One great guest post on a specific blog with influence can help the community get to know more about you, while the quantity of posts helps spread general. What authors need to know about virtual book tours reply 12 steps to blog tour success by joel friedlander selfpublishing author advice from the. At the very bottom of the page there will be a form where you can fill in your information. The blog tour doesnt make sales based on my experience. Lisas lively, informative and entertaining presentations cover the amazing, strange, and sometimes painful ouch.
Pricing will be discussed with the author and spots will be limited. Before i picked up the book i had no intention of advertising this way. Greenlay shares her experience of three blog tours, to help other selfpublished authors. I love doing author interviews for blog tours as long as i enjoy the. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. What book tours are like in the 21st century the atlantic. Find out who your book appeals to, get to know those people well, and be where they are, both online and off. We offer services to help promote your work in an affordable, fun. Services lolas blog tours organizing book blog tours. United states about blog tlc book tours is a virtual book tour site. And we wanted to be able to provide a service that would allow us to promote the authors and books we love. Check out my current book tours to discover new books and authors. There are countless fiction and nonfiction blogs that have emerged in the past few years, all written by.
You can host a blog tour which can be any length you choose or you can do one blog post at a time. Virtual book tours are a promotional tool for authors to connect with readers via wellread book blogs and specialty. To book an event andor blog tour, please fill out the form here. On this latest tour, twelve to murder made it up to number three on amazon. Strandberg for getting my book one step closer to the exposure it needs. What are blog tours and who can help you organise one. Book blog tours work for both authors and bloggers, albeit for different reasons. In 2014, after a lot of research, i set up my own online business which would organise and run book tours for authors.
She actually gave me 12 blog stops i dont know why, except that some of the. Virtual book tours, book blitzes, book promotion, book publicity. Blog tours can be a great way to drum up early excitement about your books release. We will book you as early as possible, but do not guarantee a start date eight weeks from submission and payment. He is the only author in the world who enjoys pickup basketball and enormous bonfires, preferably not at the same time. We strongly recommend booking your tour as far in advance as possible. We decided to start rockstar book tours because we love books, the authors behind the books they are our rockstars and blog tours. Laura fabiani is an author and book blogger who shares her love of books on library of clean reads.
It is a simple question with an answer that may seem to be obvious. To make it easier for christian authors to find hosts, we have compiled a. For a young band, there is often really no promoter, really no agent, really no technical director, so musicians end up learning a lot of this stuff whether they want to or not. It wasnt long before she formed an addiction to the thrills of. Blog tours are a great way to drum up early excitement about your books release or.
For me, every bit of the process of producing a book is interesting, from the writing to the publishing to the reading. Or, really, anything else that gets your name and project out there on another blog. There is a good 3050% increase of hits if the author also helps promote the book tour by retweeting or resharing the book tour links. When you book a tour with lolas blog tours it means you have read and agreed with the information and terms listed there and will adhere to them. After the tour is scheduled and all of the tour materials have been sent out, it is the responsibility of the blogger who signed up for the tour to post materials on their designated day. You can book lisa for school visit, writing workshop, keynote speaker, or as a chocolatetasting judge. The book blogger will be an expert at detecting whether youve just copied. Rabt book tours and pr blog reading addiction blog tours. The authorpublisher agrees to ship copies of their book to the tour hosts, to arrive at least 4 weeks prior to their tour dates. The whole idea of a book blog tour is to promote an author and their book, right. I dont think theyre effective in terms of positive roi, but they seem to help a lot with. Everything you need to know about organizing a blog tour. For the tourspromos below, you will be able to click on them and be taken directly to their tour page.
How to organize a truly successful blog tour reedsy. Once theyre out, nando is certain theyll find a place in the open prison. Youve been so helpful, so i thought youd be the best person to direct this question to, and maybe it would help some others out there too. How to choose the right tour company for your book iread. Expect awesome author takeovers, giveaways, freebie and book sales, and fun bookish convos. Secrets of a nonfiction blog tour shacks comings and. Blog tours, for the most part, do not sell books, but they do get both an authors name and book out there in front of potentially thousands of pairs of fresh eyes. In some areas of life, the rules are very much needed. I loved the series call the midwife so i knew i would enjoy this read. Written in a clear, clean, concise style, the book lays out the pros and cons of blog tours and gives valuable information on different sites. For publishers, sending authors on tour is expensivethey have to cover. Contact me if you would like the names of the ones i participated in, or any further information on these tours.
The only thing it does is to get your book on many different web sites, but be careful dont spend your money on a book blog tour until you check it out. Silver dagger book tours pay what you want for a book tour. Each tour has a giveaway that you may enter to win. Book blog tours an essential marketing tool for authors. Thats like a book tour, except that its online, involves more writing than talking, and doesnt. As a christian author, one great way to market your books is to do guest blogging.
She has been part of the blogging community since september 2011, and launched xpresso book tours in october 2012. Book blog tours vary wildly in their costs and readership reach. We will contact our 200 bloggers about your request. Currently, xpresso book tours has successfully completed over 800 blog tours and 3,000 promotional events. I know that i have missed some sites i truly would like to add to. We recommend first doing some planningbrainstorming. Blog tours, virtual author tours, book trailers, and. I was acutely aware of what a rarity it is these days for an author to be sent on a book tour at all. The tour is a catalog of different book blogs that, for a period of time. Dont settle for the oldstyle blog tours that dont produce results. Theyre very clear that if youre not happy, its your problem. With the plot and setting of the book i couldnt help but be reminded of season 3.
Come in, get to know amazing bloggers, make new reader friends, and meet the best of the best authors. This page features blog tours, virtual author tours, and other online pr promo services, etc. I really like that and i can see where it could be used on. Premier virtual author book tours provides book marketing services to authors including virtual book tours, author web platform consultation, and amazon seo, social media, etc. Tlc book tours is a service providing online virtual book tours to authors. Virtual book tours are a promotional tool for authors to connect with readers via blogs. Xpresso book tours is run by giselle of xpresso reads. She is the owner of iread book tours, and italy book tours and also the proud sponsor of worlds best story. Donald ray pollock, author of the devil all the time and knockemstiff, brings us a dark, gritty, and electrifying new novel that will solidify his place among the. Here is a list of blog tour hosts for christian authors. For a minimal amount of money, time, and travel, an author can gain exposure to thousands of potential readers. Once theyve put together your proposal, they can even help you identify the right publishers to send it to. For those that know me, know that i run a small book touring business called neverland blog tours.
I have tried several virtual book tour coordinators and have even set up a book tour on my own, but none of them were as successful as my tours with pump up your book tour, which has the combination of expertise and experience needed to get the author the results they need. Be sure to send along your author headshot and book cover image to add to your content. I really hate to liken a book to something popular like the walking dead, but. To set up a blog tour, begin by making a list of possible blogs, and then to contact them to ask if they would be interested in being part of your tour. Countless people have dreams and visions, but few are able to. This week she has taken the time to answer a few questions for us and let slip some secrets of a nonfiction blog tour. A good marketing strategy for every author is to build a mailing list so that. Authors on tour will be featured at the tlc book tours website for an entire month. What authors need to know about virtual book tours by dana. But what are the benefits of a blog tour, and how can you start your own. Bewitching book tours is geared towards the new author, the ebook author, the small and independent press author, and the midlist author the author who doesnt have a huge marketing budget but wants the most bang for their promotional buck.
Please read the general terms about working with lolas blog tours tours before booking a tour. Im a huge fan of the legend of zelda since we got the old nintendo gold. If youd like to nominate a site for this page, email john kremer. Authors are encouraged to build their own blog tour. Sharon martin beck valley books beckvalleybooks on.
I also really love to connect with authors and publishers. The blitz is scheduled for october 7th through october th. How to participate in blog tours nose graze nose graze. I have quite the collection of nonfiction howto books, so that doesn. Learn how to connect with the bloggerati to create an internet event that draws fans like flies, sells books like hotcakes, and builds you and your book into bestselling brands. Learn all about blog tours, how to participate, and what some of the rulesbest practices are. We can set up a virtual book tour for your book, but we also offer publicist services on a monthly basis, as well as social media management and even a custom book marketing campaign tailored to fit all your promotional needs. A blog tour is also a great option for authors who want to avoid travelling to. Now tour hosts enticed bloggers and readers to participate in book blog tours. No images, text andor designs from this site may be copied or reproduced without written permission. Blog tours, virtual author tours, book trailers, and online pr promos. This is a vital step in the promotion and marketing of your book, andif done rightwill make the rest of the process infinitely easier.
Well, heres what i learned that might help you decide whether you want to. Virtual book tours on blogs are effective for romance. Blog tour hosts for christian authors body and soul. A blog tour is very much like a traditional book tour, where the author would go from town to town to sign their books and meet new readers. Enchanted book promotions is here to help you promote your book across various platforms. Make sure to look at the schedule in the middle of the page to see the currently open dates. Goodreads i am a goodreads librarian so i can help with adding books to goodreads including synopsis, cover art, isbns, release date, etc. This book is intelligently designed so that someone can dip in, get the information they need, and use it in the real world.