Book
promotion is a truly important aspect of publishing a book. And it
takes a lot of work and resources to launch a book promotion campaign.
This is especially difficult for self-publishing authors who lack the
funds and connections for proper book marketing. Which is why it is very
important that you find alternative ways to promote your book. It
should also be costs effective and efficient. One
great example is creating a book promotion blog.
These blogs are sites solely dedicated to promoting your book and helps
you cultivate a fan base for your book in the future. Here are some
great tips on how to properly make one.
- Come up with a fitting name for your blog!
When it comes to naming your blog it is important that it fits your
main goal. Which is to promote your book. Thus when it comes to picking a
name you will have to be very thorough and yet it must also be catchy.
The name must also be able to be linked to its own genre.
- Use similar blogs for inspiration
It is not against the law to get inspiration from other book blogs.
Thus you should be able to get your best blogging ideas from other
bloggers. If you are
making a book blog for the first time it is a good idea to read up on blog creation.
If you have blogger friends it is also advisable that you ask for their
help. They can give you much needed advice on how to start your blog.
- Decide on what platform to use
There are a good number of blogging platforms that you can choose from. Here are some great platforms that you can choose from.
WordPress- it is the most popular blogging platform
today. It currently powers more than 25 percent of bloggers worldwide
and is free for download. It is pretty much a well-designed software and
is easy to use. It is a multifaceted platform that can be used by
novice to professional bloggers.
Blogger-It is one of the oldest blogging platforms
active today. It is run by Google and is free for download. Like
WordPress it is relatively easy to use. It is more attractive to people
who take up blogging as a hobby. Blogger also provides hosting and you
get your won domain by default. It sadly outdated in certain aspects.
Tumblr- This
blogging platform is predominantly for hobby bloggers.
They are free for download but lack certain features that are usually
associated with other blogging platforms. It is also easy to use and
includes subdomains and hosting.
- Reach out to other bloggers
It is highly important to reach out to bloggers. You should realize
by now that there are a good number of blogger communities out there. It
really depends on what genre you write in. If you are writing for a
specific genre you should reach out to other bloggers with the same
genre. By doing this you can increase your level of influence. Remember
that being a member of a blogging community helps your chances of
selling your book in the future.
- Make your blog attractive
Making your blog site attractive is very important. This is one of
the most effective ways to draw people into viewing your blog. And
having more viewers
increases your chance of having a fan base and promoting your book.
There are many subtle and easy ways that you can use to make your blog
attractive. One way is to have a minimalistic approach to making your
blog. Minimalism does not mean that your blog should be bare. It just
means that your blog should be free of being cluttered. It is also
important that you have a theme in mind. This will help you to keep your
blog design uniform and stop it from getting chaotic.
- Posts reviews and articles
It is also important that when you create your blog you should posts
interesting content there. The more interesting content the better. You
can create articles related to your book and posts it through your blog.
This way viewers can see that you are very knowledgeable about your
genre. If you have reviews about your book you can also posts it there.
You can even
posts marketing services through your blog and sell your book directly. Remember the more content your blog has the more convincing it is.
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