Ways to build relationships with book bloggers

Building a long-lasting relationship is crucial to writers furthering their careers

When you are considering what book bloggers to reach out to, building a relationship with them first is important.

This doesn’t mean a hasty few likes on their posts a week before you contact them either.

Taking the time to research who would be a good fit to read your book is essential. And this can be done by reading through their reviews and reviewing policy statements. Believe it or not, too many authors don’t do this.

You can learn a lot about the reviewer this way.

Comb through their website to see what all they have to offer readers and authors. You can see who they affiliate with and find out where else they are through social media. Taking the time to do this will benefit you.

Now that you have completed a solid base of research for your book blogger, here are some ways to build a relationship with them.

Commenting on reviews: Take the time to comment on the reviews that really resonate with you. Doing so will show you value their opinion and how much effort you made.

Interact on Social Media: Making the effort to interact with them on social media speaks volumes. This means more than a simple comment. This means making conversation and showing your interest in what they have to say.

Do Your Part: Sharing their reviews and their site helps a ton. It helps your readers find your future reviews and new books. It helps the blogger widen their audience to a new pool of readers as well.

When you are checking around these blogger's websites, be sure to see what they have to say about promotions and blog tours as this is useful information for later on.

Building a relationship with book bloggers takes time.

Don’t rush things.

Ideally, you want to build mutually beneficial relationships between you and bloggers. Once you take the time to make these relationships, you can have bright futures together.