Here’s an article on blog tours. I’m trying to keep posting new ones here so authors can have resources if they want to set up their own tours. What I’m finding interesting is that when I started this tour a few months ago, I could find almost no articles on the topic. But they seem [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Blog Tour Success'
Author Promotion
November 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
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Something Wicked That Way Goes
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
So on the third day of the Something Wicked Blog Tour, the book did make it to number one on Technorati’s popular books page. (Click here for a full page view) That’s not bad for such a small tour as we did.
On day two, it was at number twelve when I checked and Something Rotten [...]
Tags: Author Promotion · Authors on Tour · Blog Tour Success
Something Wicked
October 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Oh yeah! Something Wicked has knocked Hot Chicks With Douchebags out of the number one slot at Technorati. Now that’s exciting. (I hate even typing that title. What a yucky thing–to call young women hot chicks and young men douchebags. How demeaning.)
check out http://technorati.com/pop/books/
I’ll post the screen shots tomorrow, so don’t worry if you miss it. [...]
Tags: Authors on Tour · Blog Tour Success · Publicity
The Diamond of Darkhold ~ Tour Review
October 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments
Thank you all for a great tour of The Diamond of Darkhold! We had some lovely interviews, and reviews. I even learned about solar power. Good stuff.
We had a rough go of it in Technorati–the number one book all week, Hot Chicks With Douchebags (which I have not intentions of linking to since this is [...]
Tags: Blog Tour Success
Blog Promotions
August 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
So what did the bloggers gain from the first tour? Well, for one thing, when we promote children’s book authors, we also promote our own blogs.
This week my visitors doubled. Both the unique hits and the page views doubled on both of my children’s book blogs. Are these visitors who will come back when the [...]
Tags: Blog Tour Success · Bloggers and Bystanders · Publicity
Author Promotions ~ An Evaluation of Our First Children’s Book Blog Tour
August 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments
Heh, heh See how I put Author Promotions in the title of this post? I told you I’m going to try to move my site up for those key words. Because I want children’s book authors who are looking to promote their books to be able to find me. Why? Because I think the tours [...]
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Examples of Great Reviews and Great Blog Tours
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
For some great reviews, be sure to check out Becky’s Book Reviews. She has a BA and MA in English literature and a MLS degree. Her specialization is children’s and young adult literature. She reads more than anyone I’ve ever met and she post wonderful reviews and interviews. Go, read, enjoy.
My secret hope is [...]