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Finding Blogs For Your Tour Now we’re into the trickiest part; finding blogs to host your tour. Honestly, this is going to be the biggest challenge. It’s a good idea to start this process early; you may need to go through a few lists of potential bloggers before you find enough participants to fill out your tour. And this process can be very time-consuming, so be prepared and give yourself plenty of time. 1. Create a List of Blogs You want to be sure the bloggers you’re identifying are either dedicated reviewers or authors in your genre. This can be really important, as you’ll have little success if you pitch your Fantasy novel to a bunch of nonfiction author bloggers.
The key to a successful blog tour is matching your work and your brand with Spain Email List complimentary bloggers. Image of Lulu made Blog Tour Planner Download the Blog Tour Planner Start your list off with any blogs you already follow and fellow authors you already know. These few out to. Next, look for lists of reputable bloggers and book reviewers online. Here’s a couple of good lists to get you started: Dave Chesson of Kindlepreneurs list of review blogs. Feedspots top 100 review blogs. You have to decide how many blogs your tour will try to hit. I think 10-15 is a great number to shoot for and makes for a couple of weeks’ worth of solid content.
If you aim for 10 blogs, you’ll probably want to start with a list of 20 or more to contact. Don’t be discouraged by rejections; it’s going to happen and it’s no reflection on you or your work. 2. Make Your Pitch With your list of blogs you want to include in your tour, I suggest first checking for contact or guest post submission guidelines. Most bloggers will include some way of contacting them, even if it’s just through social media. Then put together your elevator pitch with an emphasis on catering to their content style.
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