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herbertl
13,365karma·2,045submissions·November 17, 2020
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Totally agree on word-of-mouth promotion. Rob Fitzpatrick writes about getting your book into the hands of 1,000 readers (Tim Grahl's number is 10,000 https://booklaunch.com/book-…
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This is a really interesting point, and I can see where you come from. Generally any time spent on coming up with promotional ideas is usually better spent on making a better product. I wrote this one…
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Van Gogh is one great example of this, though his sister-in-law Johanna van Gogh-Bonger pretty much made it her mission to promote his work after his death; her work is the reason his work gets the re…
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Ah one more thing—I'm sure there's a better way to say this, but basically, the fact you're so considerate about noise is probably a great reason to actually post. I have a feeling the …
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Great points about noise, and you really hit it on the nose with your final point—I've heard of a mental model of Twitter being likened to tapping a tuning fork and seeing who resonates ( https:&…
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Thanks for the kind words and for reading, I'm glad the post resonated. In situations like online community moderation, self-promotion is doubly sensitive, and timing needs to be super deliberate…