Hashtags are an important element in your success on social media, especially on sites like Twitter. They're great for author branding, and book marketing. They can also be a good way to connect with your readers, agents, publishers, and others related to your niche.
This video contains some of my personal favourites:
And here's a nice infographic with them all, because we all like a nice infographic don't we? ;)
What are your favourite hashtags for Writers/Authors? How are you using hashtags in your marketing campaigns?
Hashtags are everywhere. That little # sign can be a very powerful marketing tool but unfortunately there are a lot of people out there using them without a clue about them. How many times have you seen annoying status updates #where #all #the #words #are #posted #with #a #hashtag? Answer? Probably far to many.
This infographic by the lovely people at visual.ly gives a nice summary of what hashtags are and the best practices for using them:
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How are you using hashtags in your marketing efforts? What hashtags do you use most often?
Hashtags started out on Twitter but have since spread to the other social media sites. They can be a great way to cut through the clutter and reach your target audience but often they get miss used. This infographic outlines what you need to know about hashtags and using them correctly.
Are you using hashtags in your posts? Do you use hashtags when searching on social media?
Using hashtags on Twitter can be a great way to network with other writers, industry experts and readers. These keywords are floating around on tweets all over Twitter and are useful time savers when searching for information but also great tools for reaching your target audience.
Hashtags are community driven and work much like the tags you place on blog posts or images. You create a hashtag by simply prefixing a word with a hashtag e.g. #hashtag.
Here's a list of a few useful twitter hashtags for writers:
#AmWriting
#AmEditing
#WW (or #WriterWednesday)
#WordCount
#Writerslife
#LitChat
#WriteTip
#PromoTip
#Publishing
#Ebooks
#SelfPublishing
#AskAuthor
#AskAgent
#WritingPrompt
#WIP (Work in Progress)
#BookMarketing
#Writers
#Write
#Writing
What hashtags do you follow? Know of any other useful hashtags fo writers?
This video explains exactly what "hash tags" are on Twitter and how you might create your own and interact with others! ;) Need help with your social media marketing? See this Quick Start program: http://QuickStartSocialMedia.com
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