Sometimes I post the same thing on my different social media channels. Depending on which one, I do have to make slight modifications. Here, I can type and ramble as much as I want and intersperse the post with various media formats.
On Twitter/X (sorry, Elon. People will always call it Twitter. Even on Mars), I'm limited to the 265 or so characters, and apparently hashtags and external links with throw your post to the bottom of the pile, never to be seen again.
With Instagram, I can make a post with up to 10 images in a slide show like this, which I posted yesterday:
I've linked Facebook to my blog, so the post automatically gets uploaded there when I publish, and my Goodreads author page does the same as well.
BlueSky, which hopes to be the better version of Twitter (see?), is new and still growing, but I get little engagement there.
Lets talk TikTok.
Naw, let's not. OK, just a bit. I've uploaded a few poems, but it's a not a platform I'm wanting to dedicate much time to.
How many books have I sold that can be directly attributed to a post on social media? A couple, only because the reader has told me so.
So, Is social media worth it? I don't spend hours on it, and it does get my work out there, so, sure...why not. I just don't calculate my hourly wage an indie author....
-Leon
On my blog this week:
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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