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{"id":7240,"date":"2015-08-25T16:10:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T16:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/?p=7240"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T21:37:29","slug":"3-mistakes-youre-making-on-goodreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandra.oddjar.com\/3-mistakes-youre-making-on-goodreads\/","title":{"rendered":"3 mistakes you’re making on Goodreads"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know about Goodreads<\/a>, right?<\/p>\n

Goodreads is the world\u2019s largest site for readers and book recommendations. It boasts an audience of 40 million book lovers, 1.1 billion\u00a0books added, and 43\u00a0million reviews.<\/p>\n

43\u00a0million reviews!<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s about more than reviews, though, and authors enjoying the benefits of this site\u2019s power know that.<\/p>\n

Goodreads isn\u2019t just a website where readers post book reviews. It\u2019s a social network for book lovers \u2013 an online community where people who love to read can gather and talk about books they love while they\u00a0share opinions that they hope will influence their friends and others.<\/p>\n

Readers of all ages rely on it for recommendations about what to read next and what to avoid.<\/p>\n

If you’re an author, you can’t ignore this site.<\/a> Join the Goodreads Author Program, complete your author profile, and list your books.<\/p>\n

Or, perhaps\u00a0you\u2019re plugged into the site already but are discouraged because not much is happening for you. It’s possible you’re using the site wrong. In fact, you could be making one of of these common author mistakes on Goodreads:<\/p>\n

1. You\u2019re participating on Goodreads as an author, not as a reader.<\/h2>\n

The most important thing to remember as a Goodreads author is that you should be there as a reader, not<\/em> as an author. Goodreads\u00a0is a site for readers. To be accepted and embraced, you need to use it as a reader, not as an author on the prowl for reviews and customers.<\/p>\n

Join the groups that interest you (rather than those you think will help you promote your book); avoid the writer groups (they\u2019re often too self-promotional to offer any benefit to anyone). Participate in discussions as yourself, not as the author of a book. Let people get to know you while you get to know them.<\/p>\n

In addition, follow authors you like or admire \u2013 just as any other fan would. Follow users who like the same books you do \u2013 you might discover more great books to read.<\/p>\n

Simply put: Forget that you\u2019re an author and become familiar with the site as a book lover.<\/p>\n

2. You\u2019re contacting reviewers directly.<\/h2>\n

\"goodreads<\/a>This is a Goodreads no-no. Site managers frown on this. Don\u2019t contact users on the site to ask for a review and don\u2019t contact someone who reviewed your book, either. It could get you booted from the site.<\/p>\n

Goodreads doesn\u2019t even want you to thank a reviewer \u2013 so don\u2019t. That\u2019s because reviewers write reviews for readers, not authors, and when they hear from an author directly, it can feel a little creepy \u2013 like you\u2019re looking in their windows.<\/p>\n

Last week, another book marketing\u00a0coach who works with authors\u00a0contacted me for advice about a client who wanted her to help him identify and contact “top” Goodreads reviewers to request pre-publication reviews of his book. I gave her this advice, and it applies to you, too: Don’t even try. It could get him\u00a0kicked off the site. (And who would he blame?\u00a0Certainly not himself.)<\/p>\n

If you can’t resist, make sure you contact top reviewers\u00a0outside the site.<\/p>\n

3. You\u2019re not supporting other authors on the site.<\/h2>\n

On Goodreads (and all other social networks), follow the Golden Rule: \u201cDo unto others as you would have them do unto you.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you want people to review your books, review the books of others. When you see news of a book giveaway, share it. Comment on author blog posts on the site.<\/p>\n

When you use Goodreads to enhance your experience as a book reader, you will naturally and organically support your experience as an author.<\/p>\n

What’s the best way to learn how to use Goodreads?<\/h2>\n

Goodreads isn’t as intuitive as some other social networks. It also has a unique, reader-focused culture that doesn’t always feel author-friendly. To really figure it out, you need help from someone on the inside. That’s why I recruited Goodreads Author Marketing Coordinator Cynthia Shannon to teach you how to learn how to use this powerful resource effectively.<\/p>\n

\"Promote<\/a>Our 60-minute audio training, \u201cHow to Promote Your Book with Goodreads<\/a><\/strong>\u201d and the four companion\u00a0PDF handouts explain how to use the site\u00a0to:<\/p>\n