I'm talking about the blogs, contests, and other marketing efforts that are taken on by more than one author. Here are some examples of these joint ventures:
The hosts who put on these websites, contests, and challenges have joined up with other bloggers and authors to make the event bigger than they could manage on their own.
Joint ventures make sense. The work load is manageable and the exposure is farther reaching than a person can do on their own. You also have a team of marketers and a team of ideas.
These joint ventures don't go without work, though. And other people are relying on you so the pressure can be on. But, especially if you have a book to sell, I recommend the efforts. Find a group of others that have a similar work and similar goals.
Have you been a part of a joint venture? If not, will you do them at a later time?
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This is my second year as co-host for the A to Z Challenge and you bet I'll do it again next year!
I love being a part of them!
As a blogger, I participate in joint ventures like Perfect Picture Book Fridays at Susanna Leonard Hill's blog and am enjoying the A to Z challenge. As a writer, I'm always interested in joint ventures on the marketing front. I think it's a great way for writer's to distribute some of the work and hopefully see some of the rewards. I mean, I want my favorite writers to keep writing!
I fellow blogger and I host a writing accountability group together, it's small, but that's okay!
I did a couple of the Writer's Platform-Building campaigns, and I did meet some great people through it. It's fun to join blogfests every once in a while too, but I'm finding that I have less bandwidth these days for joint venturing. :-(
I love joint ventures and doing things with other bloggers. I liked doing Rachael Harrie's Writer's Platform blogfest last year. It's good to toot others' horns for them and do guest posts and interviews, too!
I think you are totally right! I'm part of the Lucky 13s, and the Crowe's Nest, and someday, I'd love to be a part of a smaller group blog. They sound like so much fun!
Really, can A to Z exist without you?
Me too!
You already know all this, Stacy. I think you could probably write this blog yourself. :)
That's totally okay. Sometimes joint ventures can get too much to keep up with. Small is perfect.
Yes, I imagine you're pretty maxed these days, you busy bee. You do Picture Book Fridays, don't you?
I pooped out on the last Platform blogfest. I was too busy. Tooting others' horns is great fun. I need to do it more often.
There is also such thing as burn out, but you seem to be doing just fine :)
I've never been part of a joint venture but I can definitely see the advantages for the blogger and the reader.
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