Top Money Tips for Malaysians is being translated into Malay language. Last month, I’ve put up a poll to ask your feedback whether I should include my photo on the cover design.
Thanks for your feedback
Most of you said that I should go ahead. Just put up the picture because
- Most author do so, why not?
- It shows that I am a “real†person
- It is easy to recognize when I publish new books in the future
- It gives a personal feel, more bonding to the readers
- It is a great publicity
- It is the perfect time to reveal myself
However, some readers did give me very constructive feedbacks of not putting up the picture reasoning that:
- People won’t care about how I look
- Because it is a translation, I should keep the cover in tact.
- I am not famous. Don’t fool myself.
- The cover design may not be attractive if there is big picture of my face
Poll Result
There are more than 200 votes from you.
72% voted “Yesâ€
28% voted “Noâ€
Therefore, the decision is pretty easy to be made. I decided to include my picture on the cover. But it won’t be a very big picture showing all the defects on my face (sorry that I didn’t allocate any budget for facial care). Instead, there will be a small picture printed on the back cover.
I take your advice seriously. Special thanks to:
Sayeed
Ray Lee
Coinstar
Adino
2bz4money
Henry
Woon Lip Fuey
Kumar
Benson
Tan Wei Yee
Thanks a lot for your participation in the poll and I learnt a lot from your comments.
I will post the finalized cover design here soon.
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The results of your poll are pretty interesting, I would not have guessed that the majority of people want a face on the cover.
Way to be quite humble about it and best of luck on your final cover rendition.
Ryan @ Plantingdollars