How to Market Books on TikTok and Instagram with Lona McCombie

About this episode

Lona McCombie shares essential strategies for authors to market their books on TikTok and Instagram.

309 / Lona McCombie, social media marketer for authors, unpacks essential strategies for authors looking to promote their work, especially on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. ✨ This week’s sponsor is: Reedsy https://reedsy.com/studio and https://reedsy.com/studio/templates Starting out in social media marketingPromo strategies for book releasesBest practices for TikTok marketingCross-posting content on social platformsResults of paid promo vs. organic reachTrends in book promo content💙 Be...

People in this episode

Guest: Lona McCombie

Topics covered

• book marketing
• social media
• TikTok
• Instagram
• author promotion

Keywords

• social media marketing
• book releases
• TikTok strategies
• Instagram marketing
• organic reach

Sponsors

Reedsy

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Products: Reedsy

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