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Here’s a common scenario. I say to a friend, “I wonder what Sarah is up to. I haven’t heard from her since we were in that writers’ group three years ago.” Friend: “I haven’t heard from her either. I googled her once, […] September 5th, 2013 | Tags: author platform, blogging, book marketing, book promotion, Facebook, Instagram, Self-Publishing, social marketing, Social Media, Twitter | Category: Blogging, Marketing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform | 40 comments - (Comments are closed) First, a few updates: It’s not too late to win some BlogHer ’13 swag and an ebook copy of Guy Kawasaki’s APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. Just leave a comment here (You must be subscribed to Writerland to participate–you can do that by entering your email address over there in the right sidebar–>) by midnight Sunday. […] August 16th, 2013 | Tags: Alta Peterson, blog, Blogger, blogging, freelance editor, host your own blog, Meghan Ward, San Francisco editor, self-hosting, Social Media, social network, Tumblr, Wordpress, Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org, Writerland | Category: Blogging, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform | 61 comments - (Comments are closed) Guy Kawasaki and I at BlogHer ’13 The weekend before last I attended BlogHer ’13 in Chicago along with 5000 other (mostly female) bloggers. We heard keynotes by Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, social media guru Guy Kawasaki, Facebook COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg, and Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd. Queen Latifah […] August 6th, 2013 | Tags: Blogger, blogging, BlogHer, BlogHer '13, freelance editor, Guy Kawasaki, Lean In, Meghan Ward, Queen Latifah, Randi Zuckerberg, Ree Drummond, San Francisco editor, Sheryl Sandberg, Social Media, social network, The Pioneer Woman, Writerland | Category: Blogging, Contests, E-Books, Marketing, Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform | 38 comments - (Comments are closed) First up, a few announcements: I have room for a couple more students in my Blogging for Beginners class, which starts August 7 and runs for four Wednesdays at the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Email me if you’d like to enroll! Anyone who has followed this blog for a while knows that my posts […] July 25th, 2013 | Tags: Blogger, blogging, BlogHer, BlogHer '13, freelance editing, freelance editor, Meghan Ward, Social Media, social networking, Writerland | Category: Blogging, Marketing, Social Media, The Author Platform | 9 comments - (Comments are closed) The leak of the NSA’s Prism program has everyone thinking about online privacy. In addition to wondering whether your emails to your grandmother are being monitored by the government, you need to think about how much is safe to share on social media networks. The New York Times rule (“Don’t do anything […] June 13th, 2013 | Tags: blog, Blogger, blogging, Edward Snowden, Facebook, freelance editor, Meghan Ward, NSA leak, online privacy, privacy, San Francisco editor, Social Media, social network, Twitter, Writerland | Category: Blogging, Marketing, Social Media, The Author Platform | 26 comments - (Comments are closed) If you’ve been reading blogs for a while, you have probably come across the term “1000 true fans.” Kevin Kelly first wrote about this idea on his blog Technium. The number 1000 is an estimate, of course, but the rationale goes that all you need to succeed in your field are 1000 true fans, […] May 30th, 2013 | Tags: 1000 true fans, Blogger, blogging, Facebook, freelance editor, Meghan Ward, San Francisco editor, Social Media, social networking, Twitter, Writerland | Category: Marketing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform, Writing | 56 comments - (Comments are closed) I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! This week, I’m switching things around a bit and posting my YouTube video today and my regularly scheduled blog post on Thursday. Here are a few tips to help you make your own video blog posts, including links to all my equipment. (To be sure you […] May 28th, 2013 | Tags: blog, Blogger, blogging, freelance editor, Meghan Ward, San Francisco editor, Social Media, social networking, video blog post, vlog, Writerland, You Tube, YouTube | Category: Marketing, Social Media, Videos | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) This week, I’m introducing a series of YouTube videos that I am creating to give readers who don’t have a lot of time to read long blog posts quick access to information about writing, editing, publishing, and social media. To be sure you don’t miss any, click on the red “Subscribe to my videos on […] May 17th, 2013 | Tags: author blog, author platform, blog, Blogger, blogging, creative writing, freelance editor, Meghan Ward, Publishing, San Francisco editor, Social Media, social networking, Writerland, Writing | Category: Marketing, Publishing, Social Media, Videos, Writing | 9 comments - (Comments are closed) Happy 2013! If you’re an astute Writerland reader, you noticed that I took a break from social media over the holidays. I didn’t blog, I didn’t tweet, I didn’t Facebook or Google+ or pin. I played Angry Birds (the board game, not the iPhone app), Rush Hour, and Munchkin, I solved the Perplexus Rookie […] January 9th, 2013 | Tags: Blogger, blogging, blogging class, Blogging for Beginners, Facebook, freelance editor, Google, Meghan Ward, San Francisco editor, San Francisco Writers' Grotto, SF Grotto, Social Media, social networking, Twitter, Writerland | Category: Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform, Writing | 22 comments - (Comments are closed) Last month I registered for the BlogHer 13 conference, which will take place in Chicago July 25-27 of next year, and I’m very excited! The early bird rate has ended, but there’s a $299 holiday discount right now, so grab that if you haven’t already bought your ticket, so we can hang out in Chicago […] November 20th, 2012 | Tags: author platform, Blogger, blogging, Facebook, Linked In, Meghan Ward, Pinterest, Social Media, social network, Twitter, Writerland | Category: Marketing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform, Writing | 17 comments - (Comments are closed) |
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