tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881639213616245512.post8887221574733043258..comments2024-02-19T10:13:57.548-05:00Comments on Sorcery & Super Science!: The Idea of Open Design - A Question to My Readersjgbrowninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274622778419965618noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881639213616245512.post-88716010040779137022011-06-11T15:01:43.150-04:002011-06-11T15:01:43.150-04:00Thanks for the comment Martin. It's always nic...Thanks for the comment Martin. It's always nice to hear from someone with experience in the subject.<br /><br />I think I'm in a situation where I don't have to worry about someone stealing the idea, and I think I should be able to make a good balance so the store's not given away for free. But that just makes me think about the rule sets that are, in fact, given away for free in one version (often without art) and then sold in a different version.<br /><br />I'm attracted to that idea. I'm running this as a business, but I know that bargain options are always important to keeping the hobby going and I like to support that as much as possible. I guess I need to find a good meeting point between group responsibility (the hobby we all love) and personal responsibility (the business that puts food on the table).<br /><br />I think you may be right with using Raggi is a pretty good example. I think he's had some success with his endeavors and I should probably take a much closer look at his blogging patterns for about a year - making notes on subject and depth covered to find any parallels.<br /><br />Thanks again for the comment and visiting the blog. This post and thread is very business-oriented and not that much hobby oriented so I appreciate the feedback that much more.jgbrowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274622778419965618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881639213616245512.post-30441313221599217942011-06-11T14:34:51.416-04:002011-06-11T14:34:51.416-04:00To be honest, I do advertising/marketing as a livi...To be honest, I do advertising/marketing as a living (I own my own agency) and the concept of social media still eludes me a bit. I understand it from a business perspective, and I get that tons of people <i>do</i> use it, so it's important. What I don't get is <i>why</i> they use it. I think it's mostly about bragging - checking-in, telling people where you ate dinner, what movie you just saw, seeing how many re-tweet your tweets, etc. It's all a form of mild bragging or even a bit or narcissism. <br /><br />That said, I think it <i>is</i> an important tool for businesses, and could be very beneficial for you to drum up interest and excitement before you publish your work. The key is to figure out how much to share without "giving away the store for free", or worse yet, having somebody steal your idea and somehow distribute it before you finish your project. It's a fine line. <br /><br />I guess you could take a page from the Jim Raggi book of promotion. He seems to have figured out a good way of enticing people throughout his process while at the same time keeping enough back so that people want to buy the finished product. Say what you want his products (that's kind of irrelevant to this discussion), but the guy knows how to use social media, particularly his blog, to promote himself, his company, and his products.Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881639213616245512.post-59801000038654305872011-06-11T10:44:39.129-04:002011-06-11T10:44:39.129-04:00It's one of those things that I think I may ju...It's one of those things that I think I may just have to jump into and see how it goes. I suspect that "social media openess" can actually increase sales and profitability of a product, but it's one of those things I have no personal experience with. Thanks for the response, Tim - I'm pretty much all ears right now.jgbrowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274622778419965618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881639213616245512.post-70333793360624256572011-06-11T10:41:06.331-04:002011-06-11T10:41:06.331-04:00I always enjoy the behind the scene look, but what...I always enjoy the behind the scene look, but what ever you feel comfortable with. I share mine because I like to do it, but I am also very much a hobbyist and not going to make living from it. So I understand if you want to keep it under wraps.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.com