Before we begin, you should know that I started as a reader. I’ve been reading since before I turned five and love doing to this day. I am the kind of reader that tries all genres. I will never say “I only read this” or “I only publish reviews of X type of books.” I […]
Whether part of a book blog tour or an occasional marketing strategy to reach new readers, guest posts should be an integral part of an author’s promotional tool kit. Why? First off, because of the promise of reaching a new audience. Meeting new readers at their usual hangout – book blogs and social media groups […]
Blog tours are a great way of promoting a book – you get word out, you get reviews, more people decide to try you out and click buy. There is a lot of work that goes into organizing a blog tour, and sometimes mistakes happen. I’ve made or seen some of these myself, and learning […]
Which is the better social media marketing option: creating an author Facebook page, or a dedicated page for your book and/or series? Find out the pros and cons of each option!
To most of us participating in them, they seem pretty obvious, but to most people – from book reviewers to readers and authors that are new to this type of promotion – the blog tour that promotes a book is a mystery. Sure, they might know every element it comprises, but what the tour really […]
Blogging is dead. I’ve heard that a few times in the past decade. Yes, I have been blogging for almost ten years and blogging is still alive and well. Yet people rush to announce its death so often, it drives me insane. A while back I saw the obituary in a post that mostly dealt with how […]
If you’ve organized a blog tour, cover reveal, or release day part for a book or if you’ve joined one of those events, you’ve seen them being emailed around – the HTML posts you just copy and paste into your text composer and voila, your blog tour article is ready to go! Whenever you do […]