Now follow me on Instagram

I'm struggling to get: comments on Twitter; followers on FaceBook; and some understanding of Pinterest. So just to make things interesting I thought I'd set up an Instagram account. I'm a glutton for punishment.

And punished I was. Spent many frustrating hours on it but I think - hardly dare say it - I might have managed it.

Although once I'd got it opened on my tablet I couldn't work out how to do anything with it - until I watched an excellent youtube video. Admittedly I began by shouting at that because the image he showed wasn't the same as mine but I got there. Small triumphs.

Apparently Instagram is a must-have if you're serious about marketing your brand on social media. I can't remember now where I read it so can't give you any numbers.

But I read some statistics about the various forms.  At sixty-seven I am a hiccup in the graph as the highest number of users is in all cases in the 16-34 age group. Pinterest is much more popular in the US and statistics show that 90% of weekly Pinners will use it for recommendations to purchase.

So persevere I will. As well as finding time to write my novel. 

P.S. Had a good idea for a new novel yesterday. Set in a tea-shop (very popular setting) cum craft shop (quite popular too) in a church (less usual but offers some interesting angles). Then the lives of various regulars and how they intermingle and love happens (inevitably). Strangely enough I was in a tea-shop cum craft shop in a church at the time.
P.P.S. Second-hand bookshop instead of craft I think.