tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post8977760103943435774..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: What is a Blog Tour?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-30819463443087837872014-02-04T23:02:20.294+11:002014-02-04T23:02:20.294+11:00Thanks, Iola. I'm learning so much on these Mo...Thanks, Iola. I'm learning so much on these Monday posts. <br /><br />Looking forward to participating in Narelle's blog chase this week. First one for me. :) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-79422866337233327022014-02-04T11:25:33.881+11:002014-02-04T11:25:33.881+11:00I agree with Iola and Paula about posting a link ...I agree with Iola and Paula about posting a link but no review. To me this seems pointless. If I don't feel I can say anything positive about a book in a review, then I will not put up the link. Of course that doesn't always mean I don't like a book if I don't participate in a tour. It may just mean life is to busy at that time.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-84406869845822339792014-02-04T07:54:03.922+11:002014-02-04T07:54:03.922+11:00Iola My blog alliance posts dont include an interv...Iola My blog alliance posts dont include an interview they will have a review if I read the book but most are just the basic html especially the past 6 - 8 months where I haven't requested many CFBA book. Partly because of not being well but partly because many of the American publishers do not send to Australia. Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-17375744095356073742014-02-04T06:39:57.200+11:002014-02-04T06:39:57.200+11:00Thanks for visiting, Elaine. What thoughts do you ...Thanks for visiting, Elaine. What thoughts do you have on marketing your next book?Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-69153755021028668152014-02-04T06:39:08.114+11:002014-02-04T06:39:08.114+11:00Jenny, your posts often include an author intervie...Jenny, your posts often include an author interview, and those are excellent, and provide additional flavour to the basic blog post. Besides, a review and an interview would probably be too much for one blog post!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-84303203929201453712014-02-03T19:36:52.704+11:002014-02-03T19:36:52.704+11:00Thank you for the discussion everyone. I also find...Thank you for the discussion everyone. I also find all this daunting and will look forward to Wednesday and seeing how the tour for Falling For The Farmer unfolds.<br /><br />Elaine Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724607299832750567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-19109257252796143022014-02-03T16:31:20.459+11:002014-02-03T16:31:20.459+11:00Iola, as people have different preferences not all...Iola, as people have different preferences not all will request all books but many will still post the html. I am one of those and I also do it at CFBA. We have found unless there is a major issue with the book all who have requested have so far posted a review or put a note to say review coming. (we have had a couple of people say they could not review a book as they could not give a good review and we were ok with this). I have had people say comment on my blog that they liked the look of a book without having a review or interview. <br /><br />I think it depends on your audience. My blog has been doing blog tours for over 5 years now and my audience knows I post the html for all tours but only review the books I request. They also know what my preference is for books so by not having a review they know its not that I didn't like the book its that I didn't request the book. <br /><br />I agree with Narelle it does give publicity for a book. Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-51983030339032439802014-02-03T14:42:02.804+11:002014-02-03T14:42:02.804+11:00I'm glad I'm not the only one with questio...I'm glad I'm not the only one with questions if there is no review!<br /><br />You are right - a lot of work goes into organising a successful blog tour, but it can be done. <br /><br />I've recently participated in a tour for Sixteen, by Emily Rachelle, a debut YA author who is herself only a teen. I think she did a brilliant job in organising the tour, offering author interviews, and writing a range of specific posts for different participating blogs.<br /><br />One of the keys for a successful blog tour is getting organised early: Emily contacted me three months before her blog tour to pitch her book and ask if I'd host her. That meant I was able to schedule her in the the timeframe she was looking for (which was a 16-day tour starting on January 16.<br /><br />Today is actually the final day of her tour, so pop on over to http://emilyrachellewrites.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/sixteen-blog-tour-kick-off-giveaway.html to enter her giveaway, or read reviews at http://alexaskrywer.blogspot.co.nz/ and http://christianreads.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/indie-blog-tour-and-giveaway-sixteen-by.html. Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-60857716816167267632014-02-03T14:30:27.352+11:002014-02-03T14:30:27.352+11:00That's a good point, Narelle. I suppose it dep...That's a good point, Narelle. I suppose it depends on the individual blogger - do they usually post reviews? Some might only ever post the standard tour information. And it might depend on the rules of the tour: some want reviews, others might be happy just to get the marketing exposure. Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-7460234801626961262014-02-03T14:25:57.394+11:002014-02-03T14:25:57.394+11:00A lot of writers are more introverted, and I suspe...A lot of writers are more introverted, and I suspect they find the travelling and fronting up with a box of books a lot harder. The other advantage of the virtual tour is you aren't limited by geography - you can visit any blog, anywhere, at any time. Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-91203674497349481472014-02-03T14:24:41.983+11:002014-02-03T14:24:41.983+11:00Thank you, Rita. It's great to know people fin...Thank you, Rita. It's great to know people find our posts useful.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-81856904142627992292014-02-03T14:24:02.804+11:002014-02-03T14:24:02.804+11:00The blog chase is a pretty new concept - we'll...The blog chase is a pretty new concept - we'll see if it catches on with readers.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-43268496352937279052014-02-03T14:09:48.827+11:002014-02-03T14:09:48.827+11:00Hi everyone,
Another great and informative post.
N...Hi everyone,<br />Another great and informative post.<br />Narelle and Jenny, I have to say I agree with Iola, when it comes to seeing standard links with no personal feedback on blog alliance blog tours. I always look forward to seeing what readers actually think before I make a commitment to buy a book. If I scroll down and see nothing beneath the official bio, photo and blurb, I'm disappointed. If the same thing happens for one book several times, it gets repetitive and I begin to wonder why so many people couldn't be bothered thinking of anything to say about this book. It might be getting exposure, but the message seems to be that people can't be bothered finishing it to share their thoughts or recommend it.<br />I'm getting together an interview tour for 'Imogen's Chance' in April. I've only ever seen a few blog chases. It sounds like a great way to encourage people to visit each blog and I'm looking forward to seeing more. It must take a good bit of liaison with every person who has agreed to host you. Sounds like a jigsaw puzzle. Fascinating.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64079700096247700002014-02-03T13:19:06.652+11:002014-02-03T13:19:06.652+11:00Iola, thanks for providing these helpful definitio...Iola, thanks for providing these helpful definitions. When Jenny and I first started talking about setting up ACRBA, it took me a while to get my head around all the details of a review/blog alliance tour, from both the author and blogger perspective.<br /><br />I'd be interested to hear Jenny Blake's opinion on one of your points. We ask all the ACRBA members to post the standard tour information, even if they don't request or review the book. I'm pretty sure all the other blog alliances are set up the same way. I agree that the standard post (book cover, book blurb, author photo and author bio) is, on its own, not going to sell the book. But it does provide marketing exposure. Multiple exposures of the book and author information may get the book on a reader's radar. I have assumed that the review tour/blog alliance posts without reviews are the result of the blog alliance members not having the time or interest in reading every book that is toured. I don't perceive it as a reflection on whether or not the book is a good or bad read. I'd be interested to hear what others think when they see the standard tour post without a review. Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-83196848457073938942014-02-03T11:24:15.738+11:002014-02-03T11:24:15.738+11:00I am finding this blog tremendously helpful as far...I am finding this blog tremendously helpful as far as the information we writers need to keep abreast of things.Thanks to Iola and all the other contibutors.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-36154613093152230402014-02-03T11:00:38.827+11:002014-02-03T11:00:38.827+11:00Concise & useful info, Iola. I will keep for f...Concise & useful info, Iola. I will keep for future consideration, but right now, travelling the country with a box of books seems a whole lot easier to handle. People, I can cope with; technology scares me! Rhonda.Rhonda Pooley - Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267933289137123263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-41906393715758857302014-02-03T08:20:49.782+11:002014-02-03T08:20:49.782+11:00Fascinating! I'm learning so much from all the...Fascinating! I'm learning so much from all these posts, thanks Iola. I'd seen all of these except the blog chase, but it is still great to have it all defined.<br />Looking forward to Wednesday!Catherine Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947906623825971761noreply@blogger.com