By: Penny C. Sansevieri
People ask me all the time: How can I get more reviews? Well, have you ever
tried asking for them? No, I don’t mean from reviewers. I mean from your
readers. And this isn’t family and friends because, though well-meaning, they
may not have the time to review, or they may not know what to say. In future
posts, I’m going to address some steps to help friends and family become savvy
reviewers, for now, let’s focus on your readers. Let’s follow the love and by
this I mean, go after folks who are already engaged with your book, who have
gotten to the end and think, “I just loved this!”
Goodreads did a study last year and they found that 90% of all readers want
to engage with the author at the end of the book. So certainly adding your
contact info is important but also when your readers get to the end of your
book, that’s the time to ask them for a review. Tell them how important their
feedback is (that’s very true) and how important reviews are. We worked with an
author and asked her to include a letter in the back of her book. This simple
request netted her over 80 reader reviews, and though the book came out a year
ago, she continues to get reviews for it.
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- The Year of the Selfie http://ow.ly/sktyh To self or not to self-publish, that is the question.
- How to Create Written Content that Generates Leads: How Content Drives Leads http://ow.ly/slid4
- Find Motivation and Inspiration to Blog Better This Year: @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/sliqR Start a Series, invite questions . . .
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- Come With http://ow.ly/slkL6 Why do people say, “Can I come with” and “Do you want to go with”?
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- Half of Wattpad Writers Have Written a Story on a Phone or Tablet - GalleyCat http://ow.ly/slmQE
- Getting More Reviews http://ow.ly/slnrg "...90% of all readers want to engage with the author at the end of the book."
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- Writers, do you print your MS for editing? Join the discussion at @Ava_Jae's blog: http://bit.ly/Kmx55w
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- Finding New Readers with a Multi-Author Ebook Bundle | Lindsay Buroker http://ow.ly/soV0o
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- Molly Greene: A 5-Step Strategy for Building a Successful Blog http://ow.ly/soTCS "Blogger's Mission Statement."
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- 10 Tips for Making the Most of Your Award http://ow.ly/soU1q "So you've won an award for your book. Very cool!
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- Does Your Social Media Content Bore People? http://ow.ly/soUrA "Here are 20 tips to make sure your content exhilarates others.
- GF Newman on self-publishing: 'There are huge changes coming' | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/soUGz
- Social Media Examiner: Social media marketing how to, research, case studies, news and more! http://ow.ly/soX3X
- Smashwords' Mark Coker: Authors Should Focus on Quality Writing - BLOG - Stories To Tell Books http://ow.ly/soX9r
- Writer Unboxed » “I think most artists are fundamentally inconsolable. That’s why they keep doing it.” http://ow.ly/soXh5
- It's Not Just One Book. Your Rights And How To Exploit Them. | The Creative Penn http://ow.ly/soXGD
- Ebooks: What We Buy vs. What We Read | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/sp0mX
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