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23 Jun 2021 at 12:42 AM PDT
Updated 1 year ago

Tips for Running a Subscriber Magnet Group

By Teyla Rachel Branton

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Are you thinking of creating a subscriber magnet group promotion? There are significant advantages to being the creator of a subscriber magnet group, so why not give it a try? Namely, you can decide the theme of the group, choose which authors and books you accept, and put an optional giveaway on the group page that will collect more email addresses for your personal newsletter. Some of these latter sign ups will be duplicates of those who choose to download your book, but many will be people who didn’t, so it’s well worth the extra effort.

Best of all, creating a magnet group is not that hard to do. Below are the steps I’ve used to create the magnet groups that have given me tens of thousands of new subscribers.

Create an image

First create an image to use for your promotion. This image is to promote the group as a whole, not a specific book, so you’ll want to create an eye-catching image that will fit the genre of your promotion group.

You will need two image sizes: one for the banner that will show on Book Cave and one for a share image to use on social media.

Banner Size

Banners should be at least 1200 x 300 or 1600 x 400 pixels. Or in other words, a ratio of 4 to 1. Book Cave has this recommended size on the magnet group creation page, so it’s not hard to remember! The site will allow you to upload other sizes, but they cut off the banner at a certain point, so keeping to the recommended ratio is the best way to assure that your image will look good for all visitors to the site.

Share Image Size

The share image size is also listed on the magnet group creation page: 600 x 315 pixels or 1200 x 630 pixels will be great for your participating authors to share across multiple sites or in their newsletters.

Where to Create the Image

You can use many different programs to create images. Photoshop, Stencil, and Giphy are common standbys. Find an image that looks good for both the banner and the share image sizes, and then add descriptive text, such as a name for the group promotion, the promotion dates, and the words “Free ebooks” (readers love to see the word “free”). You can check out the current public subscriber magnet groups on Book Cave Direct to get an idea of what to do for your own banner and share images.

Create the Group

Next, you need to go on to Book Cave and create your magnet group. This is where you will upload the banner and share images. Just follow the prompts. For a detailed tutorial, check out this post.

Get Authors to Join

The most important part is getting authors to join your magnet group. The more authors you have in your group, the more readers you will reach.

  1. Let Book Cave know you’ve created a magnet group. Just respond to the weekly author newsletter or email Book Cave with a few details about your group, including the promo dates, the requirements for being a part of the group (like genre and rating, if desired), and the Google Form link.
  2. Post about your upcoming magnet group on Book Cave Direct’s Facebook magnet group.
  3. Reach out to authors you know personally and ask them to join your group.
  4. Post on author sites or groups to encourage authors to join.

Reminder Emails

Book Cave will send out automatic reminder emails: One will go out two days before the promotion and include pertinent information, including the start and end dates, and the share images. Periodic emails will also go out while the promotion runs to remind authors to send out the promotion link in their newsletters.

Additional Tips

  • When you create the group page, you’ll want to mark the group as public on Book Cave. That way the promotion will appear on the Book Cave Direct page and may be emailed out to the Book Cave Direct subscriber list.
  • As the group promotion organizer, you control what order the books appear on the page. I usually begin with authors who have the largest newsletters at the top because they’ll be driving more traffic to the site, but I recommend rearranging the order weekly (or at least halfway through the promotion period) to give the page a fresh look and allow the authors equal exposure.
  • Authors may contact you about how to download leads or emails. You can either help them or have them email Book Cave.
  • Make sure to download the additional emails you get from any giveaway you create. Email your new subscribers with an entertaining email to welcome them.

Other Book Cave Magnet Posts

For more information about magnets, check out these other Book Cave posts:

How to Add a Subscriber Magnet Book on Your Dashboard

Joining and Creating Group Promotions

That’s it in a nutshell. Happy magnet creating!

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Teyla Branton grew up avidly reading science fiction and fantasy and watching Star Trek reruns with her large family. They lived on a little farm where she loved to visit the solitary cow and collect (and juggle) the eggs, usually making it back to the house with most of them intact. On that same farm she once owned thirty-three gerbils and eighteen cats, not a good mix, as it turns out. Teyla always had her nose in a book and daydreamed about someday creating her own worlds. She is now married, mostly grown up, and has seven kids, including a four-year-old, so life at her house can be very interesting (and loud), but writing keeps her sane. She loves guns, martial arts, and belly dancing. Teyla writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction. She also writes romance and romantic suspense under the name Rachel Branton. For more information or to hear about new releases, please visit https://TeylaRachelBranton.com.

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