RLF Gems
Awards and honorable mentions for having high numbers of views and/or comments on a post.
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RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Mar 2013 #RLFblog
RLF Gems In March, Romance Lives Forever had 31 posts in a 31 day
month. Here are the top posts (judging by page hits). There was a tie in fifth
place.1. Susan Taylor2. Sharon Hamilton3. Savannah
Chase4. DV Berkom5. Sascha Illyvich5. Rue AllynAuthors who guest with us are promoted on Facebook, via
Triberr to over 549k potential readers, are featured front page in the daily Romance Lives Forever Paper.li ezine,
and the blog has its own hashtag (#rlfblog) on Twitter. This year, we also
created the Booklover’s Guide to RomanceLives Forever with links to guest authors’ books and social media. It is
110 pages crammed full of who to follow and what to read. The FAQ page provides
updated downloads of optional interview questions, and a guide to the blog. You
can also grab our button to promote your visit.My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance
Lives Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are:Anne Lange, Annette
Gisby, Betty Carlton, Chris Karlsen, Dariel Raye, David Swykert, Elysa
Hendricks, JM Stewart, Jocelyn Dex, Julie Kavanagh, Karen McCullough, KC
Maguire, Lilly VanHorn, Lisa Day, Lorna Peel, Matthew Lang, Michael McDonald, MS
Spencer, Pender Mackie, Robert Costelloe, Sarah Cass, Serena Clarke, Sharon
Hamilton, Susan MacNicol, Tash Jones.Sister Blogs for Romance Lives
Forever Launching SoonPure Hearts Romance: Sweet
Romance, Spunky AuthorsBooks at Lunch: Your Lunchtime
Hangout for Great BooksGay Romance Lit: Same
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RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Feb 2013 #RLFblog
RLF Gems In February, Romance Lives Forever introduced two new
features. Cover Love is a short intro to a book and includes only a blurb, buy
links, and social media contacts for the author. We use it if one of our scheduled
authors is unable to appear, and no other material is on hand. If you would
like to submit your book for this feature, see the FAQ page for more
information. The other was a full week dedicated to one publisher. There will
be four this year, including Liquid Silver Books
in June, and JMS Books LLC in September. For
February, it was the Boroughs
Publishing Group, “Where Story Matters.”There were 7 posts by Boroughs, 17 author interviews, 3 book
releases, and 1 article for 28 posts in a 28 day month.There were unusual ties this month. Jerrie Alexander and Keta Diablo
shared a spot because their posts went up the same day. Boroughs took first,
third, and fourth place, and three people had even numbers of hits for fifth. Here
are the top posts (judging by page hits).1. Boroughs Publishing2. Jerrie Alexander / Keta Diablo3. Boroughs Publishing4. Boroughs Publishing5. Vicki Batman5. Allie Ritch5. Donna CummingsAuthors who guest with us are promoted on Facebook, via
Triberr to over 549k potential readers, are featured front page in the daily Romance Lives Forever Paper.li ezine,
and the blog has its own hashtag (#rlfblog) on Twitter. This year, we also
created the Booklover’s Guide to Romance
Lives Forever with links to guest authors’ books and social media. It is
110 pages crammed full of who to follow and what to read. The FAQ page provides
updated downloads of optional interview questions, and a guide to the blog. You
can also grab our button to promote your visit.My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance
Lives Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are:Ashlynne Laynne, Brita
Addams, Chris Karlsen, Helena Harker, Janet Elizabeth Jones, Jennifer France, Kara
Leigh Miller, Lorrie Struiff, Lynda Kaye Frazier, Paloma Beck, Raine Delight, Serena
Zane, Tara Fox Hall, Vicki Batman, Victoria BlisseSister Blogs for Romance Lives
Forever Launching SoonPure Hearts Romance
— Sweet Romance, Spunky AuthorsBooks at Lunch —
Your Lunchtime Hangout for Great BooksGay Romance Lit — Never
the Same Romance. Always the Same Sex.(watch for details) -
RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Jan 2013 #RLFblog
RLF Gems January on Romance Lives Forever had two ties, one for third
place and a three-way tie in fourth. We had 1 model interview, 16 author
interviews, 4 character interviews, 3 book releases, and 2 articles, and one new
feature article for 28 posts in a 31 day month.We introduced a new feature this month: Cover Love. This is a short intro to
a book and includes only a blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
author. We use it if one of our scheduled authors is unable to appear, and no
other material is on hand. If you would like to submit your book for this
feature, see the FAQ page for more information.The top posts are all interviews this month. Here are the top five posts (judging
by page hits).Of special notice: In the history of the blog, only eight
other people had more hits than our first place winner, John Steiner.1. John Steiner2. Charley Descoteaux3. Patricia Yager Delagrange3. EmKay Connor4. Synithia Williams4. Gemma K Murray4. John Quinlan (fitness model)5. Tara Lain
John Quinlan Authors who guest with us are promoted on Facebook, via
Triberr to over 549k potential readers, are featured front page in the daily Romance Lives Forever Paper.li ezine,
and the blog has its own hashtag (#rlfblog) on Twitter. This year, we also
created the Booklover’s Guide to Romance
Lives Forever with links to guest authors’ books and social media. It is
110 pages crammed full of who to follow and what to read. The FAQ page provides
updated downloads of optional interview questions, and a guide to the blog. You
can also grab our button to promote your visit.My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance
Lives Forever a great place to discover new books and new authors.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are:Angela Plowman, Cheryl
Rhodes, Ciar Cullen, Coleen Kwan, Selena Illyria, Danica Winters,
Manisha Kumar, Elisabeth Silvers, Jane Wakely, Jerome Brooke, Kate
Hill, Kissa Starling, Kristina Knight, Krystal Shannan, Lillian Grant, Rosanna
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RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Dec and 2012 #rlfblog
RLF Gems December on Romance Lives Forever saw eleven author
interviews, six character interviews, five book releases, and seven articles,
for twenty-nine posts in a thirty-one day month. Here are the top five posts (judging
by page hits). There were ties at fifth place. Two articles, four author
interviews, and a special, group book release are in the top posts.1. 2012 Booklover’s Guide for Romance Lives Forever2. Remembering Christmas (included a free download) –
Kayelle Allen3. Suspense: Green Eyed Doll – Jerrie Alexander4. New Year’s Eve Club Author Interview – Diana Saenger5. Four SciFi Romance Writers Throw Down – AM Griffin, Christine d’Abo, Cynthia
Sax, Ria Candro5. Character Interview: The Auction – Lyn AustinSpecial Mention this month for a unique post: Where Inspiration
Comes From, by Vicki Batman.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are:Ann Montclair, Flame Arden,
Jackie Leigh Allen, Jennifer Thomas, Jill Limber, Jillian Leigh, Lia Davis, LM
Brown, Lyla Bardan, Shelly
Holt, Shirley Ann Wilder, Stacy Juba, Stan Hampton, Susan MacNicol, Tamara
Hoffa, Teresa Carpenter, Terry Irene Blaine, Tina Donahue, Victoria Blisse, Wendy
Soliman, Willa Blair2012 Best of the Best
Top five bloggers:- Elysa Hendricks – author
- Jason Aaron Baca – model and author
interview - Paul Bright – filmmaker
- Jerrie Alexander – author
- Susan Lodge – author
Top five articles (tie at 5th place)
1. Irene Preston – Bad, Bad, Bad, Writing the Wrong Kind of Bad Girl2. Kayelle Allen – Remembering Christmas3. Jerrie Alexander – Suspense: Green Eyed Doll4. LM Brown – Blogging – A new form of self-imposed torture5. Kharisma Rhayne – Test
Drive (Sex)5. Kayelle Allen – Booklover’s Guide to Romance Lives ForeverTop five author interviews
1. Diana Saenger2. Delaney Diamond3. Lyn Austin4. Denyse’ Bridger5. Shirley Ann WilderTop five character interviews (3 way tie at 5th place)
1. Susan Lodge – Hetty Avebury2. Charlie Cochrane – Ben Edwards3. Stephanie Burkhart – Lady Keira4. Kristina Knight – A Texas
Girl5. Xavier Axelson – Anson from Earthly Concerns5. Jackie Leigh Allen – New Year’s Eve Club5. Sharon Hamilton – SEAL Kyle LansdowneTop five book releases
1. Amy McCorkle / Kate Lynd – No Ordinary Love2. Kendall McKenna – Waves Break My Fall3. Gemma K Murray
– Keeper of the Golden Dragon’s Heart4. AM Griffin,
Christine d’Abo, Cynthia Sax, Ria Candro – Four SciFi Romance Writers Throw
Down5. Tina Donahue – Come Fill Me
Romance Lives Forever Button Authors who guest with us are promoted on Facebook, via
Triberr to over 549k potential readers, are featured front page in the daily Romance Lives Forever Paper.li ezine,
and the blog has its own hashtag (#rlfblog) on Twitter. This year, we created the Booklover’s Guide to Romance
Lives Forever with links to guest authors’ books and social media. It’s
available on the site now, and is 110 pages of information. The FAQ page provides updated downloads of optional interview questions, and a guide to the
blog. You can grab a button to promote your visit.My thanks to all who took part this year. You made Romance
Lives Forever a great place to discover new books and new authors. -
RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Nov 2012
Our usual bright colored turquoise gem is missing today and
I have substituted a red ribbon in honor of World AIDS Day. Please visit http://worldaidsday.org for more
information on how you can help.November on Romance Lives Forever saw twelve author
interviews, four character interviews, two book releases, and six articles, for
a total of twenty-five posts in a thirty day month. Here are the top five posts
(judging by page hits). There were ties at fifth place. I’m not surprised to
find that the five posts include two of the four character interviews. These
seem to be very popular with readers.1. Salute
to Author Veterans — featuring authors who served in the armed forces2. Delaney
Diamond – Author Interview3. Kristina
Knight – Character Interview4. EM
Lynley — Save Room for Ice Cream (article)5. Tara
Lain — Article5. Jami
Davenport — Character InterviewSpecial Mention this month for a unique post: Bellakentuky
for “Scifi: Matter of the Mind.” Worth a second read.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are:Ciar Cullen, Ivy
Bateman, Jane Wakely, June Kramin, KC Klein, Krystal Shannan, Margaret Lesh, Patricia
Yager Delegrange, Raine Delight, Sara Daniel, Sharon Hamilton, Susan Jaymes, Tina
Gayle, Toni Noel, Xavier AxelsonMy thanks to all who took part this month.
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RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Oct 2012
October on Romance Lives Forever saw eleven author
interviews, ten character interviews, and two articles.This month marks the first full month during which we used the author’s Twitter handle as part of our post titles. The impact of hits mentioning the author on Twitter help show them how valuable a visit on this site can be. Does it help bring people to the blog? Consider this: 18 of the 24 bloggers this month placed in the top 33% of overall hits on the blog.Here are the top five posts for the month of October
(judging by page hits).1. Susan Lodge — Character Interview with Hetty Avebury2. Charlie Cochrane — Character Interview with Ben Edwards3. Ally Shields — Author Interview “Awakening the Fire”4. AR Norris — Author Interview “All Female Planet?”5. Stephanie Burkhart — Character Interview with Lady KeiraOther participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are: Adriana Kraft, Andrew Grey, Barbara
Bradley, Brenna Zinn, Casey Sheridan, Cynnara Tregarth, Dominique Eastwick, Elle
Druskin, Holley Trent, Jennifer Stevenson, Kate Hill, Kendall McKenna, Keta
Diablo, Kristina Knight, Rhea Rhodan, Sharon Kleve, Terry Spear, Tmonique
Stephens
