Author Branding

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Ideas for online and offline branding just FOR AUTHORS. Get insights into how to tell your story so you connect with more readers and SELL more books.

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TODAY’S TAKEAWAYS

Tips to stand out in SOCIAL MEDIA Insights into COMMUNICATION TRENDS One FOCUS exercise Six ways to approach ONLINE CONVERSATIONS BEST PRACTICES in social media Ways to tell your STORY with social media Facts about social media PLATFORMS

ABOUT MARIA

INTERNET MARKETING STRATEGY

Other Social Media Platforms Flickr – Picture sharing Slideshare – PowerPoint presentations Wiki Groups – Hobby groups Meetup – In-person meetings organized

online Forums – Special interests Professional groups - LinkedIn

Why Social Media TODAY?

Storytelling tools available Simple-to-use tools Effective means to convey emotion Online activity is transparent and historical 75% of readers trust an independent recommendation, regardless of whether or not they know the reviewer

Social Media Strategy Benefi ts

Brand Exposure More Sales

Higher ranking on search engines Higher traffic to selling pages More referrals

More Subscribers Access to Business Partnerships Opportunity for Networking

Your Core-Connect Story

Your Core-Connect Story

Goals you want to share Aspirations, values Obstacles & challenges Likes & dislikes Quirks and habits to share

Your Core Character What is the larger need you serve to your readers? What is your core truth and purpose? What is your mission? How did you end up as an author of X? What life event or influence prompted you to write? What have been the interesting twists and turns in your story? What makes you approachable and/or similar to others?

SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS FACTORS

WEB SITE: BEST PRACTICES

“About Me/About US” Page 2nd most visited page 30% more time spent there

Your Back-story: What do you share in common?

Connect over passions What do you care about? What is your motivation?

Connect with Similarities

Monitor & Measure

Google alerts SM platform analytics Track inbound traffic Real-time search Google Technorati

Paid social media monitoring services BuzzMetrics, Cymfony, Radian6, Techrigy, Trackur

HOT Trends Publish on Kindle Publish on other E-readers Promote with book trailers

Free Book Trailer Tip Sheet

VisitKoreAccessStore

RESOURCES

YOU’VE CREATED THE STORY

LET YOUR EDITOR MAKE IT SHINE

Linda plays tough with your words so your critics can’t.

Linda Wasserman, Publisher & Editor

Pelican Press of Pensacola

www.pelicanpresspensacola.com

MARIA PINOCHET, WRITER & CONSULTANT

WWW.KOREACCESS.COM

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RESOURCESJUST for AUTHORS

Free Book Trailer Tip Sheet

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"Maria Pinochet understands the special marketing needs of writers and delivers a workshop that is packed with valuable information. She delivers tips and insights writers can use to implement immediate and meaningful changes to their marketing strategy."

Charlie AlldenPresident, Chapter 108

First Coast Romance WritersJacksonville, Florida

PRESENTED BY WWW.KOREACCESS.COM

Maria Pinochet is available to give this 60 minute talk to your group of writers.

Phone: (850) 341-9075

E-mail: maria@koreaccess.com

Visit: Hot Topic Keynotes Page

Achieve Happy Endings

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