Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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New Idea in Crowdfunding

avepasifika is now active -- it's a speculative pirate story. The cool new thing is that additional content will be released based on number of Friends joining. So if you like it, Friend the blog and encourage other folks to do so. This looks to me like a very promising method of boosting audience size.

Do you folks think something similar would be helpful in boosting the number of participants in my Poetry Fishbowls? Say, posting an extra poem if there's a first-time prompter that month? Would such a thing appeal to you?
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  • 12 comments
zeemverse

zeemverse

July 27 2009, 21:43:27 UTC 11 years ago

Thanks for the props! I'm hoping experimenting with this will end up with some interesting data for crowdfunding people. XD
ysabetwordsmith

You're Welcome!

ysabetwordsmith

July 28 2009, 01:00:18 UTC 11 years ago

I love seeing people try new things with crowdfunding. The movement is really gaining momentum!
wyld_dandelyon

wyld_dandelyon

July 27 2009, 22:13:34 UTC 11 years ago

If you try it, be sure to let us know if it ups participation!
jenny_evergreen

jenny_evergreen

July 27 2009, 23:24:46 UTC 11 years ago

I think that would definitely be a good idea!
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

July 28 2009, 01:03:43 UTC 11 years ago

... there's interest, so let's give this a try and see what happens.
minor_architect

minor_architect

July 27 2009, 23:58:38 UTC 11 years ago

I'm not about to say no to extra poetry! ;)

Of course, to attract new prompters to your Fishbowls and get those extras, we've got to spread the word. Admittedly, I don't promote the Fishbowls on my LJ...because most of my Friends List is on your Friends List, too. I do announce them on Twitter, though, since I figure every little bit helps.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

July 28 2009, 01:03:08 UTC 11 years ago

... I was hoping this would encourage people to spread the word about the fishbowls. Twitter is good because I'm not on there. Same with Facebook or Myspace.

But other LJ postings are also nice because there's always a chance that someone who's just browsing your blog will see the mention of mine. I've got a lot of overlap with haikujaguar and I pimp her stuff all the time ... of course, her stuff is made of solid WIN ... and I've had a handful of folks become her fans by way of my blog, just that I know of because they said so.
minor_architect

minor_architect

July 28 2009, 04:03:11 UTC 11 years ago

It occurs to me that I could have worded my first comment better. I apologize if it came across as callous. I just didn't want to lie about the advertising I'd been doing.

I've had a handful of folks become her fans by way of my blog, just that I know of because they said so.

I think you've just identified another big reason why I've been promoting the Fishbowls on Twitter rather than on LJ. On Twitter, I can simply click a sidebar link and see all mentions of my username by other users of the service. So if I "tweet" about something that someone else "re-tweets," I can easily see who did that and when. On LJ, unless someone leaves me or the person I'm promoting a comment, I have no idea if my post has been read, linked to, or followed to its source. And in many cases, people simply don't give me that kind of feedback...which leaves me to doubt my post's effectiveness.

Does that make more sense?
ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

July 28 2009, 04:18:51 UTC 11 years ago

>>It occurs to me that I could have worded my first comment better. I apologize if it came across as callous. I just didn't want to lie about the advertising I'd been doing.<<

It's okay. You can do whatever advertising is convenient for you, or none, and I won't be offended about it.

>>I think you've just identified another big reason why I've been promoting the Fishbowls on Twitter rather than on LJ. On Twitter, I can simply click a sidebar link and see all mentions of my username by other users of the service. So if I "tweet" about something that someone else "re-tweets," I can easily see who did that and when.<<

That's a good point. Wordpress has an effective "pingback" feature that lets you see if someone is talking about a post you made. LJ really doesn't, unless you happen to see something on your Friends list.

Out of curiosity, have you ever seen anyone retweet a fishbowl?

*brain chuffs into action* Would you be interested in a tweet-sized poem that you could broadcast on Twitter? I know that some people are writing poetry on Twitter, especially haiku, but I've largely ignored the practice -- except for occasional references to its cleverness -- because I don't use Twitter. It hadn't occurred to me before that friends of mine who Twitter might serve as an access point.
minor_architect

minor_architect

July 28 2009, 13:18:13 UTC 11 years ago

Out of curiosity, have you ever seen anyone retweet a fishbowl?

Not yet, but I have seen someone re-tweet my pointer to "The Sky-Eyes and the Earth-Hearts." Now he's on the list of people I'm currently following. :)

*brain chuffs into action* Would you be interested in a tweet-sized poem that you could broadcast on Twitter?

Of course! If you find that you like writing Twitter poetry, I could set up an account for the purpose of showcasing them. Just let me know.

I know that some people are writing poetry on Twitter, especially haiku

Which includes me. *laughs* I haven't written any haiku lately, though. Most of my writing time is going into the Minor stories! ;)
jolantru

jolantru

July 28 2009, 01:54:14 UTC 11 years ago

Say, posting an extra poem if there's a first-time prompter that month? Would such a thing appeal to you?

This sounds good.

As for expanding the number of participants via our f-lists, well, signal-boosting is a good way to start.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

July 28 2009, 02:10:26 UTC 11 years ago

... signal-boosting is something I'd like to encourage in general. Networking among crowdfunding mavens (both creators and consumers) makes it easier for people to find projects they'll enjoy. I usually give new projects a shout on my blog and then, for my favorites, I post periodic updates.

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