Very good tips. I found these to be true. People want to know you (the entrepreneur, or in my case the author) and if they feel that you sincerely care about them when you develop an internet relationship they are more likely to purchase your product. The key is to be genuinely interested. People can tell if it's a marketing ploy and that tends to be a real turnoff. Giving away a freebie once in awhile does attract new readers. Thanks for sharing. I am going to reblog on my blog. :) I am upvoting this too. By the way, you should add a pic as the plain white thumbnail is boring and doesn't attract people to open the post.