tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78100970111301001502024-03-13T19:11:11.282-07:00Bob Craypoe's WorldBlogging about a little bit of everything. After all, it's a big world out there.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-5137731048542939872023-08-23T08:16:00.003-07:002023-08-23T08:16:25.835-07:00The Craypoe Comics Website Is Now Online<p> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;"> About The Craypoe Comics Website</h2><div style="text-align: justify;">I just completed the Craypoe Comics website. The purpose of the site is to basically keep people up to date on the latest happenings regarding the Craypoe Comics 3D art and animation. All 3D art and animations from this point forward will fall under Craypoe Comics. the website also has some free downloadable desktop wallpapers featuring the characters.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a <a href="http://craypoecomics.com" target="_blank">LINK</a> to the website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have also Created a Blog that will feature the latest happenings as well as other blog entries you may find interesting or entertaining. The link to that is <a href="https://craypoecomics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. So please checks them out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bob Craypoe<br /></div><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe9lmXjF4Duq4DW37hI1Jg3qux30uAUXS-eQtP2yKJlWJlitgXcpW3zy047diIOWWeR-xSLRyrnPyWDrTX-uTbUcUn7qPP-YwhBJsqpHBWC98ZoiObIWr9rLCNN4RnQWLVgMDd7Ahz1lHt9d2HE4sKVM6GRsWzQtA5GyLa_GrfwrRy2BU-vfbH7dS8UM1/s400/craypoe-comics-website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="400" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe9lmXjF4Duq4DW37hI1Jg3qux30uAUXS-eQtP2yKJlWJlitgXcpW3zy047diIOWWeR-xSLRyrnPyWDrTX-uTbUcUn7qPP-YwhBJsqpHBWC98ZoiObIWr9rLCNN4RnQWLVgMDd7Ahz1lHt9d2HE4sKVM6GRsWzQtA5GyLa_GrfwrRy2BU-vfbH7dS8UM1/w400-h229/craypoe-comics-website.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-30471259580219572732023-01-06T17:45:00.005-08:002023-01-06T17:45:59.096-08:00VAMPIRE SLAYERS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8tp1xZfeOYQk_aeZEgvuEtxDOClxwYOjPtRwRsbZylWRrnm58yON2rihUkuzMWrrEAfVcFgjJsuH1pDFFM8RMNqB1V6ilmHOoxTTByRUFq9j2GYlfKHNqJAsK-lYtPXYqWpUuNuizKwCAxK348ItECjNGaWgbNSuuLNmSfBHT_wXzKMPr_qTogTalA/s1600/Vampire%20Slayers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8tp1xZfeOYQk_aeZEgvuEtxDOClxwYOjPtRwRsbZylWRrnm58yON2rihUkuzMWrrEAfVcFgjJsuH1pDFFM8RMNqB1V6ilmHOoxTTByRUFq9j2GYlfKHNqJAsK-lYtPXYqWpUuNuizKwCAxK348ItECjNGaWgbNSuuLNmSfBHT_wXzKMPr_qTogTalA/s320/Vampire%20Slayers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-52740773452782121472023-01-06T17:45:00.001-08:002023-01-06T17:45:10.244-08:00VIKINGS ON THE SHORE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xaXgf68FiyoDV2wD6JwE54uocNZ_u6oExMoSa1NpNNW9u4HOa1PDCJav7xMGxd8qHwD1zm2fgW3Xgk_Ehyh5PH4NpNYm0ixlIqaPQrbs_pnfhUfZZyeDGWM4klr9kalx8gKErSAxSKVVyyQItyYo1w9ZNjz_h-2QYJVS1l3nMAAHWAut5xE3yKyd5g/s1920/Viking%20Promo%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xaXgf68FiyoDV2wD6JwE54uocNZ_u6oExMoSa1NpNNW9u4HOa1PDCJav7xMGxd8qHwD1zm2fgW3Xgk_Ehyh5PH4NpNYm0ixlIqaPQrbs_pnfhUfZZyeDGWM4klr9kalx8gKErSAxSKVVyyQItyYo1w9ZNjz_h-2QYJVS1l3nMAAHWAut5xE3yKyd5g/s320/Viking%20Promo%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-14291747174680098232023-01-06T17:43:00.003-08:002023-01-06T17:44:00.679-08:00ANYONE UP FOR A GAME OF TWISTER?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kapg3Ouk1wrr_N2R9CMRHQEqxMgA9iBLlzkIG9X-t9CED_mbM0CYzmynDk8HXWSJffume5hLUHNWWdsf_bLD-ykxClyybfxC3u5npenv0H34yrmFOjZvvXN_zo0nIGlpAvpL8XAaGwChHPpAqddtCIBhaYrNeevrpTdi2f05vfN845gf2oEthJuKzQ/s460/Head%20Spin.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="460" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kapg3Ouk1wrr_N2R9CMRHQEqxMgA9iBLlzkIG9X-t9CED_mbM0CYzmynDk8HXWSJffume5hLUHNWWdsf_bLD-ykxClyybfxC3u5npenv0H34yrmFOjZvvXN_zo0nIGlpAvpL8XAaGwChHPpAqddtCIBhaYrNeevrpTdi2f05vfN845gf2oEthJuKzQ/s320/Head%20Spin.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-87297681251032587152023-01-06T17:41:00.002-08:002023-01-06T17:41:35.978-08:00WESTERN CAST<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-pOTFS5ZUdZzK9oAAktuu-qmjxc5Xuciv5qT9H4mwVJTDfMBsFgZQ4zOXL9CvY_DeTIi3Qy5sP20p2gBmfSU0dMJNnnfQZsVV19pqT0cdKH3Tf5QfFNMCRnNxO1JCXYZQMkluFczRpu2sQrMQ0tiA3ujPu2ateDHkQDxfyf8BDtVTvfBU0UaJcmhyA/s1993/Western%20Cas%20Photo%20Stylet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1993" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-pOTFS5ZUdZzK9oAAktuu-qmjxc5Xuciv5qT9H4mwVJTDfMBsFgZQ4zOXL9CvY_DeTIi3Qy5sP20p2gBmfSU0dMJNnnfQZsVV19pqT0cdKH3Tf5QfFNMCRnNxO1JCXYZQMkluFczRpu2sQrMQ0tiA3ujPu2ateDHkQDxfyf8BDtVTvfBU0UaJcmhyA/s320/Western%20Cas%20Photo%20Stylet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-18380731174710303032023-01-06T17:39:00.002-08:002023-01-06T17:39:35.322-08:00TWO ON DECK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP5cL0WFLb5lI9uXD9uVw6wMWEHifsbKohlKiZF5kPkVJIpzJmQ7rKFDmn8aFWN0kYFxJWulBOi9R5MoJqZktEd56j3sRDTCs_t-4o_my9eg5T4GUYApec7eY_Osx_n8lWyOxhX1HBUMU0Bkgs4j2GHPwDqwwa_AudCasb9hstda_uehvfuPnBINz_g/s1600/2%20On%20Deck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP5cL0WFLb5lI9uXD9uVw6wMWEHifsbKohlKiZF5kPkVJIpzJmQ7rKFDmn8aFWN0kYFxJWulBOi9R5MoJqZktEd56j3sRDTCs_t-4o_my9eg5T4GUYApec7eY_Osx_n8lWyOxhX1HBUMU0Bkgs4j2GHPwDqwwa_AudCasb9hstda_uehvfuPnBINz_g/s320/2%20On%20Deck.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /> </p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-59117738887327592942021-03-21T08:17:00.003-07:002021-03-21T08:17:46.742-07:00We Have Removed Flash From All of Our Websites<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLYrBi-cAoVFov9J-GUCLcMcv6WSmyFPu9F-I85k7tB2fRdyDT4mnfJ35mhgEDQHVmqm3wTC8whpVN50ZuOO6nonj9m11TXcjLQmUJDUTVwIuHvyhjHlbJUT7aeldDcZiQ38cMq0GCJ8/s740/Nodding-Off.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLYrBi-cAoVFov9J-GUCLcMcv6WSmyFPu9F-I85k7tB2fRdyDT4mnfJ35mhgEDQHVmqm3wTC8whpVN50ZuOO6nonj9m11TXcjLQmUJDUTVwIuHvyhjHlbJUT7aeldDcZiQ38cMq0GCJ8/s320/Nodding-Off.gif" width="320" /></a></div>As
some of you may know, adobe has discontinued all support for Flash.
that means that any website that has Flash content will no longer have
working Flash content. so the only option then, is to remove all Flash
content. and so we did.<p></p><div>Sure it may be a boring subject to
some like the guy to the left that appears to be nodding off, but for
the sake of maintaining some level of quality on our websites, we have
decided to remove the no longer working content from our websites. Some
of it has been replaced with working features like still images or
animated gifs. We had some Flash music players that we removed but have
not yet been replaced. We will replace them over time. be patient, they
will be back. We just have a lot of other projects in the works that we
will announce once completed.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://craypoe.com/bob/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a></div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-35471271315162763482021-03-21T08:16:00.002-07:002021-03-21T08:16:16.072-07:00DrPsychotic.com: Twenty Years Online and Still Kickin' Butt<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE4giX0lqQI64Wob9P0uj6KRmz8NHZOyt756-s9U0FLPKmeRR-nCsMc-TT-f1KqFOor9gmtumAebgRNZndJWyeLo_zXSOGadK-MSCpc2KLc7SUDPsaPDlGPkfiIvyLr9BBKBn7J1878g/s400/DocKick01.gif" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE4giX0lqQI64Wob9P0uj6KRmz8NHZOyt756-s9U0FLPKmeRR-nCsMc-TT-f1KqFOor9gmtumAebgRNZndJWyeLo_zXSOGadK-MSCpc2KLc7SUDPsaPDlGPkfiIvyLr9BBKBn7J1878g/s320/DocKick01.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">The
Dr Psychotic Domain name was reserved on December 31st 2000. It started
out utilizing some ideas used in the creation of a local arts magazine I
started. The local arts magazine covered music, poetry, art, theater,
local venues and local events. There was also a touch of humor added for
good measure. The magazine did not fare so well and ended after just a
couple of issues. However, I got the idea to try some of the ideas out
in an online format with a bit of a different theme.</div><br />I decided
to narrow down the focus a bit. I did away with the local aspect of
things and basically limited the website to humor arts and
entertainment. Although, when you think about it, a lot of things could
potentially fall under those few categories. I also decided to create a
fictional character that would be the presenter of it all. That was Dr
Psychotic. His character was to be a mad doctor bent on world conquest.
He was going to take over the world by using the Internet as a tool.
Basically, the concept inferred that the site was to be big. <br /><br />At
first the site was relatively small, with just a few features. However,
my intent was to make it as big as possible. Not just big as it would
pertain to popularity but big in terms of the number of features and
pages. Currently, the site has a lot of features and over 3,000 pages.
Among those many features are: classic poetry, guitar chords and scales,
keyboard chords, soprano recorder scales and songs, harmonica songs,
mandolin chords and scales, mandola chords, categorized jokes pages,
Classic Rock album reviews, movie reviews, photo gallery, cartoon
gallery, American history, balalaika chords, trivia, articles and more. <br /><br />Still,
to this day, I continue to add features to the site and update what is
currently there. Among the updates, is the creation of new animated gifs
and various images through 3D image and animation software. Over the
years, the website has become a bit more aesthetically pleasing. I can’t
really say how many times the various sections of the site were
redesigned to a nicer appearance or how much additional content was
added. It’s been a lot of work, but it is nice to sit back and examine
the totality of what is there. It’s pretty big. Originally, I would
never have guessed that it would have grown to the size that it
currently is, but there it is. It’s been a lot of work over a good
number of years, and I will never regret any of the hard work put into
it. It’s my baby and it always will be. Even if nobody ever visits the
site ever again, I will always love what I created. Happy twentieth,
Doc. </div><p></p><p><a href="http://craypoe.com/bob/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a><br /></p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-5610708555890071492021-03-21T08:12:00.003-07:002021-03-21T08:12:45.798-07:00Recent Changes to Jokes Pages on DrPsychotic.com<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHb-IhYoNIqNf3LmYktmTkvwbt3qdLT3GgRu-m_kFArjrXAJ_erzi_UOO99QHcrsZeG1cTqWXQQqpJmrUkp6hYmcJwrNxAXvO1D9fLJpL-3kKv6IH5_Zzn674PGHb48tAoExbm7frUbxw/s740/Frankenstein-Walking.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHb-IhYoNIqNf3LmYktmTkvwbt3qdLT3GgRu-m_kFArjrXAJ_erzi_UOO99QHcrsZeG1cTqWXQQqpJmrUkp6hYmcJwrNxAXvO1D9fLJpL-3kKv6IH5_Zzn674PGHb48tAoExbm7frUbxw/s320/Frankenstein-Walking.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Changes
were made recently on DrPsychotic.com. We removed some dead links and a
few other things that have expired over time. We have also updated our <a href="http://www.drpsychotic.com/links/index.html" target="_blank">Links Directory</a> as well. </div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">But
the biggest change is the addition of more jokes pages and some
interesting graphics to go along with them. We have also changed out
some of the old images and replaced them with some better ones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So please check out some of the new changes and see for yourself as to what I am referring to. <a href="http://www.drpsychotic.com/jokes/index.html" target="_blank">Go there now</a>.</p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-8546509137325828222021-03-21T08:11:00.003-07:002021-03-21T08:16:49.715-07:00We Are Currently Removing Some Clutter From Our Websites<div class="separator"><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YJ5d-MMP_0-lSEXSLqbrW9k8_AajgIMbhXjlALtzyZYqEVaGzuBNmAzdZu6IoogZSovLuwcONespef2JFbiGdAZfXpMTKYvReLlllkrTj5JYqUds4_R27RE3-tsnoPQiyc2LDspJ_mM/w320-h320/LOOK-AT.gif" width="320" /></p></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Soon,
Adobe will be stopping all support for Flash. Since we have some flash
content on our websites, we will be slowly removing it all over time.
Also, we have some various links on some of the websites that are no
longer relevant and so they will also be removed. Some RSS feeds no
longer function either. Guess what will happen to them. That's right,
they will be removed too. <br /></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><br />Some
of the flash content will be replaced with animated gifs and RSS feeds
will just be replaced with some links. Please be patient as we take on
this large project. in the end, you may just be surprised at what we can
do.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div><p></p></div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-28984565189295072612015-11-11T08:57:00.003-08:002015-11-11T08:57:46.196-08:00Reaching People Through the Internet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As the picture to the left would indicate, life is full of surprises. Every now and then, I am reminded of that.</div>
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I have been active on the Internet in a lot of ways throughout the years. I have been a webmaster of my own websites, posted my articles, uploaded my music and my 3D artwork and animation. Occasionally, I am contacted by someone who has seen my work that will be nice enough to take the time to give me some feedback. Personally, I find it amazing how many people we have the potential to reach through the Internet.</div>
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On my website <a href="http://drpsychotic.com/">DrPsychotic.com</a>, I have a lot of features like online guitar lessons, mandolin chords, banjo chords, soprano recorder songs and scales and so on. Among those features are fingerstyle guitar lessons that teach how to fingerpick on the guitar. I was recently contacted regarding that.</div>
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Someone from Germany, who runs a guitar school asked for permission to distribute the downloadable files to his students to use as part of their instruction. I granted him permission on the condition that the files not be altered in any way. The logo and the web address were to remain at the bottom of the downloadable document. All I wanted was the credit for what I had created and the possibility of increasing traffic to my website. I thought that was a reasonable request.</div>
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Now as to what I find so amazing about this whole thing is the fact that something I created on the computer from my own home in the United States is reaching people across the Atlantic. Something I created is being used to instruct musicians located in Germany. I don't know about you but I think that is amazing. So the fact is that there is really no telling how many people you may be capable of reaching through the Internet yourself.</div>
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I love the Internet. I love the fact that something I have created can have the potential to be seen by anyone, located anywhere that has internet access. There is really no telling what impact that may have on the lives of others. Maybe one of those musicians learning from what I created will turn out to be a great musician someday and actually become famous. Imagine that.</div>
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Another thing you can imagine is the possibility that you may reach a lot of people. Maybe you've wanted to write online articles. Maybe you've wanted to post your music or artwork on the Internet. Well, I say go for it. You really never know how many people you can reach or influence. I can tell you from my own experience that it is a great feeling to know that people not only see what you've created but actually appreciate it as well. It's a great feeling and I hope you get to feel it one day yourself. Give it a try and see. I wish you all the luck in the world with it. Good luck.</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-20500415551957739692015-10-02T08:10:00.001-07:002015-10-02T08:10:30.435-07:00 Maximizing Your Social Network Marketing Potential<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I like to think of my social network followers as part of my online business infrastructure. They are the means by which I promote myself, my businesses, my websites and my products on the World Wide Web. It's like having my own online advertising agency working to promote me.</div>
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Social networking, as well as any other resources at your disposal, is a resource you should strive to maximize in its potential to reach as many people as possible. In order to maximize that potential, you need a strategy. So let me break things down for you to demonstrate what I am talking about.</div>
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First of all, social network marketing is a time consuming process that you need to devote time to each and every day. It has to be done with some regularity and across multiple sites. At a minimum, I dedicate at least one hour in the morning to social network marketing. I usually do it first thing in the morning to get it out of the way so that I can then focus on other things. Whenever possible, I will spend more time throughout the day.</div>
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One thing I will do is try to increase the number of followers on my social networking accounts. I will follow a few new people and hope they follow me back. Some will and some won't. Then, eventually, a day will come where I can no longer follow more people on my Twitter account because I have reached the limit. So then I will wait a few days and will then go through the process of removing the people that I follow but don't follow me back. After all, if they don't follow me back, what use do I have for them? Unless of course it is someone in an industry I work in that I follow for vital industry information.</div>
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Eventually, I will remove all of the people that don't follow me back. That can take a number of days to achieve. The thing is that you have to be careful not to delete too many followers or follow too many new people in a day. Try not to do any more than 60 of each in a day. Otherwise Twitter will suspend your account.</div>
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After I purge all of my non followers, I begin the process of following more people in the hopes that they follow me back. So every day, I do something in the attempt to increase my number of followers. I also post things as well. After all, what good are followers if you don't post anything for them to see?</div>
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So I will then pick out a few things that I want to post. I may post links to some features on my websites, I might post a link to one of my blog posts or a link to newly created merchandise that I just made available. I don't go one day without posting something on my Google + pages, Twitter accounts or Facebook fan pages. I try to post on all three of those sites at least once a day and that is usually first thing in the morning. That is the absolute minimum I will do for each day.</div>
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Now the thing is that most people who have various social networking accounts on the various social networking sites have a preferred time of the day where they check out the sites to see what's new. Some people like to check their accounts first thing in the morning. Some may prefer to do that around lunch time. Others may prefer to just do it after work. So posting multiple times per day will actually help you to reach a higher percentage of the people who actually follow you.</div>
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Always be careful as not to post too much of the same thing or post too often. Because then you just start to become annoying to some people and they will no longer want to follow you. Also, you may notice that after a while the responses your posts receive have waned a bit. That may be a sign you are posting too often. You might want to cut back on your posts for a few days and then resume once again.</div>
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Sometimes I will break things up and just post something that doesn't have anything to do with me but it's something that I think is interesting. This can help to break up the monotony of your self-promotional posts. It shows that things aren't always about you. Also, those other things might help to make you appear more interesting. Maybe a funny video from YouTube or an interesting article from someone else.</div>
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Be sure to track the responses you get for each post and the types of posts you do. You need to measure your results. That's very important.</div>
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1. Always do something to try to increase your number of followers each day.</div>
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2. Always try to post something at least once every day.</div>
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3. If possible, try to post three times a day like in the morning, lunchtime and evening.</div>
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4. Try not to post the same things too often.</div>
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5. Occasionally post something not related to you but might be considered interesting to people.</div>
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6. Always track the responses you get to see what works and what doesn't.</div>
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Give those things a try and see how you do. Good luck.</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-32466853385709760042015-09-24T13:26:00.001-07:002015-09-24T13:26:36.727-07:00Reduce the Redundancies and Reduce the Work <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For a while I was really doing a lot of work on certain things but was not really going anywhere. It's like my tires were spinning and I wasn't getting any traction. Maybe you've been there yourself and maybe you are there now.</div>
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Something thing that I have noticed that would be a contributing factor to that would be the various redundancies you may have in your day to day operations. perhaps you have been trying to expand but in reality, you just spread yourself too thin to be effective in any of the areas you are attempting to branch out in.</div>
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I had a number of websites and some got a lot of traffic while others not so much. it got to the point where updating the poor performing ones was just entirely too much work and simply not worth the effort anymore. So I decided to take the content from the poor performing sites and migrate it over to the better performing ones and give the poor performing ones the ax.</div>
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Now, since I no longer have to worry about those sites anymore, I can allow the domain names to expire. I have decided to allow about ten domain names to expire. So it should save me a substantial amount of money each year by not having to renew them. But the biggest plus is that it just makes it so much easier to maintain my websites.</div>
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I also have a number of blogs that I will stop doing as well. I will continue this one though, so don't worry, if you are worried, that is. it's just that some of my blogs had similar themes and there was just no realy point in tryint to come up with new blog posts for all of these different blogs. that meant that they weren't being updated as often as they probably should be and the one thing that is important about having a blog is that you post regularly. Otherwise people lose interest.</div>
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So with the combination of reducing the number of websites I maintain and reducing the number of blogs I post to, it really simplifies things significantly. it's really about reducing the redundancies in order to free up time so that the time I have can be spent more productively.</div>
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The process of consolidating things is still going on but I am confident that once it has all been completed, things will be much easier for me to maintain. It should also be a lot less time consuming as well. believe me, I can always find something to do with the freed up time. make no mistake about that.</div>
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So where are your redundancies? Are there ways for you to consolidate things? give it some thought and maybe you will discover the things you should probably eliminate or scale back on. Give it a try and see if it works for you like it is for me.</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-39761592057497644022015-09-10T09:32:00.001-07:002015-09-10T09:32:34.035-07:00Using Social Networking Sites for Visual Online Promotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have all heard that using social networking websites for the purposes of online marketing and increasing brand awareness can be an effective tool in promoting yourself online. But what would make it even more effective is visually oriented usage of the social networking websites.</div>
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I have found that a tweet send out from my Twitter account that contains an image is much more effective than just a text tweet. so What I will often do is include an image with a link to whatever it is I am attempting to promote.</div>
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There is no doubt in my mind that we are living in a visually oriented society. It's like that old song that says that video killed the radio star. There is a lot of truth to that statement. many musical acts that did not participate in music videos for the purpose of promoting their music ended up suffering for it as a result. While those who made great use of the visual medium often did very well.</div>
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The same could be said in regard to advertising and marketing and in reference to the use of social networking sites for the purpose of online marketing. this is where a site like Pinterest can come in handy. Pinterest, after all, is all about images. and what is great about it is if someone repins one of your Pnterest pins, they are basically advertising what you are promoting. Any image that you pin from your website has the potential to be repinned by someone else and if someone clicks on it, They go to the page that the image originated from. that's like having free banner ads placed all over the Internet. If you are fortunate enough to have some of your pins get a high ranking on Pinterest, it could be a goldmine in free online promotion.</div>
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Even if you are a blog writer, you are much more likely to draw someone's attention if your blog includes an image. Especially if you post the link on your Facebook or Goggle + page. It would be much more eye-catching if there is an image included with the post.</div>
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If possible, animated gifs work very well for catching someone's eye. unfortunately, they don't always work on certain social networking websites. But on the ones where they do, they are very effective in grabbing a person's attention.</div>
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So, to sum it up: I have seen the difference in performance in online promotion and marketing when you include images as opposed to when you don't. the performance or response rate is much better when you include an image. just something for you to think about.</div>
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<a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a>, also known as <a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/" target="_blank">R. L. Crepeau</a> </div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-45237709731785718142015-06-23T11:28:00.002-07:002015-06-23T11:28:55.809-07:00The First Year Anniversary for this Blog - Happy Birthday, Blog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The "Bob Craypoe's World" blog has just turned one year old. Yes, that's right, it is the one year anniversary for this wonderful blog. </div>
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I have taken on a number of projects throughout the last year and have written about some of them. One of those projects is the <a href="http://punksters.net/comicstrip.html" target="_blank">Punksters.net Comic Strip</a> that was started this past January. It provided some inspiration for a few blog posts here. among them was what software I use and things like that.</div>
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My blog posts generally center around my various areas of knowledge, experience and expertise. Among those are music, web development, 3D art and animation and writing. that pretty much covers the bulk of my subject matter, anyway.</div>
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Some blog posts generally do better than others but that's just how it is. Overall, I am basically pleased with the response. Of course, I would always like more article views but the blog is only a year old, so I have to give it some time.</div>
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I have received over 2 million blog views on numerous sites and this is just one site that I write on. Personally, I wish those 2 million views were all on this site because this is my own blog and it would be nice if it took off like that. Maybe in time I will get as many views here, on my own blog site, as I get on other sites. </div>
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I made 51 blog posts on this site. I don't think that's too bad considering that I still wrote for other sites at the same time and the fact that writing is not the only thing I do.</div>
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Anyway, I appreciate all of you wonderful people that have come here to read my blog. You people are truly awesome. Thank you so much. Let's hope things get even better over the next year.</div>
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<a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a>, also known as <a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/" target="_blank">R. L. Crepeau</a></div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-1844467210045466702015-06-17T13:28:00.000-07:002015-06-17T13:28:05.828-07:00You Can't Fake Adequate Communication Skills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One thing that I have learned is that you can never underestimate the advantages one might gain by having decent communication skills.; whether it's on the job, social situations or just making a good first impression.</div>
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No matter what, your skills and your knowledge can be taken with you anywhere. You could quit your current job and take your skills somewhere else, to be used in the service of another employer.</div>
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I don't know how many newspaper ads I have seen where there may have been a managerial or supervisory position being advertised, where they had stressed the importance of communication skills. I have personally held managerial and supervisory positions and let me tell you, it sure came in handy to exhibit some eloquence in the usage of the English language.</div>
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As a manager, I have interviewed job applicants. I have to say that I was more impressed by those who communicated effectively than those who did not. I also have the sneaking suspicion that others in managerial positions out there feel the same.</div>
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I read somewhere that in most cases, smarter employees perform better than their peers. Of course there is such a thing as a work ethic and you will have some smart people who may just so happen to be lazy. However, smarter people technically don't have to work as hard as others because they often find ways of working smarter rather than harder. that in turn may allow them more time to goof off, simply because they got the job done sooner by working smarter.</div>
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Whether it is fair or not, people are often judged by their communication skills. When someone speaks poor English in a job interview or misspells words on a job application, they are judged negatively as a result. They are often viewed as being less intelligent. The people or the company doing the hiring generally prefer to hire the best and brightest they can get for what they are willing to pay.</div>
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I have been doing online article writing for a number of years now and I would have to say that it has helped me tremendously in improving my own communication skills. I often write in various word processing programs that will have spell check and some will also check on your grammar. Seeing my mistakes highlighted in those programs with that little squiggly line below them brought many of my bad writing and communication habits to my attention. I would then try to slowly eliminate those bad habits; whether they would be problems with spelling, punctuation or grammar.</div>
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If someone doesn't do online article writing, they could keep a diary as a means of improving their communication skills. Some word processing programs allow you to put a password on documents, so if you put a password on your diary, you won't have to worry about unwanted eyes viewing your private thoughts. Keeping that diary will allow you to practice your communication skills and you will see many of your mistakes highlighted with that little squiggly line I mentioned above. Then you can look up your mistakes and see how you may correct them, as well as get out of the habit of making them.</div>
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Eventually, with practice, you will improve your communication skills. In some cases, it can mean the difference between getting a job and not getting a job. After getting a job, it can also mean the difference between getting a promotion and not getting one. It may even help you in social situations. maybe it will help you to write that sappy little love poem to that special someone. Remember, adequate communication skills cannot be faked.</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-29116622323446670392015-05-23T08:41:00.001-07:002015-05-23T08:41:59.052-07:00How to Never Work a Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a quote from Confucius that goes like this: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” I love this quote and I firmly believe the philosophy behind it to be the absolute truth. If you were to read the success stories of many millionaires, you will find that many of them have a number of things in common. They will often be the type of people who had big dreams and they put in a lot of hours pursuing them.</div>
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What often makes it easier for them to put in so many hours is the fact that they enjoy the type of work that they are doing. So what Confucius really means by saying that you will never work a day in your life is that since it is something you enjoy so much, it's not like working at something you would think of as tedious or monotonous.</div>
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Everybody has their own idea as to what may be tedious or monotonous or boring. What I may consider to be a boring job, someone else may consider to be their dream job. Sure, any job, no matter how much you may like it, would have some negative aspects about it. Work is, well, work. It's really more about what kind of satisfaction you really get out of it.</div>
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One of my many “jobs” is that of a comic strip creator. I do an online comic strip called the Punksters.net Comic Strip. I enjoy doing it mainly because I like to see the end product. Now, granted, I believe some of them are funnier or better than others. I'll be the first to admit that I probably don't hit a home run every time at the plate. But, overall, I am pretty satisfied with the end product most of the time.</div>
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There are a number of challenging aspects to doing it. I do it in 3D animation program and add the captions in another program that is used for creating comic books. I also use Photoshop for some things as well as a few other programs. So the creation of each of the comic strips involves the use of a number of programs. Learning those programs was a challenge but once I learn how to do certain tasks, I am kind of proud of myself for having yet another accomplishment under my belt.</div>
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I also do other things that have been a bit of a challenge as well. The feeling I get upon the completion of those projects is what really drives me to do them the most. I will often put in a lot of hours doing some of the things I do. Some aspects may be a bit tedious. For example, when I add a lot of pages to one of my websites, it can be a bit monotonous. I have done projects that have involved the creation of hundreds of web pages. But when I look at what I have done and see how I have created over 4,000 pages, it is sometimes hard to believe.</div>
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So my satisfaction comes really from what I accomplish. I look at my thousands of web pages I have on the Internet, my 3D art and animation, my music and my writing and it is sometimes hard to believe that I am the one who has done all of those things.</div>
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Writing itself can be a challenge. Some of you writers out there would be able to relate to that statement. Sometimes you get writer's block and are worried you may not be able to come up with your next idea. I kind of get that with my comic strips too. But the funny thing is that sometimes I get a rush of ideas and I write them all down for future use. So I somehow manage to keep going.</div>
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I guess, to sum things up, I would have to say that you need to find something that you really have a passion for. As for myself, I like the creative process of creating something from nothing. Sometimes the various challenges can be intimidating but when I meet a challenge and do well, the feeling of accomplishment makes it all worthwhile. That's when I realize that maybe confucius was really on to something when he said: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-83445515983683883072015-05-22T11:46:00.001-07:002015-05-22T13:08:44.604-07:00Always Think of the End Game to Stay on Track<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's really easy to lose focus at times, no matter what it is that you are trying to achieve. So every now and then, you need to remind yourself as to what the end game should be. You have to think about what you really want to do in the end. Otherwise, you may be setting yourself up to spend more time doing the things you don't want to do than the things you really want to do.</div>
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Years ago, I started a local arts magazine. I thought it would be a great way to break into the music scene with my own music. It helped to some degree but what I really ended up doing was spending most of my time working on the magazine and not so much time working on my music. You see, the end game that I wanted was to do more with my music, not less. That's just one example as to how you can end up losing focus and veering off into a direction you never really intended to go.</div>
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Another thing I tried was doing websites for other bands in exchange for opportunities to play at their gigs while the owners of the establishments were present. I did that to sort of use it as an opportunity to do a live audition. I got a number of gigs that way. But after while, I spent more time doing the website updates and was given less opportunities to play at their gigs and so it ended up getting to the point where it was really a waste of my time.</div>
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Still, to this day, I have to stop what I am doing and really analyze my situation, my progress and my goals. It doesn't really take much to lose focus. I think about what I am currently doing, whether or not it's something I want to continue to do and I also think about the things that I am not doing that I would like to be able to do. I have to think about whether or not I am moving closer to my goals or drifting away from them.</div>
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I am a creative person. I like to do a number of creative things. I do websites, 3D art and animation, music and this writing thing. I also work a full time job. So needless to say, I manage to keep myself pretty busy. The eventual goal is to just work completely for myself doing all of the creative things that I enjoy doing. I would also prefer that I make some decent money while doing so. I believe my overall goal to be a realistic one.</div>
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That's another thing that we have to think about as well. We have to think about whether or not our end game or overall goal is a realistically attainable one. Once we determine that it is, we have to keep after it.</div>
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At one time, I was completely self employed. When the economy took a major downturn, I was forced to get a job working for someone else. It was a disappointment because I really loved the freedom that I had working totally for myself. I would get up in the morning and decide what I was going to work on that day. It could be web development, my music or writing some articles. It was whatever I felt like and that was great.</div>
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So my overall goal is to get back to that but preferable with a more sustainable business model that would not be easily derailed by a downturn in the economy. Every now and then, though, I find myself working more on some of the less desirable things and less on the more desirable things and I ask myself “is this what you really want to do?” Then I tell myself “no.” So I kind of make some modifications in my activities to try to get back on track.</div>
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There are a number of ways I can try to publicize myself and promote myself online. Much of that will involve various activities that are quite time consuming. If I get too caught up in that, I set myself up to do more of those things I don't like having to do. So I try to do those things in moderation. Another thing too is the fact that if everything becomes so tedious, monotonous or boring, you may end up giving up on everything or just burn yourself out.</div>
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So the main advice I intend to give here is to stop every now and then, think of that end game and see if you are really progressing towards it. If you find that you have drifted away, try to steer yourself back onto the right path. Then maybe, the light at the end of the tunnel will soon be within site.</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-7970326552270869642015-05-20T12:55:00.001-07:002015-05-20T12:58:16.413-07:00It Takes Constant Promotion to Attain Success Online<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span class="mceItemHidden">With the many things that I have done <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span>, I have come to the realization that in order to attain any level of success, you need to engage in constant promotion. My <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span> activities include web development, selling of art prints, selling of my music as well as e-books.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">I recently started an <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span> comic strip called the <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Punksters</span>.net
comic strip, which features punk rock cartoon characters. I have to say
that I probably spend more time promoting the comic strip, the
merchandise and the website that they are on than I do creating the
comic strip itself. There is no exaggeration here, it is really constant
promotion.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">Every time I create a new work of 3D art,
I make it available for sale as art prints. So I upload it to the site I
sell from and then post it on my <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Facebook</span> page. I post it on my personal <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Facebook</span>
page as well as the various fan pages. I also post on Twitter. If I
want to promote a new feature on one of my websites, I basically do the
same.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden"><span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Facebook</span>
and Twitter aren't the only social networking sites I am active on. I
am active on a few more sites as well. So I make a point of posting on
them as well. I even have a few <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">blogs</span> that I post things on too.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">I not only post my websites and my art prints but whenever I upload new music or videos, I promote that as well. I post in <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Google</span> plus groups as well as <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Facebook</span> groups. Let's just say that I post wherever I can get away with posting.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">I have seen the difference between actively engaging in <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span>
promotion through social media and not. Let me tell you that there is a
significant difference. I can tell how effective it is by using <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Google</span> Analytics as well as checking the statistics of my <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Blogspot</span> <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">blogs</span>.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">If you don't actively engage in <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span>
promotion of some kind, you will basically be depending upon people
discovering what you want them to see by merely stumbling upon it.
That's fine but don't expect a lot of people to do that. I am fortunate
in the sense that I do have some websites that get thousands of visits a
month through search engine traffic but not everybody has that
advantage. Even with that advantage, It still helps a lot to post on my
social media pages.</span></div>
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I don't only promote things that are new that would obviously need to
be promoted in order for people to see. But I also promote some of the
features on my various websites that already get traffic though the
search engines. I figure that promoting it on the social networking
sites will only make those websites even more popular.</div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">I just recently finished an e-book that is a compilation of the first 50 comic strips for the <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Pinksters</span>.net comic strip. Once it was completed, I wrote a <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">blog</span> about the release of it, I wrote a <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">blog</span>
about how I did it and I posted it all over my social networking pages.
Let me just say that it is crucial that you do that sort of thing
unless you have a serious advertising budget. Even if you do have a
large advertising budget, it doesn't hurt to use the methods that are
free like promotion on social networking websites.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden">It doesn't really matter so much as to what exactly it is that you are trying to promote <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span>.
No matter what it is, chances are, people will not just stumble on to
it. When I say that I spend a lot of time promoting my work, I am not
joking. If you don't actively engage in <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span>
promotion through the social networking websites then you may not be
getting anyone to see your work, whether it is a website, a product you
are selling, your music or <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">online</span>
videos. That is the reality of the situation. You need to accept that
reality and meet it head on. That's what I have done and will continue
to do myself.</span></div>
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<span class="mceItemHidden"><a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Craypoe</span></a>, also known as <a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/" target="_blank">R. L. <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Crepeau</span></a> is a webmaster, 3D artist, musician and the creator of the <a href="http://punksters.net/comicstrip.html" target="_blank"><span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Punksters</span>.net Comic Strip</a>.</span></div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-86482043661744798392015-05-03T05:37:00.002-07:002015-05-03T05:37:23.468-07:00I Have Released the First E-book Volume of the Punksters.net Comic Strip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently released a new e-book called <i>The Punksters.net Comic Strip Collection Volume 1. </i>It features the first 50 strips from the Punksters.net Comic Strip series. I was very happy to complete and release the compilation e-book. For more information regarding it, I have included the FOREWORD from the book in this post, so here it goes:</div>
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Thank you for buying this book. This book celebrates the completion of the first fifty Punksters.net comic strips. The first strip was officially released on January 25th, 2015. It initially started out as being just a weekly comic strip but has since gone on to have three strips released per week.</div>
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The first fifty comic strips feature over 20 characters. That can be confusing for some, I know, but I do have a characters page on the Punksters.net website that describes each character in detail and I also have a free e-book available that does the same.</div>
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I wanted to do what I could to introduce all of the characters and the various scenarios in the first fifty strips because I felt it was important to create the basic foundation upon which it all would be built.</div>
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This is actually my first attempt at a comic strip. It is something that I had been considering for a number of years but had not actually gotten around to it until recently. At first I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep coming up with new ideas for strips. Luckily enough, though, I managed to at least come up with the fifty that make up this book and I have a number of ideas written down for future comic strips.</div>
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I tried to incorporate a number of different elements into the strip. I am a musician, so I have my experiences there to work with. I have worked in a corporate environment, so I have that element as well. I have also worked a number of other different types of jobs and met a lot of different people along the way that provide memories for me to draw from. Please don’t go thinking that I am just making fun of certain types of people because, to a great extent, I am really poking fun at myself, my experiences and how I used to be.</div>
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I would not recommend the humor contained in my comic strips for young readers. It is primarily adult humor. I would prefer that the reader be at least 16 or 17 years old. Some people have referred to the humor as being somewhat dark or cynical. Others don’t try to describe it at all other than to say that they think they are funny. Being the creator of the comic strips, I am glad that someone thinks they are funny. I just hope that you all get a kick out of it too."</div>
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For more information about the book, <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-crepeau/the-punkstersnet-comic-strip-collection-volume-1/ebook/product-22155734.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.</div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-13263155754022950962015-04-23T05:54:00.000-07:002015-04-23T05:54:29.879-07:00Bloggers Going It Alone as Opposed to Working as a Team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Working through the many projects I have done over the years, I have learned that there are two approaches you can take. One approach would be to go it alone and the other approach would involve working with others in order to complete the project. There are obviously advantages to each approach.</div>
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Probably the best benefit of going it alone in a project is that you have complete control over every aspect of it. You make all of the decisions, there is nobody there to argue with it or no creative differences of any kind. There may be other issues that will come into play like your budget. Perhaps you simply do not have the budget that would allow you to hire on others or to entice anyone to participate.</div>
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I know a lot of people who basically have been going it alone. Some of them, it seems to work for, while others don't seem to make much progress at all, regardless as to how many years they have been at it. If it seems that you are not making progress after going it alone for a long time, it may be time to consider trying to put together a team.</div>
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Sometimes you may be able to assemble a group of people without having to shell out a lot of money. Allow me to provide an example. Let's say that you are a blog writer. I know from experience that you can write blogs for a very long time and build a readership base at a very slow pace. Most bloggers I know of basically go it all alone. They write their own blog and do their own website with their blog on it. They often struggle to build a following or acquire a great number of subscribers.</div>
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The problem is that many bloggers don't work together to help promote one another. It's not really about being competitive, it has more to do with the fact that each person gets so caught up in what they are doing that they often neglect to look at the big picture. To me, the big picture is not the work itself but building up a following so people can see your work.</div>
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Now let's say that you have been writing a blog for a number of years and have not been building that following. Well, you may be doing something wrong that has nothing at all to do with the quality of your work. It may have much more to do with your approach to promoting yourself.</div>
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So let's also say that you now want to change your approach since it has not been working out so well for you. Let's say that you find a few other bloggers and decide to start your own website that will post the work of a number of bloggers. Each blogger promotes the site in the hopes that they could all share each others' readers. So how would this work any better than going it alone? I am glad that you asked. Allow me to elaborate on that:</div>
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First of all, people will generally care more about something that they are involved in rather than something that they are not involved in. It is basic human nature. So when it comes to promoting something, they are more likely to promote, mention or bring attention to something they are involved in.</div>
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So if you have a group of ten bloggers promoting a website, you should be able to pull in a significant amount of traffic to the site. Then you could hope that over time, the traffic will grow and your readership base for your blog will grow significantly as well.</div>
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Then there is the social networking aspect of it all. Let's say that your website has a Facebook group. If each contributing writer participates in the group by posting and commenting, while inviting their Facebook friends, they should be able to generate a lot of activity as well as interest in the Facebook group. That could help to generate more interest in the website as well.</div>
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Much of the success would obviously depend upon the level of participation of the group of writers. If each member of the group really does his or her share of the writing, promotion and participation on the social networking sites, success for each member becomes more likely. So obviously it is important to make sure that you assemble a group of quality writers who work not only hard on their writing but their self promotion as well. If everyone works hard and together, it should turn out much better than going it alone.</div>
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<a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a> is a musician, writer, cartoonist, webmaster, 3D artist and entrepreneur. He is also the creator of the <a href="http://punksters.net/comicstrip.html" target="_blank">Punksters.net Online Comic Strip</a>. Just Google his name and you will find him.</div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-15317815539576794042015-04-21T13:04:00.001-07:002015-04-21T13:04:13.411-07:00Appreciate the Good People You Meet in Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have met a lot of people
in my life and have worked a lot of different jobs here and there. It
seems as if there is no shortage of people who make others miserable.
Especially on the job. I don't care where you work or what kind of
job you do, there always seems to be that one difficult person that
everyone tries to avoid.</div>
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Even in public places we
come across rude people who seem to act as if their parents never
taught them basic manners. Never mind when there is one of those
Christmas sales where there are limited quantities of certain items.
Then it's a no-holds-barred brawl for the merchandise.</div>
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I had one job that I worked
that had more than its share of difficult people. Of course,
referring to them simply as difficult people is probably being much
kinder than they are deserving of. That's why, when you do meet good
people, it is a good idea to make a practice of appreciating them.</div>
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After having worked a number
of jobs throughout the years where I had to deal with some very
difficult people, I had the good fortune of getting a job where
basically everyone on the job was nice. People got a long with each
other, there was no backstabbing and people did their jobs and mided
their own business. Talk about a major contrast between the two
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Another thing is that there
were times when I had difficult neighbors to deal with. Neighbors
with no regard or consideration for anyone else living in the
neighborhood. So when they leave and you get a nice neighbor
replacing them, it is amazing how much nicer the neighborhood will
be. There is an old Oscar Wilde quote I like and have referred to a
number of times that kind of suits this topic and it goes like this:
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
that's kind of how it was when those nasty neighbors moved out of the
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Even in family situations,
things can be hard. I will admit that in the past there have been
times when things were difficult in my family situation. But now
everything is great with everyone in the family. We all get along so
well and we all live in a close proximity to each other. We often see
each other, not just on holidays but quite often throughout the year.</div>
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When I say to appreciate the
good people you meet, I don't just mean to show it by doing nice
things for them, which is a good idea, but to also be thankful for
them. I say that because sometimes situations in our lives may change
so fast that we may lose those good things we have in our lives in
the blink of an eye.</div>
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Sometimes it is hard for me
to believe how well things are going in my life as far as the people
I deal with on a daily basis goes. For this I am very grateful. I
know from my previous experiences that situations can change
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Also, I think it is
important to be grateful for the good things in our life for another
reason. That reason is to help keep things in perspective. Everyone
gets down from time to time and may even have moments of depression.
When we remember to be thankful for and have appreciation for the
good things in our lives, it can have a positive effect on our
attitudes and our happiness. It may even prompt us to want to do
something nice for others who may not have things so well. Maybe even
for some of those nice people in our lives who may be going through a
rough spell.</div>
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As far as showing
appreciation to the people themselves goes, it's a good idea to do
that from time to time. One of the biggest complaints people have
about their jobs is that their bosses or supervisors, or even
co-workers for that matter, don't show appreciation for their work.
This is also a common complaint people have about their marriages.
They often feel as if their spouse does not show enough appreciation
for the things they do. This may even be a problem with some
friendships.</div>
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So if you have some good
people in your life, count them among your various blessings. Maybe
show them or tell them from time to time that you appreciate them.
Nasty people are a dime-a-dozen. Truly good people are a bit less
common. So make a point to appreciate them for what they are.</div>
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Photo Credit: image created by <a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a>, also known as <a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/" target="_blank">R. L. Crepeau</a></div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-857067953428425872015-03-25T09:02:00.003-07:002015-03-25T10:08:13.154-07:00Always be willing to Try New Things and Go for the Knockout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I just heard from SoundCloud that one of the songs I recorded with a band I used to be in is nearing 1,000 downloads. I think it's pretty funny because it is just a recording from one of our rehearsals. It's not even a studio recording. In fact, we just set up the sound system, set a mic in the middle of the room and recorded it live.</div>
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It really goes to show that you just never know how something will be received. the song was just a cover version of a cheap Trick song called "The Flame." It was put up on the SoundCloud website so that people could here how we sound. The band has since disbanded and we all went our separate ways.</div>
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In all honesty, though, I don't really think that 1,000 downloads is what makes for a hit. It's just that it was such a surprise that a simple rehearsal recording would be received that well. It has gotten many more plays than downloads as well. But at least 1,000 of the people who listened to it liked it enough to actually want to download it.</div>
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I think the lesson learned from this experience is to sort of keep your mind open for new ideas and be willing to try new things. This particular song was really just one of around 80 songs or so that the band performed. There were other songs that I would have thought would have been received better. But these sort of things happen with everything.</div>
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I have done some videos that were received better than other ones that surprised me. I have had some of my 3D artwork be received better than some of my other works. The same is true regarding my writing and my websites. You can never accurately predict which ones will do better than the others. At least I have never been able to do so.</div>
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I am a firm believer in the fact that a person should always be willing to try new things. Many of my successes resulted from trying something new that I wasn't sure would amount to anything.</div>
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Another thing to make a point of doing is to be willing to put in an honest effort. Sure, the recording I am speaking of was not a studio recording. But we did make the effort to get a decent quality recording with the assets we had. We did a few sample recordings and played around with the placement of the mic until we came up with a sound we were satisfied with. In other words, we made the best effort we could with what we had. We tried something new and we went for the knockout. </div>
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<a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a></div>
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The image provided with this article is from the <a href="http://punksters.net/comicstrip.html" target="_blank">Punksters.net Punk Rock Comic Strip</a>.<br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/daydreamwarriors" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe's SoundCloud Page</a><br />
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-71443423989295250402015-03-23T08:36:00.000-07:002015-03-23T08:38:09.060-07:00Hammering Out the Details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whenever you begin to actively pursue a goal, there are certain details that need to be hammered out. Those details involve such things as to what has to be accomplished in order to make progress. It also involves knowing the reality of your situation.</div>
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As an example, there is a certain amount of income I would like to be able to generate from my websites. So I played around with some numbers and calculated that if I averaged .6 cents a visitor, I would need half a million visitors a month on my websites in order to generate around $36,000 a year from my websites.</div>
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I got the .6 cent per visitor figure from doing some research on another site that gets millions of visitors a year and reduced the numbers accordingly to a level us simple folk can deal with.</div>
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Sometimes when we see the real numbers and what we may be up against, we become discouraged. sometimes it may seem as if the odds are astronomically high against us. maybe we were not even being realistic regarding the tasks that lay before us. but sometimes, after the initial shock of seeing the real numbers, we manage to get it all together. this is not about dashing your hopes but more about knowing what you are up against so that you may take the necessary steps required to pursue your goal.</div>
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I will often outline things either on paper or in a document on my computer. I just find it to be a bit easier to grasp when I see it all laid out before me. I am often a stickler for the finer details.</div>
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After getting all of the details, the next step would be to devise a strategy or number of strategies one could employ to reach that goal. The point is that we all need to know what the real numbers are in order to have some idea as to the reality of our situation and where we need to go. That’s what everyone needs to do when they actively pursue a goal. They need to determine where they are, where they need to go and what needs to be done to get there. They need to hammer out the details.</div>
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Image by <a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a>, also known as <a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/" target="_blank">R. L. Crepeau</a></div>
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909692297698738784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810097011130100150.post-1630643143507295522015-03-23T03:58:00.003-07:002015-03-23T03:58:56.849-07:00Diversifying Your Online Writing Income<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have all probably heard the saying that we should not put all of our eggs in one basket. That could very well easily apply to online income as well. It could even apply to online article writing. There are so many writing sites out there now. None of them are perfect. They all have their good points as well as their bad points. But, in any case, a person would be wise to write for more than one site.</div>
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You see, if you only write for one site and something happens to that site like the earnings take a dive or it completely closes down, you lose everything. However, if you write for other sites as well, you still have something going. I have written for one site that paid very well in the beginning and then, as it turned out, they were paying more out to their writers than they could actually afford to pay out. they eventually had to adjust their rates in order to avoid shutting down the site entirely. Unfortunately, they had to cut the rates a lot in order to recover some of the money they had lost. When they had done that, they lost a lot of writers.</div>
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There was another writing site that had just started out that was siphoning off writers from the previously mentioned site. At first things were going well. But then one of the people working for the site took off with the money and all of the writers on the site had their bank balances wiped out and had to start all over again.</div>
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Some sites also pay more than others. I have written for some sites where my articles had gotten thousands of views but the money generated from them were less than some articles that received only hundreds or dozens of views on other writing sites. I still write for that site because I also write for promotional purposes, not just money. I promote things like my e-books, websites, music and 3D artwork. Getting thousands of article views can really help with that. In fact, self-promotion was the main reason I even really got started in online writing. Over time, I actually began to enjoy writing. Imagine that.</div>
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Sometimes things will fluctuate too. Maybe things will be going great for a few months on a particular writing site but for some reason things will start to slow down. It might be a good time, then, to try out other sites. then, when things start to pick up on that site once again, you can go back. It's not like you ave to completely give up on a site. You can always go back on occasion to sort of check in and see what's going on. I do that a lot myself.</div>
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So, I try not to put all of my online writing eggs in one basket. How about you?</div>
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<a href="http://craypoe.net/" target="_blank">Bob Craypoe</a></div>
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Image Credit: "<a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/featured/sorcerer-troll-and-apprentice-robert-crepeau.html" target="_blank">Sorcerer Troll and Apprentice</a>" created by Bob Craypoe, also known as <a href="http://robert-crepeau.artistwebsites.com/" target="_blank">R. L. Crepeau</a></div>
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