Posted by Julie Ortolon on August 2, 2011
Since I wrote my original post on How to Create a Facebook Page, things have changed. So, here are the new instructions (written August 2011) for creating a Facebook Page. After the instructions, I’ll talk about why I created a second Page for my Pearl Island trilogy when I already had an Author Page. Step-By-Step [...]
Categories: Facebook, Promoting ebooks, social networking, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: facebook, facebook pages, how to create a facebook fan page, how to promote ebooks | 
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Posted by Julie Ortolon on January 23, 2011
Guest Blog by author Patricia McLinn Some people play Facebook like a Stradivarius. Me? More like a one-fingered piano-player wearing boxing gloves. Then I saw a Tweet by Harlequin Presents author Lynn Raye Harris about how she’d created a tab on her Facebook page listing all her books, with cover art, plus links to purchase. [...]
Categories: Facebook, Promoting ebooks, social networking, Uncategorized |
Tags: facebook, facebook pages, how to create a facebook fan page, how to promote a book online, how to promote a novel, social networking | 14 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 21, 2010
Recently, I’ve heard a lot of authors asking how to hide their personal profile page on Facebook. Today’s tip — provided by Novelist Inc. member Lauren Dane — will tell you how to do that. First, though, for those who are new to Facebook, I’ll explain why you’d want to hide your profile. Facebook has [...]
Categories: Facebook, social networking, Uncategorized |
Tags: facebook, facebook pages, how to hide a facebook profile page, how to promote a book online, how to promote a novel, how to use facebook | 4 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on April 20, 2010
In a word, yes! But don’t just take my word for it. Neil Nyren, Senior Vice-President, Publisher, and Editor in Chief of Penguin Putnam, talked about the importance of an author’s web presence in an interview at Murderati.com, a blog about “Mysteries, Murder, and Marketing.”
Categories: Blogging, Facebook, social networking, Twitter, Uncategorized |
Tags: facebook, how to promote a book online, how to promote a novel, social networking, Twitter | 5 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on March 7, 2010
I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about HootSuit, so today, I finally joined. I can already tell I’m going to love it! Now, I can post to Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace at the same time. And I organized my Twitter lists so I can view several groups side-by-side. What a time saver! Or, at [...]
Categories: HootSuite, social networking, Uncategorized |
Tags: facebook, hoo, how to use facebook, how to use twitter, social networking, Twitter | 2 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on February 16, 2010
Before I braved the world of social networking, if I needed input on a major decision [like Website design], I’d simply bug my friends endlessly for their opinions…. This time, I decided to put my own advice from this blog into action and see what would happen if I used social networking. Wow, talk about Twitter and Facebook to the rescue!
Categories: Facebook, social networking, The Journey, Twitter, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: facebook, good website design, how to use facebook, how to use twitter, Twitter | No Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on February 8, 2010
This week’s tip is simple, short, and sweet. If you’ve an author (or anyone) who has recently added a Page (aka fan page) to your Profile on Facebook, you’ll love this. As soon as you have a minimum of 25 “like”s, you can change your URL from this: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6127*4#&re To this: http://www.facebook.com/julieortolon/ It’s really simple! [...]
Categories: Facebook, social networking, Uncategorized |
Tags: facebook, how to create a facebook fan page, how to use facebook, social networking | 8 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on December 29, 2009
Will everyone who finds Facebook confusing and frustrating please raise your hand? Ah-ha! I see I’m not alone. When I opened my Facebook account and started sending out friend requests to fellow authors, I kept getting responses back inviting me to join their Fan Page. I immediately thought, “I’m an author. I want one of [...]
Categories: Facebook, social networking, Uncategorized |
Tags: facebook, facebook pages, how to create a facebook fan page, how to promote a novel, how to use facebook, social networking | 7 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on December 14, 2009
Rather than write a how to guide for setting up a Facebook account, I want to focus on issues that concern authors, and that’s usually privacy verses promotion. (If you do want a how to guide, here’s a good one at eHow.com.) When opening a Facebook account you need to decide what your purpose is [...]
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Tags: facebook, internet marketing, social networking | 2 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on December 7, 2009
As authors, our name is one of the most important thing we can own. In the age of the Internet it’s becoming increasingly hard to protect. Until a few weeks ago, I’d never even hear of the term “Cyber Squatter,” but boy did I ever fall victim in one of the worst ways possible….Basically, they’re holding my name hostage and they want $1,000 in ransom to release it.
Categories: social networking, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: cyber squatters, domain registration, facebook, myspace, social networking, Twitter | 4 Comments »
