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For the second time in a few years, I've deleted my Facebook account. Is it just me, or is it a complete waste of time? All I ever see are those stupid autorun videos when I would rather read intelligent posts written by fellow authors.
Does anyone successfully use Facebook for marketing your books?
Thanks.
Dirk
I'm about ready to do the same, Dirk. If you're not interested in dogs, cats, cars or how stupid Trump is, then there's nothing but a vast wasteland in Facebook.
Bill
I've got FB friends who don't do Twitter, so, yeah, I use FB for book marketing. And to participate in my publisher's active author group.
I rarely use FB anymore. Reconnected with some old friends. That's good, but for the most part, it seems like a waste of time.
Does anyone successfully use Facebook for marketing your books?
Thanks.
Dirk
Nope.
A few years ago, social media was being touted as the be-all and end-all for writers to get their work into the public eye. After reading a few books and articles pushing the idea, I set up accounts on Facebook, Twitter, even Pinterest (where I posted quotes from my books, along with photos of movie stars I 'cast' as the characters), to name a few. Aside from the fun element for me, I observed no positive response.
Those who insisted that a writer needs to have a base of fans held captive on the internet are no longer writing books. I quit fooling around with something that takes hours away from writing time. I extrapolated this from what Steven King had to say on the question of agents--if nobody knows your name yet, why would they look for you on social media?
Save Facebook for your friends and family. I have a website under my real name, but it's strictly for posting news about my extended family. When your book goes big, then you can hire someone to keep your fans up to date on Facebook, et al. Right now--not so much.
I consider my time better spent on the three R's--reading, research, and writing. JP
I did some research, Dirk. You can "deactivate" your account insted of deleting it. THis way, you retain your account, but nobody can see or post things to you. The deactivation remains in place until you either log in and reactivate it OR use your FB credentials to log in to another site.
Bill
To each his own. My contacts in FB will only know about my books from what I post there, and it has resulted in sales. I don't know of any sales resulting from my Twitter posts, but I still tweet-market occasionally.
I did some research, Dirk. You can "deactivate" your account insted of deleting it. THis way, you retain your account, but nobody can see or post things to you. The deactivation remains in place until you either log in and reactivate it OR use your FB credentials to log in to another site.
Bill
Thanks, Bill. I saw that, too. I decided to delete it. Of all my FB friends, there are at most six who I already interact with through this site. The remaining eighty or so friends sent me friend connections out of the blue. Most of them post stuff I don't want to see in my feed. And I despise videos that start running without waiting for me to click. I like to read, and the muted videos are a distraction, like annoying ads.
I consider my time better spent on the three R's--reading, research, and writing. JP
Amen!
Agree with Jack, for what it's worth. I've generated some sales through Facebook, and picked up most of my webpage followers there, as well. In the query process, or just in trying to sell a story to a magazine, I've had it stressed to me over and over that an online presence is a must. But yes, to each his own! Facebook can also be a pain in the rear, and I can understand not wanting to mess with it.
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