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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by alhawke on December 22, 2024, 02:01:22 PM »My eyes were drawn to the green in #2. I also liked the tag line there 
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on December 21, 2024, 07:43:59 AM »Well, Amazon seems to be picking up on the women's fiction part, anyway. 
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on December 21, 2024, 06:20:02 AM »Ah, yes, romance can be tricky.
Nothing about what we've read here suggests a specifically Christian context. But congratulations that it made #7. (I haven't seen a single-digit subcat ranking in years...)
There are some sex scenes that will disqualify it from being Christian fiction, so that's a worry if I get a bad review.
That's the ranking in free, so that doesn't really count
I don't know where they get the category 'British Fiction' as I don't remember ticking it. But the blurb says it's set in the UK so maybe that's what was picked up. Categories continue to be a mystery.
? Best Sellers Rank: #924 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
o #1 in Contemporary British Fiction
o #21 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
o #34 in Women's Romance Fiction
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on December 21, 2024, 04:30:41 AM »I like the 1st the best. And given it isn't a Christmas story, I'd say holiday reading.
Thanks for the input
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on December 21, 2024, 03:35:13 AM »Ah, yes, romance can be tricky.
Nothing about what we've read here suggests a specifically Christian context. But congratulations that it made #7. (I haven't seen a single-digit subcat ranking in years...)
Nothing about what we've read here suggests a specifically Christian context. But congratulations that it made #7. (I haven't seen a single-digit subcat ranking in years...)
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Vijaya on December 21, 2024, 03:00:29 AM »I like the 1st the best. And given it isn't a Christmas story, I'd say holiday reading.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on December 21, 2024, 12:57:06 AM »I like the parenthetical part of three. It may depend on what effect you want. One is eye-catching but doesn't necessarily indicate the genre very well. Two definitely identifies it as romance but may be giving away too much. (And the parenthetical part could mean a lot of different things.)
Is the story set around Christmas? If not, the mentions of Christmas may lead people to assume the wrong thing.
Thanks for your comments.
It's a tricky genre one as it's not technically a romance in the strict romance rules way. I got a poor review about it not being strictly a romance so I hesitate to call it that, but it would appeal to readers who enjoy a bit of romance. John Gordon Davis said that every book should have URST (unresolved sexual tension) so I wanted to hint at that.
It is not set around Christmas, but Christmas does come into it. I just mentioned it as something to read for the holidays. I can change it to #holiday reading.
I would like to classify it as general fiction, but there is no box to tick for general fiction
I'm horrified to see it in 7 in Contemporary Christian Fiction in the UK. It's certainly not Christian fiction and I don't know how it got there. Too late to start messing with it now
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Publisher's Office [Public] / Re: Deposit Photo appsumo deal again
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on December 21, 2024, 12:40:50 AM »Anyone who makes their own covers and/or ads with a visual component should take advantage of deals like that. Good photos can be expensive.
On individual photo prices, those typically depend on whether you're buying ala carte or have an image plan from the company. Most people probably wouldn't need a huge plan, but the biggest Shutterstock monthly plan brings cost per image down to something like $0.26. So if you're a graphic designer, there are options that will work for you. If not, it's still sometimes worth checking the pricing to see what options are available. Consider how many images you'll need during a given period of time vs. what you'll have to pay for them. You probably still won't get as good a deal as this Deposit Photo deal, but sometimes if you really love a particular image or group of images, it's worth checking to see what deals might be available.
On individual photo prices, those typically depend on whether you're buying ala carte or have an image plan from the company. Most people probably wouldn't need a huge plan, but the biggest Shutterstock monthly plan brings cost per image down to something like $0.26. So if you're a graphic designer, there are options that will work for you. If not, it's still sometimes worth checking the pricing to see what options are available. Consider how many images you'll need during a given period of time vs. what you'll have to pay for them. You probably still won't get as good a deal as this Deposit Photo deal, but sometimes if you really love a particular image or group of images, it's worth checking to see what deals might be available.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Which one works best?
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on December 21, 2024, 12:28:45 AM »I like the parenthetical part of three. It may depend on what effect you want. One is eye-catching but doesn't necessarily indicate the genre very well. Two definitely identifies it as romance but may be giving away too much. (And the parenthetical part could mean a lot of different things.)
Is the story set around Christmas? If not, the mentions of Christmas may lead people to assume the wrong thing.
Is the story set around Christmas? If not, the mentions of Christmas may lead people to assume the wrong thing.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Which one works best?
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on December 20, 2024, 11:44:53 PM »I'm doing a freebie promo and have three different ad approaches. I was hoping to gauge them by likes on X but their analytics seems to be down. Which one do you think works best?
1) For your Christmas Reading. When former US Navy officer, Adam Wild accepts the position of Head Teacher at a troubled girls? school in England he doesn?t expect his greatest challenge to be the all-female staff.
(A Women?s world. A Man?s rules.)
2) Adam Wild?s attempts to reform a troubled girls? school are undermined by the female staff. Jenna's challenges lead to underlying sexual tension. Babs sees him as a romantic challenge. Where does his heart truly lie?
(Lust shouts. Love whispers. Only the heart knows the difference.)
3) For your Christmas Reading. A feel-good story peppered with humour, intrigue, scandal and suspense. Available on all Amazon websites.
(A Feel good story of secrets, scandals and second chance)
1) For your Christmas Reading. When former US Navy officer, Adam Wild accepts the position of Head Teacher at a troubled girls? school in England he doesn?t expect his greatest challenge to be the all-female staff.
(A Women?s world. A Man?s rules.)
2) Adam Wild?s attempts to reform a troubled girls? school are undermined by the female staff. Jenna's challenges lead to underlying sexual tension. Babs sees him as a romantic challenge. Where does his heart truly lie?
(Lust shouts. Love whispers. Only the heart knows the difference.)
3) For your Christmas Reading. A feel-good story peppered with humour, intrigue, scandal and suspense. Available on all Amazon websites.
(A Feel good story of secrets, scandals and second chance)