Finally, after what a lot of people might deem to be a lifetime, I am on social media. Ever since I started writing for publication, I was constantly told to get on to social media to ‘spread the word’ or to ‘get closer to readers.’ In the initial phase, after my first book or two, I got on it and tried. But I was as clueless as a fish out of water. I had no idea what to do, and the entire idea of posting something for likes or comments or shares didn’t quite appeal to me. It, honestly, bored me. As the algorithms kept changing, I got off it, and decided to focus on the real thing – the writing itself.
Now, after almost five years, after having what some people might call a decent body of work, this advice to get on to social media started arising again. It actually started when a friend (who is an expert on the subject!) told me that I should give it a shot. ‘How else will you reach new readers,’ he asked. And the question of getting distracted does not arise for you, you anyway keep writing, he claimed to convince me. It worked and finally, I bit the bullet. Finally, I am on Social Media!
Over the past few weeks, I have been setting it up, and working with experts to determine what to do where. Like many other things, I wanted to start it in a way that I could sustain it – both from an interest point of view, as well as a operations point of view. In the process, I have learnt the importance of paid advertising on social media, as well as the role that organic content plays. For starters, I must admit that it has helped me ‘reach new readers.’
So in case you want to follow me, Author Ranjit Kulkarni, on social media, here are the links where you can.
Author Ranjit Kulkarni Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577748382158
Author Ranjit Kulkarni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorranjitkulkarni/
Author Ranjit Kulkarni on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@authorranjitkulkarni
I post on these channels, off and on, about my books, stories and other writing updates. You will also find the links on the icons of these channels on my website in the footer section. Please follow me on these. 🙂
See you there! (if the algorithm allows us to meet!) 🙂
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