Archive for June, 2009

Overhauling my mailing list policy

» Posted Monday, the 29th of June, 2009 at 1:39 pm in Stuff by stv
"Mailboxes" by Ken Yuel

"Mailboxes" by Ken Yuel

Putting the “shame” back into “shameless self-promotion”

So I got a bit of a wake-up call last week when a self-confirmed shameless self-promoter, who had personally advised me to be just like them, unsubscribed from my mailing list. I thought to myself, “Jeez, perhaps I’m being a little too aggressive.”

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Why I’m closing my Facebook fan page

» Posted Sunday, the 28th of June, 2009 at 8:56 pm in Stuff by stv
Yeah, not that kind of fan

Yeah, not that kind of fan

I know it’s a bit odd to hear of a musician closing a fan page, but that’s just what I’m doing.

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An open letter to all Richards

» Posted Friday, the 26th of June, 2009 at 10:56 am in Stuff by stv

Richard

Dear Richard(s),

I received an email yesterday from someone who was less than thrilled about the video for my new song “You Chose to be a Dick,” and I thought I should take a quick moment to clarify things a bit.

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The Dreaded Five Year Plan

» Posted Wednesday, the 24th of June, 2009 at 11:04 pm in Stuff by stv
Beware the ides

Beware the ides

This blog entry may contain “forward-looking statements”. Readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual developments or results may vary materially from those in these “forward-looking statements.”

A little while back I thought I needed a little bit of a road map to help me figure out the arc that will take me from being mild-mannered stay-at-home dad with a modest web-based consultancy to becoming a self-sufficient fully-independent singer-songwriter so I can concentrate all my efforts on writing music (and run-on sentences) full-time.

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Much Ado About Song Fu

» Posted Wednesday, the 24th of June, 2009 at 8:23 pm in Stuff by stv
It's not really about the votes

It's not really about the votes

My official stance on all Song Fu-related voting issues

I just got this message from a frustrated relative on Facebook:

Hi Steve – Can you send me the link to vote? I’ve gone through your message on facebook and each time, choices have been made for me already. Very frustrating! We like your song -
xo

Yup, that can be frustrating. On the official Song Fu page there should be a section with a bunch of checkboxes beside peoples’ names for voting, but sometimes the system thinks you’ve already voted & just shows you the results. Certain names will be bold to show you which ones the system thinks you voted for.

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