Recently I got bit by another indie author. She was following me on Goodreads (After you read this you will also ask why) and when I was ready to launch my promotion for xmas I sent all my Goodreads followers a notice. She replied back with a very nasty comment that she was an indie author also and why would she buy my book when she is trying to sell hers. She is an island all to herself and will most likely remain as such.
I love to read books by other indie authors. Granted I try to grab them during a free promotion, but if the title is a good read I will leave good feedback. If I have bought your book and have never left feedback that means I was unable to finish. Either the subject matter was not to me taste or it was bad. Either way I don’t like to leave negative feedback, so I won’t leave it at all if it’s not positive.
So how do I benefit from reading another indie author and leaving positive feedback? Let’s use Andrew Reeves book “The Empty World” as an example. I bought it, read it and left positive feedback on Amazon US and UK and here on my site. What did I get? I went from 1,400 followers on Twitter to 2,200 in less than 2 weeks after I left the feedback. My website (here) went from 15,000 hits per month to now over 40,000 hits per month with over 5,500 unique new readers each WEEK. I also gained new followers on Goodreads and drew a great deal more attention to my books, and I guess you could say that Andy and me are now Cyber-Friends.
My point; if indie authors want to stand alone and try to swim in the Cyber Ocean, fine. But I can tell you this if you assist fellow indie authors you will reap great benefits and gain new readers and respect.
I love to read books by other indie authors. Granted I try to grab them during a free promotion, but if the title is a good read I will leave good feedback. If I have bought your book and have never left feedback that means I was unable to finish. Either the subject matter was not to me taste or it was bad. Either way I don’t like to leave negative feedback, so I won’t leave it at all if it’s not positive.
So how do I benefit from reading another indie author and leaving positive feedback? Let’s use Andrew Reeves book “The Empty World” as an example. I bought it, read it and left positive feedback on Amazon US and UK and here on my site. What did I get? I went from 1,400 followers on Twitter to 2,200 in less than 2 weeks after I left the feedback. My website (here) went from 15,000 hits per month to now over 40,000 hits per month with over 5,500 unique new readers each WEEK. I also gained new followers on Goodreads and drew a great deal more attention to my books, and I guess you could say that Andy and me are now Cyber-Friends.
My point; if indie authors want to stand alone and try to swim in the Cyber Ocean, fine. But I can tell you this if you assist fellow indie authors you will reap great benefits and gain new readers and respect.
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