{"id":6649,"date":"2017-05-24T08:22:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=6649"},"modified":"2017-05-24T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:22:56","slug":"the-successful-blog-tour-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=6649","title":{"rendered":"The Successful Blog Tour: Doing It!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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photo: Drew Coffman, creative commons license<\/p><\/div>\n

Authors often take part in a blog tour to promote their new books. Yesterday guest poster F.M. Meredith described the planning stage<\/a>; today, she describes what happens after you hit the \u201csend\u201d button. She starts with a piece of advice that will bring painful memories to many of us, me included!<\/em><\/p>\n

Be sure to proofread each one of your blog posts before you send it to the blog host. Send it ahead of time with a mention of the date it\u2019s supposed to appear, and ask the host to let you know whether they received everything.<\/p>\n

Your work is not done once you have the tour set up and your posts on their way. You\u2019ll want to make sure the post is up on the prearranged date. Sometimes there are problems. Though most blog hosts set up the post ahead of time to appear on the right day, one or two might not. Send a polite email reminder.<\/p>\n

Every day of your tour, you must promote the blog you\u2019ll be visiting. Send announcements to your friends, the lists that you\u2019re on, and to all your social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Facebook groups, etc.<\/p>\n

Visit the blog and leave a thank-you. A few times during the day, check and see whether anyone has left a comment, and thank each one for visiting. If someone asks a question, be sure to answer it. This is important. It will make the difference if you ever want to do another guest spot on that particular blog. If you\u2019re having a contest, keep track of commenters\u2019 names and how many times they leave comments.<\/p>\n

Does a Blog Tour Work?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure your biggest question is, does a blog tour work? If you mean, does it result in sales, it\u2019s kind of hard to determine, but I do know whenever I\u2019ve been on a tour, my sales ranking on Amazon has improved\u2014which is a good thing.<\/p>\n

One last remark about blog tours, I think they are fun. To me, it\u2019s a challenge to come up with new topics to write about for each blog. I also love going back to see who has visited. And remember, for all those who leave comments, there are many, many more who merely read the blog and didn\u2019t write anything.<\/p>\n

Blog tours are another way to get your name and information about your book in front of the public. And isn\u2019t that what we are all trying to do?<\/p>\n

The most recent novels of guest blogger\u2014and blog tour maven\u2014F.M. aka Marilyn Meredith, are Unresolved, <\/strong>thirteenth in the Rocky Bluff P.D. series, and Seldom Traveled, <\/strong>sixteenth in the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series. Find her at <\/em>http:\/\/fictionforyou.com<\/a> or <\/em>http:\/\/marilynmeredith.blogspot.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>
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