I have been using Netgalley on and off for about a year now, and this would have been a perfect first book to read when I was starting out. I wish it was suggested as the first book for readers to review to practice their Netgalley skills.

Using easy-to-read graphics, this 30-ish page PDF gives you the ins and outs of what it means to be a book reviewer online. It provides overviews of different platforms, as well as how to establish yourself as a book personality and how to gain popularity on each platform. It should be understood that the tips are fairly surface level, because just for instagram alone (for example) you could have a 30-page PDF explaining how to be a bookstagrammer.

The tips I found most helpful from this book are the explicit instructions about your ratio and what a publisher is likely looking for. I was guilty of a requesting spree at the beginning of my Netgalley journey and realized too late what I had done. My ratio is now something I have been working to correct over months of reading. I give 4 instead of 5 stars because this is fairly surface level, in all honesty, and is best suited to people who are super brand new to book reviewing. If you are new to Netgalley or book reviews, this is a must-read to provide you baseline information!

I just reviewed NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit by We Are Bookish. #BookAdvocateToolkit #NetGalley I love this new idea of a toolkit to help with my reviews. I have trouble sometimes putting into words what I am thinking. This will come on very handy.

This was an extremely helpful document! It helped me revamp my profile and better understand what publishers are looking for. Hoping the changes I made will help me out in 2023!

Loved this quick guide to using NetGalley and getting started as a book reviewer and blogger. I am particularly interested in posting more reviews on YouTube, so I was happy to see Booktube include along with Bookstagram, Booktok, and Facebook.

The book is pretty exhaustive and covers everything you could need to work with NetGalley. Highly useful.

Short, concise, comprehensive and relevant! This Toolkit provides a great overview for anyone interested in writing and sharing book reviews. Tips on setting up a NetGalley profile and the dissection of the various social media platforms are particularly helpful. Although I was already aware of the need for disclosure when obtaining an ARC, it was useful to be reminded to tag NetGalley and the publisher when posting the review to social media. I was unaware that there is a weekly “NetGalley Checklist Email” and I suggest adding a link or more detail on how to sign up for this service. There is so much useful information in this small 32 page package that there’s something for anyone who uses NetGalley. I recommend it to all!

I appreciate that this Toolkit exists. There are a lot of good tips listed that cover a variety of topics from how to set up social media profiles to tips on hashtags and how to make graphics. While I was already familiar with some of the topics, I was introduced to different perspectives which I can utilize in my reviews. I’ll definitely be returning to NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit from time to time and I recommend it for anyone who wants to up their review game.

i will keep this as a reference, it's very helpful and illustrative. thank you for all these tips! <3

This was a big help to me. I wanted to do a book blog and even youtube review channel but I didn't know where to start. I fly recommend this.

this has super helpful tips and is very pretty and easy to navigate! thank you for offering this tool for us reviewers to help us out!

I love the graphic design and illustrations included in this, keeps the suggestions engaging. I appreciate this source of information! Thank you.

A great resource for book reviewers on net Galley. Easy to read, great illustrations help drive the point home.

An Incredibly helpful tool to grow my platform. I have revisited this document many times and find new and useful information information with each read. Highly recommended.

The toolkit was very helpful and so colourful.
It was very helpful and cleared many doubts not just about how to used the NetGalley website but also the app and shelves.
A great insight as to why request can be rejected and not to feel discouraged or disappointed if it happens to you back to back.
Thank you NetGalley for this booklet.

This guide was really helpful. I really enjoyed the section of the how to write a review. It has helped me think about what to put in a review and how to make it better. Thank you!

Super helpful toolkit for beginners and advanced users of Netgalley. It had many tips - some I knew and others that were knew to me. This should be a required read for anyone starting out with Netgalley

This toolkit to help write my reviews and have a spectacular NetGalley profile was very useful, indeed. There were so many helpful tips and tricks to help make my NetGalley experience even better than it has been, This toolkit was a very resource to be made available to NetGalley users,

Great resource! I think this is a good intro for anyone who's starting out on Netgalley like me! Easy tips to be successful!

“NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit” by We Are Bookish
A Good Place to START to Expand
A good place to find the information to begin your own world-wide sharing message on social media platforms. This is primarily geared towards folks sharing their book opinions aka reviews but also good basic suggestions for creating your site for sharing your views/advice/self. This does have specific information for blogs & video blogs on multiple social media venues/platforms. Happy Learning !!
NOTE: This review expresses my honest opinion.
I received a copy of this toolkit via NetGalley.

Exceptionally helpful and I am certain I will continue to reference this book in the future. Highly recommended for all NetGalley members and book advocates.