tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post6504677916169461190..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: Grow Your E-mail List by Jim HartAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-16390698717252557962016-02-26T16:02:22.290-05:002016-02-26T16:02:22.290-05:00Excellent post, Jim. Really good advise and infor...Excellent post, Jim. Really good advise and information.Joyce Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511797957546725877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-68049187131930084772016-02-26T15:08:38.910-05:002016-02-26T15:08:38.910-05:00Thanks Jim. Great info :-)Thanks Jim. Great info :-)Diana Flegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373354354968232390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-32390598139748057722016-02-26T13:14:49.139-05:002016-02-26T13:14:49.139-05:00The numbers that publishers look for in a successf...The numbers that publishers look for in a successful platform can be daunting. Some larger publishers will want to see a MINIMUM of 10,000 e-mail subscribers. I've had a proposal rejected due to lack of platform and the writer had nearly 300,000 Twitter followers. So it can seem like a moving goal post. But remember that platform consists of more than just social media numbers. And it's a marathon, not a sprint (I borrowed that from someone). Platform is also personal appearances and previous publishing. I have signed authors who did not yet have a book publishes, but they had written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. Lately I'm of the opinion that to grow your author platform you have to find ways to ACTIVELY engage with potential readers. Look for ways to start a conversation, and that can look like a number of things. Blogging is certainly one of them, but so are podcasts, youtube videos and a talk at a library or church. In regards to social media specifically, I advise to start by concentrating on just one or two - such as your blog and then pick another social media platform that will attract the type of reader that you want to buy your next book. That may look different from writer to writer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555130854457809471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-26135543918292862302016-02-26T08:14:27.738-05:002016-02-26T08:14:27.738-05:00Very good article. Thank you! You mention that lac...Very good article. Thank you! You mention that lack of platform is one of the top reassons publishers decline proposals. Authors hear about this all the time, but the bull's eye is nebulous. Instead of hearing that their platform lacks, they want to know what exactly the bull's eye is that they need to attain. So what does a successful platform look like? How many Facebook followers? How many subscribers to the e-mail subscription? This information will let authors know what they need to accomplish and help them know when they reached their goal. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com