T-3 Days: Waiting and Webbing

Well, "Focused Fandom: Cosplay, Costuming, and Careers" is edited, it's in my publishing que, and it should be fine and ready to go.  Reviewers have copies (and if you want to review, let me know).

So what's next?  Oh right – the web.

First of all, there's updating my sites for my books (Fan To Pro, Convention Career Connection, Best Of Fan To Pro).  See, my sites often have author profiles, so I need to update my work on them.  But of course, not launch them because the book isn't out yet.

Then there's the book's site.  That has to be updated – oh, but not fully complete yet, because I have to process and update a few things.

Then, finally, my site.

So I have to get all this ready and qued up, in different forms of completion.  Then I have to update them more or less all at once when the book is out.

But done yet?  No!  I have to update my LinkedIn profile.  I have to consider some Facebook pages.  I will inevitably find errors.

Then as reviews drift in, I have to link sites . . . you get the idea.

The web is an inevitable part of any book launch self-published or not.  There's a bit of effort here, needless to say.

I'm starting to think I need to outsource this a bit more . . .

Steven Savage

 

Survey Sunday Roundup: What Do You Want?

No, it's not related to Babylon 5, but we asked what people want to get out of Survey Sunday.  The results gave us some direction:

  • 33.3% – Insights into careers.
  • 50.0% – Insights into trends.
  • 33.3% – Insights into current news.
  • 66.7% – Insights that really make me think.
  • 50.0% – Humorous, weird, and unusual stuff.
  • 66.7% – A better understanding into how progeeks think.
  • 16.7%  – Deep analysis.

This was helpful – it sounds like people want survey sunday to be thought provoking, help people see what others think, and maybe be a bit offbeat.  Trends were more important than current news, and it seems like few people are looking for career info from Survey Sunday.

Thanks folks!  Keep up the suggestions – and I'll be putting these to use!

Steven Savage