I have been on Netgalley for a little over a year and this was a good reminder of what I should and should not do. The first was update your profile occasionally, which I had not done and when I read what I wrote, it was in desperate need of an update. I also updated my genres, as one of them, I have decided I am not a fan of. I am what succinct reviewer, so it was helpful to read the tips for that. I created a template to use for all my future reviews, from this guide. I downloaded this to my computer, so that I can refer to it often. It is very helpful to remind you that you are here to help the publishers and author's with their books.

This toolkit is helpful for those beginning to document their book reviews and those established in creating reviews per completed book. I highly recommend this as well as check out Netgalley’s instagram for more insight into book reviewing.

This book provided really good starting points for anyone who is new to NetGalley. There was a lot of tips and tools for the reader to at least be able to establish themselves as a reviewer, as well as multiple links one could follow to gain more insight on a particular topic. I found this very helpful as a new NetGalley user.

I've been reading/reviewing for 6 years on NetGalley, and I already knew something about it before that. Honestly, I figured this would be more for newbies, but I was proven wrong. There are a lot of really useful tools in this kit, and I'll be coming back to it a lot, and not just for reviewing on NetGalley. I wish something like this had been around when I first started. There are even lots of handy links where you can find even more information. Even after so many years reviewing, I was resistant to YouTube and TikTok, but there's information about those too. This is seriously one of the best resources I've seen for book reviewers, and I think every new reviewer should have it.

What a great resource! It was exactly what I was looking for: short, resourceful, easy to understand. I will be coming back to this book for tips and tricks and to refresh my memory in the coming weeks.

These are all great suggestions. I will start with my first two social reading networks to share my reviews, which are Goodreads and Amazon, and then work on building the other networks over time. Thanks for sharing it.

I’m new to NetGalley and just trying to find my feet.

This guide is so useful!

I’m off now to start looking at my socials and get better organised.

This is a helpful and thorough guidebook., I refer back to this all the time. Thank you for providing this to all Net Galley users.

This was extremely helpful. I’m relatively new to NetGalley and had only scratched the surface of things I could do to improve my profile and ability to read and review books that excite me.

I'm still fairly new to NetGalley so this PDF was pretty helpful at suggesting how to refine my reviews and social media presence.

This was a great resource in helping me fine-tune my reviews, and my requesting strategy. Thank you NetGalley!

I am new to NetGalley. This easy-to-read guide explains how NetGalley works and offers many tips for writing book reviews. I will be referring to it often. Thank you for providing this guide.

so helpful!!!!!!

this pdf was extremely helpful in learning what to do and what not to do when using netgalley and other book review platforms! there was lots of tips and tricks in here that i hadn’t heard of or ever would’ve thought of before so i’m really glad i read this and hopefully it helps me grow my book platform!

Many thanks to NetGalley and We Are Bookish for receiving NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit for free in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving a free copy.

Anyone new to NetGalley can find it overwhelming. Make sure you post your reviews - not too early not too late! Don’t let your feedback ratio fall below 80%! There are a million questions people have like how to get approved by a publisher, or even how come I am being declined. There are places to go like the NetGalley help pages, blog pages and even groups on Goodreads that can be a resource, however, NetGalley has decided to publish a booklet that can give you all your answers in one place.

There are several key things that can help your NetGalley journey. The first is and most important is probably your profile. What should you include, what should you leave out. This is the first thing that publishers will look at when trying to decide to grant your request. The toolkit will explain everything you need to know. I’m sure this was created with newbies in mind, but even the more experienced reviewer can learn a few things from this toolkit.

It includes how to write a good book review, where to publish your reviews including platforms like Bookstagram, Booktube and Booktok. The last three are newer platforms that have gained a lot of traction in the last few years. I’ve even read comments by people who don’t even bother with a blog anymore, they just focus on publishing on Bookstagram or Booktok. And yes, they get approved for books all the time.

The toolkit gives a variety of examples of different types of blog reviews which can help expand those of us who write the more traditional style of review. Of course there are general tips, more of a dos and don’t section. One great tip that is very important, don’t tag the author, tag the publisher! There are great organizational ideas for posting as well as #hashtag guidelines.

All in all a very useful guide if you want to up your game with NetGalley. Whether you are starting out, or wanting to step it up a notch, this toolkit is full of great ideas. Free from NetGalley you can use it as a reference guide so what’s not to love!

This is a great little guide that is well laid out and easy to read. It has given me the incentive to try a Facebook page for book reviews as I am not creative enough for a whole blog. :)

Thanks to NetGalley and We Are Bookish for a copy of this guide.

this toolkit is helpful for me as a newbie in NetGalley, not too much word but really focus on what important. very reader friendly, recommended for fellow newbie!

Thank you for making this so simple and easy to understand. I am grateful that this exists and I hope all newbies like me take the time to look through it.

NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit
By We Are Bookish
Back of the Book: “Are you ready to start your journey with NetGalley? Or maybe you’re a long-time member looking to take your book advocacy up a notch? No matter where your starting point is, this toolkit is designed to have everything you need to succeed.
From guidelines for creating your member Profile to tips for maintaining a strong Feedback Ratio, these pages are packed with advice for utilizing NetGalley to your advantage.
Once you have a few books on your Shelf, pop over to this toolkit’s review section to brush up on tips for crafting book reviews—even those tricky critical ones!
When you’re ready to share those reviews, this toolkit can help jumpstart your bookish social media platforms and offer suggestions for reviewing and creating content on social.
So what are you waiting for? Download the kit and get started.”

Impressions: This is a need to read for all users of the NetGalley site. The information provided outlines the basic information of how to successfully utilize this site and promote the books read. This isn’t a stop what you’re doing and read right now document but it is a read that will greatly aid your NetGalley use.

This was super helpful & gave great tips to boost my potential to receive ARCs! I also learned so many new functions on NetGalley that I wasn’t aware of - super insightful!

This was an incredibly insightful toolkit. I learned a lot of neat tricks to boost my chances of getting arcs I genuinely love.