Sentences with phrase «asked thousands of agents»

It's a fact (I've asked thousands of agents this question) that 70 to 90 per cent of your annual income will be produced through word of mouth referrals, and / or repeat business.

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Depending on whom you ask, the agents of globalization vary widely: multinational corporations like General Motors, Nike and Coca - Cola (the largest employer in sub-Saharan Africa); the United Nations and the thousands of nongovernmental organizations; the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization; or CNN and Disney.

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

These are just some of the questions that agents, publishers — and retailers — ask when they are pitched your book alongside thousands of other books.

If I asked a thousand agents reading this article what their sales ratios were from contract to lead to appointment to closing, I'd bet not one of them in that group would be able to tell me.