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Post by dejibo on Nov 12, 2010 8:05:38 GMT -5
I hope you have good answers about your friend the stone. They can use a vibrator to bust it up. Then make you pee out the remains. ick! and ouch! About your comic the best FREE advertizement is word of mouth. Visit many sites leaving your link behind. The more folks like it, the more they share it with others. They tell two friends, and those two tell two friends and so on. Jack is doing better. I am so freaking happy. Lily is happy to have her wrestling partner back. its cold here! I have been talking to a couple of friends from high school. its been a looong time. Everyone is begging me to go visit. I think I will.
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Post by UltimateCloud on Nov 12, 2010 11:04:28 GMT -5
I have been able to do a little work on my comic while this ordeal has been happening. I really wish I knew how to advertise this sucker without blowing all my money. It just seems difficult. Anyone know anyway to promote a site super cheap or even free? I want to be doing Office Ninja a lot more than once a week, but until its paying the bills that just cant happen. I don't know if you're on either Facebook or Twitter, but if not, get on them and start using them. When used properly, it's amazing how quickly content can spread through either network. For example, every time you post a new comic, tweet about it on Twitter with a link. Not only will this gather exposure, but you'll often find that search engines pick up on new content faster through Twitter. Link up with other comics and try to get in on some of their following (in a nice way, of course). Also, set up a Facebook page (not profile) about your comic. Include the Facebook 'Like' buttons on your site and set up some linking between the both. If someone presses one of these 'Like' buttons on your site, it will post to their wall and all of their friends (thus increasing the chance of attracting new visits). You can also add extensions where people can post links to Facebook with descriptions and images. If someone becomes a fan of your Facebook page, every time you update it will be posted on their wall, which will help with return visits. Market it on your site as an alternative to RSS feeds and a way of staying up to date with Office Ninja. Finally, get a blog. Seriously. If you get a good blog going alongside your comics you'll do well. Ideas to write about include: 1. What inspires you. 2. How you decide what ideas to draw. 3. The complete process of how you create a comic strip. 4. Tips on colouring / transferring drawings into the comp (loads of people are interested in this). 5. Software advice / opinions (what software you use and why). ...etc. There's endless ideas for blog content for what you could write about. When trying to choose a topic, pick a good keyword that people are likely to search for in Google. Use this for ideas: Google Keyword ToolTitle your blog post using that keyword and use it throughout your post to try and attract traffic through search engines. Search engine optimisation is complex, but if you have a decent <title > tag using keywords and some links pointing to that page using the same keywords then you're halfway there. Also, if you do start a blog, set up a RSS feed and link these up with your Facebook page and Twitter so that whenever you post a new blog, both of these are updated automatically. It will save you time in the end. And also, use Google Analytics (you did install that, right?) to see which keywords are sending you the most traffic and try to build ideas off of that for more posts and content on the site. Hmm, It think that'd be a good start for your site. I do this as a job (but for businesses) and let me tell you one thing: despite what people will tell you, web traffic does NOT come naturally. You have to work for it. Like everything in life, the more work you put in the better the end result is. Good luck and let me know if you want any more advice. For a site like yours, the above would be my strategy.
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Post by Yvondith on Nov 15, 2010 5:21:19 GMT -5
*Grabs Caller by the arm and sings "Happy Birthday" VERY LOUDLY!*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *confetti!*
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Post by dejibo on Nov 15, 2010 8:06:14 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Ryan! wahoo!
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 15, 2010 22:31:10 GMT -5
Happy birthday ya old coot. ;D
So not sure if any of you have heard of that hotel resort that blew up in Mexico today. It was not the same resort I stayed at but its kinda freaky that it was the same area I was at just two months ago. Could have just as easily have happened to me when I was there. Creepy. o.o
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Post by Office Ninja on Nov 15, 2010 23:12:18 GMT -5
Happy Birthday!
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Post by Caller on Nov 16, 2010 0:07:39 GMT -5
I am now deaf. WUUUUUUT? Thanks. It wasn't a very good birthday til the evening when I got to spend some time with Ben but it's over, and I'll say it wasn't my worst and leave it at that. Things are coming to a head here with our grandparents gone and things are starting to unravel. And not in a good way.
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Post by Office Ninja on Nov 17, 2010 23:42:16 GMT -5
So pissed...
We got our PS3 back today and went to restore our hard drive information. We do the backup monthly for our saved games. No big deal right?
Well guess what doesn't get backed up? All of the downloads AND the ps2 memory card information...
I was halfway through Chapter 4 in Suikoden 3... I don't think I can try to start over a third time now, this is just ridiculous. ARGH SO MAD!
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Post by Yvondith on Nov 18, 2010 2:30:28 GMT -5
Sounds like my bad luck when I was playing Suikoden 4. I had like 2 PS2 die on me while trying to play that. XD
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Post by dejibo on Nov 18, 2010 9:03:54 GMT -5
I would be crushed if my PS3 crapped the bed. I would just never ever be able to recreate what I have done. I would have to lay down my controller. hubby is away deer hunting, and that means I am left to my own devices. (insert evil laugh) I have been doing projects around the house. caulking, painting, repairing and such. I am just about to start on the kitchen cabinets. They are builder grade wood. Nothing fancy just wood. Not even of spectacular quality, just plain wood. the counter tops are black, and I am about to paint the cabinets white. hubby freaked out at first, (why do guys hate to paint wood?) and I showed him magazine after magazine of black and white kitchens. He finally understood what I was trying to do. Hopefully I wont spend my entire ME time on this. What is everyone else doing? its so quiet in here.
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Post by Office Ninja on Nov 18, 2010 10:57:43 GMT -5
I suggest gatting a backup USB drive Dejibo, it backs up all your ps3 save data. I just didn't know that it didn't work with the virtual ps2 memory cards. Soooo sad about that.
Of course our ps3 died because we used a different hard drive than the one that came with it it ran too hot and messed something up on the motherboard. It's a cheap fix, just get another hard drive that doesn't run as hot.
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Post by Caller on Nov 24, 2010 0:10:15 GMT -5
Happy birthday to the fearless leader
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Post by dejibo on Nov 24, 2010 9:29:15 GMT -5
HAppy Birthday Steph, I mean Saekion, I mean Yhamuna, I mean stephanie. I hope you have a great day!
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 24, 2010 11:04:01 GMT -5
Happy birthday! Hope its good and stuff. ;D
I weighed myself this morning and I am finally down to 220. I lost a full 40 lbs now and I am happy. Zootaru! Go me! ;D
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Post by Yvondith on Nov 24, 2010 15:02:00 GMT -5
Thanks you guys.
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