Patti, if you’re not the author, then using the author’s name works. If you’re the author, then doing what you’re doing — author name + book title attribution — is better than author name alone w/out the book title.

When you quote patients, do you include the book title, too?

Sandy

Sandy,
I’m glad you pointed out not to attribute to the author. I’ve been trying different approaches and now I know NOT to do that.

I have been quoting the patient stories in our book and adding a photo of quoted person. I think I will do more of that.

I was also quoting from our book with the author’s name, name of book. Now I think I will drop the author name and go just with the book name.

Thanks, as always. You’re the best,
Patti Ryan
A-Fib, Inc., A-Fib.com, BeatYourA-Fib.com

Nice! Let the magic happen!

Sandy

Hi Kathy! I recommend upgrading to the paid version of InstaQuote if you haven’t done that yet so that you eliminate the InstaQuote watermark on everything you create.

My other favorite is WordSwag. You might want to check that one out after you get the hang of InstaQuote.

Have fun with it!

Sandy

Flora, I am so thrilled that Randi’s article inspired you! That’s wonderful! And I love that you took action on that inspiration!

I’ll offer one tip that might help you more than other types of entrepreneurs, since you’re an author. I see a lot of self-proclaimed gurus quoting themselves in their images, hoping (or expecting) that those images will get shared, and it doesn’t happen. What gets shared are those images that others create that quote their “gurus.” That’s why I recommend that authors quote from their book or blog and attribute that wisdom to the book title or company name. For most authors, the goal isn’t to get the author name recognized. It’s to get their book title recognized.

And now, after reading the article at that link — THANK YOU! — I’m going to pop over to Instagram and see what you created. I’m sure it’s awesome!

Thanks again for circling back and sharing this. You’re the best!

Sandy

I had to make a return visit to this post to let you know how meaningful it was to me. I was already using images in my posts, sometimes even with content. After reading of Randi’s success with creating daily posts, I couldn’t sleep until I created one following her advice.

Using Canva I created a post using a public domain image, adding an original quote and remembering to brand it. While I was on a roll, I decided to plunge into using Instagram since I’ve noticed other authors and entrepreneurs promoting their work and sharing their work-related activities.

I used my image on my blog post and Pinterest,shared it on FB and Twitter, but also discovered that I could now send it to Instagram via Hootsuite without the Twitter 140-character restriction. Yay!

In the process I discovered that Hootsuite offers great help via its Live Chat. Then, I noticed that Social Media Examiner posted an interview with Peg Fitzpatrick that finished my Instagram education, for now. (If you haven’t already, you’ll definitely want to listen and/or read the transcript at http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/stand-out-on-instagram-peg-fitzpatrick/, especially since you mentioned updating your post about social media images.)

Can you tell I’m excited? For the last few months I’ve been on a learning curve with Adobe products and other tools. Now I can add Instagram to my toolbelt.

I don’t have the stats yet to show the benefits of taking Randi’s advice, but I will.

Again, thanks Randi and Sandra.

Nice to hear from you, Dan! I’m glad this was helpful. Good luck as you move forward!

Sandy