I struggled trying decide where to put this! Sorry if it's in the wrong place!
Wix have just brought a new app that allows you to have a forum attached to your website (writing in my case, lol). I've just got used to sorting the website, attaching a blog, newsletter etc, but I was wondering what thoughts would be on a forum for fans? I know the admin side would mean huge work, and there's more safety in having a contact form between authors and readers, but... I dunno.
Would you work a working forum alongside your website when it comes to writing and engaging readers? The fan base is there to set it up, but in light of Amazon and author-reader relationships, I just don't know whether it would be worth the risk, even if the forum was there to interact away from the formalities of writing.
This wouldn't be about hard promo, in fact it's more about general book talk, something just a little less formal than a promo website. Ughh, but on the flip side, there's moderation, and I've been admin on writer's sites to know how much goes into running one.
Perhaps it's one promo option that just can't work for authors in particular?
Wix have just brought a new app that allows you to have a forum attached to your website (writing in my case, lol). I've just got used to sorting the website, attaching a blog, newsletter etc, but I was wondering what thoughts would be on a forum for fans? I know the admin side would mean huge work, and there's more safety in having a contact form between authors and readers, but... I dunno.
Would you work a working forum alongside your website when it comes to writing and engaging readers? The fan base is there to set it up, but in light of Amazon and author-reader relationships, I just don't know whether it would be worth the risk, even if the forum was there to interact away from the formalities of writing.
This wouldn't be about hard promo, in fact it's more about general book talk, something just a little less formal than a promo website. Ughh, but on the flip side, there's moderation, and I've been admin on writer's sites to know how much goes into running one.
Perhaps it's one promo option that just can't work for authors in particular?