There are many authors out there that think having 1,000+ friends on Goodreads will help them.
Maybe that’s true, but I’ll tell ya, it’s done little for me.
Still, maybe having more friends on Goodreads will fend off some Goodreads bullies, or just give you something to brag about.
I think it’s that last one that’s most apt, and now that I’ve passed the 1,000 Goodreads Friends mark, I can do just that.
Maybe that’s true, but I’ll tell ya, it’s done little for me.
Still, maybe having more friends on Goodreads will fend off some Goodreads bullies, or just give you something to brag about.
I think it’s that last one that’s most apt, and now that I’ve passed the 1,000 Goodreads Friends mark, I can do just that.
Getting 1,000 Friends on Goodreads
It really starts with your Goodreads groups, and as you can see below, I’ve got a few:
Groups are where your future Goodreads friends are
You can also see how engaged I am with some of them. That SciFi and Fantasy Book Club is a pretty good one – I’ve got 120 comments there right now…putting me in the top tier of the group.
So I’ll click on that and it’ll take me to the group homepage, which looks like this:
So I’ll click on that and it’ll take me to the group homepage, which looks like this:
Goodreads sci-fi group
Now, there are two main ways to get a lot of friends from the groups you have, and I’m going to highlight both of them.
First, all I need to do is click on that members and it’ll take me to this screen here:
First, all I need to do is click on that members and it’ll take me to this screen here:
Find members that interest you, or have books you like
Next I want to get on that drop-down box there in the upper right-hand corner and click on “number of comments.” See, I want to have friends that are really engaged on Goodreads, not people that visit once a financial quarter.
After that I’ll just go through and click on those names and add them as a friend. A friend request is sent, and if they want to, they can add me – trust me, many don’t.
Another way is to go to the group’s introduction thread and just go to the most recent page. You’ll see all kinds of comments just like these:
After that I’ll just go through and click on those names and add them as a friend. A friend request is sent, and if they want to, they can add me – trust me, many don’t.
Another way is to go to the group’s introduction thread and just go to the most recent page. You’ll see all kinds of comments just like these:
These people want Goodreads friends
Those are people that are new on Goodreads or new to the group, and they want engagement. They want friends!
When I go through the intro threads and add friends, I get about 75% of them adding me back (when you add a friend at first, you just follow their reviews until they add you back). When I do the members listings, I get anywhere from 25% to 50%...I’d say.
So those are just two options that you can use to get friends. If you use the members method, I’d keep a little list on your notepad, like this:
When I go through the intro threads and add friends, I get about 75% of them adding me back (when you add a friend at first, you just follow their reviews until they add you back). When I do the members listings, I get anywhere from 25% to 50%...I’d say.
So those are just two options that you can use to get friends. If you use the members method, I’d keep a little list on your notepad, like this:
July 12 to November 24, this notebook goes, with about 15 days (pages) left in it. That's how long it takes to go from 17 friends to 1,000+ if you do the work. And it is work.
It makes it easy to keep track, and when I started that page there, I had about 17 friends on Goodreads.
No, I don’t have a lot of interaction or engagement with them, and I don’t really think it’s helped my eBook sales, but I have a lot more comments on my Goodreads blog and more people like my status updates.
I’ll let you figure out what you want to do. Until then, happy reading…and please don’t troll my ass.
No, I don’t have a lot of interaction or engagement with them, and I don’t really think it’s helped my eBook sales, but I have a lot more comments on my Goodreads blog and more people like my status updates.
I’ll let you figure out what you want to do. Until then, happy reading…and please don’t troll my ass.
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