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AUDIOBOOKS For A Good First Impression With Audiobook Producers, Share Your Audible 'Customer Rating' April 7, 2015  By Karen ComminsVoice Actor & Audiobook Narrator/Publisher Audiobook publishers and producers look for and listen to a narrator's work on Audible.com. Here's a tip about controlling the presentation of your work to ensure you make a good first impression. THE TIP: Share the link to your Audible titles sorted by Customer Rating, not the Audible default option of Relevance. THE EXPLANATION: I link to my Audible titles everywhere I can and include it in my email sig line. If I just send people to Audible, my titles will be shown in order of Relevance. "Relevance" is actually showing the order of the books in terms of those most recently purchased. When you sort by Relevance, the first book that shows up is the current hottest seller. In my case, my hottest seller these days is one that is associated with a permafree ebook. It's one of my earliest audiobooks. It's not my best-rated book, and it has the most negative (both in numbers and vitriol) listener comments of all of my books. In short, this book is not a true reflection of my current skills or listener enjoyment. Why would I want prospects to click on it first and perhaps form the wrong impression of me? Instead, if I change the sort to Customer Rating, my highest rated books will show up first. My hottest seller will change. My new releases will change. Even my ratings will change. However, linked this way, I know that people will always see my best-rated books FIRST. ------------------------ ABOUT KAREN Karen Commins is a voice actor based in Atlanta specializing in narrations, e-learning modules and audiobooks. With over two decades of experience as an information technology professional, she is a subject matter expert in performing technical scripts about computer-related topics. She records in a soundproof studio and writes A VOICE Above The Crowd, an insightful and entertaining blog about working and marketing oneself in the voice over profession. Web & Blog: www.KarenCommins.com Email: Karen@KarenCommins.com |
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Respectfully,
Jon Eric Preston
Try
https://mobile.audible.com/search.htm?type=search&narrator=Firstname+Lastname&cache=1%20title=
and substitute Firstname and Lastname (initial caps)
1) Go to Audible.com and enter your name in the Search box.
2) When the search results show up, click in the "Sort by" pull-down menu shown under your name and the number of results.
3) Choose one of the 6 options for display:
-- Relevance (My Relevance and Bestselling sorts usually show the same list.)
-- Release Date
-- Best Selling
-- Title
-- Length
-- Customer Rating (I choose this option.)
4) When you change the sort criterion, the URL for the page also changes to reflect the option you chose.
5) Copy the new URL for the page and use it whenever you want to send people to look at your Audible titles.
Thanks again for the question, and best wishes for your continued success!
Cordially,
Karen Commins
More importantly, it's highly unlikely that I would be hired only on the basis of my Audible samples. Any new project would probably require a custom audition and multiple approvals.
I see Audible more as a good place to start a conversation with prospects. A publisher or producer can quickly and easily verify my work history and gauge listeners' opinions of my audiobooks.
Some people choose to sort by "Best-selling". My "Best-selling" and "Relevance" sorts usually show the same list. The point is to sort your titles in the way that you feel best showcases your work.
Thanks again for the comment, and best wishes for your continued success!
Cordially,
Karen Commins