A brief presentation to accompany blog on how authors can use SlideShare as a promotional tool

1. Authors Using Slideshare
Another Social Media Tool to Consider

2. Authors are a busy breed
 There’s a balancing act for writers
between writing and everything else
◦ Family
◦ School
◦ Full Time Jobs
◦ Other hobbies, sports, gym
 And, besides the actual writing - we
need to maintain a social presence

3. And I have one more for you to
consider - SlideShare
 Before you
scream “Please,
no more social
sites to
maintain!”
SlideShare has
little to no
maintenance.

4. I recently added SlideShare to
my bag of tricks
 It’s a free and easy way to be
found by professionals.
 Makes you more searchable for:
◦ Speaking opportunities at
conferences
◦ Thought leadership for articles on
self-publishing, or
◦ Just to have all your bases covered
for social sharing networks

5. Slideshare as a tool
 Embed into your website
 Embed into your blog
 Use as part of an online media kit
Click
through deck
right on
website
page,
expand, or
go to site

6. Content Marketing – Keep it
Interesting
 Visual - graphics &
charts keep peoples
attention
 Informational -
content rich
presentations get
shared
 Short - no one likes
an overly long
presentation

7. Connect via the SlideShare
landing page to your online
presence

8. SlideShare . . .
 Offers a basic, free version as well as
a more advanced Pro version
 Connects with Facebook and LinkedIn
contacts so they can follow you
 Brings in your Twitter feed and points
to your other social media sites
 Helps your content go viral

9. The Benefits
 Market each book with a
slideshare deck
 Promote yourself as a thought
leader in the community
 Create interesting visuals as part of
your website or blog
 Use as a media kit for approaching -
or being searchable by -blogs,
online pubs, radio and traditional
newspapers
With 60 million monthly visitors and 130 million page views, it is
amongst the most visited 200 websites in the world.
“ .”

10. Good luck!
 www.lynnricci.com
 http://lynnricci.wordpress.com/
 https://www.facebook.com/Lynn.Ricci.Author
 https://twitter.com/LynnRicci
 http://www.goodreads.com/Lynn_Ricci
 amazon.com/author/lynnricci
 http://www.slideshare.net/LynnRicciAuthor
 http://www.youtube.com/user/AuthorLynnRicci
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