Comments on: The Dos and Don’ts of Promotional Blog Tours http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/ Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Riding the mule: the adventure of small press publication – the contemporary small press http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-47242 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:43:07 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-47242 […] attention. Even a shrinking violet can publicise her own novel and you don’t need a publicist to organise a successful blog tour or to solicit online reviews. But be realistic about your own limitations also; the time will come […]

]]> By: Annecdotist http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46972 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 17:58:47 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46972 In reply to Alive.

Thanks, Alison, you’ve obviously got a lot of blog tour experience under your belt. I like the way you sum it up: Be nice! Can’t go far wrong there. I also appreciate your distinction between marketing and selling – I’ll bear that in mind when I’m wondering why people are walking past my stall!

]]> By: Alive http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46970 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 11:01:07 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46970 Good piece! I’ve commisioned blog tours as well as done my own for all four books. The important qualities you need are grit and organisational skills, but the essential one is to be nice.

Don’t expect your book to fly off the shelf immediately – this is marketing, not selling – but you are building up great contacts as well as awareness of your book. Good luck to all!

]]> By: Annecdotist http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46924 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 13:40:41 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46924 In reply to Barbara Lorna Hudson.

Thanks for reading and commenting, Barbara. I hope you enjoy your tour as much as I enjoyed mine.

]]> By: Barbara Lorna Hudson http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46920 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:47:38 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46920 Very useful. Thank you. I am trying not to get anxious about all this, and your post has helped.

]]> By: Annecdotist http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46918 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:29:42 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46918 In reply to Terry Tyler.

Pleased to know there’s something here for an experienced promoter like you! The possibility of overkill is also a concern of mine, but I think if a post addresses much more than “buy my book” people don’t really mind. I don’t know if it’s something about this particular novel, or the way my mind works, but I still haven’t exhausted my ideas for associated blog posts. And where there’s a possible overlap, I’ve tended to link to and build on the previous post.
Of course, someone might come back to this now and tell me I’ve overdone it – I am aware that five weeks plus heading for a dozen follow-ups is rather extreme!

]]> By: Terry Tyler http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46914 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:02:23 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46914 This is a really helpful post, Anne, especially for new writers, I would imagine, but also for old hands like me. I have never done anything as ambitious or organised as a blog tour, but have been featured on a fair few people’s blogs with my new book coming out last month. Yes – the difficulty is not repeating oneself! I think I’ve only had about 7 posts, plus some reviews, but already I am starting to feel embarrassed, wondering if people are thinking, oh God, not this bloody book again. But then, they’re not all on Twitter at the same time as I am!

]]> By: Annecdotist http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46893 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:37:20 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46893 In reply to Catherine Hokin.

Thanks, Catherine. Five weeks was a bit crazy, to be honest, but I was enjoying it so much I didn’t want it to end! I think it was partly because it was an opportunity to look at my novel from lots of different angles, so I rarely felt as if I was repeating myself. I’ve continued to do a fair number of guest posts related to my novel since ending the tour – I think it’s rather obsessional – or a way of avoiding getting on with my next! Wishing you all the best with yours – I do think a fortnight is plenty.

]]> By: Annecdotist http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46892 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:32:58 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46892 In reply to JazzFeathers.

Thanks, Jazz, glad you found my post useful. Here’s wishing you a fabulous tour!

]]> By: Annecdotist http://booksbywomen.org/the-dos-and-donts-of-promotional-blog-tours/#comment-46891 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:31:14 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14376#comment-46891 In reply to Emma.

Sorry you’ve had to take a break from hosting, Emma, so annoying to have people abuse your hospitality that way. Thanks for underlining those points about AGREEING the topic and giving the blogger sufficient time to get the post up. It’s like visiting someone’s home – we have to remember our manners!
Hope you have some better experiences in the future.

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