Social Media Tips for Authors With Business Consultant Mitch Mitchell

As writers, we love to write and create, and sometimes even edit. But talk about ourselves? Work on our finances? Market our books on social media? It’s enough to send us back behind the safety of our computers.

Introverts as most of us are, are deeply uncomfortable putting ourselves out there. But being an author is a business. It requires us to share who we are with the world and to do so in a real, authentic way. This is why meeting author and business consultant Mitch Mitchell was such a breath of fresh air. Everything from his website, which is aptly called, “I’mJustSharing.com,” to his YouTube channel is candid and full of his personality.

You will get this when you hear our conversation. It’d be great to listen to it in its entirety, but you must listen to the end where we talk about confronting difficult topics online and knowing what not to say when it comes to race.

I feel like I’ve got a friend for life in Mitch. I think after you hear him, you’ll not only learn practical ways to engage and build your readers, but you’ll feel as I do too.

The Breakdown

1:25 Yes Mitch is an introvert. Here’s how he’s able to blog, talk on his YouTube site, and speak at engagements all over the country.

2:18 It’s another way of thinking of speaking online that will eliminate some of your fear.

6:37 An easy way to get your foot in the door whether you want to start blogging or doing a video.

7:40 Why Mitch doesn’t worry about social media numbers and what you should be concerned with instead.

9:40 Getting low or no engagement on social media? Here’s what to do.

11:00 Mitch shares a real-life social media argument online and the positive thing that happened as a result.

14:30 How do you deal with trolls online? Here’s Mitch’s take with practical tips on how to minimize drama on your sites.

18:10 If you’ve ever been intimidated by different social media platforms and was unsure of how to present yourself in each, this is THE question you need to ask yourself.

19:39 If you’re a writer, this is the platform Mitch says you need to be on and the one that won’t help you.

20:45 Another practical thing you can do to control what you see on Twitter.

22:08 This is a must-read before you put something online that you’ll regret later.

23:23 I love what Mitch says here about how to find your voice on different social media platforms.

28:26 How do you talk about race right now? Mitch answers this is two ways and it’s really important to hear it. If you listen to anything, listen to this!

39:55 Here is the children’s book author Mitch recommended: Holly Jahangiri

{Music by Kevin MacLeod from Incompetech.}