Comments on: Blog publicity dos and don’ts http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Orthor http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-15812 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:07:04 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/#comment-15812 I've sat in a bar in the Philippines and watched two people sit at the same table sending SMS to each other – truth is stranger than fiction

I think the telling line in your blog is "who doesn’t appreciate a tailored message?". We have devices which enable us to be heard better than ever before, but our ability to communicate has in many cases depreciated. I am hoping that this is a curve that reverses.

]]> By: Jim Bob http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-15811 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:49:42 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/#comment-15811 Very good idea. Specific and limited. Allows you to quickly focus and develop your relationships without feeling like you're missing something somewhere else (which will happen anyway. Find 100 blogs, and there'll be No. 101).

]]> By: Alli http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-15810 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/#comment-15810 This is very interesting! Eight, huh? To me, this makes a lot of sense. I'm about to start the query stage and I have a short list of agents to query – they are the ones I have got to know through blogs or having met face to face and they rep the type of book I write. Even though everything to do with writing is subjective, I do feel when the queries go out to my targeted agents I will have a better chance as I have taken the time to study what they like, what clients they have, etc. At least, I like to think my chances are better by doing the homework… :-)

]]> By: Joanne http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/comment-page-1/#comment-15809 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:43:21 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/01/blog-publicity-dos-and-donts/#comment-15809 I’m a participating host on the WOW Women on Writing Blog Author tours. As a hosting blog, I choose the authors best-suited to my theme and readership, and then the author tailors their post accordingly. The author blog stops that get the best response/most enthusiastic comments are the definitely ones really well tailored to my blog. So perfecting that match is key. The results are seen immediately with a very active dialogue ensuing in the comments.

So as a blog host, my advice to authors is to find that niche audience similar to your readership. And when the match isn’t perfectly aligned, find a common thread between your work and the blog audience and use it to engage and expand your audience.

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