tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post1439249241516334896..comments2024-03-28T23:49:23.325-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: My Social Networking RulesElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-83347742017477358172011-03-19T19:27:08.521-06:002011-03-19T19:27:08.521-06:00I like the balance that you've struck between ...I like the balance that you've struck between self-promotion and talking to and about others. I try to avoid spewing things into the interwebs without interacting with others, and some days I'm more successful than others.<br /><br />I especially like the Twitter rule. I try to do the same, although I hadn't expressed it that way. Thanks for the tips!Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-79870871828611212942011-03-07T09:51:08.225-07:002011-03-07T09:51:08.225-07:00I love your social networking rules and seeings as...I love your social networking rules and seeings as how you are a social networking Diva. I think I'm going to follow them as well. Great post and thank you for making the world less annoying! ;)J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-51528020068225509092011-03-06T18:29:47.570-07:002011-03-06T18:29:47.570-07:00I like your rules and I think that you're just...I like your rules and I think that you're just plain awesome. Stay well. Talk to you soon. :)Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16216963786137941792011-03-06T17:40:20.351-07:002011-03-06T17:40:20.351-07:00GREAT ideas. I try not to say too much stuff about...GREAT ideas. I try not to say too much stuff about myself on Twitter (now that I've caved in and gotten a profile there), and I love your ideas how to balance the give and take of all that! I DO heave a big sigh (or roll the proverbial eyeballs) when all I see are tweets about people and and their own books (not you, my dear)!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-23242006452411840112011-03-06T17:27:05.115-07:002011-03-06T17:27:05.115-07:00I like your self promotion idea! Pay it forward.
O...I like your self promotion idea! Pay it forward.<br />On twitter, if I say something about myself, I find a really great article about writing or a book review or something positive and I twitt one or more before I can talk about me, me, me, again. <br />So off I go to add this post to twitter!Taffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796711977284429278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65902596347109422452011-03-06T00:18:12.950-07:002011-03-06T00:18:12.950-07:00Love this!
Yes, that is a great rule of thumb ;o...Love this! <br /><br />Yes, that is a great rule of thumb ;o) Elana I still don't know how you do it all... I think there are two of you ;o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-62162651024233133102011-03-05T08:07:35.265-07:002011-03-05T08:07:35.265-07:00It still amazes me that you find time to sleep. I ...It still amazes me that you find time to sleep. I think that somehow you've managed to tack an extra couple of hours onto every day by some mystical arrangement with fairies.Lisa Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676087488599338569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-77210610245653401682011-03-05T07:20:06.982-07:002011-03-05T07:20:06.982-07:00Nice guidelines. I've noticed how well you imp...Nice guidelines. I've noticed how well you implement them, so when I see you around (a lot) I don't find you annoying, lol. You've set a good standard.J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49180786301676249472011-03-04T22:03:10.438-07:002011-03-04T22:03:10.438-07:00I've been making rules for me in a different w...I've been making rules for me in a different way. I give myself a certain amount of time to just comment on others blog. Just getting to know people better. I set the timer and when the timer rings, I'm done. If not, I could spend my entire morning just reading. However, I don't want to start to feel overwhelmed and quit being a real contributor to the write-o-sphere. I like your ideas. I think I"ll have to incorporate some like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573354179519141077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49811931989971110892011-03-04T21:56:35.058-07:002011-03-04T21:56:35.058-07:00This is why you're awesome. Fantastic rules to...This is why you're awesome. Fantastic rules to live by.lexcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094072290983267178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43353324623514488302011-03-04T21:40:20.239-07:002011-03-04T21:40:20.239-07:00Those are some awesome rules... I love how you'...Those are some awesome rules... I love how you're making sure you're not just thinking about yourself when promoting etc. What would we do without help and advice from everyone else in this awesome writing community?Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127447015151066065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-48487874290551812982011-03-04T21:29:34.498-07:002011-03-04T21:29:34.498-07:00Hey, great social networking rules to live by!
I ...Hey, great social networking rules to live by!<br /><br />I realized just now I tend to always tweet/RT usually about 3 or more people before I will promote a blog post (which is, at the moment, about all I have to promote). Aaaaan most of the time I forget to promote my blog posts at all. That's probably not a good rule to live by, though.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-7417499465915262602011-03-04T20:54:20.458-07:002011-03-04T20:54:20.458-07:00I like your one for you, one for someone else.I like your one for you, one for someone else.Kari Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404956407734167300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-81782973524093387662011-03-04T20:50:53.640-07:002011-03-04T20:50:53.640-07:00These are such great rules!
I have had to unfollo...These are such great rules!<br /><br />I have had to unfollow several authors on Twitter because every single tweet from them was a RT from someone who posted a review or a RT of someone who said a nice thing about them or a reminder to buy their book. I wanted to yell YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. <br /><br />You do it right, though. :-)Jessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-10297484438693452682011-03-04T18:42:36.805-07:002011-03-04T18:42:36.805-07:00Good rules. I'm just starting the blogging/se...Good rules. I'm just starting the blogging/self promotion self-obsessive writer thing so these are good rules to absorb. :)Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-5024662640516834732011-03-04T17:10:54.962-07:002011-03-04T17:10:54.962-07:00I like your rules. I think it's a good balance...I like your rules. I think it's a good balance of give and take. :)<br /><br />All my social networking accounts are kind of less about networking and more about being social. The reason I got on those sites was to connect and keep up better with my friends. So I try to keep that in mind and not turn my twitter feed into ME party.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-28504816859972206712011-03-04T15:22:39.195-07:002011-03-04T15:22:39.195-07:00This is great advice :D I'm adopting it.This is great advice :D I'm adopting it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-66113225065461297732011-03-04T15:18:03.108-07:002011-03-04T15:18:03.108-07:00Makes sense - you're a virtual hugger too. :)Makes sense - you're a virtual hugger too. :)Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-76097798365296314642011-03-04T15:16:49.505-07:002011-03-04T15:16:49.505-07:00Great rules - sometimes an author can go overboard...Great rules - sometimes an author can go overboard with promotion, but I find most people are pretty good. I'm still not always comfortable on Twitter, but I'm getting better!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-78135752194123236142011-03-04T14:41:13.299-07:002011-03-04T14:41:13.299-07:00I actually agree with the interaction thing, and n...I actually agree with the interaction thing, and not always talking about yourself. I generally try to scroll through my Twitter feed and comment on other tweets before I jump in, unless I'm on my phone and just have to tweet something--but that's pretty rare. <br /><br />I don't know about blogs. I try not to talk just about books, mine or others, or just about writing, since it's not the only part of my life. But I also try to not get too personal, either. <br /><br />It really is a fine line. I think it comes back to the advice you've given in the past about being yourself. Yes? Well, that's how I see it anyway.Nichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53958527073400369342011-03-04T14:26:13.753-07:002011-03-04T14:26:13.753-07:00Those are just great rules for life...sort of a gi...Those are just great rules for life...sort of a giving back policy...not hogging compliments and pay one back...I love your rules and your fresh outlook...you could not possibly annoy anyone...but I think that about me and I annoy everyone...https://booksthoughtsadventures.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270725992084535102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-25313772632112182312011-03-04T14:16:48.935-07:002011-03-04T14:16:48.935-07:00I love these tips. I don't tweet but if I eve...I love these tips. I don't tweet but if I ever decide to I'm going to keep this in mind. I really like the idea of promoting other people. That is a great policy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-7904382735445562242011-03-04T14:07:30.459-07:002011-03-04T14:07:30.459-07:00I like your rules. It's a balance and I think...I like your rules. It's a balance and I think you do it so well!<br /><br />Twitter is so new to me that I am still trying to figure out what some of the tabs are for.lol<br /><br />But when it comes to author blogs, I love the mix of personal and professional. I want to feel like I know you but I don't need a daily list of what you had for dinner the night before, how Uncle Bob is not feeling well, or a blow by blow of the last fight you had with your husband over who ate the last cherry popsicle (it was me). If you are going to do that, then it better be funny.<br /><br />Almost all of the blogs I follow mix it up perfectly. You of course, Lisa and Laura, Shannon, and Carrie Harris, just to name a few. <br /><br />Personally if I had a book coming out...it would be a struggle not to crow about it every day. That's not self promotion, that's just spreadin' my happy rainbow.lolMarsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-7362704860260086752011-03-04T14:04:33.362-07:002011-03-04T14:04:33.362-07:00I LOVE your rules--you rock!I LOVE your rules--you rock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-76031904085136446522011-03-04T13:55:37.928-07:002011-03-04T13:55:37.928-07:00I was an early adopter of Twitter but after my ini...I was an early adopter of Twitter but after my initial sign-up I barely used it; didn't have much to say, and it seemed redundant w/ facebook and a separate blog. But, now that I have a smart phone, and more and more people are getting them, I have the right TOOL for twitter, and I follow Publisher's Weekly, The Onion AV Club, Writer's Digest, plus a mix of authors and personal friends. It's more of a news feed, and this gives me a springboard of sorts on what to comment on. I barely talk about myself, I'm usually commenting in response to others. I think this can help if you're afraid twitter is all about posting what you did today; not the case. think of it as a really easy way to get and share information, fast.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.com