Giving it away...
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- karj
I've never posted in the "Public" area before although I tend to pop in every once in a while to see what's going on. (My reason for saying so, is that if what I'm posting here doesn't seem appropriate, I welcome you to tell me to "go away.")
Last year I wrote a book on marketing for small businesses. I'm part of a small design studio, so it's personally familiar territory, and we've helped a number of folks with these sorts of challenges.
The book has been well received so far, but we really want to get it out to more people. So, we're going to release it online, one chapter at a time, completely free.
The first two chapters are now available, and you can find the full Table of Contents here: http://www.speakhuman.com/look-i…
It's a completely independent effort, and a lot of sweat went into it. I hope you find it helpful--and perhaps even pass it on. :-)
- raf0
Thanks, looks like I've been infrequently reading your blog http://www.ideasonideas.com/ – sure will give the book a look.
- jfletcher0
bookmarked. Pretty cool :)
- zarkonite0
thanks!
- ********0
Saving to Google Docs now. Will read this weekend. Your effort is appreciated by many I'm sure. Best of luck with sales.
- gramme0
Reading chapter one right now. So far, so good.
- OSFA0
Welcome and thanks!!
- karj0
Thanks all--very glad to hear that it was welcome! :-)
- karj0
Just thought I'd pipe up again and note that I've uploaded the third chapter. From here on out, I plan to put one out every two weeks. Here it is: http://gu.nu/faY
- flashbender0
someone had to do it
- karj0
I'm glad you did. ;-)
- plash0
love the method you're doing this by. great job!
- karj0
Thanks--I'm pretty happy with how it's going. I was initially rather unsure about releasing it like this. Ultimately, though, it's turning out quite nicely.
As a result of the "free" part, a lot of folks are sharing it, which is really important to us. (We're more interested in people reading it than making a profit from it.)
Meanwhile, it seems like some are interested enough to carry on and buy it. This is quite nice too, as it was an awful lot of work.
I like how Girl Talk released his latest album. You can download it for free or pay what you think it's worth. Seems like a pretty sensible approach. I liked his enough to pay for it. :-)
- karj0
And here's Chapter 4, Marketing is a Big Load of Bologna: http://gu.nu/AUM
- karj0
Because you really need something to read on the first day back after a long weekend...
Chapter 5, The Problem With Advertising: http://gu.nu/2jrQ
- karj0
Chapter 17 is now live, and it's a part of the book I'm quite happy with--sort of like a "no bullshit" look at social media.
Please drop by and give it a read if you feel so inclined: http://gu.nu/V7
- e-pill0
hi karj.. welcome to the PVN. best of luck with your book.
you should become more of a poster her than a viewer..
we can share knowledge or stuff on how to make a book.. im sure most here would be happy if you shared your experiences.. and who knows you might become a staple of QBN.. the next tara_gee or me or some other random.. but either way nice to drop a line in your direction..cya..
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e-pill- Thanks for the kind words!
I'm sort of a bad PVN user, as I don't get here as often as I'd like. I agree about the self-publishing experience. In fact, I've just blogged about my experiences at ideasonideas.
Who is tara_gee?karj
- Thanks for the kind words!
- ********0
Oh man, that's awesome Karj... i'm definitely buying a book, please send me a FFFFound invite too.
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- Thanks--glad you liked it! I'm sort of missing the FFFFound reference, though. Could someone please explain?karj
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