Anyone moved from Twitter/X to Bluesky for advertising?

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

Reports seem to indicate that Bluesky now has 23 million users. Has anyone tried using it for promo purposes? 

[R. C.]

It's on my agenda to try.  However, I found using Twitter for ADs was pointless.

Also: @rcducantlin.bsky.social

Also II: Bluesky Post

R.C.

PS - I thought about putting "(sic)" after is in "What is lies," but I left the quote as it was written.

[Lorri Moulton]

I don't really promote books too much on Twitter.  I might mention them once in a while, but I think having the link to my website on the home page does more than anything else.

Social media (since I don't pay for ads) doesn't really do a lot for me as far as direct sales.  It's more about branding and getting to know people.  Facebook is my happy place, even with all the downsides.  A lot of nice people and easy to unfollow the posts you don't want to see.  (This is why it's my happy place. LOL)

[alhawke]

It took me forever to finally get on Twitter--just joined a few months ago. So the prospect for me to try Bluesky isn't so great... but I'm curious...

I didn't go for TikTok because I didn't feel like I create enough videos and Twitter seemed easy enough to join. I post on there new releases from time to time now.

[cecilia_writer]

I've found FB best for interacting with readers, especially the UK ones, and Twitter for interacting with other writers - some of these help with book promotion in a subtle way. My early impressions of bluesky is that there seem to be more writers than readers there (tbough of course there's an overlap) but that might just be because I was first introduced to it by a writer, and he put me on a list with other author members of the UK crime book club, so those are many of the people I've found so far..

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

It's on my agenda to try.  However, I found using Twitter for ADs was pointless.

Also: @rcducantlin.bsky.social

Also II: Bluesky Post

R.C.

PS - I thought about putting "(sic)" after is in "What is lies," but I left the quote as it was written.

Thanks. I checked out your link and I joined. I will probably use it to advetise when I do a freebie. 

[alhawke]

It's on my agenda to try.  However, I found using Twitter for ADs was pointless.
Also: @rcducantlin.bsky.social
Also II: Bluesky Post

I checked your post out. Everything looks very Twitter-ish. I hadn't even looked at Bluesky before.
Is that post an ad or poset?
If you have success advertising on Bluesky, please let us know.

[R. C.]

It's on my agenda to try.  However, I found using Twitter for ADs was pointless.
Also: @rcducantlin.bsky.social
Also II: Bluesky Post

I checked your post out. Everything looks very Twitter-ish. I hadn't even looked at Bluesky before.
Is that post an ad or poset?
If you have success advertising on Bluesky, please let us know.

Bluesky was started by a few of the original Twitter developers. So, yeah, it's Twitterish.

I don't know what a "poset" is in this context. I know it as an acronym for" Partially Ordered SET.

"Folks interested in advertising on Bluesky will, unfortunately, need to wait a little while longer... The platform is not currently open to ads."

Posting is advertising on Bluesky.

R.C.

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

I just put a quick post about "But Can You Drink the Water?" to see what would happen. I've got 4 followers and some likes within an hour, so I think it might be worth a try joining in the conversations.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/7-things-to-know-about-bluesky-before-you-join-and-why-you-should/

[alhawke]

I don't know what a "poset" is in this context. I know it as an acronym for" Partially Ordered SET.

"Poset" is just an embarrassing typo. I meant "post"

[The Bass Bagwhan]

Kind of interested, but my latest FB figures show that my ads are overwhelming clicked by 65+ age group and I imagine that's not a Bluesky demographic.
In fact, I need to get my crime/mystery/horror books in front of a (comparatively) younger audience somehow, so I'll look at it in the future.
I'm thinking tiktok, but while I have good video editing skills, curating the actual content is a mystery to me. AI?
Wonder if that question is worth a thread here ...

[Bill Hiatt]

It probably is worth a separate question. I'd certainly be interested in hearing about people's experiences with Tik Tok.

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

Yesterday I posted this on BlueSky:

#Writers - are you nervous to speak at a book launch, a local group, radio or TV interview; accept a prize? Then banish the butterflies by learning practical techniques on what to do and anecdotal pitfalls to avoid. #indiewriters #selfpublishing #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJVP47B

It got me a few likes and even some page reads, so posting on BlueSky is not a lost cause. 

[Bill Hiatt]

I've been meaning to try it. I left X shortly after I tried to retweet something about a Tesla safety report and it somehow didn't post--ironic when the platform owner keeps advertising his devotion to free speech. I had tried Twitter ads and the past and gotten literally nothing from them.

BlueSky, as a fresh platform, might be worth checking out.

[Jan Hurst-Nicholson]

I've been meaning to try it. I left X shortly after I tried to retweet something about a Tesla safety report and it somehow didn't post--ironic when the platform owner keeps advertising his devotion to free speech. I had tried Twitter ads and the past and gotten literally nothing from them.

BlueSky, as a fresh platform, might be worth checking out.

I tried putting the same post on X to compare results. It wouldn't let me post until I supplied a phone number - eh?

[The Bass Bagwhan]

I wonder about the demographic of Bluesky. Might be appealing for promotions.