Indie authors, we are not alone!! I hear that even published authors, these days, are responsible for finding SEO content for their platforms. Blogging and social media is not enough? When do we have time for more?!! SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, so isn't that just Google's problem or the spiders that help websites and blogs 'show up' in search results? No. Sorry. We are now quite encouraged and motivated (as the results are often the difference between lots of fans and no-ownership platforms) to find content that brings in new fans, and helps us connect with readers.
In otherwords, the content part of the word SEO content is the hook: or, the reason searchers go to your blog from their search results page - or, your website, your fb page, and so forth. So, a book-buying mother, who is looking up fairies might have typed in Fairy Birthday Parties. She has typed just one of the reasons, as a book buying mother, that she might look up (and go to) my blog with a faerie-based book.
All this leads me to the reason I am writing this post. If you are an Indie author, think twice - no 13 times - before choosing vlogging as your SEO content. Shakespeare's Rosalind took up less of his time, honestly; and though he probably didn't shower as often, sleep in his own bed, or smell that good during his musings around between writing time; he did get back to writing as his focus. Not so sure that vlogging as a mistress muse is as giving, forgiving? Understanding? No. She isn't. She is quite the demanding whore, as I have found out - and relentlessly impossible to ignore.
Run. If you have chosen vlogging, you already know. You need a shower. You need your 4 food groups on a plate, instead of eating with just one hand. You need two hand free, not just one holding a caffinated beverage. We all have needs. Vlogging extinguishes yours like a prima-donna girlfriend with a hot temper. I don't want a girlfriend. I wanted young readers to discover my books. I hope after bags of craft supplies, hours of crafting, videographing, editing, and drinking coffee, they do discover my Faerie Project and love my books. Try the link if you don't believe me. I have to go now. Part I of a vlog post is requiring my undivided and overly-stressed out attention.
FYI: If you do choose vlogging, choose a topic you LOVE. I'm not sure I even like Faeries anymore, and I have at least 2 more books to go before they love me back, if in fact, our relationships do last through the vlog years.
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