I'm a host for two virtual
book tour companies, and all authors who book tours host their own Rafflecopter giveaway, requesting shares in exchange for entries.
Many
book tour companies or hosts also offer social media marketing packages (social media posts, blasts, and contests) as well.
B&B is a member of various virtual
book tour companies and copies of books may be provided to us by authors, publishers, publicists, or tour coordinators for books on tours.
While
some book tour companies can guarantee you top posts, these blogs may not be high traffic blogs.
We recently had an author tell us that she had been cheated by previous social media managers and
book tour companies because they were not able to do what she wants.
Atlanta, GA About Blog HFVBT is a virtual
book tour company catering specifically to the historical fiction genre created by Amy Bruno.
Book tour company sets up raffle for bloggers to create buzz for her site.
For instance, a blogger wins your book via a giveaway, you or
the book tour company has organised, blogger then posts a review, it is always best to note this at the bottom.
Blogger receives gift from
book tour company, not from you and it may not be for your book.
HFVBT is a virtual
book tour company catering specifically to the historical fiction genre created by Amy Bruno.
I hired an experienced
book tour company.
Sometimes
the book tour company will offer a social media package or you can hire a social media expert to do this for you.
I quickly moved on to blog
book tour company 2.
If you are working with a virtual assistant or a virtual
book tour company, create a shared Dropbox, Google Drive or Evernote account so you can easily share files.
Busy with lots of other tasks, after doing some research, I hired a virtual
book tour company.
Atlanta, GA About Blog HFVBT is a virtual
book tour company catering specifically to the historical fiction genre created by Amy Bruno.
Not exact matches
The Missoula, Montana - based online
tour - package
company, which he founded in 1999, saw a sharp drop in off in 2001
bookings, as consumers stopped traveling for several months following the attacks.
The
companies that
booked tours and flights, arranged hotel rooms, and issued travellers» cheques are now gone, or relegated to being niche players in the travel business.
The game was designed in conjunction with a British
company that
books tours of North Korea.
So sought - after has Manual Cinema become that its founders are training a
touring company, which has wasted no time in
booking shows.
I would think the person who's making the profit has the responsibility for testing, and it's certainly not the pharmaceutical
company; it is the people making the bioidenticals, the people who are selling the
books, the people who are on the speaking
tours.
We
booked a trip to the Mayan pyramid and ruins of Chichen Itza with a
tour company called Cancun Passion.
And,
booking a
tour with a
company like Wild Whales Vancouver means that not only do you get a chance to see Orcas, you also get all the perks of a romantic harbour cruise (including some incomparable city views as you sail through English Bay).
Read my full review or
book a romance
tour through the
company website.
ORIGIN LLC is also a licensed travel
company and can arrange any
tour around Russia, make an invitation,
book a hotel room, organize the meeting at the airport etc..
It has found that many schools
book a visit abroad using a
tour company and this would make sense because the
tour operator will arrange everything from transport to ferry crossing, accommodation and even some of the activities.
A
tour company will offer a quote but sometimes offer a lower rate to win the
booking without making the school aware that it can only offer a lower rate because they will force drivers to share a room or give the drivers some of the worst rooms in the hotel as they are not seen as paying guests.
They actually work harder than elitist snobs like you because they don't have a
book company behind them for the editing and cover design and the promotion and the signing
tours... they handle it themselves.
With a virtual
book tour, all an author has to do is find and work with a blog
tour host or
company.
I wouldn't personally thank every person who reviews your
book, but bloggers, writing groups, and blog
tour companies should get shoutouts.
I don't think it needs to be pointed out that
book blogs with nothing but content from a single
tour company (or only content from
tour companies in general) are suspect.
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I am not an indie author, but a publicist, and I placed 5
books on 5 different
book blog
tour companies.
The other 4
companies I worked with all commented on stops along the way (which showed they were clearly checking for posts themselves), all had a variety of quality
book blogs with both organic and
tour content, and all maintained the advertised number of reviews with excellent cross-posting on both Amazon and Goodreads.
For authors looking for reviews, I suggest looking at blog
tour companies that offer review
tours or queries, reaching out to your newsletter list, and looking at blog directories for bloggers with review policies that state they accept
book requests that line up with your
book.
Do a search for virtual
book tours / your genre and see what
companies may be right for you and your
book.
The only marketing engine I've used is a virtual
book publicity tour company (Pump Up Your Bo
book publicity
tour company (Pump Up Your
BookBook).
Each
tour company does things differently so an author needs to understand what the elements are to ensure their
book receives the most exposure.
(Note: If you choose to skip paying the blog
tour host or
company, you can go the DIY «create my own virtual
book tour» route.
Here are some blog
tour companies: Goddish Fish Promotions http://www.goddessfish.com/tours.htm Great Escapes
Book Tours (Free for Cozy Mysteries) http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/great-escapes-virtual-
book-tours Bewitching
Book Tours (Paranormal Romance) http://bewitchingbooktours.blogspot.com/ Buy the
Book Tours http://www.buythebooktours.com/#axzz2OqJtoGjs Partners in Crime (Crime, Mystery & Thrillers) http://www.partnersincrimetours.net/
Although payment may have been received by these virtual
tour companies, no payment was received by
Books & Benches or the reviewers in exchange for reviews, nor was there an obligation to write positive review or a review of any kind.
The blog
tour host or
company handles the rest: placing the call for
book readers, matching interested readers, scheduling dates, setting up advertisements (optional), and following up with readers.
The
books have developed passionate fan following, with multiple
companies running «Jamie and Claire»
tours of Scotland, where they visit locations from the
books.
He originally self - published his first
book, Eragon, under his parent's small publishing
company and spent one year
touring to promote the
book.
I've done quite a few
tours with several different
companies and while I like them all, I've had great luck with Orangeberry
Book Tours.
Now, blog
tour companies will arrange
book tours and reach far more people than you can with direct queries, «street teams» are the new term for coordinating your social media reach, and buying an ad from Bookbub can do more to shoot your
book up the charts than just about anything.
We are a boutique
company providing promotional services,
book tours, and editing to authors.
I participated in a month - long blog
tour earlier this year to promote my
book, «The Break - Up Diet: A Memoir» and wrote about how to DIY without a tour company in a post titled Take Your Book on the Cyber R
book, «The Break - Up Diet: A Memoir» and wrote about how to DIY without a
tour company in a post titled Take Your
Book on the Cyber R
Book on the Cyber Road.
Many
tour companies have
book bloggers in numerous countries.
Julia Drake is the co-founder of Wildbound PR, a California based literary publicity
company that works with authors across the globe to gain exposure for their work via traditional and digital media press campaigns, social media marketing, innovative
book tours, author websites and promotional videos.