Have you ever wondered what the optimal length of your various social media platform posts and headlines should be? Social media has been around for a long time now. As with anything that has some history, you can find data! Here’s a rundown of the suggested optimal content and headline lengths for the most popular sites. Continue reading “Size Matters in Social Media: A Breakdown of Optimal Length”
Author: Jim Devitt
Jim Devitt’s debut YA novel, The Card, hit #1 in three separate categories on the Kindle Bestseller list in early January and was a finalist in the Guys Can Read Indie Author Contest this past summer. Devitt currently lives in Miami, FL with his wife Melissa and their children. Learn more about Jim at his blog and his Amazon author page.
Search Engine Optimization Update 2015
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is key to raging fans finding your website, brand, and even your books. In my last post, we examined the new Google algorithm that changes everything. You can read about mobile optimization and its impact here. I thought this would be a good time to review what good SEO looks like and bring you up to date on the tweaks you can make to stay visible.
Like most things in technology, the tricks that worked in the past may not work so much in the future. Here are some tactics that are important to keep in mind when optimizing your site. Continue reading “Search Engine Optimization Update 2015”
Google Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Changes
Google is changing its algorithm again. Unfortunately, this time we have to pay attention. On April 21st, Google introduced perhaps its most game-changing alteration to how it ranks websites than ever before. Forget the cute little Panda and Penguin changes that they instituted in the past, this one can affect your visibility almost immediately. Continue reading “Google Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Changes”
Periscope – “Televise” Your Next Author Event
About a month ago, Meerkat made a splash at the South By Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, TX. What’s Meerkat, and what does this have to do with authors? Well, it’s a platform to stream live video and audio from your smartphone. The company threw the app together in a couple of months and launched the next big deal. Or did they? You see, this app broadcasts via Twitter. Guess what? On March 26th, Twitter announced the launch of Periscope, a live stream video and audio app.
What can we authors do with an app like this? Continue reading “Periscope – “Televise” Your Next Author Event”