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spotofmummery gnomical

4 years ago

Enjoyed the Halloween vibes on your page! I also play Animal Crossing on Switch so it's neat to see the page you're creating for that!

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gnomical 4 years ago

tysm :-)) i recently have been playing it more so i thought it was time for an update

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readingproject

4 years ago

For those who hate inflexible rules, you might be interested in my blog post on our About/blog page for the 12 October 2021

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bright-eyes 4 years ago

I joined it a while back, and requested some books. Most I got approved for but was rejected for a small number of them, and one publisher didn't bother to get back to me. I think it depends greatly on the publisher, and they probably get a lot of feedback on goodreads (whether it is good, or bad feedback is another matter, however.) Perhaps getting a domain name for your site might help, as domain names always

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bright-eyes 4 years ago

look more professional, but I think having your own site is much better than posting comments on goodreads as it is more structured. Perhaps looking for ways to increase the Reading Project's SEO would help, too as publishers would want reviews for their upcoming books to get a wide audience.

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readingproject 4 years ago

You're right, and I have mostly resisted promoting the site. It was largely started as a quixotic venture and remains so. I'm a little naïve and would prefer it to be discovered as some have. Going down this road was more about seeing what else we could do. I might try different things and see if they're interested in a few years. But I don't want to change and become corporate just to do an industry a favour.

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nohappynonsense 4 years ago

Your own personally made and continuously updated website may have over 350 reviews, but does your Goodreads have 5 reviews?

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pikemalarkey 4 years ago

My rule of thumb is that any time that I start to feel like I'm dealing with an automated switchboard, I'm out. Unless it's an actual switchboard for my doctor's surgery. Life's too short.

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readingproject 4 years ago

I admit, I was annoyed by the explanation yesterday morning rather than the result. But by the afternoon I was over it and decided to look at Goodreads. It turns out that even my shorter reviews are too long for their platform (yes, I know I’m verbose, but making my own website means I do it the way I like). I made an account and posted 36 of my most recent reviews on the site. That is, I posted partial reviews ...

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readingproject 4 years ago

... with a link back to the complete Reading Project reviews. I figured, long term, it might let more people discover my site, and I’m setting myself up for more options down the track. Whatever happens, this site is core to what I am doing. Thanks for the feedback guys!

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nohappynonsense 4 years ago

Reading Project stays the focus or we riot! But I do admit, you getting ARCs would be pretty cool

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gnomical updated WE'RE SO BACK

4 years ago