Pinterest is an image-sharing app that works on all platforms. It’s basically scrapbooking, sans washi tape. Users can pin pictures from web pages or search on Pinterest to create pages and interest boards. The app is free and cloud-based so that data is accessible from one device to the next. Pinboards can be public …
Instagram is an image-based social media app. It can be used on all platforms but works best on a mobile device. Users post images/videos with captions into a stream of data, similar to Twitter. It also uses hashtags to categorize posts. You can follow a hashtag on Instagram to see those posts in your …
TweetDeck TweetDeck is a dashboard app for organizing your Twitter account. The site is owned by Twitter. It allows you to expand and sort your feed for easy viewing. The app is free and is for your laptop or desktop. There are many apps to help manage/organize/make the best use of Twitter. I could …
Twitter is a social media platform that focuses on sending brief messages out into cyberspace. (Wow, that word dates me.) Twitter is a public forum for posts, conversations, news, pictures, and videos. Members can chat live through tweets (posts) and direct messages. Twitter is PUBLIC. Anything posted on the site—pictures, comments, videos—is available for …
Facebook Let’s start our social media tour with the big guy. Well, big guy for Gen Xers. Many of you probably know and use the app. As a writer, it’s the best place to find readers. Facebook is a social media platform where users can post messages, pictures, videos, just about anything to share. …
My blog friends, I have an idea. Give a listen to my proposal and let me know what you think. We’ve worked through about twenty-five apps so far. Yes, some posts were just links to check out, but we covered some serious ground. We’ve talked about grammar, organization, writing programs, marketing, graphics, and more. …
The biggest take from Mailchimp is: make a newsletter. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard from successful authors that newsletters are key to sales. They allow you direct contact with your readers. So, what do you need to start your newsletter? Glad you asked. (I’m not the guru of newsletters. …
Last week, we rushed through creating a newsletter. This week we’ll highlight some of the other features on Mailchimp. Again, there are so many things you can do with Mailchimp. I can’t possibly get to them all. Templates It’s a great idea to create a template for your monthly, quarterly, weekly newsletter. (Though if …
Let’s get you an account. Click on the Sign up for Free icon at Mailchimp.com for the basic services of the app. Or you can also choose the Pick your Plan button to see more options. On my last blog, I posted about Marketing prices. There is a host of other options for users …
Mailchimp is a versatile marketing system website. It continues to grow and change in this unusual market. I might not have all the boxes checked on the latest services for this powerful service. But I’ll give you a good overview. Also, it’s not the only marketing service available. Other authors swear by Constant Contact …
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