I purchased this book several months ago and just now had a chance to start reading, and all I can say is...stupid, stupid, stupid! (Me, I mean.) Over the past couple years I've read and studied and taken seminars and workshops and then read more from experts on social media. While I've learned some really cool stuff about how to work the mechanics of the various platforms, this is the first comprehensive book I've read that explains how to make social media work for a writer. Kristen Lamb has an easy and fun style that turns a subject that could be terrifying for an introverted writer into something that's not so scary, not so intimidating...maybe even do-able! She breaks the information down into categories that make sense, and uses examples (lots of them) to explain. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kristen Lamb. ( )

Lots of good advice in this book. I'm going through it again and following through on some of that advice. I love Lamb's emphasis on golden rule as in, you get back what you give out (in the social media world as in life). Succeeding with social media is as much about being thoughtful, polite, helpful, and kind as it is about trumpeting yourself.

I have a quibble with her recommendation to get active on My Space. It's not gonna happen here! As well, there's no reference to Pinterest (though the book came out in 2010 and I'm not sure Pinterest was even invented then).

Some of my fav quotes from the book:

"Make using positive statements a habit, not only on social media, but in life" (Kindle Location 723).

"In order to do what you love--WRITE--you must learn to do what you hate--SELL. It doesn't have to be as hard as a lot of people make it. Brand your name, then your name can do the selling while you do the writing" (KL 776).

"People are on social media for one huge reason .... connection. Humans are social creatures. Without community we suffer mentally and emotionally. Humans left alone often go crazy or die" (KL 1628).

"Conversation is your most powerful tool of connection" (KL 1655). ( )

This is a great book for any writer who is newly published and wants to promote using Social Media. It seemed like an overwhelming task to me, but this book explains everything in simple easy to understand steps. It is my resource book. ( )

Invaluable tool to writers everywhere. Read it! ( )

This book is highly recommended for writers/authors facing Social Media. Kristen Lamb lays it all out in an understandable format that includes illuminating observations as well as "how-to" regarding Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter. ( )