The World of Ink Network
Virtual blog tours, book trailers and marketing services; along with radio shows on books, authors, illustrators, the publishing industry, marketing and much more.
That's from their website. You can find them here.
Now, on to my notes from my experience with their radio segment. You can go listen to past interviews and stuff here, and you can check out my interview here.
I saw where one of the hosts posted on Facebook to indicate they were looking for author sponsorships for their WOI radio show. Since I've been a guest with Sandi Tuttle a couple of times, I was familiar with how it worked, and I asked for more information on WOI's sponsorship levels/costs. Their response time was wicked fast, and I was never left out of the loop on anything that was going on.
I was thrilled when I received their package. It wasn't super expensive, and they guaranteed to run my book covers and information about my blog for the whole month of October. Plus, I was getting to spend time talking with women who are successful and strong in their own right.
Everything was well coordinated, and my phone rang right when it was supposed to on the day of the interview.
What took place after that ring was nothing short of awesome. We chatted about books, editors, utopYA Con, writing, strong women in fiction novels, and so much more.
Who did I get to talk with?
Marsha Casper Cook and Willow Cross. Both are super fun to chat with, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Marsha was pleasant and easy to talk to, and Willow is a fellow writer who also features strong women in her novels. We had a lot in common.
It was awesome.
Now for other information (like sales during my sponsorship).
I sold 85 books that month, and had 582 downloads of my free books on Kindle.
So, yeah, I recouped my costs. Both monetarily and in new potential fans of my work.
I don't pay for blog tours, so this sponsorship was something I could really sink my teeth into.
As you all know, I don't get kickbacks for anything I recommend on the blog, and I only suggest things I've tried myself and had success with.
WOI is totally worth every penny I spent.
Now, I wanna hear from you! Have you ever sponsored a radio show? Ever done an interview? Gimmie your links!
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!
Jo
