INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to our Street Team, otherwise known as The Disruptors. We are so, so glad to have you!

First and foremost, we will need all members to fill out a membership form, which can be found HERE. This is so we can gather basic information about each member in order to be able to send you promotional material as we get them and any prizes you win for participating in our daily tasks. Your email, address, and everything you send us will be kept private. If for any reason you want to opt out, please just email us to let us know. If you belong to a book club, blog, or are willing to do foot traffic like passing out press releases at libraries, bookstores, vendor fairs, conferences, etc. please let us know. This is NOT required.

Secondly: We love having you. No matter how little or much you do, it all helps. Know that we genuinely appreciate it!

EXPECTATIONS: Our expectations are pretty low, honestly. I expect you to post AND tweet (if you have Twitter) once a week. Daily tasks will be pinned to the top of our group wall on Facebook every day, including weekends.  This is what we're looking for you to do. Most of the time it's as simple as copying / pasting a tweet or sharing a pre-written post on Facebook. On occasion, other things to share may pop up in our feed, like when we're guesting somewhere or in a contest or we have a big promotional event coming up. It is appreciated that you share those, but it's not a necessity. Please type "done" or "shared" when you do them, so we can add you to the monthly draw for prizes. 

EVENTS: At any given time, there may be more events posted in the Facebook group. These are not a have-to-do, but we'd sure appreciate it. These will earn extra prizes in a seperate pool. The ONLY exception to this is reviews. If you have a copy of my book/s, you MUST leave a review on Goodreads and/or Amazon. This is a publisher requirement. 

PIMPING: You may notice Disruptors posting links to where they "pimped" us or the team on other Facebook pages. This is above and beyond. Not required. We do, however, greatly appreciate this, as it gets word about us and you to other people. Liking their posts is really easy and can earn you prizes sometimes from the pages who host those comments. 

If you're a fellow author and have a new release or something big happening, drop us a quick message and we'll return the favor by pimping you, too! 

Also, if you have a website or blog, hop back on over to the WELCOME page and grab our Street Team badge. Display it proudly! 

TWITTER: Not a requirement, but it helps. There is a FILE/doc in the Facebook group under the "files" tab, which has the link to our list. If you have Twitter, you should follow everyone on the list. There are hashtags to use which make it easier too. Please remember that Twitter is only as good as your followers. You should have a profile pic (any pic will do). Most people won't follow someone without a profile pic. You should also try to get more followers by searching #readers #romance #book #blogger #YA #NA  Follow back people who follow you. Thank them for RT once and awhile. People like that.

SWAG/PRIZES: At a minimum, the monthly draw for missions will be awarded. Other events may award prizes, too. We ask for your address when you first sign up so we can mail you swag/prizes. This is PRIVATE and never shared. Please remember that swag is expensive. Only active Disruptors will get entered into the pool and receive free books if our publisher allows. 

BENEFITS: Everyday, except Sunday, we will post something awesome in our Facebook group. Excerpts, answered questions, secrets...etc. This is just for fun, and just for you. An added benefit. Gotta liven things up, too. In addition, we'll be giving away prizes and gifts and other fun stuff. We see our group as a great community of support, and more than anything, we want you to have fun. You are all wonderful. 

NEW RELEASES: Around the time of a release, or when pre-orders are available, we may ask you to post more. Again, the minimum is once a week, but this extra work you put in boosts sales. Pre-orders go through the day a book releases, so all sales pop up that one day. This is how authors get on the bestseller lists. Pre-orders are huge! And every little bit you do helps with sales. Also, if sales aren't high enough, we authors can lose contracts or have a hard time getting future contracts. If not for your help, we would be lost amongst the millions of other titles. We love you for helping out when you post extra, and we will do whatever we can to repay you.  

Again, welcome! You're the best. We love you!

~Kara Jemal