I'm happy to have multi-published author, Cherie Reich here today. She's graced me with something for the reader and writer in all of us. Read on to learn more about her books, plus some tricks of the trade to increase traffic to your blog!
The Nightmare Collection Information
Book Description:
A legend is hungry tonight.
A child monster will get its first taste of blood in Nightmare at the Freak Show. Four friend will enter the forest on December night, but only one can survive in Once Upon a December Nightmare. Almost ten years after Cassie's December nightmare, the monster awakens to hunt again in Nightmare Ever After.
A child monster will get its first taste of blood in Nightmare at the Freak Show. Four friend will enter the forest on December night, but only one can survive in Once Upon a December Nightmare. Almost ten years after Cassie's December nightmare, the monster awakens to hunt again in Nightmare Ever After.
Publication Date: November 17, 2012
Add to Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16089321-the-nightmare-collection
Cover art by Nicemonkey at
Dreamstime.com. Cover design by Aubrie Dionne. Bookworm logo for Surrounded by
Books Publishing created by Cherie Reich.
Purchase Links for the ebook:
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/256004
Amazon US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A93EMNE
Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-nightmare-collection-cherie-reich/1113808878?ean=2940015726503
Purchase Links for the print book:
Createspace https://www.createspace.com/4043291
Author Bio:
A self-proclaimed bookworm, Cherie
Reich is a writer, freelance editor, book blogger, and library assistant living
in Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. Her
e-books include the horror series Nightmare,
a short story collection with authors Aubrie Dionne and Lisa Rusczyk titled The Best of Raven and the Writing Desk,
the futuristic space fantasy novelette trilogy Gravity, and The Foxwick
Chronicles, a series of fantasy stories. She is a member of Valley Writers
and the Virginia Writers Club.
Author Links:
Website: http://cheriereich.webs.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bookworm0753
Rafflecopter Giveaway:
I am giving away prizes to two lucky
people. The prize packages are open internationally and include: a signed copy of
The Nightmare Collection, a signed
copy of Gravity: The Complete Trilogy,
and a $10 Amazon Gift Card.
10+ Ways to Gain Blog Traffic
Thank you so much for hosting me
today!
Dariel asked me about ways to gain
blog traffic, so I’ll let you know what I’ve seen to work.
1.
Use Triberr.com.
It’s this cool website where you
join Tribes and link your blog posts to it. Then, using Twitter/Facebook/etc.,
your tribe mates will send your post to their followers. For example, I have
over 2200 Twitter followers, but with Triberr, I have a reach of almost 260,000
followers.
2.
Blog on schedule.
If people know you blog Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, then they’ll look for your posts that day. If you blog
whenever, you are likely to get lost amongst other people’s blogs.
3.
Use clear blog titles for posts.
If a person doesn’t know what the
blog post is about from the title, then he/she is less likely to click on it to
read.
4.
Use hashtags in blog post titles.
If you link your blog posts to
Twitter via Triberr or NetworkedBlogs, then you have your blog posts titles
appear on Twitter. Using hashtags can help like-minded individuals to find your
posts as well, such as #NaNoWriMo or #AuthorInterview or #BookChat.
5.
Post blog links on your social media.
People don’t always follow blogs,
but if you post to Facebook, Twitter, etc., then people are more likely to see
your post and consider reading it, even if they aren’t a follower.
6.
Join a blogfest/bloghop.
Blogfests are a lot of fun, and if
you join one, then the other bloggers will hop on over to read your
contribution to the blogfest. The biggest one out there I know of is the A to Z
Blogging Challenge which takes place in April. Last year they had nearly 2000
bloggers participating.
7.
Create a blogfest/bloghop.
As the host, you’ll get more
followers and page views as more people sign up. Be sure to spread the word
about your blogfest and sometimes have multiple days for bloggers to post, so
more people can join. One of my highest viewed posts is about my Annual Flash
Fiction Blogfest I host in May.
8.
Follow back.
You get what you give when it comes
to blogging. If a blogger follows you, consider following back. Lots of
bloggers will add blogs to their blog roll, so it makes you visible on their
blog too.
9.
Comment on blogs.
The same with #8, you get back what
you put in. If you blog but don’t join in with the community, you’ll see your
page views and comments dwindle. Comment back and find blog posts to comment
on. Be sincere. Make friends. Blogging is about networking, so get out there
and network.
10.
Join in memes.
Various blogs will have weekly
memes. Sometimes hundreds of people will post and hop around. Such memes I
participate in are Teaser Tuesdays and Waiting on Wednesdays.
11.
Check your SEO (search engine optimization).
I must admit my knowledge on SEOs is
lacking, but knowing things as your Klout score and the like can see what
you’re doing right and wrong when it comes to blog traffic.
What have you learned increases your
blog traffic?
Stop by tomorrow to see friend and author Danita Minnis's contribution to my Christmas reading list :-)
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