Not exact matches
Trust, relevance and interest are
what attract
readers to content, which then, quite naturally, introduces them to the products content providers sell.
I
trust that this work will be received as such, and if some part of
what is real to me makes contact with something that is real in the lives of my
readers, then my purpose will have been achieved.
For one I do not use my body as a guinea pig and secondly I know many friends and
readers actually
trust what I say so I want to be sure when I say it, I mean it.
If you blog about too many things, you are not only creating more work for yourself but your
readers won't even know
what to come to you for and this creates an audience that may not
trust your opinion.
Besides you, my amazing
readers, I am more than happy to have such amazing brands and PR people to work with, it is a huge honor to have this possibilities and to have all their
trust and their enthusiasm for
what I do here.
What is really key to this virtual diary is its authenticity and openness, which you - my
readers can feel confident
trusting.
A resource to return to with each new novel, remembering
what it is that keeps agents, editors and, most importantly,
readers who
trust you with their time and money, reading past page one.
If you can elicit an emotional reaction in a
reader, and emphasize
what makes your work unique, not only will you stand out from the crowd and gain recognition from
readers, but you will earn their loyalty and
trust as well.
While a lot of reviewers write to help themselves remember
what they read or to tell other
readers about the book (good or bad), the book reviews that help indie authors are the ones posted where
readers will ultimately make their purchasing decision — or where the
readers go for
trusted opinions.
Echoing
what others have said, if this is an author's first book and they don't have strong reviews by
trusted readers or a significant sample of their work available, I'll be hard pressed to pay more than $ 2.99.
Consider where your
readers spend time online,
what do they consider their
trusted source for entertainment and information?
What will you tell your
readers to change their hearts and minds to get to know, like, and
trust you?
What spiraled out of control are not my two
trusted readers (one of them is probably reading this,) but my * reliance * upon them.
Interesting — I do find as a
reader there is no way I can
trust what I see on Amazon to be a «good read» unless I either know the author,
trust someone who recommended it or it comes from a reputable house (and even then there are disappointments!)
What makes book marketing difficult is you have to really understand your market (i.e
readers that are purchasing in your genre) and you have to know how to connect with them and earn their
trust.
Why do you
trust those
readers and
what are you looking to hear from them?
I think
what helps is when a new
reader gets into one of the books, they start to
trust the author's style and decide they'd like to read more.
But then, I have problems
trusting a company that colludes with others to price fix e-book costs to the
reader at a price point that is well above
what I would pay for a hard copy of the book.
Trust in
Readers — A lot of them are WAY AHEAD of Authors in realizing
what the new World of Books is going to be.
So writers wishing to skip the rejection carousel can seek out
trusted beta
readers, hire a professional editor, and then let the
readers tell them
what still needs improvement.
What I find again and again is that writers make breakthrough's in areas that they have long resisted: understanding who their ideal
readers really are, and how you can develop
trusting relationships with them.
You'll benefit from hiring a pro at this stage, but you can also barter or trade with a critique partner or colleague, as long as you
trust them to understand
what your
readers expect out of your book.
But
what we really need are folks — a
trusted beta
reader or a good critique group — who will tell us «This ain't working.»
Then give your manuscript to
trusted beta
readers to see
what they think.
It's important for indie authors to know how to write an author bio that tells
readers: who you are,
what you write, why
readers should
trust you, and how you stand out from other writers.
It's a matter of taking that leap and seeing
what happens from there, but before you take the leap, beta
readers, an editor you
trust and go on from there.
They are your «beta
readers»: the privileged,
trusted few who get to read your novel in its earliest form and provide you with feedback on
what they loved about it, and
what could use improvement.
It takes a long time to build that kind of
trust with a large
reader base and that's the real strength of the publishing company and
what an author really gives up by going alone.
What's more, the company has built client
trust by offering free management on the first $ 5,000 invested (for NerdWallet
readers).
Of course you have to ask yourself if this is
what you want to do on your blog, and if your
readers trust your judgement when being paid to write about a place.
The more careful you are in checking your facts, the more
readers will
trust what you say.
Ten U.S. news
readers: Avid to Annoyed (interviews by Christine Kurjan, Quiver Consulting) Readers across race, ethnicity, gender, generation and U.S. geography share their news habits, what they value in news, when and why they trust it, and when their trust is
readers: Avid to Annoyed (interviews by Christine Kurjan, Quiver Consulting)
Readers across race, ethnicity, gender, generation and U.S. geography share their news habits, what they value in news, when and why they trust it, and when their trust is
Readers across race, ethnicity, gender, generation and U.S. geography share their news habits,
what they value in news, when and why they
trust it, and when their
trust is broken.
«We are delighted to be a launch partner of the
Trust Project as we endeavor to make it simpler for
readers of all ages and from all around the world to discover more about who we are and
what we believe in.
«The
Trust Project allows us to be part of a set of systems and tools that will allow
readers to easily understand our point of view and
what's behind it.»
«
What we do as part of the
Trust Indicators is we publish those in a very visible way so our
readers know where to get those.