*Update – Colleen won the gift card.
As I’m working on reevaluating how I spend my limited time, I’ve been questioning whether or not I need to cut back on my blog posts. So to make a better-informed decision, I’m asking you–the ones who read my blog for more than giveaway opportunities–a few questions. For everyone who answers, I will put in a drawing for a $10 Baker Book House or Amazon gift card, your choice.
- Which posts are the ones you tend to read on this blog?
- Would you be opposed to only having 2-3 blog posts per month instead of 1-2 weekly? (One would always be the reading challenge post.)
- If I am reducing the number of posts that I put up, which type of posts would you want me to post MOST OFTEN? (I’ll probably still do all of them throughout the year at different points, but I want to know what to focus my time on that will be most interesting to you. And please assume the only giveaway posts would be the reading challenge posts.)
- Author Interviews
- Character Interviews
- Behnd-the-Story Posts – Personal and historical ties
- Book Reviews
Thank you so much, and I’d really appreciate it if you would answer all three questions.
1. I tend to read Book reviews and the Author interviews also the Recommendations for each months reading challenges.
2. Nope I only get on the blog once a month usually
3. Book reviews and Author interviews
Thanks, Morgan! As far as the recommendations, I’ve had to stop doing the recommendation posts as they were taking me hours to do. You can still find recommendations in the Facebook Group. I’ll try to throw a couple of recommendations in my posts from now on, but you’ll also find them in my newsletter. (I’m hoping to send it out tomorrow or the next day.)
1. I read all of your posts that come to my email (I’m assuming this is all of them, since I’m a blog subscriber).
2. I am fine with that! You have to cut back in certain areas, and that’s not a problem to me. I will still enjoy whatever, whenever!
3. I like all of them, but I find the Behind-The-Story posts to be my favorite. Again, though, I like them all, in this order: BTS posts, Book Reviews, Character Interviews, Author Interviews. Even though I have an order, there really isn’t much difference between my enjoyment of each type of post.
Thanks for the feedback and support. I have a lot of author interviews lined up for the next two months, so it will be a little bit before I can cut back to two a month, but it’s good to know I can.
1. I read all the posts as soon as I see them in my email.
2. I’d be fine with your posts only being 2 to 3 times a month. You could always do an extra one hear and there if there’s something exciting or new you want to share sooner.
3. I really enjoy your author interviews, reviews and the behind the story posts.
Thanks so much for the feedback and support to cut back. Good to know what you find intriguing.
1. I usually read them all. I like the challenge ones.
2. Not opposed to fewer. Once a week is fine.
3. I like Behind the Scenes and Reviews.
Thanks, Paula. Once I get past all the scheduled interviews I already have, I’ll probably be dropping to 2-3 posts per month rather than weekly. The Challenge posts are definitely staying!
1. I read all of your newsletters.
2. Once a week or every other week
3. My favorite from the list is the behind the scenes. I also like info about your upcoming books and author/book reviews, especially ones who are new to me.
Thanks! My newsletter and blog are different things, but if you have the blog come to the email, that makes sense. That would be confusing. Once I get past the scheduled interviews, I think I may drop to 2-3 posts per month, but you’ll still get my newsletter once a month on top of that. Good to know about the Behind-the-Scenes posts. I’ll have to think more on those.
1. I read what I can. Usually I skim. I work a full time and part time job, so the number of hours I have to spend on email isn’t always very much.
2. Fewer posts are fine, I completely understand having too much to do!
3. My favorite posts are the behind-the-story posts. I love history!
I understand that completely, and it’s part of why I need to cut back. There just aren’t enough hours in a week, let alone a day! Good to know about the Behind-the-Story ones being of interest!
You won the gift card. I’ll be emailing you shortly!
1. I read the author interviews and would enjoy keeping them.
2. I don’t think you need to do as many posts as you do now. Take a break and have some free time or at least time for something else you want to do!
3. Enjoy the author interviews. The reading challenge is new to me. I might check that out.
Thanks!
Thanks so much! I’m glad to hear the author interviews are intriguing. It’s one of the few ways I can support other authors.
Behind the scenes & Book Review
Thanks! Good to know!
1. Book Reviews/Behind the Scenes
2. Not opposed. Good idea. Focus on your family and writing more wonderful books for us to read.
3. Behnd-the-Story Posts – Personal and historical ties/Book Reviews
I haven’t had the opportunity to participate in the reading challenge but hope to eventually. Selfishly, I’m glad to hear it doesn’t sound like that’s in jeopardy.
Thanks! Good to know. So far, all of my posts are being enjoyed, but definitely need to do more Behind the Scenes posts. I’ll definitely have to be giving this some prayerful consideration.
1. usually all
2. no issue
3. behind the scenes
Good to know. Thank you!
1. Nearly a tie between book reviews and author interviews. With character interviews in last place (nothing personal, that’s just not my kind of post regardless of character or author).
2. Of course- you need to do what’s right for you! You also have plenty of older posts for people to catch up on reading- maybe you could do an occasional blog post with lists of connected previous posts (such as a list of behind the scenes posts you’ve already done, or reviews of similiar/you-may-also-like books).
3. While I enjoy your book reviews, the author interviews and behind the story posts are more unique to you.
PS: upon reading an older post, I think you may enjoy this link 😉 : https://www.booksalefinder.com/KY.html
Thanks so much for the feedback and suggestions. I was thinking about possibly just reposting some of my earlier book reviews in between times that I don’t have ones to share, so I’m glad to know that sounds appealing. Thanks for the boooksalefinder link. So far it seems out of date, but I’ll be checking at the library links they provide to see if any of them are accurate!