Book Bloggers and Authors Online Conference

All Bloggers Reviews, Authors, and Aspiring Authors are invited - This is a great networking opportunity.

How it Works -

Never been to an online conference? - Well here is how ours works. It is hosted through a private Ning. The panels are audio using Blog Talk Radio and each has a corresponding chat room so listeners can discuss the topic together. Panels can be heard live and will accept callers and questions. After they can all be listened to in archive on the Ning till the end of the month. There is a $15 registration fee and spaces are limited. This 2 day event is a great resource to network and meet fellow book lovers.A Saturday August 6&7 radio panels and live discussions.


Schedule

FRIDAY 6th


6 - 7pm - EST Opening Event

7:30 - 8:30pm - The art of the Review
Hear how reviewers approach writing their reviews as well as authors weigh in on what they look for and appreciate.

8 - 9pm - Be a better guest blogger/how to guest blog
Learn what bloggers and readers are looking for. What is important to include when you guest blog. What is the blogger's part and what is the author's/guest's. How to bring more attention to your guest blogs.

9 - 10:30 - Should Authors Blog

A round table discussion on the benefits and downsides of authors having blogs and what other possibilities are open to them.


SATURDAY 7th


11am - 11:30 EST- Opening Panel


11:30-12:30 - Finding the Right Blogs

What makes a blog a good match for what you write? How do you find them? What can you do to work with them, how to get in contact, SEO and web search secrets.


12 - 1pm - Approaching Authors and Publishers

Bloggers, how do you approach authors and publishers? What makes your blog stand out to them. ARCs, Authors, Interviews, the important parts and proceedures.


1:30 - 3pm - Time Management - Promotion

This is a good thing for all of us in life. We are bringing in some pros to talk about time management and the benefits it can have on your promotion.


3:30 - 4:30pm - Live Events and Happenings - Important to bloggers AND authors
We need to reach out as authors and bloggers - so lets talk about how to go about it. Book signings, conferences, libraries, book stores and more. Where to go and how to go about it.

5 - 5:30 pm - Get your books Reviewed

Authors roll in getting reviewed and why that is important. Is it all on your pub? What is the proceedure and what falls to the reviewers. Discussing why it is important to get reviewed.


5:00 - 6:00pm - Bloggers working together - co-operation

Blog hops, memes, networking, and reaching out to fellow bloggers.

Panelists - Rebecca - Dirty Sexy Books


6:00 - 7:00pm - Blog Tours pros and cons

Are they good for bloggers? Do they benefit authors? Hear from bloggers, authors, and those who organize the tours.


7:00 - 8:00pm - What makes a Great Interview-

Authors Weigh in on what they like to be asked and bloggers what makes the returned answers stand out. Panelists - Ilona Andrews http://www.ilona-andrews.com/ - Stacia Kane http://www.staciakane.com


9 - 10:30 - How can bloggers and authors do it better?

Wrapping up the ideas covered during the conference and discussing the future of Blogger author relations.


Goals of the Conference

Authors and Bloggers are both working together online to reach out to readers and spread the word about the books we read and love. We all face challenges with online promotion that can be alleviated by working together. By streamlining the process of co-operative work between Authors and Bloggers we can move forward using social media and online outlets to expose more readers to more books.