Writer Tech Tips – Bethany Rutledge https://bethanyrutledge.com Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:21:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bethanyrutledge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Untitled-design-24-150x150.png Writer Tech Tips – Bethany Rutledge https://bethanyrutledge.com 32 32 Social Media Platforms for Authors https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/social-media-platforms-for-authors/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/social-media-platforms-for-authors/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:26:21 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=8580 Social Media for Authors How should authors use social media? Which platforms are the best ROI for time spent? Today I’ll focus specifically on Facebook for authors and my personal favorite, Pinterest for authors. Then I’ll briefly cover the role of Twitter and Instagram. Here we go! How should authors Read more…

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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/author-website/feed/ 4 Listen to your wip on the go with google docs https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/read-aloud-revision-hack/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/read-aloud-revision-hack/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:46:44 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=6374 How to get Google Docs to read aloud You don’t need a fancy program to hear your manuscript aloud. Today we’ll discuss a great revision hack—how to get Google Docs to read aloud. “What’s your favorite program to..” “Does anyone have a suggested plugin to…” It always seems like there Read more…

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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/read-aloud-revision-hack/feed/ 3 Get Published Podcast- Using Pinterest to Build your Email List https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/get-published-podcast-using-pinterest-to-build-your-email-list/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/get-published-podcast-using-pinterest-to-build-your-email-list/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:17:08 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=8325 Today I shared author realities on the Get Published Podcast like birthing twins on #pubday, connecting with Meyer and Meyer SPorts, and how introverts can connect with ideal readers on Pinterest.

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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/online-tools-writers/feed/ 5 Recommended online tools for authors and writers https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/recommended-writing-resources-2/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:58:01 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=7657 If you google “online tools for writers” you’re bound to experience some overwhelm. Here are some favorite writing tools I frequently recommend for your website, social media, and brand. Author Website The point of your website: To show you’re a real legitimate person A place where readers (and publishers, agents, Read more…

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]]> 5 ways to leverage your new writer status https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/new-writer-2/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:37:30 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=6779 While cleaning the basement, I came across the remnants of a college writing project: a Dan Brown-esque story–minus the skill–about a cult and lost books of the Torah. I bet I had some grand plans for that thing. At the time I was so new I didn’t know how badly Read more…

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]]> How I used keyword research about baby swaddles to run a micro SEO experiment https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/soloprenuer-seo-experiment/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/soloprenuer-seo-experiment/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:02:47 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=6781 The term SEO is thrown around so much it’s lost all meaning to me. As a small business owner, I basically tuned out any discussion of SEO over the last several years—for a few reasons. Why? First, my businesses were hyperlocal, so I thought SEO didn’t matter. As part-owner of Read more…

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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/blog-workflow-tips/feed/ 3 7 beginner website mistakes killing your traffic and credibility https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/website-mistakes/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/website-mistakes/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:27:44 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=5895 …plus easy ways to fix each! Struggling with your wordpress website for writing or blogging? Here are a few wordpress mistakes you’re probably making that will kill your traffic. Fortunately, you can fix them all today!  As the de facto manager of our small business websites for the past eight Read more…

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