Pinterest for Authors: How Can Pinterest Help Authors Sell More Books?

A friend of mine who is an author recently said, “I hear I oughta get on Pinterest.”

That sounds like getting on a horse or something. Funny.

The reason to engage in a particular social network is only in small part “being there.”

Yes, it’s good to have a presence in the various networks, because that way if it’s someone’s favorite place to hang, they’ll find you.

But any of the networks is, first and foremost, a social network. You want it as a part of your book marketing plan, but you don’t want to run around puking out your book link all over the place like an overzealous partier after a bender.

This awesome infographic by Louise Myers How-To Graphics. succsinctly helps you navigate Pinterest. I’ll come back with a few quick tips for authors.

Pinterest Image Optimization: Make the Best Pins!

That’s a terrific graphic, but there’s a lot to unpack if you’re not deep into all this techie stuff. Here’s the short course.

Join Pinterest.
Create boards (like photo albums) about stuff you like and about your books. Mine include inspirational quotes, space, animals, nature, recipes to make, and of course things relevant to writing, book marketing, and similar topics related to how I help YOU.
Have FUN with it.
Be social.
Like, comment and share other people’s good stuff.
Build relationships with interesting people in your genre or niche.

Those last tips are most important. Be social. play nicely, and build relationships.

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