Tag Archives: attention

How To Get Noticed?

ImpactKen McArthur has pulled out all the stops for the launch of his new book now selling on Barnes & Noble. That isn’t an affiliate link, I am not a B&N affiliate so I just pulled that link from Ken’s blog (one of many).

What I can refer you to is the free stuff, a ton of great audio recordings

There are 2 featured recordings available as you log into the main site

Interview with Matt MullenwegMatt Mullenweg, the WordPress founder needs little introduction
Playtime: 22:54 mins

  • Initial growth
  • Influx of mindshare for WordPress
  • Exploring the Tipping Point and how it relates to WordPress
  • The Open Source Model
  • How growth affected infrastructure and internal systems
  • The move from Cnet to establishing Automattic
  • How would he start a new project now, looking back in hindsight?
  • They don’t do any active marketing (PR etc)
  • How to make an impact on people’s lives? – start small – it just happens along the way, one day at a time
  • Make a difference to one person
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Moving The Free Line But You Want Jam On It Too?

Chris Anderson in his post today on Wired in the run up to his launch of "Free" and freeconomics provided a great discussion point because bloggers face a frequent dilemma.

Blogging Is Marketing Your Revenue Stream

That revenue stream in my opinion doesn't have to be current, though it is beneficial to at least have long-term plans for revenue.

To quote Fred Wilson:-

If you are building a media oriented business, particularly one that has low marginal costs, meaning you build it once and the cost to serve an additional customer is negligible, then you have the unique opportunity to focus first

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Sphinn – SEM Attention Wars

Having just come back from a week in Florida, striving to improve not only my own powers of concentration and focus, but how to grab and maintain the attention of readers and customers, for the last few days I have been thinking a little about Sphinn… some of those thoughts haven’t been pleasant, and to be perfectly honest, the good thoughts had very selfish motives.

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The Acceleration 2 Seminar: Introduction & Disclosure

Acceleration 2 SeminarMy father was a 40 year veteran at The Daily Telegraph, head proof reader for a number of those years until proof readers were phased out in favour of computer jockeys with spell checkers, though you would never guess that based upon my own spelling and frequent typing mistakes.

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$25000 Prize Just For Creating Buzz

You simply must read this

There is a prize inside worth $25000 for the person who creates the most buzz about this new special report.

There are also 5 runners up prizes of $1000

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