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Optional Monthly Question: Do you follow back your readers on BookBub or do you only follow back other authors?
I honestly never gave this matter any thought. I feel like to do follow back people who follow me, but I know I’m following more authors than are following me. I think most of the people who follow me do so because they like my book reviews, not necessarily because they enjoy the books I’ve put out.
Oh, and I’m trying something new this year. I’m sharing the IWSG monthly question as a YouTube short. Anyone else interested?
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I’m so excited to announce that a passion project I’ve been working on is finally complete and ready for publication. I haven’t decided if I want to do a limited distribution to friends and family or do a standard release where it is open to the world. At the end of the day, I wanted to get this book done before my fur baby crossed over the rainbow bridge and I’ve done it.
Even if I don’t do a full release, it might be fun to at least do a blog hop or blitz where other people could share their pet stories. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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Now, on to the personal updates.
I’ve actually set some goals for 2024 and I’m excited about the possibilities.
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I’m not so excited about the future of this blog. My hosting service seems to be getting worse every day and I really don’t want to start over with a brand new blog, especially since I’ve put so much money into this one. I have no idea what the future holds for me on this platform.
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Are you on BookBub?
Want to follow each other?
Want to be part of a pet story hop?
It may take some time, but I promise, I will eventually stop by your blog.
My response time has gotten slower but I’m still making my rounds.
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After hanging out with Alex, be sure to stop by and visit this month’s co-hosts:
Joylene Nowell Butler,
Olga Godim,
Diedre Knight, and
Natalie Aguirre!
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12 replies on “#IWSG Jan. 2024- Do you follow readers on BookBub?”
A pet story hop sounds great!
Not sure how website hosting works, but can’t you get a new provider and keep your URL — basically just moving to a new host?
Ronel visiting for IWSG day An Author’s Goals for 2024
Thanks for stopping by, Ronel. Yes, I could do that if I wanted to lose the money I paid for my current hosting plan. It covers the next three years and I don’t trust them to give me my money back if I switch to a different host, but it’s looking like I’m going to have to take that chance.
Sorry, is your fur baby really old?
The question is a good prompt as I don’t visit BookBub enough and need to do so more often.
Yes, my fur baby is now 13 years old. She’s been with us 8 years.
An audio post is an excellent idea, Toi. Wow, has your hair grown since the last podcast I watched. I’m impressed. Happy New Year, Toil
Thanks, Joylene. I find recording the videos to be easier and quicker.
That’s sweet you did a story about Margie. Is she still with you?
Yes. Margie is still around but she’s really old and has early signs of dementia.
Since I’ve been on Goodreads forever BookBub wasn’t on my radar. But after this month’s IWSG question, I finally joined to check it out. Hopefully, I’ll keep up with it. As for this month’s question, I’d think I’d follow back both readers and authors. But likely that the number of author follow backs will be a bit higher than my reader follow backs.
I’m honestly not good at following or friending people on social media in general. It’s not that I don’t want to, but I sometimes forget how it all works. I see something I like and I “like” it. I forget to follow it so I can see more of it later. In any case, I’m on Goodreads and BookBub- gotta post my book reviews somewhere.
Love your vlog answer. Plus, I would love to help out with a blog hop involving pet stories to help showcase your latest project! 🙂 let me know how/when you need help.
Thank you so much for the support. Once I figure out a plan I will put it out there and reach out to those willing to help. I’m hoping to come up with something that will be fun for the participants and not just a promo for me.