8 Ways Authors Can Sell More Books on X/Twitter

For some great X/Twitter tips, click onto the following articles:

• X/Tweet your book to popularity
One of the best ways to connect with readers who might be interested in reading your book is through X/Twitter. The idea of X/Twitter is to send out brief 280-character messages, known as “X’s/tweets,” to all who become your “followers.”

• Put your X/Twitter profile text to work for you 
When promoting your book, X/Twitter no doubt will be among the social media you use. One often overlooked aspect of tweeting is your X/Twitter profile text.

• How to select a great X/Twitter profile picture
When using X/Twitter as part of your author’s platform, perhaps the element to pay most attention, at least initially, isn’t your tweets but your profile picture.

• Six great topics for authors to X/tweet about
There’s a lot you can X/tweet about, even if you’re in the middle of writing books. The key is to X/tweet about topics that have wide appeal yet relate to your books and that invite discussion (and ALWAYS include links!).

• Four ways to write a great tweet that sell books
One of the best social media outlets for promoting your book is X/Twitter. That’s because you can target a specific audience of readers who would be interested in your book, and many of those who are interested likely will retweet it to others who you haven’t yet reached. Ironically, though, a lot of writers pen poor tweets and miss out on this promotional opportunity.

• When to promote your book using X/Twitter
When promoting your self-published book, the social media tool X/Twitter ought to play an important role in the marketing strategy. Knowing when to X/tweet, however, can maximize your efforts.

• Maximize shares, reXs/tweets by using images
One of the best ways to get posts related to your book shared is by posting a picture. In fact, studies show that posts with an image have an 87% greater shot of being shared than those without.

• Tips to ensure your X/Twitter photos sell books  
A compelling picture always will grab someone’s attention faster than text. Given this, when developing social media pages to promote your book (or any service or product, for that matter), you’ll want to pay close attention to the quality and purpose of the photos you use.

• Promote your book by starting a X/Twitter chat 
One great way to promote your nonfiction book is by starting a X/Twitter chat. An X/Twitter chat is a regularly scheduled hour or two in which you introduce a topic at a specific hashtag.