Comments on: Results of My 2009 Reader Survey http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html Chairman & CEO, Thomas Nelson Publishers Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Felicia K. Fredlund http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10940 Felicia K. Fredlund Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:40:27 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10940 Hi Michael! I'm new to your blog since about Februari, and for the first 3 days I was caught up, if I ever wanted to accuse someone of having too much good content you are on the top of the list. Each post brought me to three new ones I wanted to read and they in turn showed me to another two, and so on. But I don't regret reading through all that, because there is so much wisdom. I can't say I fit into your average reader much; since I'm a soon-to-be 20 year old female, Swedish and still living in Sweden. I'm no christian, nor do I blog, facebook or twitter. Some other the other aspects fit and some more didn't. So even if I'm not your average reader I enjoy it greatly! Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Felicia Hi Michael!
I'm new to your blog since about Februari, and for the first 3 days I was caught up, if I ever wanted to accuse someone of having too much good content you are on the top of the list. Each post brought me to three new ones I wanted to read and they in turn showed me to another two, and so on. But I don't regret reading through all that, because there is so much wisdom.

I can't say I fit into your average reader much; since I'm a soon-to-be 20 year old female, Swedish and still living in Sweden. I'm no christian, nor do I blog, facebook or twitter. Some other the other aspects fit and some more didn't.
So even if I'm not your average reader I enjoy it greatly!

Thank you for sharing your wisdom,
Felicia

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10911 Michael Hyatt Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:41:49 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10911 Thanks for your kind words, Marion. I also just visited your blog for the first time. It is very well done! I have added it to my daily blog reading list. Keep up the good work! Thanks for your kind words, Marion. I also just visited your blog for the first time. It is very well done! I have added it to my daily blog reading list. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: matthewdbenson http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10903 matthewdbenson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:41:33 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10903 I think the answers to Q7 to "My Blog" page (readers thoughts on how you can make the blog better), which you didn't comment on above, are very interesting. Having scanned through them, it seems there are some common themes: - no new ideas/appreciation comment - content requests (various) - style/formatting (less cluttered, which you already responded to) - add photos/videos - search (esp. chronological) - shorter posts (I don't agree - twitter caters for this) - add links - have regular frequency/schedule to posts - add/involve guest comments I find this last one very interesting. In particular it appeared in various guises (comments 138, 164, 263, 273, 291) covering "guest blogs", "mike talks to ...", "TN staff comments", "visit the TN trenches", "superblog / blog-of-blogs concept". (here, TN=Thomas Nelson) Thanks for sharing the results with us. We can all learn from this. I think the answers to Q7 to "My Blog" page (readers thoughts on how you can make the blog better), which you didn't comment on above, are very interesting. Having scanned through them, it seems there are some common themes:

- no new ideas/appreciation comment
- content requests (various)
- style/formatting (less cluttered, which you already responded to)
- add photos/videos
- search (esp. chronological)
- shorter posts (I don't agree – twitter caters for this)
- add links
- have regular frequency/schedule to posts
- add/involve guest comments

I find this last one very interesting. In particular it appeared in various guises (comments 138, 164, 263, 273, 291) covering "guest blogs", "mike talks to …", "TN staff comments", "visit the TN trenches", "superblog / blog-of-blogs concept". (here, TN=Thomas Nelson)

Thanks for sharing the results with us. We can all learn from this.

]]> By: Marion Chapsal http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10902 Marion Chapsal Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:34:45 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10902 I am very grateful for all the great insights you share with us. I seldom take surveys, but since you asked so kindly and clearly, I did. I am glad I did, because the way you also shared the results collectively and answer personally to each of your reader is just amazing. Thank you for being so professional and simple at the same time. You are a great source of inspiration, although I don't exactly fit with the average reader (in terms of gender, geography and church commitment). "Male living in USA atending church at least once a week" I am a French woman, divorced and re married, at the head with my husband of a "re constructed" large happy family of 7 children , 4 living 100% time with us. I read several books a week and I started a blog in november (<a href="http://geronimo.typepad.fr" target="_blank">http://geronimo.typepad.fr</a> I write in English). In this blog, I wrote an article about presentation tools, inspired by yours, and applied almost every advice you gave us, THANK YOU) READING HABBITS I tend to be reading more and more online blogs, articles, newsletters, the same way I used to read books. That is very surprising for me, given my passionate and almost physical attachment and fondness towards books, paper flagrance... SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS I am also very active on LinkedIn and , very recently on Twitter (I posted about it yesterday).A little on facebook, mainly for my children and their friends, and friends scattered all over the world. RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME AND SELF EXPRESSION, REFLECTION The truth is that my executive coaching business, which I started in appropriately in september 2008(bad timing !), after 15 years of lecturing and teaching in Business Schools for MBA's, (this phrase is too long, sorry!) Well, to be honnest, the business has been very slow! As a consequence, I have more time to take after my family, my home and also to reflect on my own goals and vision. Again, I thank you for giving me such a brilliant example of Leadership and Communication with generosity and a big heart. It makes me want to connect with my church again, and awaken my spirituality, with simplicity One more thing before I go back to my To Do List for this morning : I appreciate the balance between your deep commitment to your values and believes, and the modernity and high tech, top professional business updates you so generously share with us. PS I also have a project of a book, which would be my biggest dreams come true! Bravo for your superb work! I am very grateful for all the great insights you share with us. I seldom take surveys, but since you asked so kindly and clearly, I did. I am glad I did, because the way you also shared the results collectively and answer personally to each of your reader is just amazing. Thank you for being so professional and simple at the same time. You are a great source of inspiration, although I don't exactly fit with the average reader (in terms of gender, geography and church commitment).

"Male living in USA atending church at least once a week"
I am a French woman, divorced and re married, at the head with my husband of a "re constructed" large happy family of 7 children , 4 living 100% time with us. I read several books a week and I started a blog in november (http://geronimo.typepad.fr I write in English). In this blog, I wrote an article about presentation tools, inspired by yours, and applied almost every advice you gave us, THANK YOU)

READING HABBITS
I tend to be reading more and more online blogs, articles, newsletters, the same way I used to read books. That is very surprising for me, given my passionate and almost physical attachment and fondness towards books, paper flagrance…

SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS
I am also very active on LinkedIn and , very recently on Twitter (I posted about it yesterday).A little on facebook, mainly for my children and their friends, and friends scattered all over the world.

RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME AND SELF EXPRESSION, REFLECTION
The truth is that my executive coaching business, which I started in appropriately in september 2008(bad timing !), after 15 years of lecturing and teaching in Business Schools for MBA's, (this phrase is too long, sorry!)
Well, to be honnest, the business has been very slow! As a consequence, I have more time to take after my family, my home and also to reflect on my own goals and vision.
Again, I thank you for giving me such a brilliant example of Leadership and Communication with generosity and a big heart. It makes me want to connect with my church again, and awaken my spirituality, with simplicity

One more thing before I go back to my To Do List for this morning : I appreciate the balance between your deep commitment to your values and believes, and the modernity and high tech, top professional business updates you so generously share with us.

PS I also have a project of a book, which would be my biggest dreams come true!
Bravo for your superb work!

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10899 Michael Hyatt Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:50:27 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10899 Thanks, Daniel. I hesitated about posting the link to the actual survey details, but I thought, why not? I thought it would be helpful to those who want to dive deeper. Thanks, Daniel. I hesitated about posting the link to the actual survey details, but I thought, why not? I thought it would be helpful to those who want to dive deeper.

]]> By: Daniel Decker http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10898 Daniel Decker Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:18:05 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10898 I'm apparently average. I fit the profile but I also took the survey so I contributed to it. :) Love that you shared the open link to see results and comments. Good stuff. I'm not surprised about the high % of future and current authors. A lot of people probably look to your insights to help them get started and certainly many probably hope that a relationship with you will help them in their quest. Then there's others, like me, who like to learn from your general insights + updates from a publishers perspective. I wish more "C" level publishers were as transparent as you... interacting more with their following and customers. I'm apparently average. I fit the profile but I also took the survey so I contributed to it. :) Love that you shared the open link to see results and comments. Good stuff.

I'm not surprised about the high % of future and current authors. A lot of people probably look to your insights to help them get started and certainly many probably hope that a relationship with you will help them in their quest. Then there's others, like me, who like to learn from your general insights + updates from a publishers perspective. I wish more "C" level publishers were as transparent as you… interacting more with their following and customers.

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10897 Michael Hyatt Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:25:55 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10897 You are welcome to take it, but I have more than enough to be statistically accurate. The percentages haven't changed much since the first 250 responses. You are welcome to take it, but I have more than enough to be statistically accurate. The percentages haven't changed much since the first 250 responses.

]]> By: Marla Taviano http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10891 Marla Taviano Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:17:21 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10891 Fascinating. Are you still looking for survey-takers? Fascinating. Are you still looking for survey-takers?

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10890 Michael Hyatt Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:53:41 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10890 I'm not sure I can answer all your questions, but I do think self-publishing i growing. We are looking at various options at Thomas Nelson. I think there is a growing interest in self-expression. In fact, some have described this trend as a movement from producer to consumer to creator. Certainly, Apple saw this coming and capitalized on it with their iLife suite of software, including iPhoto. I spoke with the head of one self-publishing company who said that unemployment was actually helping them. Many people who are out of work had always thought about writing a book. Now they have the time. I'm not sure I can answer all your questions, but I do think self-publishing i growing. We are looking at various options at Thomas Nelson. I think there is a growing interest in self-expression. In fact, some have described this trend as a movement from producer to consumer to creator. Certainly, Apple saw this coming and capitalized on it with their iLife suite of software, including iPhoto.

I spoke with the head of one self-publishing company who said that unemployment was actually helping them. Many people who are out of work had always thought about writing a book. Now they have the time.

]]> By: Laura Knoerr http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html/comment-page-1#comment-10889 Laura Knoerr Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:26:11 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/04/results-of-my-2009-reader-survey.html#comment-10889 If self-publishing is an exploding industry and the desire by more people to write a book seems to be increasing, as a publishing company, how can you capitalize on this? And, what is driving this desire? Hard times causing people to be more reflective? More people with a story to tell and no one to personally tell it to? Or the reverse, that these new writers have a unique audience of their own? If self-publishing is an exploding industry and the desire by more people to write a book seems to be increasing, as a publishing company, how can you capitalize on this? And, what is driving this desire? Hard times causing people to be more reflective? More people with a story to tell and no one to personally tell it to? Or the reverse, that these new writers have a unique audience of their own?

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