Was It Something I Said?
Yesterday was the lightest traffic I'd had on my blog in ages. I don't think I got more than a hundred hits. Was it something I said? Or maybe there was spinach between my teeth.
Fortunately, many of you came to visit me at JK Coi and we had a pretty good discussion there about the pros and cons of going rogue. Today, I'm visiting Mason Canyon where I talk about creating a game plan.
If you're going to self-publish, you need a plan. I listed all the steps I took before I clicked on the Publish button.
Mason Canyon is a book reviewer, and hosts authors regularly on her blog. She also edits and I used her services for the final proofing of The Devil To Pay. I can recommend her eagle eyes.
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I think I'm sick. Sore throat, headachy, and overall blah. Hope it passes soon. I'm on my own for the next couple of weeks and the chickens don't care if I'm at death's door. They want their vittles. Demanding little cusses.
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And here's a new one. Apparently, I am now famous enough to get my work pirated. I found out True Believers was on a pirate site. Shame on you, pirates. Don't you know how hard we have to work to get our few pennies from each sale?
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Everybody's talking about Google+. Are you joining? I can't do it. If I add any more social networks, I'll never get any work done.
Okay, I'm done. Visit me at Mason Canyon's blog, or at JK Coi's. And don't forget to tag our books from yesterday's post. We could use your support.
I also hope I have more visitors today. You all got me kind of worried.
Comments
Boo hiss to pirates.
Hope you feel better. Can your train Tank to feed the chickens? He's a pretty smart boy.
Keep drinking that tea.
Thank you for stopping by. That was beyond sweet of you, considering what you've had to endure lately.
I'm not even considering Google+. (Yet.) I spend too much time on the internet as it is.
I am not doing google+. I barely enjoy FB as it is, and have avoided twitter so far (though i'd probably like that more)
Hope you feel better soon!
Sarah: Normally, I just glance at the overall numbers. I only check them out if they're unusual in some way. But you're right, way too easy to read into things.
Rebecca: I'm sure it is a summer thing. I think this is the first time I've had a summer release. I might rethink that for next year.
Thanks for the good wishes, all.
Those durn pirates find everyone eventually.
Feel better Maria!
Google+ ... Hm. I read of a lot of resistance, but remember the resistance to eBooks and eReaders? And now look at them ... Could it be the next big thing?
Feel better, see you over at Mason's.
Raelyn: I wish they would stop inventing these things. I'm one of few people who really like all things Google, but they're going to have to prove Google+ does more than FB.
Joanne: Well, there's a difference between ebooks and another social network. I'm not saying it's bad, but if I add it, something else will have to go. I plan to wait until it gets a little more sophisticated.
Angelina: I wish the pirates would go bother people with money instead of those of us trying to make mortgage payments.
Jackie: I've been gargling and that seems to help. But mostly my energy is zapped.
Mike: Oh, sure. Everyone worries about the chickens. LOL.
Haven't heard of Google+. I'm doing enough to resist Google Chrome. Secretly, I think Google is poised to rule the world... okay, so maybe a little too much imagination there.
I hope you feel better soon.
Sorry about the pirate thing. That totally ticks me off. :(
Don't worry about the light traffic. I think a lot of people have taken off for vacations and whatnot.
I'm so tired of book sharing sites I could spit. I actually tried arguing with one once - their response basically said they're entitled to do it. Grrrr!
Cate: I don't know how to reach these pirate sites so they'd understand. Maybe we can just go to their house and take a few twenties from their wallets. They might get the hint then.
We're all of us on there.
Worse, frequently when I'm looking for information on a book and google the title/author, the FIRST LINK is to Astatalk or other "file sharing" sites.
IMHO, Google should be a bit more proactive in NOT promoting these sites. I realize that the more popular a site, the higher in Google rankings it hits (which should tell us about the general nature of humankind), but there must be a way to block sites that are doing these types of things.
Still, if folks are going to steal, they're going to steal. It's not worth my time to get TOO worked up about it, and I don't have the time to spend sending take down notices (not to mention that those sites are littered with virusus).
And that's my grumble for the day.
Still trying to catch up. I've missed TWO WEEKS of your blogging!! :-(
Google works off algorithms so it's just posting what people click on most. Since those clicks keep Google humming, they have no dog in this fight so they're not inclined to help stop piracy. Sad.