SFFMP 24: Why Reviews Are So Important, Getting Them Early On, and Dealing with Bad Reviews
Today Lindsay had some laggy internet going on, so naturally we did a show with just the three of us, where we all needed to talk a lot! With a few more pauses than usual, we discussed all aspects of book reviews: why you need them, how to get them, and how to deal with those pesky 1-stars. Here are a few more specifics of what we covered:
- Why it’s so important to get reviews (social proof, proof for advertisers, and also possibly getting a bump from the Amazon algorithms for lots of reviews right after a release)
- Things we did to get reviews of our early books and whether give aways and blog tours are worth it
- What we’re doing now, as more established authors, to get reviews, especially for new series and new genres we may be exploring
- Looking beyond Amazon to Goodreads and getting reviews in the other stores
- How we deal with bad reviews
- Whether we think you should ever respond to reviews
- Ways to possibly make a bad review work in your favor
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