Lurkers Speak Up

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There's a little button just at the bottom of this message that say 'COMMENT'. Please let us know why you dropped by. Are you the author of a self-published book, or considering becoming one? Are you a reader of self-published books? Just pipe up and say hi, and let us know about your own websites, blogs and books.

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Anonymous said…
One detects a bit of loneliness on the part of the POD People. Here you are with a clean, well-intentioned product and nobody seems to be stopping by to check it out---or if they do, they don't say a word; they just slink away silently.

And this is quite fitting as it is the very same cold, brutal, lonely reality that we POD publishers live within on a daily basis: All dressed up and no one's looking at us and telling us we look purty; hell, no one is even looking at all!

Please be patient, POD People. You are new & unknown. Stick to your guns; retain your integrity; hold fast to your principles & aims, and just keep on KEEPING ON.

ATN
5:04 AM
veinglory said…
Currently we get about 20 unique visitors a day... not bad for a start. But I am interested in honing in on what these visitors are looking for--to do my best to provide it! My goal is to get us to 100 visitors a day by the end of the year :)
11:07 AM
Anonymous said…
100 per day shouldn't be a problem as long as the reviews continue to have some depth and keep coming.

Keep advertising in forums like lulu, absolutewrite, writers.net, etc.

And please keep the site as clean & uncluttered as it is at present.

You are helping to sharpen the cutting edge in publishing.
12:24 PM
Anonymous said…
Actually I am not a lonely lurker at all; just a lurker. Publishing my book with a POD company has been an exciting adventure. My 15 min of fame with our local newspapers has been a shot in the arm. I only went POD because I did not consider myself a very good writer; but had a great story to tell. Turns out, from the comments of readers, maybe I should have tried the traditional route. It is nice to come to a POD blog and free like you fit in. For that I thank you. Keep on writing all; if only for yourself.
2:29 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi, Emily,

Just dropping by from the Absolute Write forum.
Maggie
3:56 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi Emily!

Visiting from AW. Your site looks good, and I'm looking forward to reading more of your reviews.
9:40 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi! Your site looks nice. I'm just visiting from AW, although I'll also add that my husband, also a writer, has contemplated going the POD route as well - too many rejections from the traditional route. We're educating ourselves about POD to see if that is the route he'd like to take.
8:47 AM
emeraldcite said…
Emily:

This has turned out to be a great site. I'm really looking foreward to seeing some more great reviews pop up here.

;)
11:27 PM
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