The Indie Life: Putting on a Virtual Launch Party That's Actually Fun

I've been to a few Virtual Launch Parties and usually they haven't been a great experiences. However, I've developed a lot of contacts online and I definitely see the merits in trying it.

If my party turns out to be a success, I'll owe a big debt of thanks to Lisa Shea who posted her awesome plan
on Bella Online. It's technically a woman's website, but thankfully accessible to those of us of the mail persuasion.

Lisa's plan is a good template for any author to use as a guideline.

So I've taken one of her big suggestions and have a notepad document already written up with all my trivia, questions, and videos, as well as some giveaways.

The hardest thing I had to do was make YouTube videos. I have to admit that self-videography is not some my strong suit, but I somehow starred in five videos. I doubt I'll start in many others for a long time, but it worked out okay.

The one suggestion I didn't take was doing a virtual food tasting. It makes sense for Ms. Shea as she's also a low carb blogger. However, as food's not part of my routine, I decided to leave it out.

I know my party won't perfect, but hopefully it'll give me a big promotional boost. I think authors should do these Facebook launches, however it's important to have a plan.

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If you want to see how my party goes, you can come by between 6:30 and 9 pm MT.