Daniel’s Comments (group member since Aug 22, 2015)

Daniel’s comments from the A Cooperative Press for Indie Authors group.

I thought I would mention that there is a new Twitter account for IACP:
https://twitter.com/IACPress

I know we're still working out our social media strategy. There will likely be posting news, quotes, and information about member books. Following that account could be one of the easiest ways to support IACP and share each other's work.

For the moment, at least, most of the followers will probably be other IACP members, so following the followers of that account is another great way to grow our personal Twitter profiles and strengthen our connections and marketing potential.

Sure, I would be happy to be an admin. I can also set up a Twitter account. I'll send you a message to work out a few minor details.

I have set up a Co-oPress page on my Facebook account, but maybe we should consider creating a stand alone FB page for the coop. I think it is possible to transfer an existing page to a different account which would save a little work, though at present I don't know how that is done.

A,

The Facebook page looks fine. Pages are separate from accounts. Since you set it up, you are an admin, but you can always add other admins or contributors without actually transferring the page.

A Twitter account could also be helpful. If it tweets our books, it would be a simple matter to retweet the links or use the tweets as templates for our own tweets.

I'll return to this thread later with other ideas.

Thank you for the welcome J.

I wouldn't mind being listed as a beta reader. I just wouldn't be able to fulfill many requests at the moment.

I think it's a fine idea to mention each other's books on social media. It also looks more natural than just talking about your own book. I'll think about that and might return with more ideas on the subject.

Hello, I saw another introduction on this thread and thought I would introduce myself here too. I released my first book in July and am happy to be part of this community.

I have a fair amount of marketing experience and spent a few years as an outsourcer managing social media for a marketing company in California.

Despite that, I still find marketing a book to be a new and frustrating experience. I have several Twitter accounts with a large following and have had some success with them, but it's nowhere near what you might expect from the number of followers.

I believe it is important for an author to establish a presence on Twitter and Facebook, but I wouldn't recommend wasting a lot of time on social media. I have also had some success with paid advertising, but most authors have limited budgets and most options won't give you a good return on your investment.

In any case, I like the idea of beta reading for each other. I don't have much time for that at the moment, but I would be interested in doing that in the future.