http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:03:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/comment-page-1/#comment-15974 Marti Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:31:15 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3305#comment-15974 River of Possibilities, my new paranormal novel: I am also in the camp that believes giving the content away actually leads to more sales. I blogged the entire book, one page per post. <a href="http://riverofpossibilities.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://riverofpossibilities.blogspot.com/</a> Enjoy. Then worry if it's true. River of Possibilities, my new paranormal novel:
I am also in the camp that believes giving the content away actually leads to more sales. I blogged the entire book, one page per post.
http://riverofpossibilities.blogspot.com/
Enjoy. Then worry if it’s true.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/comment-page-1/#comment-15973 shelley Noble Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:40:11 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3305#comment-15973 Hugh, I'm catching up with your blog after a spell of losing track and all I can say is; hale to you and Hallelujah! What a fantastic article this was, you were right. What an exciting articulation of what's really happening today in publishing. Amen and thank you. Hugh, I’m catching up with your blog after a spell of losing track and all I can say is; hale to you and Hallelujah! What a fantastic article this was, you were right. What an exciting articulation of what’s really happening today in publishing. Amen and thank you.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/comment-page-1/#comment-15972 Rockster Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:55:08 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3305#comment-15972 Hugh, check out this article for another great take, John Kay's 2004 piece, "Obliquity": <a href="http://www.johnkay.com/strategy/317" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.johnkay.com/strategy/317" rel="nofollow">http://www.johnkay.com/strategy/317</a></a> Hugh, check out this article for another great take, John Kay’s 2004 piece, “Obliquity”: http://www.johnkay.com/strategy/317

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/comment-page-1/#comment-15971 Shazz Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:46:51 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3305#comment-15971 Give it way, indeed! Hugh, in the year or so that I've been reading your blog, and Thomas Hawk's too, you've both really inspired me to give more freely of my time and expertise -- even more than I used to (which was already a lot). In addition to community volunteer efforts, I've given away my photos (ok'd another small biz today to use 'em under creative commons); I've given away writing/interviewing services; add in a bit of pro bono marketing and brand advice; been a regular guest speaker for other instructors; and throw in the usual "help" we often get asked for from friends and aquaintances (and online strangers, too!). It may sound like a lot, but each of these only takes a couple of hours in a week -- and they don't happen every week -- so it really isn't that much of an effort. You just have to have the "intention" and things start blossoming. The result? More business, more friends, more happiness, more money, more satisfaction, cooler projects .. and more help than ever reciprocated back to me. I'm sure that many others have experienced this same thing -- thanks. btw, I never did get back to you on the "historical marketing of tartan" thing ... ping me if needed. Give it way, indeed! Hugh, in the year or so that I’ve been reading your blog, and Thomas Hawk’s too, you’ve both really inspired me to give more freely of my time and expertise — even more than I used to (which was already a lot). In addition to community volunteer efforts, I’ve given away my photos (ok’d another small biz today to use ‘em under creative commons); I’ve given away writing/interviewing services; add in a bit of pro bono marketing and brand advice; been a regular guest speaker for other instructors; and throw in the usual “help” we often get asked for from friends and aquaintances (and online strangers, too!). It may sound like a lot, but each of these only takes a couple of hours in a week — and they don’t happen every week — so it really isn’t that much of an effort. You just have to have the “intention” and things start blossoming.
The result? More business, more friends, more happiness, more money, more satisfaction, cooler projects .. and more help than ever reciprocated back to me. I’m sure that many others have experienced this same thing — thanks.
btw, I never did get back to you on the “historical marketing of tartan” thing … ping me if needed.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/comment-page-1/#comment-15970 Bob King Neverland III Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:04:13 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3305#comment-15970 "Things they don't teach you in business school." Very inspirational, reminds me of the Threadless success story. “Things they don’t teach you in business school.” Very inspirational, reminds me of the Threadless success story.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/12/04/indirectly/comment-page-1/#comment-15969 nakedpastor Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:55:40 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3305#comment-15969 what an amazingly inspirational story! and it isn't science fiction! what an amazingly inspirational story! and it isn’t science fiction!

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