tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post742393291357596597..comments2024-03-28T05:02:33.237-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Social Media and (Self-Imposed) GuidelinesElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-80550394585019938072012-11-05T21:57:48.441-07:002012-11-05T21:57:48.441-07:00Great advice about social media. "Just stay o...Great advice about social media. "Just stay offline" = Great advice. Sometimes we think everyone is missing us horribly, OR we'll be completely forgotten if we miss a day. Simply not true. I think I might use this advice. Soon. :)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-86158411692524960482012-11-04T09:08:21.310-07:002012-11-04T09:08:21.310-07:00I only have one account on Facebook, which I use f...I only have one account on Facebook, which I use for personal and author things alike. I've considered doing an author page, but I don't know who would want to follow all my author activities (except my mom). And as for fan pages for my books ... unless I have a break-out hit, I'm not sure who would want to hang out there, either. (Plus I hear FB hides most fan page posts from the members unless they visit the page regularly or the owner pays FB to allow the posts to be seen.) What's your experience, Elana?Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40622395842660698662012-11-02T20:55:33.282-06:002012-11-02T20:55:33.282-06:00I've never joined FB - for now, twitter & ...I've never joined FB - for now, twitter & blogging are more than enough. While I enjoy them both, I don't force myself to use either. If I feel like blogging or tweeting I do - if not, I just skip it :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-29264996602118045012012-11-02T20:01:38.598-06:002012-11-02T20:01:38.598-06:00I love your guidelines, they're very similar t...I love your guidelines, they're very similar to my own. I'm a Twitter junkie and am swiftly becoming a Pinterest junkie because it's a great place to pin inspiring pictures for my WIP. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-30082974898247073622012-11-02T18:24:52.956-06:002012-11-02T18:24:52.956-06:00Find your guidelines interesting and useful. One t...Find your guidelines interesting and useful. One thing I do differently is give more thought to my tweets so I can give more personal information about some authors, not just the generic "follow this author" but by adding a link to their book site.Gail M Baugniet - Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543343067963247963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-78559233024526421222012-11-02T11:20:40.951-06:002012-11-02T11:20:40.951-06:00I only wish I could be as cool on Twitter as I am ...I only wish I could be as cool on Twitter as I am on Facebook and Blogger. I like Twitter, I'm just not sure I have the attention span or the free time to get the most out of it. :(Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-26577800125919640412012-11-02T09:49:27.168-06:002012-11-02T09:49:27.168-06:00Yup you couldn't have said it any better. Perf...Yup you couldn't have said it any better. Perfect guidelines. Mart Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492840883926331053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-13187586208969099972012-11-02T08:09:49.650-06:002012-11-02T08:09:49.650-06:00"Feeling down? I just stay offline. Heart not..."Feeling down? I just stay offline. Heart not in it? Stay offline."<br /><br />Ditto on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-8967104383699046982012-11-02T07:50:08.884-06:002012-11-02T07:50:08.884-06:00I like your rule on promotion, I've unfollowed...I like your rule on promotion, I've unfollowed some authors who feel like their jamming their books down your throat. <br /><br />I'm with you on Pinterest. I use it purely for my own gain.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-37601028658822135132012-11-02T07:11:14.953-06:002012-11-02T07:11:14.953-06:00That #5 is huge and so wise. I can't tell you ...That #5 is huge and so wise. I can't tell you how many times I've saved myself from writing something stupid or pointless b/c I stayed offline during a moody streak.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55746282514789705742012-11-02T06:55:31.159-06:002012-11-02T06:55:31.159-06:00I'm really into finding my guidelines so I slo...I'm really into finding my guidelines so I slow down a bit on the social media and focus on writing more. I think I need to impose my blog schedule more of posting no more than 2 days a week (Casey posts one to two days too). I'm on Facebook but not as much since the blog got so busy.<br /><br />I'm seriously considering adding Twitter but don't want it to become a total time suck because reading other peoples blogs takes over an hour a day usually. Maybe you could do a way on how to meaningfully connect on Twitter but not spend too much time on it.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-69438932900479950122012-11-02T06:35:12.992-06:002012-11-02T06:35:12.992-06:00Your guidelines are very much like my own. I discu...Your guidelines are very much like my own. I discuss a few personal things but usually it is writing related if I get too personal. And because I don't want to be part of the static, I try to engage in Twitter and FB when it fits, so it's just natural and not forced. Otherwise, it will come across that way.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85082177139797940962012-11-02T06:17:11.095-06:002012-11-02T06:17:11.095-06:00Great adviceGreat adviceChristine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-50849034092615912392012-11-02T06:08:42.247-06:002012-11-02T06:08:42.247-06:00When I first got on Twitter, I would sit, staring ...When I first got on Twitter, I would sit, staring at the cursor, trying to figure out what I was suppose to say. That one took a little while to feel natural.<br /><br />These are great guidelines.Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-17613215985312939762012-11-02T06:07:23.678-06:002012-11-02T06:07:23.678-06:00Awesome guidelines! I honestly never thought about...Awesome guidelines! I honestly never thought about making guidelines before, but yours sound great.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490794166647799624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9126635926814568252012-11-02T06:03:07.604-06:002012-11-02T06:03:07.604-06:00My guidelines are similar to yours. It' all ab...My guidelines are similar to yours. It' all about give and take, axing the me-ism. I've also done the author page deal on FB and basically use that for writerly subjects, keeping my personal life more personal.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55118670433713096342012-11-02T05:52:34.064-06:002012-11-02T05:52:34.064-06:00@Stina: I believe (though I could be wrong) that F...@Stina: I believe (though I could be wrong) that FB tends to feed you what it thinks you want to see. So if you and I are FB friends, and you and Elana are FB friends, and you like and respond to Elana's posts a lot, and never or rarely to mine, it might drop me. I'm not sure about this, though. I know things my wife has posted from her business don't always show up in my FB feed, even though I have 'liked' it, and shared it.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65572696016109419502012-11-02T05:49:33.169-06:002012-11-02T05:49:33.169-06:00Sounds like good guidelines to me. I'm just on...Sounds like good guidelines to me. I'm just on Twitter and Blogger, and on occasion I remember Google+. And I wasn't even online before I got a book deal, so I wouldn't be here either. But I would've missed so many great friendships that way.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39124832811691037222012-11-02T05:46:52.454-06:002012-11-02T05:46:52.454-06:00I love that you infuse yourself into your blog and...I love that you infuse yourself into your blog and posts. I think that's what drew me to reading your blogs. We are more than our products and it's good to let that shine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-24045454157441880722012-11-02T05:37:01.059-06:002012-11-02T05:37:01.059-06:00I've always thought you do an amazing job at a...I've always thought you do an amazing job at all of those things, Elana, and I think my social media "strategy" (if I can even call it that) is very similar to yours.<br /><br />My number one mission when considering Facebook and Twitter is to build relationships - to have a conversation. That's it. Simple.<br /><br />The one social media subject I'm giving a lot of consideration to right now is Facebook. So, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. If our posts are being limited and FB is requiring us to "promote" our posts in order to be seen in the news feed.... Ok, I don't even know what my question is. I guess I'm just wondering if people still feel FB is the place to be in this case. I think it is, but...<br /><br />I haven't been giving Google + much thought, but I'm starting to. But so far, I'm not sure that's where the readers are.Heather Sunserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552506888985553471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9654172141759679642012-11-02T05:27:23.132-06:002012-11-02T05:27:23.132-06:00My guidelines are the same, not that I do much wit...My guidelines are the same, not that I do much with FB. My blog and Twitter feeds go through it. I really do need to do more with FB, but I'm still lost figuring it out. Despite following so many people, I don't see their posts. I only see the posts of a few people. And since that doesn't make sense, I kind of don't use it. Requires me to think too much.<br /><br />You're right about one thing. If I wasn't a writer, I wouldn't be involved with social media. Of course that means I would have missed out on some great friends. So just as well I'm a writer.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-61849469814606660552012-11-02T05:06:09.620-06:002012-11-02T05:06:09.620-06:00These are my guidelines almost to the letter. It&#...These are my guidelines almost to the letter. It's very important to me to relate to the reader as a person first and then as an author.<br /><br />I truly believe sales will come with an excellent back list and not a promotion extravaganza.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com