Please
give a warm welcome to Jolie Du Pre who is stopping here at the A-Z
on her blog tour promoting her exciting new series of paranormal
books, starting with the novella Litria. I don't want to give anything away, but wow, wait until you
read her premise. This is a book I'm adding to my Kindle right away.
Give her a warm Alphabet-loving welcome with lots of comments, and
bloggy love.
Running
A Successful Blog
Blogging
is a great way to share your opinions, your life, information on
almost any topic or virtually anything else you can think of using
the World Wide Web. Chances are you want your blog to shine and to
be set apart from the rest. Since there are so many blogs on the
Internet, there are some things you need to do to make your blog
unique and successful.
As
a horror/paranormal author and reader, I created my blog PreciousMonsters to blog about all things monsters and to meet other horror/paranormal
readers and authors. It's also been a great way to meet bloggers in
general. So far I've been pleasantly surprised at the number of hits
my new blog has received. However, I knew my blog would not be
successful unless I followed some basic rules.
Choose
Your Topic Wisely
If
there are a million and one blogs about model airplanes, you probably
do not want to start another one. Do some research and find out what
is currently trending in the world of blogs. Choose something that is
popular, but don't choose the most popular topic.
Blog
Regularly
Once
you have your topic chosen and are ready to blog, you need to be sure
that you make regular posts. In order to keep an audience, you should
have new content for them to enjoy. If someone comes to your blog and
continues to see the same post, they will stop returning. On the
other hand, if readers come back and find something new, they will
continue returning to find out if you have made a new post. We're
all busy, and it's easy to put our blog posts aside for awhile. I've
done it many times, but let's try not too.
Respond
to Readers' Comments
As
readers begin to comment on your posts, respond to their questions,
concerns or general comments. If they ask a question, be sure to give
them an informative answer. By taking the time to interact with your
readers, you are showing that you care about what they have to say.
This will keep them coming back as they start to view you as a
friend.
Promote,
Promote, Promote
Readers
will eventually find your blog, but it will take longer if you don't
promote it. You don't have to get crazy with promotion. Choose a
few of the most popular social networking sites and call it a day. I
promote on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. In addition, one of the
best ways to promote your blog is by joining a blog hop. The
Blogging from A to Z Challenge was one of the best things I've
participated in for my blog's success.
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LITRIA
starts off THE M SERIES–an exciting new series of novellas by Jolie
du Pré chronicling the Buscetto family, their deeds, and their
victims.
LITRIA
is available NOW at!
Also at:
Who’s
lurking in Layneworth?
It’s
the Buscettos—a charming family who live in a nice house?
Not
quite.
The
Buscettos look human, but they’re not human. They’re Zxxtergins,
a type of little-known monster who has roamed the Earth since the
fifth century. The youngest Buscetto, beautiful eighteen-year-old
Litria, is in search of gorgeous females for sex, followed by food.
Her nightly behavior wrecks havoc, causing her family to fear
exposure and resulting in grave concern, extra work, and late nights
for Layneworth detectives.
When
nude and mutilated dead women appear, almost daily, across
Layneworth, Detective Brenda Martin, and her partner Robert Moretti,
are on the case. The mayor, before his untimely demise, preached to
beware of werewolves, and few believed him. But as the killings
increase, Brenda thinks she may have more than just a serial killer
on her hands. Will Brenda discover the true monsters, and what
happens if she does?
Thank
you for visiting STOP 4 of the LITRIA BLOG TOUR. Leave a comment to
be entered in a contest to win a $5 Starbucks gift card.
The
next stop is August 8 at the blog of Annie Walls.
