Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Google Advertising Day One
Ok, that didn't work too well. Using keywords like "software ideas" and "open source development" has lead no a total of zero clicks. Time to reevaluate the keywords.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Ad campaign starting soon!
Hooray! Inspired by by SEM (Search Engine Marketing) on five dollars a day, I will soon be starting a Pledge4Code.com Google Adwords campaign with a similar budget. Thanks to a Google promotion, we have $95 worth of free Adwords money to play with right now, which means 19 fun filled days of experimenting with ads and keywords. Also 19 daily blog entries detailing my adventures with SEM! Should start the new campaign within a couple of days.
The promo from Google came as a most pleasant surprise and is a good way for me to play around with ideas and search terms without risking much except for time. Stay tuned!
The promo from Google came as a most pleasant surprise and is a good way for me to play around with ideas and search terms without risking much except for time. Stay tuned!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
In which we change the world (or at least an odd corner of it)
When you want software you've got three choices. Buy something in a box and hope it meets most of your needs. Download some open source software that more than likely meets your needs, but has limited support, or of course you can pay to have something built specifically for you. How about a fourth option? Something that combines the flexibility of open source, the power of custom software, and the support of a shrink wrapped box, AND an innovated pricing solution? Enter Pledge4Code.
We live in a big world, and some are even planning how to get us off this spinning rock and onto other worlds, so there is a pretty good chance you have a need that is shared by others, but not yet served properly with software. That's where I come in. I'm the marketing director for Pledge4Code, and we are going to bring the power of custom software to everyone.
Everyone has an idea, or a wishlist for their custom software needs. We want to hear it. In fact, we think you've probably got a need for software that someone else needs. Share it with us, we'll put it out there and find others like you who need this solution. Now, once we do that the real magic starts.
Micropayments. We split the cost of development between multiple users, reward the person who proposed the developed software, then release the program and all documentation as open source software. We will offer various levels of support for the project, ranging from free to subscription based. In other words, we bring the power of community, open source software and professional development together.
Watch this blog and the Pledge4Code website for more details as this exciting venture unfolds!
We live in a big world, and some are even planning how to get us off this spinning rock and onto other worlds, so there is a pretty good chance you have a need that is shared by others, but not yet served properly with software. That's where I come in. I'm the marketing director for Pledge4Code, and we are going to bring the power of custom software to everyone.
Everyone has an idea, or a wishlist for their custom software needs. We want to hear it. In fact, we think you've probably got a need for software that someone else needs. Share it with us, we'll put it out there and find others like you who need this solution. Now, once we do that the real magic starts.
Micropayments. We split the cost of development between multiple users, reward the person who proposed the developed software, then release the program and all documentation as open source software. We will offer various levels of support for the project, ranging from free to subscription based. In other words, we bring the power of community, open source software and professional development together.
Watch this blog and the Pledge4Code website for more details as this exciting venture unfolds!
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