>The \u201cFor You\u201d feed, is where the algorithm gauges your interests and shows you content you might like to engage with. Your \u201cFollowing\u201d feed only features content from those you\u2019ve chosen to follow.<\/p><p>Twitter has a unique feature that shows trending topics. You can also search for content or indexed hashtags. These are great tools for identifying and hopping on trending topics.<\/p><p>One tip is to find trending topics related to your book content. For example, I have a client who writes crime novels about cartels in Mexico who uses trending hashtags to find readers interested in the topic.<\/p><p><b>Twitter\u2019s Strengths<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Large active audience<\/li><li>They are constantly innovating and growing the platform<\/li><li>You can reach a large audience by taking advantage of trending topics and hashtags<\/li><li>You can pin tweets to keep your favorite content on the top of your page<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Twitters Weaknesses<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Advertising and API aren&#8217;t the greatest<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>It isn\u2019t geared towards readers or writers.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Growing pains as the platform undergoes changes<\/li><li>Stubstack and other links are banned, reducing its link sharing ability.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95f4da6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95f4da6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05d778\" data-id=\"f05d778\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f291fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f291fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why should Authors Use Twitter?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-193b856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"193b856\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dee3ad8\" data-id=\"dee3ad8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cd063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1cd063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwitter is a powerful tool for your social media platform, especially if you are able to use the trending topics related to your books. It\u2019s easy to use, and if you like to put out short, thought-provoking content, it could be a great platform for you.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff86a8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff86a8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7750f01\" data-id=\"7750f01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505e0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"505e0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing Twitter Well: KJ Waters<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08cc9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08cc9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6f5428\" data-id=\"f6f5428\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdfd0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfdfd0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For our Twitter example, we&#8217;re going to take a look at&#8230; me!<\/p><p>As you can see from the above screenshot, I&#8217;ve gained over 29k followers on the platform.<\/p><p>I started off on the platform by networking and following with other like minded authors.\u00a0<\/p><p>Once I started getting some traction, I automated my content ahead of time using social media scheduling tools.<\/p><p>I mostly share educational content relating to authorship and digital marketing along with the occasional funny meme.<\/p><p>Occasionally, I promote my own books and new releases, along with some enticing text. In the case below, I shared a positive review along with a call to action to buy my book. It got a lot of traction so I leave it in the pinned Tweet section, where it will get the most eyeballs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ce6eac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ce6eac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b82b5ac\" data-id=\"b82b5ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d01bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6d01bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.09.00-AM-q79zyh170lvkskdqbyl7vf080z7ydjgx0u4n5p0asg.png\" title=\"Pinned Tweet from KJ\" alt=\"Pinned Tweet from KJ\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e23e07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e23e07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d45a3ec\" data-id=\"d45a3ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6863d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6863d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/twitter-for-authors\/\">how authors should market themselves on Twitter<\/a>, Booklinker has a guide!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8ab91d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8ab91d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e99907a\" data-id=\"e99907a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053455e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"053455e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Instagram\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c5d0e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c5d0e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f15e568\" data-id=\"f15e568\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bbf37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3bbf37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.13.25-AM-1024x330.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-904\" alt=\"Example of Author Doing Instagram well\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.13.25-AM-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.13.25-AM-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.13.25-AM-768x248.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.13.25-AM-1536x495.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.13.25-AM.png 1904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96145df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96145df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2d4f87\" data-id=\"d2d4f87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a169b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a169b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/183585\/instagram-number-of-global-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram boasts over 1.28 billion users<\/a>, making it one of the largest platforms out there. Instagram trends younger (mid 20\u2019s) than Twitter and Facebook.<\/p><p>The main content types on the platform are images, videos, and reels. Reels are Instagram&#8217;s take on TikTok, where users can create short video form content with heavy edits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50f3f2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50f3f2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-202437b2\" data-id=\"202437b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6cd1f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6cd1f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-444b0fd3\" data-id=\"444b0fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c009148 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2c009148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7dc783\" data-id=\"a7dc783\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fcdac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2fcdac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f921f32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f921f32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed3ad00\" data-id=\"5ed3ad00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bbad0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11bbad0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Instagram is a very visual platform, with little to no text, so it can be a great platform to give off a mood that connects to your brand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d231fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d231fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f5f7d\" data-id=\"99f5f7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daae483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daae483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0I write time travel stories set in storms, so I share severe weather, locations, time periods, and buy links.<\/p><p>Similar to Twitter, hashtags are super important on the platform for content discovery. #Bookstagram is the #BookTok equivalent and is where authors and readers go to talk about books on the platform.<\/p><p>Instagram is owned by Meta, so any ads are created and run on Meta ad platform and can easily be shared on Instagram.<\/p><p><b>Instagram\u2019s Strengths<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Visual platform<\/li><li>Hashtags are powerful for discoverability<\/li><li>Reels are taking off in popularity<\/li><li>Trends for a younger audience<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Instagram\u2019s Weaknesses<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Not suitable for long form content<\/li><li>Hard to direct traffic off the platform<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0968abf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0968abf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-553ceb6\" data-id=\"553ceb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f27d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81f27d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Should Authors Use Instagram?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a207678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a207678\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c57fc\" data-id=\"e2c57fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59eaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c59eaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you love taking photos and creating graphics, Instagram can be a great platform. This doesn\u2019t necessarily need to be videos of yourself, but just any content in the form of video or still pictures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-388a5fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"388a5fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02d5dca\" data-id=\"02d5dca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d93144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d93144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing Instagram Well: Elise Bryant\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f50e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f50e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a71eec\" data-id=\"1a71eec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5624d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5624d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.16.39-AM-1024x910.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-905\" alt=\"Author on Instagram\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.16.39-AM-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.16.39-AM-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.16.39-AM-768x683.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-10.16.39-AM.png 1348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d072d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d072d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4385ccf\" data-id=\"4385ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a1eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a1eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elise Bryant has done quite well on Instagram with over 11k followers. Her Instagram consists mostly of photos of herself and creative reels.<\/p><p>Her content is typically sharing author updates, personal life stories, and the occasional book marketing post.<\/p><p>Her bio contains a <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkTree<\/a> where she places links to all of her books.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e6b77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e6b77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31e2b41\" data-id=\"31e2b41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2862bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2862bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pinterest\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f2d3f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f2d3f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdfba98\" data-id=\"bdfba98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4d67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc4d67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pinterest-1-1024x438.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-894\" alt=\"Pinterest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pinterest-1-1024x438.webp 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pinterest-1-300x128.webp 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pinterest-1-768x328.webp 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pinterest-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6135f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6135f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b12e2\" data-id=\"25b12e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d37af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d37af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/pinterest-for-authors\/\">Pinterest<\/a> is a unique platform in that it is a visual search engine. The main content on the platform are \u201cpins\u201d in the form of images and captions that go on boards (think of these like bulletin boards).<\/p><p>These pins typically lead to a longer form piece of content like a blog post, recipe, or video. Pins are organized into boards with similar content and users can share pins, follow boards to browse and engage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a9aab9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a9aab9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8a61f9\" data-id=\"e8a61f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21494bf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21494bf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f56d3a6\" data-id=\"7f56d3a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6703b69c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6703b69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-659f9166\" data-id=\"659f9166\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545ee70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"545ee70c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28d46d3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28d46d3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa6179e\" data-id=\"3aa6179e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b69321a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b69321a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Creative authors are using Pinterest to show fans a deeper dive into the worlds they&#8217;ve created with costumes, and exotic locations, <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/cover-design-for-authors\/\">book cover<\/a> reveals, fan appreciation, book club extras, and more.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b66bf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b66bf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-697403e\" data-id=\"697403e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1967d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1967d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I\u2019m writing my novels, I save interesting finds in a secret Pinterest board that I reveal once the book is published.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/business.pinterest.com\/audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest is another social media platform that skews towards women (60%) and has 463 million monthly users<\/a>.<\/p><p>Pins have a much longer lifespan than other social media content types, making it a powerful evergreen traffic tool.<\/p><p>Where a tweet might be seen for forty-five minutes, Pins are shown on the platform for up to a month, making it a great tool for authors.<\/p><p>The platform also has a lot of automations that makes it one of the more passive marketing channels.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tailwindapp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tailwind<\/a> is the most popular scheduling tool on the platform, and there\u2019s also a WordPress integration that allows your website to automatically share latest blog posts to Pinterest.<\/p><p><b>Pinterest Strengths<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indexed to Google for discoverability<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pins are seen longer than other platforms<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual platform leading to longer content<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent for creating a mood around your books<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hashtags are powerful for discoverability<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform allows authors to have more privacy<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Pinterest Weaknesses<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There isn\u2019t as much \u201cnetworking\u201d on the platform<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engagement is through sharing pins, rather than conversations<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ec23b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ec23b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66917c2\" data-id=\"66917c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de71524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de71524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Should Authors Use Pinterest?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-504d713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"504d713\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aff2597\" data-id=\"aff2597\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a4273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6a4273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pinterest is an exceptional tool for <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/seo-for-authors\/\">authors who blog<\/a> or anyone with longer form content.<\/p><p>If you are trying to be seen on search engines, it is an invaluable social platform.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re not excited about the engagement required on other social platforms, this might be the place for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21ccad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21ccad5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fad1f8\" data-id=\"7fad1f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639caa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"639caa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing Pinterest Well: Dhonielle Clayton<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df17b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df17b32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d90d1f3\" data-id=\"d90d1f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0903cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0903cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.02.25-AM-1024x592.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-906\" alt=\"Dhonielle Clayton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.02.25-AM-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.02.25-AM-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.02.25-AM-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.02.25-AM.png 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de9eedf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de9eedf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d81db01\" data-id=\"d81db01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6962e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6962e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/dhonielle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dhonille Clayton<\/a> has done an excellent job utilizing Pinterest for her author business.\u00a0<\/p><p>Her Pinterest account has a variety of boards featuring different fashion, interior design, and art.<\/p><p>Because her books often include imagery similar to these aesthetics, naturally people that follow her board will be drawn to her books.<\/p><p>In order to make it easy for Pinterest followers to locate her books, she&#8217;s wisely created a board of her own books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db50989 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db50989\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-529e837\" data-id=\"529e837\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edf558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9edf558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goodreads\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a796709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a796709\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce2e10f\" data-id=\"ce2e10f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-facb35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"facb35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.05.59-PM-1024x516.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-892\" alt=\"Goodreads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.05.59-PM-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.05.59-PM-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.05.59-PM-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.05.59-PM-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.05.59-PM.png 1988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-656500d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"656500d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e2b42\" data-id=\"93e2b42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c1902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c1902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine a social media network designed around books?<\/p><p>Goodreads originally started as a place for readers to share <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-reviews\/\">reviews of books<\/a>, and place them on a digital \u201cbookshelf\u201d for others to find.<\/p><p>If you have a book published, you can sign up for a free author account, and start engaging with readers.<\/p><p>Now it is a dynamic, engaging place where 125 million readers gather. Goodreads has over 45 million monthly users, with a slight skew toward female users (52%).<\/p><p>Users of the platform are from all over the world, with USA and India leading the pack with the largest segment between 25 and 34 years olds.<\/p><p>It\u2019s a strong platform for authors to connect with their readers.<\/p><p>It can be a little clunky at times, as it was built a long time ago, but they have a killer customer support team known as \u201clibrarians\u201d that you can reach out for quick solutions to any problems.<\/p><p>It is one of the few social platforms where your readers can leave reviews of your books.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads also has an affordable giveaway program<\/a> that provides a huge platform to give away up to 100 copies of your book. It only costs $119 and you have the choice of paperback or ebook prizes.<\/p><p>If you give away ebooks, they deliver the ebooks directly to the winners from your Amazon account at no additional cost. Winners receive a free book, automatically adding it to their \u201cTo Be Read\u201d pile, where their followers will be alerted.<\/p><p>The books awarded become verified purchases on Amazon and those recipients will be prompted by Amazon to leave a review.<\/p><p><b>Goodreads Strengths<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Highly focused community of readers looking for books<\/li><li>Owned by Amazon<\/li><li>Offers affordable promotion opportunities<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Goodreads Weaknesses<\/b><\/p><ul><li>A bit difficult to navigate<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9f2d4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9f2d4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51377bb\" data-id=\"51377bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a57508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a57508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Should Authors Use Goodreads?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbb06e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbb06e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9760f\" data-id=\"ac9760f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c4e1e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c4e1e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdfc182\" data-id=\"fdfc182\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a3091 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b1a3091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4275ac0\" data-id=\"4275ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822100f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"822100f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34b1701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34b1701\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbcfad1\" data-id=\"bbcfad1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d68c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d68c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Goodreads is a no brainer for authors as it\u2019s a social media network specifically for the book space. A little bit of effort on the platform can go a long way, in the form of free promo and extra book reviews.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a554d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a554d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b2668\" data-id=\"46b2668\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f14ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26f14ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing Goodreads Well: Jodi Thomas\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92585bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92585bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b9f5a7\" data-id=\"5b9f5a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3f917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd3f917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.22.10-AM-1024x445.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-907\" alt=\"GoodReads Jodi Thomas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.22.10-AM-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.22.10-AM-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.22.10-AM-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.22.10-AM-1536x668.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.22.10-AM-2048x890.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f5df9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f5df9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb61fa7\" data-id=\"cb61fa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138fdff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138fdff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/20273.Jodi_Thomas?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jodi Thomas<\/a> has connected her blog to Goodreads, where followers can engage with her, rate her books, and enter her giveaways.<\/p><p>Jodi also actively engages with her fans and answers questions in the &#8220;Ask the Author&#8221; section.<\/p><p>Lastly, she updates her bookshelf to what she&#8217;s reading in real-time, in order to engage with her audience and give exposure to other authors&#8217; books.<\/p><p>Do this enough, and other Goodreads users will be sure to return the favor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c2cb64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c2cb64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcff438\" data-id=\"fcff438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c279d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c279d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bookbub \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36647fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36647fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a56b9aa\" data-id=\"a56b9aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcea1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfcea1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-9.36.45-AM-min-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-878\" alt=\"Bookbub\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-9.36.45-AM-min-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-9.36.45-AM-min-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-9.36.45-AM-min-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-9.36.45-AM-min-1536x884.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-9.36.45-AM-min-2048x1178.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e4b8c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e4b8c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3ebca\" data-id=\"6e3ebca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f3c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f3c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bookbub is a popular platform entirely geared towards readers.<\/p><p>It started as an <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/email-marketing-for-authors\/\">email list<\/a> for readers to find books, but now has an author platform with promotional features and has grown to over 15 million users.<\/p><p>Like other social platforms, authors can grow their following but this site has an important distinction.<\/p><p>Once you hit 1,000 followers, BookBub will notify these folks when you release your next book. That\u2019s a free email from a trusted source!<\/p><p>One strategy to use is to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-reviews\/\">book reviews<\/a> of similar authors&#8217; books to grow your following and make those fans aware of your writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dff34a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dff34a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82a4c39\" data-id=\"82a4c39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d711f65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d711f65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8058b45\" data-id=\"8058b45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b85b04 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4b85b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-052c8b9\" data-id=\"052c8b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9b23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c9b23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41500b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41500b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f058e0\" data-id=\"5f058e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51db51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f51db51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Bookbub also has a featured deal ad that is without a doubt one of the most powerful promotional tools out there in <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-marketing\/\">book marketing<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9405da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9405da4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a17d91\" data-id=\"7a17d91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bc165 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5bc165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, they offer a pay per click advertising platform that can be an excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-promotion-services\/\">book promotion tool<\/a> for increasing sales. Booklinker will have a complete guide to Bookbub advertising out soon.<\/p><p><b>Bookbub Strengths<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Made specifically for readers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curated reader list by genre for promotions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another place for your readers to review your work<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Bookbub Weaknesses<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not as large of a user base as other social media networks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay per click ads have a learning curve<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c39e5ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c39e5ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385fcf8\" data-id=\"385fcf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff74cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff74cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Should Authors Use Bookbub?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0e3059 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0e3059\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-749b0ec\" data-id=\"749b0ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d715a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d715a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every author should claim your books on Bookbub and begin growing their following.<\/p><p>With a little effort, you can learn the ropes of promoting your books on their advertising platform, and take advantage of one of the most powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-promotion-services\/\">book promotion<\/a> sites out there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2795a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2795a95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c918d2f\" data-id=\"c918d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365ea0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365ea0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of an Author Doing Bookbub Well: Tamera Alexander\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bb571d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bb571d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c9691\" data-id=\"11c9691\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45af18a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45af18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.40.23-AM-1024x451.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-908\" alt=\"Tamera Alexander\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.40.23-AM-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.40.23-AM-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.40.23-AM-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.40.23-AM-1536x677.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-31-at-11.40.23-AM-2048x902.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cfcd7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cfcd7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dda5dd7\" data-id=\"dda5dd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9931889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9931889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tamera Alexander is a USA Today best selling author with a pretty impressive Bookbub profile.<\/p><p>With over 15 books claimed and 18k+ followers, she&#8217;s become one of the leading inspiration fiction writers on the platform.<\/p><p>Tamera has also left 40 <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-reviews\/\">book reviews<\/a> on authors in her genre&#8217;s profile, which can help build her exposure to the aligned fan bases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d5c2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37d5c2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1918672\" data-id=\"1918672\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122dfde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"122dfde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Media Scheduling Tools\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24e5302 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24e5302\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7fe83\" data-id=\"bf7fe83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef000ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef000ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.07.36-PM-1024x421.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-893\" alt=\"Hootsuite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.07.36-PM-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.07.36-PM-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.07.36-PM-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.07.36-PM-1536x631.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-26-at-5.07.36-PM-2048x842.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f2f87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f2f87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e460170\" data-id=\"e460170\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c6298b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c6298b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85783b8\" data-id=\"85783b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec7495 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0ec7495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c284fd7\" data-id=\"c284fd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644b1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644b1e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f44364 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f44364\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6e5d6\" data-id=\"7a6e5d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66254d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66254d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Social media scheduling tools are a useful option for authors wanting to automate their social media content. They can streamline your workload and push content asynchronously while you\u2019re writing your next book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a436b43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a436b43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aeab1a\" data-id=\"2aeab1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335419e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"335419e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scheduling tools allow you to input content on the front end, and schedule them out to certain days and times. Most of these tools analyze your followers and determine the best times to post to reach them.<\/p><p>Popular options for scheduling tools include <a href=\"https:\/\/sproutsocial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SproutSocial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hootsuite.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/buffer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/recurpost.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recurpost<\/a>.<\/p><p>Some authors, like Shawn Inmon, who wrote our ultimate guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/facebook-author-page\/\">Facebook Author pages<\/a>, don\u2019t like scheduling tools as he feels like he misses the \u201cspark of the moment\u201d from his content.<\/p><p>At the end of the day, whether or not to use scheduling tools is a personal choice, but it\u2019s important to be aware of them as an option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-690f383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"690f383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa6c5e8\" data-id=\"aa6c5e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c94089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c94089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fce3315 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fce3315\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bec787\" data-id=\"7bec787\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d0f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d0f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media, if used correctly, can be an exceptional opportunity for authors to network with others in the industry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/book-promotion-services\/\">promote their upcoming book<\/a>.<\/p><p>It can also be a great way to waste your writing time and prolong your publishing dreams.<\/p><p>Curate content to attract an audience that reads your genre and buys books.<\/p><p>This concludes our ultimate guide to social media for authors.<\/p><p>If you\u2019d like to learn more about a social media network, Booklinker has some networks covered already such as <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/twitter-for-authors\/\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/facebook-author-page\/\">Facebook Pages<\/a>.<\/p><p>If there\u2019s a certain social media platform you\u2019d like us to cover soon, please let us know in the comments.<\/p><p>Or alternatively, if you have a question for KJ or the Booklinker team, we\u2019d be happy to answer any questions promptly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580347bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580347bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29802754\" data-id=\"29802754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eef36e8 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