Everyone is doing some sort of social media experiment. Authors are flaunting their books and promoting their book signings. Freelance writers are attempting to make important contacts. We\u2019re all involved in Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and\/or some of the other dozens of what are known as social media sites. And we all have our reasons for doing so.<\/p>\n
How\u2019s it working for you? Are you realizing the results you had hoped for? Or are your efforts in the world of social media just becoming a time-consuming hobby? You\u2019re meeting new people, but not exactly the right people. You\u2019ve let a few people in who turned out not to be on the same wave length as you are, and you don\u2019t know how to get rid of them and their daily posts on topics of no interest to you. We\u2019ve all made mistakes in our associations with these sites.<\/p>\n
This month in the SPAWN Market Update<\/em>, we\u2019ve interviewed Penny Leisch, self-taught expert on social media. I have to say that I learned more from this interview than I have in all of the reading and studying I\u2019ve done on this topic. And this is just one reason why I urge you to join SPAWN.<\/p>\n SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network) is not a social media organization, but we are a networking organization. We have a discussion group where authors, publishers, graphic artists, etc. can communicate. And one of the major advantages we offer members is the monthly SPAWN Market Update<\/em>. Some of you may already subscribe to our FREE enewsletter, SPAWNews<\/em>. This is separate from the SPAWN Market Update. The SPAWN Market Update <\/em>is posted each first of the month in the member area of the SPAWN site for members only and it is jam-packed with what you need in order to succeed as a freelance writer or author.<\/p>\n For example, in the May issue, we provided a link to a site with a book review directory. No kidding. This directory lists magazines that publish book reviews. Now, if you have a book to promote, wouldn\u2019t this be a great advantage? I also went to the trouble of researching other magazines that do book reviews and listing them, as well. We also let you in on the 25 top book festivals around. Very often, we include freelance writing job sites. This month, I list a site that includes a directory of job sites featuring writing jobs. This treasure could feature literally thousands of job opportunities. Now, as a freelance writer, how could anyone refuse to pay the $65\/year membership in order to earn literally thousands through the leads we provide in the SPAWN Market Update<\/em>? Doesn\u2019t make sense to me.<\/p>\n