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3. PODCASTS - Podcasts are short audios you can host on your site or other sites.
You can read an excerpt about your book. Feature an interview with you or a writer
friend. You can even host a workshop.
Or you can be a guest on one of the many podcasts being hosted now. Find the
podcasts that are looking for guests and make a pitch to the host.
4. TWITTER CHATS –This is a fast pace chat, but a fun way to chat with readers and
have them get to know you and your books. Do a search on Twitter and find out who
is hosting chats, and introduce yourself.
You can also schedule a monthly Twitter chat with your readers. You are the host and
they are the guest asking you questions.
5. VIDEO CHATS - Don’t have time to visit a book club? Host a video chat. This
is a fun way to visit different book clubs without leaving your home. They are also
perfect to host monthly chats with your fans.
Now that live streaming is the hot new thing, there are so many ways to have video
chats. You can host a Periscope broadcast or a Facebook Live broadcast and chat
with your readers in real time.
These are a few ideas to help you interact with new readers. Don’t forget to offer
prizes, readers love winning prizes.
LaShaunda C. Hoffman took her love for books and successfully created SORMAG
Digital, an award winning online magazine for readers and writers of multi-cultural
literature. Her mission in life is to introduce as many books as she can to readers.
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If you would like more tips on how to build relationships with readers. Check out her
book, Building Online Relationships – One Reader At A Time and become the social
butterfly you were meant to be.