I hated going to the dentist as a kid. When I was 7 (?), I had six teeth pulled because of crowding in my mouth. It was terrifying.

I had a blast at Gen Con this year. It was a big show for Moonstew – Rone and I released nine episodes during the show. “The best for days in radio!”
Here’s a peak at the madness:

I cohosted an episode of This Just in… with Ryan Macklin and had a blast. Guests Eddy Webb (White Wolf Publishing) and Brennan Taylor (Indie Press Revolution) were awesome. I’m not sure if we talked about anything important, but we had fun.

If not now then when
Tracy Chapman, “If Not Now…”

On the second pre-show episode of This Just In From GenCon 2009, I joined Ryan Macklin to talk about convention survival.

‘Making money’ selling digital RPG products is tough. It’s certainly possible, if approached properly, but if you want to see more than a token return on your products your best bet is to go print. The demand for digital RPG products is growing, but the digital side of the industry hasn’t matured fully. Yet.

Eloy Lasanta owns Third Eye Games, publisher of Apocalypse Prevention, Inc. We had a nice conversation about reviews, what publishers can learn from them and how they can respond to them.

It’s easy to see why many companies regard reviews as crucial to their marketing efforts. After all, what’s more powerful for sales than having a well respected reviewer practically tell people to go out and buy your product? But are reviews really that important? And if they are, how do you go about getting them? And what do you do when you get a “bad” review?

I love my iPhone. It goes everywhere I go because it allows me to bring everything I do on the road. Almost everything; my life and work are increasingly mobile.

Shel Holtz has been helping companies communicate for over thirty years. In 2005, he started For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report with his co-host Neville Hobson. Since then, they have produced over 450 shows discussing public relations and technology. I asked Shel to speak with me about podcasting and how it can help small publishers communicate with their customers.