As an author, one of your primary goals is to attract readers to your work. Goodreads is great way to do that. Here are 10 Reasons Authors Should Claim Their Goodreads Author Page.
1. If your books are on Amazon (that now owns Goodreads) or Barnes and Noble, more than likely your books are already on Goodreads and you have a blank author profile waiting to be claimed
2. It’s completely free
3. Reach your target audience — passionate readers.
4. Write a blog or link your existing blog to your profile and generate a band of followers.
5. List a book giveaway to generate pre-launch buzz.
6. Participate in discussions on your profile, in groups and in the discussion forums for your books.
7. Publicize upcoming events, such as book signings and speaking engagements
8. Add the Goodreads Author widget to to your personal website or blog to show off reviews of your books.
9. You can add the Goodreads Author tab to your Facebook page to display ratings and reviews for your books
10. If you are using the free MyBookTable plugin, you can also have your reviews show on the book pages on your self-hosted WordPress blog/website and allow readers to write a Goodreads review of your book from your site.
To learn more about how to claim your author profile visit the Goodreads Author Program page.
This article originally appeared on our sister site Arkansas Authors.