Newsletter Swaps

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by Marie Hoping | Oct 24, 2019 | Monthly Discussions, Newsletters | 0 comments

What are newsletter swaps?

As an author, you’ll hear the word, ‘swaps’–short for newsletter swaps, a lot and personally, I can tell you it’s one of the most important ways to market your books.

That got your attention, huh? Good.

You share my book and I’ll share yours. Gears working? Swaps is the term we use for sharing another author’s book in our newsletter. 

What do I have to gain with that?

A lot. You spice up your newsletter since you don’t talk only about your books. You may discover a book you like because let’s not forget, you’re a reader too. Being featured in other lists, you can get sales.

Yes, that’s right. Sharing in social media might be a good start but it doesn’t necessarily gives you sales. With swaps, you have more chances to get sales and if you’re having a sale, even more so.

Remember, stick to your genre.

Why? If you’re a horror author and you swap with a romance author, there’s little chance for both parties to get sales. Fantasy and Paranormal Romance though are very close.

Take advantage of holidays.

If your book is about horror, take advantage of Halloween. Romance book pairs with summer and so on. Even if you don’t have a sale, readers stick to the holidays. In Christmas though, they might stray a little further and get multi-genre books.

Now that we sorted the basics, you’re ready to swap. But wait, where do I start?

Excellent question! On Facebook, you can find tons of groups for swaps. Just type the keywords “Swap” or “newsletter” and join the groups.

What do I have to do?

First, go through the most recent posts. Take a look at the dates. If your newsletter send date is between the dates of the asker, let them know you can swap with them. Or send them a private message.

Tips: Tag the asker on your comment. Why? Because Facebook doesn’t always notify us if one responded in our post.

Can I make my own post?

Why, of course! Just put what you want to swap, when and if you have a sale. Some groups have a special format of asking. Take a look before asking and post. Don’t be disappointed if no one answers. Post in different groups and don’t stick to one.

Story Origin – https://storyoriginapp.com/

What is Story Origin? It’s an easier platform to find swaps and personally, I rate it as the best app to find swaps. At the moment, it’s free to join.

First, you have to make an account. Then, go to Author Dashboard -> Campaign Planner. Your campaign planner is when you have scheduled your newsletter date. After you post the necessary data, you’re ready to swap so you must go to…

Newsletter Swaps

Click to find a swap. It will take you to a huge list so if you want to narrow it down a bit, go to Filters positioned on the top. Read the description and send date of each swap. Once you’ve found one that interests you, click Exchange Book Mention. You’ll have to wait for verification on your email. Once you’ve got it, it’s recorded on your profile under Newsletter Swaps.

Don’t worry about forgetting them. Story Origin has them recorded and on the date you must send your newsletter, it notifies you that today is your newsletter send date. Cool, huh?

I’ve sent my newsletter, now what?

There comes the receipt. Go to our campaign planner, click Edit to Archive link and put your newsletter link. In that way, the authors know you have included their books.

Include Story Origin’s track link only.

Why? Because Story Origin can track the swaps inside your newsletter and authors will know you have included your books. Same way goes for your books. They are all listed under Authors Promoting My Work

Other websites similar to Story Origin.

• Book Funnel
• Art of the Arcane
• Book Cave