Plan and Execute an Effective Virtual Book Tour acim podcast

A virtual book tour is when people from around the globe talk about your book via their blog and/or social media accounts. Your acim podcast promotional presentation gets the word out to your personal connections and the people within your local community. A virtual book tour, if planned properly, has the potential of reaching thousands of potential readers around the globe.

I know, research is that assignment from your English teacher that you always hated. It usually involved long trips to the local library and pouring through reference books to gather information. Lucky for you, research can now be done from the comfort of your own lap top.

What are you researching? You are looking for people who have an active presence on the web with a community of faithful followers. If you have written a YA novel, you will want to seek out other authors in that community who would be willing to read and talk about your book. The same is true for your non-fiction how-to manual – seek out those in the industry with an audience that would be willing to chat about your book.

Start by reviewing the blogging community. Google has created a search program just for blogs. Google Blog Search Search for blogs in your genre or industry. For example – here is a list of the top Fiction Writers Blogs for 2015. Spend time on some of the blogs looking for ones that have reviewed books or interviewed authors. You will also want to look for blogs that accept guest blog posts. This means that you can submit an article to them about your book.

I have self-published a new book entitled: The Name of Your Wonderful Book (include the synopsis you worked on for your back cover content) and then ask if they would be willing to read your book and either write a review or be willing to interview you for their blog. Keep an excel file or chart of those you have contacted and then fill in the details as they become available:

Keep in mind that this will be a numbers game; the more people you contact. The more blogs that will be part of your virtual book tour. Every “no” gets you that much closer to the “yes.” Once you have a listing of those people willing to participate in your virtual book tour. Create a calendar of the expected dates of review publication and/or your interview. Publish this listing on your website, talk about. It on your blog and share the information on your social media sites: