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Virtual Book Tour Information
Definition of a Virtual Blog Tour Simply, a virtual blog tour is a cyber “tour” which includes various blogs, websites, radio shows, newsletters etc. These sites usually have themes that are included in the book and are promoted on the tour. This “tour” gives authors the chance to reach many people as they travel the blog-o-sphere. A tour contains a set of blog, website interviews, reviews or guest posts etc that are posted on a series of sites during a set amount of time. Various blog owners host you and many ask you interview questions about your book or they may request that you write a piece about a specific part or element of your book. Virtual blog tours are a wonderful alternative to a “live” bookstore tour. A bookstore tour can be very expensive, consume a lot of your time, take you away from your family and job and there is no guarantee that it will be successful. A blog tour can be done from home and in your pajamas if that’s what you prefer. In these days with sky rocketing gas and travel charges, is there a better and more eco-friendly way to promote our books, or other products and services? Each day we hear the price of gas has hit an “all time high”. Those words don't seem to mean much anymore. Unfortunately, any “all time high” will be obsolete within a day or two. We each battle the cost of driving and traveling every day. So, what is an author to do if they want to do a book tour to promote their book? The environmentally conscious answer is - a virtual book tour. There are many benefits to a virtual book tour over a brick and mortar store tour. These benefits include:
~*~ Click Here For the Most Up To Date Tour Options and Prices ~*~ Tour Options These are the main tour options that I offer. Which is better for you? Or, we can definitely talk about other possibilities. I’m open to suggestions and love to brainstorm campaigns. I'd love to hear from you and discuss some options. There are always plenty of options. The "Grab the Platinum Ring" tour is the best deal and an all around promotional campaign that we highly recommend. Bargain Tour – 2 Weeks or 4 Weeks
The authors supply information about themselves, their books, guest posts and interviews for each blog visit. Your information will be posted by me on the tour site, sent to the blog owners that host you and promotions for your tour will be posted on a number of high traffic blogs and on social sites. ~*~ Mentored Tour – 4 Weeks
The author and I work hand in hand to coordinate, plan and promote the tour. This tour is a lot of work for the author and it is not right for everyone. However, the authors who choose this tour and apply themselves will learn a wealth of promotional information they can use long after the tour is over. This tour is a great way for authors to learn much more about tours and promotion. In this tour, I don’t coordinate the tour stops and the posting, but I am here to answer questions. ~*~ 5 Day Blog Blitz
This is an intense campaign and can include 15-20 blogs. For this campaign, I need a wide variety of information from the author and the author needs to be available to work with me and to visit these blogs during that week. This can be especially useful with a timely topic or if you want to coordinate the tour with other promotional events. We can also discuss this tour option with more tour stops. ~*~ “Golden Ticket” Tour
The authors supply information about themselves, their books, guest posts and interviews for each blog visit. Your information will be posted by me on the tour site, sent to the blog owners that host you and promotions for your tour will be posted on a number of high traffic blogs and on social sites. ~*~ This is an all around campaign which provides a virtual tour, some promotional training, a promotional e-book and banner to use in your promotional long after the tour is over, we can also help you build some promotional relationships, for non fiction authors, there are many ways to help increase your credibility and to establish you as an expert in your field. The podcast recording from my radio show can also be used to promote your book, in addition I post the podcast on a variety of sites to gain extra exposure for you.
The authors supply information about themselves, their books, guest posts and interviews for each blog visit or radio show that you visit. Your information will be posted by me on the tour site, sent to the blog owners that host you and promotions for your tour will be posted on a number of high traffic blogs and on social sites. ~*~ 2 Month "Golden Ticket" Blog Tour - 8 Weeks
The authors supply information about themselves, their books, guest posts and interviews for each blog visit. Your information will be posted by me on the archive site, sent to the blog owners that host you and promotions for your tour will be posted on a number of high traffic blogs and on social sites. ~*~ Around the Cyber World Book Tour - 6 Month Tour
The authors supply information about themselves, their books, guest posts and interviews for each blog visit. Your information will be posted by me on the tour site, sent to the blog owners that host you and promotions for your tour will be posted on a number of high traffic blogs and on social sites. ~*~ ~*~
Customized Tour Options - If you would like a customized tour, we can discuss the options that are best for you. My goal is to be flexible and to make a virtual blog the most effective for YOU and YOUR BOOK. ~*~ I look forward to the chance to talk with you about the possibilities. For much more information, to discuss options and prices, contact Nikki Leigh at: nikki@nikkileigh.com
If you prefer to tour longer or to visit more blogs, contact me and we’ll talk about a timeframe and prices. Also remember that the tour site will archive all of your tour sites and these posts will continue to show up on search engines and people can visit the site to learn more about you at any time during or after your tour. One of the things I really like about the virtual tour site is that all of your tour interviews and guest posts are in one central location for people to learn so much about you in one place. This is beneficial for you during your tour and after the tour is over. All tours are currently being archived at http://virtualblogtour.ning.com/groups These are links to tour pages for some authors who toured on the site –
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Last modified: 06/29/09 |
