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My bad if they don't come out as how you guys would expect. I'll be drawing for an hour or so.

EDIT: alright. off to bed (@ 4am in Aus...). Thanks for the references guys, my mind was a little muddled with stress. And sorry if you guys missed out (will still do 3 or so in morning, afterwards will need to commit to my own work)!

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Advertising Statistics and ROI for Authors: Part 2 by Patrick “Bahumat” Rochefort

 

[Part 1]

 

For the next few parts, we’re going to look at major advertising channels I’ve used for my webserial “From Winter’s Ashes” and analyzing them one by one for the ROI and needs of an author and publisher. Today’s focus is the popular web 2.0 social/news aggregator, Reddit!     Advertising on Reddit:  

Here’s what my marketing campaign on “From Winter’s Ashes” looks like on Reddit right now. I’m currently advertising in /r/Fantasy, and I’m at 89% of the campaign budget’s run as of today. I decided to see what gambling a modest $10.00 would look like advertising this way, and here’s my results.

Budget: $10.00 (the minimum) Impressions Purchased: 10,000 CPM: (Cost per thousand impressions): $1.00 Impressions Delivered: (to date) 8890 Clicks: 17 CTR: 0.191% CPC: $0.52   Analysis: The click-through rate of this advertising campaign is mildly disappointing, call it a C grade. More concerning, however, is the CPC.    While $0.52 is, in fact, a very reasonable CPC for most advertising? I have to compare that against the performance of my website:   Conversion rate 0.02% (abysmal), average income per conversion $1.00. (That’s one conversion in 1823 unique visitors.)   I’d need a CPC of only $0.00055 right now just to break even. One THOUSAND times better performance just to break even.   If, however, I could add an ebook onto my website for sale, and turn that conversion rate to 2% and an average income of conversion of $4.85? My CPC break-even bar becomes $0.097. So anything below a $0.10 CPC and I’d be breaking even, really.     What if I really went snazzy with my site, though, and brought it up to the standard like Tor.com or Amazon.com enjoyed, of 10% conversion rate, at the same cost? Then, and only then, would the CPC I’m paying begin to make sense, at a per-conversion income of $4.85 off of a $6.00 sale.   Thus, Reddit advertising is far too expensive for my current business, from an ROI standpoint.    However, there are some nice advantages to Reddit advertising:   1. The CPC is very reasonable, and I can target my advertising to a particular subreddit, allowing me to target users in a meaningful way based on their interests. 2. The advertisement includes a little bit of graphical space, and is presented top-center on the page, which makes it hard to miss or ignore. 3. Interactivity. People can comment directly on your advertisements and engage you, as an author. Handy for starting conversations that convert the curious into the committed.   Disadvantages:   1. The AdBlock rate on Reddit is much higher than the general internet, with the average block rate being 55%, with some subreddits seeing 85-90%(!) of ads blocked. 2. Lead-in time. Unlike other websites, Reddit inventories advertisements by the subreddit. I had to wait 23 days until my advertisement began to show. Unless you’re planning well in advance of your event, Reddit might not fit well for your marketing plan.  

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I kinda need someone to talk to right now. I'm in a bad situation and you guys are all I have right now. Sorry for being a bother but if you'd like to talk, pm me please.

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Word has been spreading like mad that Bloom County creator Berkeley (Berke) Breathed has been creating brand new strips for the first time in 25 years. Now on top of that comes the news that IDW Publishing plans to bring together the first new Bloom County collection book in as many years — in 2016. “Breathed’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Bloom County ran from 1980 until 1989, when Breathed walked away from the strip at the peak of its popularity. Then, in the summer of 2015, and with no advance warning, he brought the cast of Bloom County back to an unsuspecting world — via social media — which caused a media frenzy as word of the strips unexpected return spread virally to multitudes of delighted fans. ‘As a fan, I was ecstatic when new Bloom County strips began to appear, said editor Scott Dunbier. ‘As an editor, I’m thrilled to work on this book—thank you, Berkeley!'” Watch this space after New Years for updates!

image c. 2015 by Berke Breathed

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Idk how to start this but... My dad died when i was 6, my grandma died and ive only seen her 2 times in my life, my grampa died when i was 10 and i was very close to him. And to be a part of this fandom has gave me hope in life, i was so depressed at one time in life to the point where i became suicidal. I almost committed suicide, but i was too scared to do it. So i went on google and looked for things to handle my depression. Somehow i found this fandom in 2012, and since im a huge animal lover i thought "hmmmm.... Animals that are like humans? This is the best thing ever! " so i got more interested in this fandom and my depression has gone away very effectively. It is now 2015 and i am so happy im alive... Thank you furries for being so nice and helpful. May the furry fandom be the best fandom ever.

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Where my Bay Area furs at? I've been out of the loop too long!!

What's the SF bay do for meetups n such? Been too long for me!

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