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Old 12-07-2017, 09:54 PM   #50
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That is all well and good, but this thread started about billboards - the implication being that you want more people to at least try your books. The observation made my Harry and others is that your website will be turning many people away. The message is not to try and change who you are, but to suggest that turning away a high percentage of the people that make it as far as your website makes the billboard idea seem ... out of place. Either you are trying to market your work, or you are not.

And take careful note what RobertDDL said: "I suppose the books promote the same agenda as the "About Me" page."

People will presume that - particularly when the subject is sex, religion or politics and the author shows such fervour on the subject. If this is what you want then your site is doing a great job. But if you intend that some of your books may be enjoyed by people that do not share your beliefs, then your site is doing you a disservice.

You can probably get away with cat pictures. (You might turn away a few dog lovers, or people with allergies ... but in such cases even those people may find cat pictures cute, just as long as they don't have to live with the real thing.) People are not going to assume your books are all about cats (except maybe the "Lion in the Wind" ).
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