Friday, June 8, 2012

Armchair BEA - Day 5: The Future of Book Blogging

Day 5 of the Armchair BEA schedule advises participants in this final post of the 2012 BEA season to ask our peers any burning questions we have on book blogging and how to keep things going.

My biggest question, by and far, is "How did you make your blog successful and get people to actually read it regularly?" and if anyone has an answer to this, please oh please leave your thoughts in the comments section here!

I never expected any of this to be easy, but building up a readership has been more challenging than I realized it would be. I know that there won't be payoff unless you put in the work, but to those of you who have been able to build up your blog, how did you manage to do it and still have a life? It's so easy to get wrapped up in all of this, and my fear is that if I do too much and feel like I have to force myself to do too much, this will start to feel like work. That is the last thing I want - the whole point of all of this was to be an escape from work, after all.

So that wraps up Armchair BEA 2012 for me! It's been a really fun week getting to "meet" amazing other bloggers out there, and I hope we all continue to make an effort to build up each other and our community in the months to come.

Comments welcome and, as always, happy reading!
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  1. KirthiJune 8, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Hello Monica!
    It's always great to see new bloggers! Yeah, it's always difficult starting up. For the longest time, I had only eight followers! You can stop by my blog and check out the tips I've written in my BEA posts. I guess you should just be active in the community, with comments and following: it'll make people aware of your blog and hopefully more active in it :) I hope to see more of your blog soon!

    -Kirthi

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    1. Monica FumaroloJune 10, 2012 at 7:11 PM

      Kirthi, I'll be sure to check out your blog =) I know that the key is patience and persistence, and hopefully those things will come in time.

      Thanks so much for your comments!

      -Monica

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  2. JaeJune 8, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    I want to know the answer to this too! But I have a feeling it just takes time...

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    1. Monica FumaroloJune 10, 2012 at 7:12 PM

      Agreed. We newer bloggers have to stick together - good things come to those who wait, right?

      Thanks for your comment!

      -Monica

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  3. MelanieJune 10, 2012 at 2:23 AM

    Twitter is a great way to meet new people! That's one of the best ways I've found to get the word out.

    Commenting helps a lot too.

    Basic tips, but they help me out a lot, although my readership is still slowly growing, to be honest.

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    1. Monica FumaroloJune 10, 2012 at 7:13 PM

      Twitter is fantastic, and I'm getting more active on that platform. I know commenting is key as well, but I often forget to since I read most blog posts by others in an RSS feed rather than going site to site.

      Thanks so much for your comments!

      -Monica

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