tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post1057333229290302676..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: Branding--OW!Conda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-39964012005930460312009-11-26T05:46:42.672-08:002009-11-26T05:46:42.672-08:00Happy Thanksgiving, Conda!
Helen
Straight From He...Happy Thanksgiving, Conda!<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-14235681167880587552009-11-24T16:12:55.886-08:002009-11-24T16:12:55.886-08:00Helen, it was your title that drew me to your blog...Helen, it was your title that drew me to your blog the first time and your content that kept me coming back.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-91639062763717433342009-11-24T16:12:16.546-08:002009-11-24T16:12:16.546-08:00Kathy--yes, finish! 'Nuff said.Kathy--yes, finish! 'Nuff said.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-68874879959717162892009-11-24T16:11:17.384-08:002009-11-24T16:11:17.384-08:00Jim, I'd agree you have achieved a distinctive...Jim, I'd agree you have achieved a distinctive brand--4000 hits a month! Excellent. And your blog/website is unique and uniquely you (plus your bookcovers are attractive on different levels, while representing your type of work).Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-2480555763958385412009-11-24T16:08:56.768-08:002009-11-24T16:08:56.768-08:00Carol--your distinctive (and fun) blog is a strong...Carol--your distinctive (and fun) blog is a strong beginning to creating a brand, as is publishing your short work. It's all about getting your name out there.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-69194499984589243002009-11-24T12:49:09.400-08:002009-11-24T12:49:09.400-08:00I didn't really think about branding when I st...I didn't really think about branding when I started blogging, but I think I've done so. The title of my blog, Straight From Hel, leaves the content open, but sort of brands my name (Helen) and it's catchy. Then, I've mostly maintained a content that centers on writing and publishing. People know what to expect when they visit.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-68385963150344023672009-11-24T10:39:46.852-08:002009-11-24T10:39:46.852-08:00The name of my business came to me in a dream, som...The name of my business came to me in a dream, something that rarely happens to me. When I started A Well-Placed Word, I was thinking more about PR than the editing and writing I now focus on, but it has transitioned quite well. <br />Jim, you definitely planned ahead; impressive. <br />I learned a lot about branding as a product manager, but I had not considered its necessity for authors, as well. First finish the dang book, Kathy!Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-12288890307912224902009-11-23T22:33:07.981-08:002009-11-23T22:33:07.981-08:00I was very conscious of branding when I set up my ...I was very conscious of branding when I set up my blog and website. The three main things I looked for at the start were a logo, a punchy title and a catchy tag line. What went with that would be a secret formula, a mixture of quality and personality presented within a certain framework. In other words people would come to expect to read certain things when they popped into my site, a literary article of some depth or a book review; they wouldn't expect me to be talking about the latest episode of <i>Desperate Housewives</i> or, if I was, they'd be wondering how I would tie that into a literary article. I think I've achieved that. <br /><br />Although I've stuck with the same logo for the first two books I'll change this for the third one but it will still be an inkblot; in time a pattern will appear, so I'm thinking long term. The title will never change but the tag line may in just the same way as advertisers change jingles over the years.<br /><br />Have I been successful? I think so. At the moment I'm managing to exceed 4000 hits a month which is quite good considering I only post twice a week but book sales barely got off the ground. Again I'm thinking long term here. I have more material sitting around than most writers starting off a blog and so it's easy to think years ahead even if the term 'master plan' sounds a bit pretentious.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-5466413110840732352009-11-23T20:57:37.612-08:002009-11-23T20:57:37.612-08:00I have no brand, but I don't think I'm gen...I have no brand, but I don't think I'm generic, either. Lots of short work out there, but no novel yet. About the closest thing I have to a brand is my Under the Tiki Hut blog.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.com