As part of your book launch, you will want to get as much online exposure as you can, both on large media sites like Forbes and Entrepreneur.com (nicely done, Steven) and on as many blogger sites as possible. The more places your book appears, the more reminders people will have to buy your book.

You want it to seem like everyone is talking about your book; you want as much buzz as possible. So rejoice in, and appreciate, every mention!

While some authors may feel like it’s important to first determine a person/blogger’s level of influence before engaging or sharing a guest post to increase possible return on the investment of time spent, it is my opinion that every mention is important.

Here’s why: even people/bloggers you perceive to be small have their own areas of influence. In fact, the audiences for small blogs may be the most fiercely dedicated and committed.

It is impossible for an author as an insider to judge the relative importance of another blogger or blog because, often, vanity metrics obscure a person’s true influence. And a person’s online influence may also obscure their real world influence. Someone who appears small online may have a much larger person to person, face to face influence.

I encourage authors to accept and appreciate any and all offers for reviews, interviews, and guest blog appearances, fulfilling as many requests as possible.

There are no small blogs or small bloggers. I rejoice as much at a RT from Twitter newbie with 10 followers as I do with a mention from a Twitter rock star with several hundred thousand.

Next week I’ll share about one key strategy for handling the deluge of requests you might face. In the meantime, if you are preparing to launch a book, or if you are actively marketing a book that’s already launched, I encourage you to appreciate and rejoice at every mention.

Tell me something! I shared some pretty strong opinions in this post. Do you agree that every mention is equal, or do you think it’s important to focus your energy on the opportunities that you perceive to have the highest impact?