I constantly check reviews on Amazon sites for reviews of products I want to buy. The star rating is what I look at first, then the reviews. One thing I’ve noticed recently, though, is how people misuse the review area of Amazon – and, ultimately, skew the star rating system. If you look through product [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Virtual Tours'
FSB Offers Book Blogger Directory
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogs, Virtual Tours
I’m excited to share with you a new Book Blogger Directory offered by book PR firm FSB Media. This is a comprehensive directory where readers and authors can search for bloggers who love to read. Pop Syndicate’s Book Addict blog is excited to be part of the list. Be sure to check it out.
Need Help Finding VBT Hosts? Check out MMN’s New Blogrolls
September 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Virtual Tours
Review Site Drop Down Menus Some of you may have noticed some changes to the Market My Novel blogroll. At the top of the site, you can find a Review Sites in the navigation menu. I’ve expanded on these lists and Folio Vision installed a fantastic plug in to create drop-down menus for each section. [...]
Are You Speaking My Language?
September 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Virtual Tours, guest blog
Sometimes things just get lost in translation. With the increasing use of e-mail, Twitter and social networks to communicate, it makes it even tougher, sometimes, to decipher exactly what a person means. A few months ago, I’d booked a tour of multiple authors who did an anthology. In my calendar, I have them down as [...]
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How to Become a Virtual Book Tour Host
August 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · How To, Virtual Tours
Most authors are focused on getting placement at blogs and networks for virtual book tours, but lately, several people have searched Market My Novel for information about how to become a VBT host. It is not as difficult as you think, but it is time-consuming when you first start out. Here are some tips based [...]
Libba Bray Takes Virtual Tours to the Next Level
May 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Virtual Tours, Web/Tech
I’ve been talking for ages about how authors can use technology to personally connect with fans. From your living room, you can chat by video with fans during conferences or book tours, IM with fans during specified times on your Web site, or use teleconferencing to talk to to book club groups. Libba Bray, author of Going Bovine and The…
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Budget Your Time for Marketing
April 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Virtual Tours
As a social media consultant, I work on the Web ALL the time, mostly from home. When I first started, I was excited and willing to work a lot of hours do what needed to be done, but it wasn’t long before I realized I was drowning daily in cyberspace. When I woke up one morning and dreaded an e-mail…
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J.A. Konrath Ends Month-Long Blog Tour
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Virtual Tours
If you want to find great advice from an author about making a blog tour successful, visit J.A. Konrath’s blog, A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing. He just wrapped up a 31-day virtual book tour, and offers up some great advice about how to make them fun – and work.
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Great Example of a Virtual Book Tour Stop
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Virtual Tours
I’ve hosted a lot of great authors at Book Addict, but this Q&A with Emily Bryan is one of the best featured at the site to date. Bryan’s answers are fun, fast and personable. She has a great time answering the questions – and gives readers some great insight into herself as a writer. What really impressed me was her…
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Guest Blogging: What Not to Do
March 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Marketing, Virtual Tours
s the virtual book tour diva for Pop Syndicate’s Book Addict blog, I receive a slew of e-mails each day from authors and publicists with answers to our Q&As or guest blog posts for VBT stops. When we first started our tour stops last year, authors were filled with expectant buzz, ready to anything and everything to get virtual publicity….
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