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Climbing the Long Tail

Started by Phil Glockner · 11 months ago

Let me bring this back around to the long tail. How does my motivation for writing have any bearing? In my opinion, it has all the bearing. Personally, I can’t write if I feel like I am just doing it to compete. If I go down that road, I will get burned out and I will never ‘win’ whatever nebulous price I think awaits me at the end. ... Continue reading »

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  • Nikos Anagnostou

    11 months ago

    Nice! And what a coincidence! I am half way through the Long Tail book right now :)
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    How are you liking it, Nikos? I must disclose that I haven't ready it yet.
  • Nikos Anagnostou

    11 months ago

    The idea is powerful. I am not sure about making it a short of an economic law though, and some repetitions are kinda tiring. But it is worth reading anyway.
  • Michael Fidler

    9 months ago

    Thanks, this is the one. Thanks for the reply, and whatever you do don't hide the emotiona; stuff. If you take that away you might as well be writing content on Freebase(the sight not the drug) or Wikipedia. O.K. maybe that's going a little far. I know what you mean. But, don't change, just keep improving!

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