I used to write for a website that only published Top 10 lists. It was fun, but the pay sucked because they paid me per post, and I'm detail-oriented in such an extreme way that it might actually qualify as mental illness — so, I would basically have to research the entire internet before I could submit a list on any particular topic. I also hated how bad most top 10 lists were and I wanted to do better.
I guess what I'm saying is, I liked your list of ten tips. You did a good job and made some goddamn money!
Also, I know you're a trickster and like to hide things in your art. Do I detect the word "How" in your artwork today? Or am I just seeing things?
How did you see that? ... Originally, I thought about writing, "How I Do?" Even these cheap covers can sometimes take a little too long to produce, so I had to cut some corners today.
So you did the thing where you write something wide enough to push all the ads to the side where they belong? Something simple, filler, clickbait, hopefully someone clicks the ads. I hate those top 10's!
They work in comedy though, plus I got to get a few things out there that I feel are important. Glad you enjoyed it. I see you've been following some of the advice I've been giving out from time to time. Looks like its starting to work out for you. I'm happy to see that.
Yeah, those are the sort of top 10 lists I wrote, although they did give me some liberty in making jokes, so I'd say it was maybe 10% content you should read, and 90% please click our ads. I don't like ads. Or marketing. And I work in marketing. Most of it's lazy, quantity-over-quality crap that makes me feel like I have no soul.
I have indeed been paying attention to some of your advice. Thank you for genuinely caring and offering that advice. We shall see where this Steemit train takes me.
I'll tell you this right now. I hate marketing and ads as well. The thing is, we're in a brave new world. Those funny words you're putting in between your photos, that's your new marketing... and it's going to work for you, I'm proof of that. Naming that goat Kevin was fucking genius... otherwise, it's just a goat. Everyone has seen goats, but they haven't seen a goat named Kevin. Instead of using sleazy marketing and advertising tricks, you're using straight up entertainment. That stop sign thing was genius too. A simple stop sign, not so simple anymore. You got this man.
Thank you for saying these things. Kevin says thanks, too. 🙂