Today, Friday, December 21, is special. I’m giving away ten of my books on Amazon, free for everyone to download. Yes, this means you, too! Go get your gifts!
Now, about my Facebook Live experiment:
In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to try Facebook Live for the first time. I promised to report back so here I am. It was a grand success and, to my surprise, I enjoyed it. I’ve done a ton of podcasting but Facebook Live doesn’t have any of the administrative issues or costs of podcasting. FB Live video can be replayed and repurposed, all for free. Free is a good fit for my budget. There are a lot of pros and very few cons.*
What’s best about FB Live?
Engagement in real time! To be able to connect with readers personally and efficiently (read: without having to leave my house) is fantastic.
People showed up for the video I didn’t expect to appear. Readers also engaged in the comments after the live video was over. I didn’t expect that. Engagement is investment. The fact that people were willing to give up some time and attention to say hello, listen to me talk about my books and make a few jokes truly warmed my heart.
How often can we say book marketing is fun and even (gasp!) encouraging?!
The fallout is that I’m all in. Beginning in January I’m going to do a Facebook Live broadcast every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. EST.
Wanna see? Friend me on Facebook here.
To catch my first Facebook Live video
and pick up a bunch of free reading,
head over to AllThatChazz.com.
Feel free to download them all,
share the happy news with your reader friends
and enjoy your early Christmas presents!
Happy reading and merry Christmas, everybody!
~ RCC
*Total honesty post-script: I don’t like the way I look on camera. I got over it. Nobody cares. That was my mental block. I wore clothes. That’s sufficient.
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