Opportunities Abound in Today’s Marketplace
By Jerry D. Simmons | March 18th, 2010 | No Comments » (Click to add yours!)
Certainly the economic downturn has negatively impacted sales at the bigger publishing houses. At the same time they continue to search for new writing talent and one way they do that is visit large web sites with multiple author profiles. One such free web site is NothingBinding.com. That site is attracting more agents and editors than ever before. At the same time those that visit are providing some great feedback on the most common writer and author do’s and don’ts.
But first, let me introduce you to the site: www.NothingBinding.com started in 2007 as a social networking site and has evolved into an online catalog where agents and editors can search for new talent, topics and product to publish. The site was originally owned by a group with some being non-publishers but recently ownership and control have changed. Expect a complete overhaul in the coming months. The important thing is the writer/author profile is free and is just another way to display writing and or books.
Now to the feedback: agents and editors are completely turned off when the profile is too clever or glib and photo is compromised by your pet or book cover in the place of a face. Agents and editors tend to back off when writers and authors display a personal image that signals anything beyond the norm. Cute, sweet or shy are not traits that publishers want today because they need to be able to promote authors and their books and the last thing they want are difficult creative people.
If your profile is glib, less than genuine or incomplete, agents and editors are again turned off. In addition they really want to hear your voice or see you speak via audio or video. It goes back to promotion and the need to hear and see the writer or author. If you fail in any of these areas then you may have missed the opportunity to raise your credibility as someone worth publishing. You need to capitalize on the one chance at making a positive impression because the time is short in which to catch someone’s eye.
NothingBinding.com will continue to provide free writer author personal profiles and drive traffic in the form of agents and editors interested in finding talent with new ideas. This free web site is what creates opportunities in today’s marketplace.
Tags: Book Distribution, Book Marketing, eBook
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