Weekend Wrap-up Jan. 18: Ch-ch-changes
Oops, they did it again. WordPress decided to change how my dashboard looks, and to quote from the Ren and Stimpy cartoon, “No, sir. I don’t like it.”
It’s happened before, and it was just a matter of changing it back in the Settings/options, but after various attempts, I made use of the “Happiness Engineers” (yeah whatever…) and “it” told me (I assume it was an “it”) that it was a permanent change.
Boo.
Some people can deal with change better than others. This change is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things but I still don’t like it…
Will they or won’t they (update)
I sent my newsletter this week, hoping my 550 subscribers would pony up $2.99 to buy one of my books, or sign up to review. I had high hopes. Well, hopes dashed and even though there were a few clicks on the links, there was only one presale for A Matter of Sabotage.
To quote Kevin Klein’s character, Otto, in the movie A Fish Called Wanda, “Disappointed.”
I was planning an email purge this month anyway, so I’ll be sending a lighthearted “last chance” email to any subscribers who haven’t opened at least the last 10 newsletters or have opened but haven’t clicked on anything.
Harsh? I don’t think so. I you are not going to open, why should I send? And I want my subscribers to read and enjoy my books, so if they are not buying or reviewing…
It took a few drafts to have it not sound passive aggressive. It still might be a little. There is always the chance that opens and clicks don’t get registered, so I always include my email for them to send me an email. My last purge was opened by 3 or 4, with only one unsubscribing.
I’ll let you know how that goes.
-Leon
In case you missed it:Songs for a Sunday: Shawn MendesWeekend Wrap-up Jan. 18: Ch-ch-changesFree Book Friday Jan. 17Weird Wednesday: Will They or Won’t They?Tuesday Top Ten: Fun Google Searches
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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