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1 year ago
in Out with the old on Marketing Begins At Home
Hey David,
You might try 1001, by the same guy who wrote ecto:
http://infinite-sushi.com/software/1001/
I've been using it lately and it works pretty nicely.
You might try 1001, by the same guy who wrote ecto:
http://infinite-sushi.com/software/1001/
I've been using it lately and it works pretty nicely.
1 year ago
in On the ballot on Marketing Begins At Home
Good luck, David! (I've always bemoaned that I get new politicians on my birthday, but this year maybe it'll be a happy thing).
2 years ago
in School 2.0 on Marketing Begins At Home
Way cool. I'm sure he'll learn more, and more useful, things at home. Congrats on the decision!
3 years ago
in Taken to the woodshed on Marketing Begins At Home
As far as the comments at Kevin's go, here's my take.
Big media feeds my ego, and I dig that.
My blog, on the hand, actually feeds me. I mean, when I can sell 8 Great Bowls O Fire in seven days… well, I guess it's time to put paid to the myth of the starving artist. Heh.
Of course, between the press and the cash, I suppose I run the risk of getting a big head and a big belly. I think I'll run with that risk (and besides, all the media attention I've gotten was a result of the blog too).
Big media feeds my ego, and I dig that.
My blog, on the hand, actually feeds me. I mean, when I can sell 8 Great Bowls O Fire in seven days… well, I guess it's time to put paid to the myth of the starving artist. Heh.
Of course, between the press and the cash, I suppose I run the risk of getting a big head and a big belly. I think I'll run with that risk (and besides, all the media attention I've gotten was a result of the blog too).
3 years ago
in Naming names on Marketing Begins At Home
Tikigod Pro! heh. I love it!
Obviously they should have called you when they were coming up with the name. Personally, I don't get what the fuss is about (like, at all) but I definitely woulda liked Tikigod pro better.
Obviously they should have called you when they were coming up with the name. Personally, I don't get what the fuss is about (like, at all) but I definitely woulda liked Tikigod pro better.
3 years ago
in Whoopsie! on Marketing Begins At Home
That would make me nuts. I've got maill.app set to check mail every 5 minutes and beep if it finds anything new.
Speaking of which, did you get the email I sent last night?
Speaking of which, did you get the email I sent last night?
3 years ago
in As if there wasn’t enough work for me to do on Marketing Begins At Home
BTW, David… the fade effect that transitions between submitting a comment and seeing it on the page is *really* sweet!
ooh, pretty!
ooh, pretty!
3 years ago
in As if there wasn’t enough work for me to do on Marketing Begins At Home
Heh. Yeah.
I put up a page on Myspace about two weeks ago… the design tools (or lack thereof) and the documentation for them (or absence of such) made it a real pain. Excruciating, in fact.
On the other hand, it led to some decent interview opportunities, a sale or two, etc. And that's not bad for week one and two. I think it'll end up being a decent tool, and I have made some useful contacts.
The real drawback? I now have three different tabbed browsers maxed out all the time, just to keep projects separate and organized. Yeesh!
I put up a page on Myspace about two weeks ago… the design tools (or lack thereof) and the documentation for them (or absence of such) made it a real pain. Excruciating, in fact.
On the other hand, it led to some decent interview opportunities, a sale or two, etc. And that's not bad for week one and two. I think it'll end up being a decent tool, and I have made some useful contacts.
The real drawback? I now have three different tabbed browsers maxed out all the time, just to keep projects separate and organized. Yeesh!
3 years ago
in thought for the morning on Marketing Begins At Home
David,
Yeah, I see the distinction and what's more, I see it the same way you do. The web is just my extended office/store/social space/studio/brain at this point. In a very real way it's an extension of my physical world that increasingly drives what happens in "real life."
BTW, things have been totally jumping lately. It's getting to the point where I can barely even keep up with all the interview requests, articles, etc. Yikes! I'll drop you a line when I get a chance. I feel like I've opened up a magic genie bottle that's gonna keep me dancing 24/7/365.
Yeah, I see the distinction and what's more, I see it the same way you do. The web is just my extended office/store/social space/studio/brain at this point. In a very real way it's an extension of my physical world that increasingly drives what happens in "real life."
BTW, things have been totally jumping lately. It's getting to the point where I can barely even keep up with all the interview requests, articles, etc. Yikes! I'll drop you a line when I get a chance. I feel like I've opened up a magic genie bottle that's gonna keep me dancing 24/7/365.
3 years ago
in Technorati dharma blues on Marketing Begins At Home
Yeah, they do sorta suck sometimes at updating the numbers... oddly, they seem to update the ranking and links numbers more quickly than the number for how many blogs are linking in. So of course, that's the one I really want to see.
I haven't had to wait 130 days though... it's usually just a week or less.
I haven't had to wait 130 days though... it's usually just a week or less.
3 years ago
in The new rules on Marketing Begins At Home
Involvement has definitely been working well for me... after spending a couple of days trying to find an image to work from for a mosaic I need to start this week, I described the pose on my blog and put out a call. And voila! I now have exactly the pose I needed thanks to one of my readers! One, of many examples, really, but I think that when readers are willing to pose nude for an artist they've never met (moreover, to extremely specific instructions) well, there you go.
In many less extreme ways, though, I've found that the more opportunity I give readers to participate, the more excited they get by both the blog and the product. When I was nominated for a contest at Treehugger last month, people not only mounted a huge campaign to help me win but most of them did so unasked. It was pretty cool.
In many less extreme ways, though, I've found that the more opportunity I give readers to participate, the more excited they get by both the blog and the product. When I was nominated for a contest at Treehugger last month, people not only mounted a huge campaign to help me win but most of them did so unasked. It was pretty cool.
3 years ago
in TypePad takes a break … again on Marketing Begins At Home
A couple days go by, and I feel like a should add a thought to my comment above, which I made while extremely annoyed...
No matter where I host my blog, downtime is a reality. I was being pissy because I'd spent the whole day waiting for things to go back online. Right now del.icio.us is down. Tomorrow it'll be someone else. I could re-code everything in wordpress and host it on any server I choose, but that's not actually any guarantee that there won't be downtime there at some point.
So yeah, Hugh's right, shit happens. Of course, *his blog* was up when he said that! ;-)
No matter where I host my blog, downtime is a reality. I was being pissy because I'd spent the whole day waiting for things to go back online. Right now del.icio.us is down. Tomorrow it'll be someone else. I could re-code everything in wordpress and host it on any server I choose, but that's not actually any guarantee that there won't be downtime there at some point.
So yeah, Hugh's right, shit happens. Of course, *his blog* was up when he said that! ;-)
3 years ago
in TypePad takes a break … again on Marketing Begins At Home
I tried about 6 different blog platforms on my way to TypePad... and on the whole, I've been very happy with the level of control I get with my pro account. Not to say that there aren't features I'd love to have which either don't exist there yet, or have to be hacked into the code by hand.
But this is pretty upsetting. Enough so that I will think about transitioning somewhere else when my subscription is up. I hate the idea of recoding everything from the ground up, but, still. The downtime is a very bad thing.
But this is pretty upsetting. Enough so that I will think about transitioning somewhere else when my subscription is up. I hate the idea of recoding everything from the ground up, but, still. The downtime is a very bad thing.
3 years ago
in Web Whatever point Whenever on Marketing Begins At Home
Ah ha ha. David, if you can pull off the switch to a 30 hour day, you'll be my hero forever. I've been doing the 30 hour day most of my life, and it would be lovely if I had more company as my personal schedule jumps around the clock.
4 years ago
in wither the blog on Marketing Begins At Home
1. I'm engaging in an example of "What makes blogs so special" right this minute by commenting in reply to your question: instant feedback from your target audience is a big plus for blogs. But wait! There's more!
2. As people find older entries via search, comments continue over time, giving you an idea as to whether your message (or perception of your message) is changing with time.
(Unless comment spam forces you to close the comments after a time, and presuming that you do read them)
3. Regular readers often engage each other in the comment space, which will often teach you things about your target audience that you might not learn when engaging them directly.
3b. They may also collaborate to solve problems for you, or around your product/idea/focus (hereafter thingie).
4. The social aspect of readers engaging each other can provide a feeling of community centered around your thingie. A feeling of belonging has never hurt a product, to my knowledge.
5. The comments are also a space where you can personally greet, thank or engage each reader who is invested enough to provide feedback in the first place (hint hint). You see this often at gapingvoid, for instance. Providing that feeling of immediacy and accessibility is really key to humanizing your thingie.
6. Having a quasi-permanent, open, social, public record of your thoughts and actions and interactions with others provides people a lot more reason to trust you than a simple mission statement and a paragraph or two on the "history" of your thingie. I say quasi-permanent because obviously you can remove comments or entries, even edit them, but the bulk of your content will either read as authentic or not. The fact remains that a long, open track record is likely to generate trust quicker than boilerplate.
2. As people find older entries via search, comments continue over time, giving you an idea as to whether your message (or perception of your message) is changing with time.
(Unless comment spam forces you to close the comments after a time, and presuming that you do read them)
3. Regular readers often engage each other in the comment space, which will often teach you things about your target audience that you might not learn when engaging them directly.
3b. They may also collaborate to solve problems for you, or around your product/idea/focus (hereafter thingie).
4. The social aspect of readers engaging each other can provide a feeling of community centered around your thingie. A feeling of belonging has never hurt a product, to my knowledge.
5. The comments are also a space where you can personally greet, thank or engage each reader who is invested enough to provide feedback in the first place (hint hint). You see this often at gapingvoid, for instance. Providing that feeling of immediacy and accessibility is really key to humanizing your thingie.
6. Having a quasi-permanent, open, social, public record of your thoughts and actions and interactions with others provides people a lot more reason to trust you than a simple mission statement and a paragraph or two on the "history" of your thingie. I say quasi-permanent because obviously you can remove comments or entries, even edit them, but the bulk of your content will either read as authentic or not. The fact remains that a long, open track record is likely to generate trust quicker than boilerplate.
