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Why you may want to delete Facebook

Published on January 9, 2017January 7, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell9 Comments

I’m deleting one of my Facebook accounts.

Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed with all of my social media accounts. This is an attempt to make it a little less stressful.

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Last week I wrote a post about deleting one of my Facebook accounts. How to merge your Professional page and Newsfeed PUBLISHED ON January 6, 2017

Unfortunately, I don’t think I explained the reasons or process very well. So I’ll give it another go.

First, to avoid more confusion, I’ll refer to Facebook as “Facebook Account” and not page.

Why? Because it’s not really a page. Facebook Home/Newsfeed is the main page. But I’m going to talk a lot about pages and want to show you the difference.

I’ve had two Facebook Accounts forever. Like many of you, I’ve had a personal Facebook account for family and friends plus a professional Facebook account for my writing interests.

But more and more, I’m asked which account people should “like.” Many of my friends and family want to keep up with my process as a writer in addition to my personal exploits. (Love that word, exploits.)

Okay, back to why I’m deleting my personal Facebook account.

Time is the number one reason.
- My time as well as the readers.
Clarity
- Some people find it confusing that I have two Facebook Accounts.

Why keep my Professional Facebook Account?

I have pages on this account and don’t want to duplicate them on the one I use for personal.
More control.
- I can post in one place.
If I want, I can add all types of pages.
- Author page
- Want to profile one of your characters? Make a character page.
- Website page

Pages are different from your Newsfeed or Home page. Why would you want a page added? Lots of reasons.

To showcase your books.
To reference your website.
A bio page.
Personal page for family.

Bottom line, one Facebook account can cover all of my needs. Plus I won’t have to keep up with where and what I posted last.

Think you might want to add pages?

It’s easy! Watch!

Is this a little clearer?

Are you going to try?

Will just one Facebook account simply your life?

Let me know what you think.

Go here to “like” my Facebook page. Facebook at jeanswriting

More links for your reading pleasure at the bottom.

Leave a comment or click the “write me” tab or find for me on Twitter @jeancogdell, Facebook at jeanswriting and Amazon.com, stop by and say hey! The lights are on, and I’m waiting.

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Create a Professional Facebook Profile

How do I convert my personal account to a Facebook Page?

How to Create a Facebook Business Page in 5 Simple Steps [Tutorial]

Do you know how to use this media?

Published on November 30, 2016December 8, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell17 Comments

Okay, I’m gonna come clean.

Reddit totally baffles me!

For something so foreign it ranks as 11th most visited website!

How can that be? I don’t get it nor do I understand how to use this venue. Now I’ve tried, believe me. But Reddit is a daunting website. The crowd that visits is very different from say, Facebook or Pinterest. I’ve had readers on Reddit, tell me to get off and if you don’t post in the right place in the right way, Reddit dumps your post.

So how do we use this enigma?

Even after reading, reading, and clicking I still don’t get how to use Reddit effectively.

Have you posted on Reddit?

Do you understand how to use it effectively?

I’d love to know if you’ve conquered Reddit.

Leave a comment or click the “write me” tab or look for me on Twitter @jeancogdell, Facebook at jean.cogdell and Amazon.com, stop by and say hey! The lights are on, and I’m waiting.

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Maybe some of these articles will help.

Reddit 101: A beginner’s guide to reddit.com

How To Use Reddit Productively. Yes, You Read That Correctly

How to Use Reddit to Market Your Books (Carefully) by Ricardo Fayet

Reddit’s plan to tackle trolls and beat Facebook

Do you ever think about hackers?

Published on October 12, 2016October 11, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell4 Comments

Well, I hadn’t not often anyway, until now.

I’d changed my passwords to passphrases and thought I was safe. And then I read a recent post by Sheila Good over at Cow Pasture Chronicles which made me furious.

Not at Sheila, although as my little sister we’ve had our share of spats. But, this is not one of those times. LOL

So what made me mad? Hackers!

It seems nothing is safe from them and someone somewhere needs to find a way to stop these damn idiots. It’s becoming a game of whack-a-mole, and I for one am tired of the blasted devils invading our lives.

Sheila had a terrible, aggravating experience but we can all benefit from it. She shared below what happened to her Twitter account and how we can hopefully prevent it from happening to us. But, if God forbid, it does what we should do.

My Twitter Account Was Hacked, Now What? by SHEILA M. GOOD, AUTHOR

Well, aren’t we special?! It seems there’s an epidemic of Hackers running around wrecking havoc on all of us. Or, is it clowns? Guess it’s hard to tell the difference these days.…

Hop over her fence, click the image and keep reading.

Has this ever happened to you?

Have you ever been hacked?

Any tips on how to deal with securing your blogs, or other social media accounts?

I’d love to hear from you! Click the “write me” tab or contact me on Twitter @jeancogdell,Facebook at jean.cogdell and Amazon.com, stop by and say hey! The lights are on, and I’m waiting.

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