What if Facebook limited the links you can share as a writer? Would you have to pay to reach readers—or could a better conversation do more than another link ever did? Today, Edie Melson helps us sort through Meta One.
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What if Facebook limited the links you can share as a writer? Would you have to pay to reach readers—or could a better conversation do more than another link ever did? Today, Edie Melson helps us sort through Meta One, check what actually applies to our accounts, and make it easier for interested readers to find us.
Edie Melson is an author, speaker, and photographer. Her blog, The Write Conversation, reaches thousands of writers and has been recognized among Writer’s Digest’s Top 101 Sites for Writers since 2017. She’s also the executive director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and serves on the board of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Edie, welcome to Your Best Writing Life!
Questions we cover:
When writers see a post saying Facebook is becoming “pay to play,” what should they understand before they panic or purchase a subscription?
In your post, you distinguish Facebook Pages and Professional Mode profiles from ordinary personal profiles. What should a listener check on her own account, and what remains uncertain? Are groups part of the same reported test?
What is happening with external links on Facebook, as far as you can verify today? If a writer sees a limit, does it affect posts, comments, or both on her particular account?
Your response was “I’m not panicking.” What have you been teaching writers about social media that helps you stay calm?
Walk us through a real example from The Write Conversation. How do you turn an article into a Facebook post that invites conversation and stands on its own?
You have often placed the link in the first comment. Does that still work for you? Why might a listener need a backup route if comments are restricted on her account?
You wrote that writers must watch their focus because “it’s never all about me.” How can we tell whether a post offers something useful to the reader or merely asks for a click?
You call social media “rented property.” For the writer who has never built a link hub, what is it, and why might a links page on her own website be useful?
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