Support Book Bloggers Challenge 2022

I saw this on Pages Unbound Blog and thought that it was an excellent idea. All you have to do is once a month check in with Pages Unbound and see what the prompt is for that month. It is a challenge that will allow us to support one another by reading each others blog posts, sharing the posts and commenting on the posts.

I’m looking forward to giving this a go!

Social Media Hashtag: #BookBloggerSupport22

Here is an idea of what the posts for the challenge will be:

1. FIND 10 BOOK BLOGGERS YOU’VE ENJOYED READING IN THE PAST AND GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT

The shout out can be as a blog post on your blog, a list on Twitter, or any other ways you want to show them support.

2. FIND 10 NEW-TO-YOU BOOK BLOGGERS TO FOLLOW

Follow 10 new book blogs. They don’t need to be new blogs, just new-to-you. Optional: write a post, create a Twitter thread, etc. sharing their URLs with others.

3. LEAVE COMMENTS ON 10 BOOK BLOGS

4. WRITE A POST SUPPORTING BOOK BLOGGERS

Ideas include:

A round-up of blog links you enjoyed reading in the past week or month
A post about why you enjoy reading book blogs in general
A post about how other people can support book blogs
A list of bloggers with affiliate links or ko-fi accounts that people can support

6. RESPOND TO 5 COMMENTS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE LEFT ON A BLOG

Instead of leaving a comment replying to the blog posts, try starting a discussion by replying to a comment someone else has left on another blog.

7. WRITE A POST ABOUT BOOKS YOU’VE READ BECAUSE OF OTHER BLOGGERS

Your list can be specific (I read X book because Y blogger recommended it), or it can be more general (I read these books because they seem popular with bloggers in general).

8. FOLLOW 5 NEW BOOK BLOGGERS (LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD)

Optional: write a post, Twitter thread, etc. sharing their URLs with others.

9. WRITE A GUEST POST FOR A BLOG OR FEATURE A GUEST POST ON YOUR BLOG

Guests posts seem to have declined in popularity on book blogs in the past couple years, but they can be a fun way to increase your reach and introduce readers to new bloggers.

10. READ 10 BLOG POSTS AND “LIKE” THEM

This is the simplest way to support book blogs — read them! — but sometimes we get busy, and this falls by the wayside. So take the time to read 10 posts and leave a “like” is possible. Bonus: comment on them, as well.

11. LINK TO OTHER BOOK BLOGS IN FIVE OF YOUR OWN POSTS

Ideas include:

Creating a round-up of interesting links from other blogs
Writing a discussion post inspired by someone else’s and linking back
Linking to other bloggers’ reviews at the end of your reviews
Linking to another blogger’s post in a discussion post to support a point
Including quotes from other bloggers and linking back to them in one of your posts

Repetitive? Maybe. But bloggers love when other people share their posts, and they get more traffic!

MINI CHALLENGES

Other small things you can do to boost bloggers this year:

Comment on a book tour post. (Why: So publishers can see bloggers have an audience and these marketing posts are reaching people.)
Comment on an author interview. (Why: These posts tend to get few comments, so commenting shows authors and publishers that people are reading them — and blogs in general.)
Tag a publisher on social media when you retweet a 5 star review from a blogger. (Why: These posts often get little recognition from publishers.)
Vote for book bloggers in any end-of-the year awards where “book influencers” are nominated. (Why: Usually these categories are dominated by bookstagrammers and booktubers.)
Share your secrets to blogging “success.” (Why: We’re all in this together! If you have a great way to get traffic or comments, let others know so we can succeed as a community.)

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