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First 5-star review for my “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital” on Amazon.com

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I’ve just received a lovely five-star review for “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital” on Amazon.com!

Quick guide to networking, social media and social capital

It’s particularly nice that the reviewer is a social media expert themselves, but still found points of interest and recommends it to novices:

Great pointers and perfect for beginners! … This is a great book to have in your business resources arsenal!

See the full review on Amazon.com here. I don’t get so many reviews (or sales) on Amazon.com as on the UK site, but the reviews from there copy across to the other regional Amazon sites, so this is extra-valuable to me.

By the way, I don’t know why it says pricing info is not available – it’s $2.99 and that shows up when you visit my author page. Maybe that’s because I’m looking from the UK.

P.S. I know an increasing amount of people are not keen on purchasing from Amazon and there are calls to boycott them in December. All of my e-books are also available on Smashwords, for the same price, and downloadable for Kindle, Kobo, Sony eReader, in pdf, etc. They’re also in the iBooks Store on your iPhone. So there are lots of choices if you don’t want to use Amazon.

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Find out more about “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital” here. Read about my other books here.

A new 5-star review for my “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital”

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I’ve had a lovely new five-star review for “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital”!

Quick guide to networking, social media and social capital

This one was a review copy sent out to someone who’s running a small business and I trust to be honest and careful in their reviewing. I’m really grateful that they were able to put up the review so speedily, as it does help to build the reputation of this new book. L White made plenty of useful comments, including this one …

Very sound, practical and useful advice for businesses … Very helpful advice to anyone unsure why or how to build a social presence, either online or in person.

See the full review on Amazon here. It joins the first two on Smashwords/Amazon and Goodreads, which I posted about the other day. I’m so pleased that people are seeing the worth in this book and that my hard work on it is paying off in terms of being able to help people.

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Find out more about “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital” here. Read about my other books here.

First reviews are in for “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital”

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My new book, “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital”, is out now and available on Amazon and Smashwords as an e-book (find all the links on the book’s page on this website).

Quick guide to networking, social media and social capital

And the first reviews are in!

Joanna Penn of the well-known The Creative Penn website and brand, and also an inveterate social media networker and entrepreneurial guru, kindly reviewed the book on Goodreads. Here’s an extract of what she had to say:

… This book will help you to understand the more detailed nuance of social media, with tips on how to use the technical side of Twitter, Facebook, G+ and LinkedIn, as well as how to be generous on the networks and work for mutual benefit with your connections. There’s also a section on the psychology of networking for introverts, which is helpful as many people feel their personality holds them back online.

I particularly like the summing up section, where Liz advises “Be kind.” If everyone online followed this advice, the world would be a fantastic place! A useful little book for the newbie social networker. (Read the full review here)

Linda Bates was one of the first to read this book, and she posted her review on Amazon and Smashwords. It included these words:

Liz has a lovely clarity of style that works especially well for conveying information in an accessible way. I would recommend this guide for anyone who wishes to use social media for a small business or a voluntary organisation such as a drama or Scout group. (Read the full review here)

Linda even sent me a photo of the book on her Kindle – it’s great to see how well the cover comes out in black and white!

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I’m so pleased to receive these lovely reviews, and it’s particularly nice to know that these readers have got what I was trying to do – help people, and explain the etiquette of networking face-to-face and via online resources. I don’t specifically state that I’m writing for introverts, but the advice I give does pay attention to those people who do not naturally claim the centre of attention and need to choose their events wisely to avoid exhaustion, and Linda makes a very good point about the wider application of the tips and hints (other feedback has pointed out that it’s good for fundraisers, too).

It’s great to see my new little book out in the world and getting talked about, and I hope it helps a lot of people as it makes its way out through the circles and networks!

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Find out more about “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital” here. Read about my other books here.

New forthcoming book!

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I’m proud to announce that my new book, “Quick Guide to Networking, Social Media and Social Capital”, will be coming out in October 2014

Quick guide to networking, social media and social capital

It will guide you through the basics of using social media, launching yourself into the world of networking and benefiting from the social capital you develop, in an easy-to-use guide backed up by FREE examples, screenshots and step-by-step instructions on my blog.

It’s not out yet but it will be soon – Subscribe to my newsletter or add my blog to your blog reader to keep up to date with all developments on this book and the next ones (my newsletter subscribers have already seen this book cover!). Read about my other books here.