tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post248287671050740650..comments2024-03-19T02:33:43.280-04:00Comments on Girl Who Reads: Build Online Relationships with Engaging Content Girl Who Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-57412499492751459072016-04-04T22:54:11.187-04:002016-04-04T22:54:11.187-04:00Buy my book is the WORST! I write short blog posts...Buy my book is the WORST! I write short blog posts too. Author Chad Schimkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637741727899325536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-66396176728389967732016-03-29T16:44:07.085-04:002016-03-29T16:44:07.085-04:00Interesting take on it. Thanks for sharing.Interesting take on it. Thanks for sharing.Kiru Tayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285263322486836620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-16670653180612439482016-03-29T08:23:25.740-04:002016-03-29T08:23:25.740-04:00I think it will be a benefit to everyone. I think ...I think it will be a benefit to everyone. I think as commenters we need to work on how to engage with the content on web. We are for the most part a "taker" society. We read great content, take what we need from it, and then move on, never letting the author know. I know this experiment is making me think more about what I'm reading and then leaving a comment.Girl Who Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-61920571628167908162016-03-29T08:17:34.238-04:002016-03-29T08:17:34.238-04:00But is it organic engagement or just shares, etc t...But is it organic engagement or just shares, etc that are "manipulated" engagement - like being part of triberr or share teams? I rarely look at my Twitter feed, just the mentions and retweet lists because it is just junk.Girl Who Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-34475481369442000862016-03-29T03:53:10.139-04:002016-03-29T03:53:10.139-04:00useful tipsuseful tipsPowellfrancis video experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023449580385948301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-23882605613267501312016-03-29T00:22:18.288-04:002016-03-29T00:22:18.288-04:00I have had the same experience, and short links do...I have had the same experience, and short links do make it harder to engage and share, but I think we are on the right track with our new experiment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-9404226013198045012016-03-28T23:24:10.717-04:002016-03-28T23:24:10.717-04:00I agree with you that only 'buy my book' m...I agree with you that only 'buy my book' messages on social media are not enough. But they do get your books out there, and engagement with those tweets and posts gets them shown to wider audiences. Christoph Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399939187936268001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-57767051485634997392016-03-28T21:10:36.852-04:002016-03-28T21:10:36.852-04:00It may be a quantity vs quality thing. Would it be...It may be a quantity vs quality thing. Would it be better to spend an hour crafting mediocre content (tweets, FB posts, blog posts) that few react to or spend that hour crafting 1 superior piece of content that hundreds respond to?Girl Who Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-23429102376294299632016-03-28T21:03:15.198-04:002016-03-28T21:03:15.198-04:00Whilst, I would never argue with what you say as b...Whilst, I would never argue with what you say as being true, I sometimes wonder if we, as writers, need to create an alternative universe with way more hours in a day than is at present. I love nothing more than a robust debate, especially with fellow authors or readers, but then....oh my God! I haven't posted my tweets today, I haven't written that blog, or updated that website, or worst of all.......I've written nothing on my novel today. Getting the balance is so what we need to be aiming for and frankly, I enjoy engaging discussions with people way more than anything else, except writing of course. It's hard, but I certainly take on board your comments and need to sit down and analyse more objectively just where those minutes, hours and days disappear to and whether the efforts I make are effective or not. Thanks for the timely reminder GrantLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877342306200073839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-51701993021099369222016-03-28T20:31:37.133-04:002016-03-28T20:31:37.133-04:00Do you create individual (different) posts dependi...Do you create individual (different) posts depending on the platform you are using?<br /><br />I can't measure my engagement so much by sales since it is free to read this publication (though I do make a few dollars from ads and affiliate links). So for me it is totally about the conversations that spin off from something posted here or on Twitter or on Facebook.<br />Girl Who Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-43620867071470306212016-03-28T20:25:35.038-04:002016-03-28T20:25:35.038-04:00Good advice!Good advice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951215716944397273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-4970455658134844692016-03-28T20:21:17.934-04:002016-03-28T20:21:17.934-04:00I write short posts because people's attention...I write short posts because people's attention spans are short. I use pictures to get their attention. I try out poetry, short stories, whimsical ideas... A few of my posts relate to my book. They might be another side to the story or a continuation of the story. I try to fit them in so that they don't stand out too much. Kind of like subliminal advertising. I don't know if it's working. But I do believe it brings in sales from Facebook, Tumblr, and Google. I share my posts across these media. It can be time consuming.Susanne Leisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773350296521419020noreply@blogger.com