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The Patriots of Mars: My Twitter Strategy

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Thursday, February 28, 2013. Yesterday someone complimented my 'Twitter strategy'. Up until then, I didn't suppose anyone even knew I had. One But yes, I do, and here it is. I now have over 30,000 Twitter followers, which puts me within the top 10% of users. Granted, these aren't Lady Gaga numbers, but then again I'm not Lady Gaga. And (2) Why should anyone bother? The reason you want a substantial Twitter list is because Twitter is the Lingua Franca.

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The Patriots of Mars: Goodbye 'social marketing' – Hello 'social integration'!

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Monday, November 12, 2012. Goodbye 'social marketing' – Hello 'social integration'! If you're marketing an indie book, this post (the first in a series) is a must-read. From the late 1700's to the mid-1800's, there was a chess-playing 'machine' called the Mechanical Turk. That was a wonder and celebrity of its age. Though the contraption appeared mechanical, it was driven by a person hidden inside. The Publishing Turk works like this: The outsourced work...

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The Patriots of Mars: Interview with Rick O'Shields (audio)

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Interview with Rick O'Shields (audio). I did an audio interview. Last night, in which I learned (among other things) that I really need to buy a proper headset if I'm going to do Skype podcast interviews. (Seriously! The interview was conducted by Rick O'Shields. The subjects were indie book marketing, and The Patriots of Mars. An hour and a half flew by, as far as I was concerned. Sure hope his listeners felt the same. Minin...

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The Patriots of Mars: Undercutting the competition doesn't sell e-books

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Monday, October 8, 2012. Undercutting the competition doesn't sell e-books. The average price of e-book best-seller rises nearly $2 in four weeks. Just to clarify: Free book giveaways are the best way to build a market for a new book, especially one by an unknown author. But 99 cent or even $2.99 price points (where most indie authors flock) aren't a long-term sales strategy. As I've written before. From the top link:. While this is good news in terms of...

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The Patriots of Mars: Alex Lightman's Olympic Games' Manifesto

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Monday, August 13, 2012. Alex Lightman's Olympic Games' Manifesto. If the Olympics could adopt a manifesto, Alex Lightman suggests this one. Labels: whats your manifesto? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Patriots of Mars (Prologues). A Conversation With Robert Zubrin. Adam J. Burgasser. Economic Viability of Mars Colonization. Fresh dirt on Mars. I Look Forward To. I Should Be Deserving to be to Mars. Lights in the Dark. Music of the Spheres. Release ...

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The Patriots of Mars: There are a Thousand Stories in the Naked City

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Friday, November 23, 2012. There are a Thousand Stories in the Naked City. And apparently, they're all coming out as e-books. If you've read anything at all about publishing lately, you know that there are now hundreds of thousands of e-books being produced each year, and the number is growing. You've also read that the vast majority of these books are pretty bad. Could you give me a brief like explanation of what the books are about pretty please? Place...

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The Patriots of Mars: New Patriots of Mars Synopsis Page Online

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Friday, September 21, 2012. New Patriots of Mars Synopsis Page Online. I recently set up this Patriots of Mars. AboutMe page, featuring what an old-school marketer would call a 'hero shot' of the book, along with a plot synopsis. It's gained some modest traction (about 500 views so far), and has been tweeted a few times. The early response is sufficiently encouraging that I'm gearing up to do something (with new art) on Tumblr. Adam J. Burgasser. Proudly...

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The Patriots of Mars: Social Media as a Factor in an Author's Success

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Social Media as a Factor in an Author's Success. Worthwhile post, with a comment by yours truly, here. The comment is, apparently, being held in abeyance as I type this. I hope. Anyway, it's coming online.). September 13, 2012 at 1:46 PM. I just approved your response on my blog. Id have done so sooner but the family and I were stuck out of town with car troubles. Want to buy an SUV? September 13, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Baudelair...

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The Patriots of Mars: Writing, entrepreneurship, and rejection

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The Patriots of Mars. The world is made of dreams. Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Writing, entrepreneurship, and rejection. I just failed and failed and failed and failed. 8211; Seth Godin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Patriots of Mars (Prologues). A Conversation With Robert Zubrin. Adam J. Burgasser. Economic Viability of Mars Colonization. Fresh dirt on Mars. I Look Forward To. I Should Be Deserving to be to Mars. Lights in the Dark. Music of the Spheres. Out of the Cradle. Starts with a Bang!

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Flux and Flummox

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Thinking about the future 'cause it's too late to fix the past. Can this robot do your job? Automated bartender.no tip required. Google gets into the car business with an auto-driving car. In many of the world’s markets, nearly all stock trading is now conducted by computers talking to other computers at high speeds. As the machines have taken over, trading has been migrating from raucous, populated trading floors. Watson conquered puns and pop culture to beat the human champs. Maybe not quite yet. Ing l...