The recent Mashable article on Facebook’s new status limit included everything from Bambi to the Bible. Here’s my version, using RPG products. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘rpg’
5 RPG Products You Can Fit Into A 63,206-Character Facebook Status
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Do RPG Books Answer Your Questions?
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
When picking up a new roleplaying game, I have two related questions in mind:
(1) Why is this game fun?
(2) What can I do in this game? (more…)
Transparent PDF Pricing
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009I called John to tell him what I found out about the prevailing prices for PDFs in the 96-page and 128-page range. (more…)
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Transparent Business
Thursday, October 1st, 2009John and I decided we need to find a new home for this project. We also talked about money, doing market research, and putting hard-core development on hold until we can integrate Jess into the mix. (more…)
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Transparent Benjamins
Thursday, October 1st, 2009NOTE: This email is part of the Transparent Publishing experiment John Wick and I are playing with. (more…)
Transparent Morality
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009John and I talked about some higher-level stuff; the game’s going to be about moral choices. We riffed about some crunchy stuff, such as alignment, favors, and social combat. Right now, John’s contacting Jess Heinig to see if he’ll be our system monkey. Fingers crossed. (more…)
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Transparent Thieves
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009John and I decided some more stuff. We’ll be using our blogs, instead of email, to send messages to back and forth. We’ve also decided what we’ll be writing about and, tentatively, what system we’ll be using. (more…)
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Transparent Publishing?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009John Wick and I are starting an experiment. (more…)
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Gen Con Indy 2009 Redux
Monday, August 17th, 2009
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: (more…)
Using Twitter to time Promotions
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009I’ve been tracking various key words on Twitter for some months. My hope is that I can determine when chatter about certain topics spikes, so that I can better help promote the products and services of the companies I work with.
For instance, I have a new podcast coming out this week. It’s a show about game design and game mastering, for people who enjoy roleplaying games. I could announce the show at any time, but why not make the announcement at a time when people are most likely talking about RPGs and podcasts already? Furthermore, why not release each episode during that ‘sweet spot’, if one exists?
Let’s see if one does.
Mentions of the terms “rpg” or “roleplaying game” by day of the week:
Fridays are a good day for RPGs – with 20% more chatter than on Thursday. RPG discussion appears to taper off steadily thereafter, with a nice little spike on Wednesdays.
This makes a lot of sense. Most roleplaying happens on the weekends, when people have more free time. If I wanted to give them something to talk about, I might want to do it just before the weekend, so it’s fresh in their minds before they get together with friends or chat about their gaming experiences online.
I looked at what time of day people are talking about RPGs as well. 9 AM and 6 PM PST see definite spikes in RPG conversation. Whatever the reason, those are the times I need to remember when deciding when to talk about my RPG-related news.
Mentions of the terms “podcast” by day of the week:
Unlike RPGs, there doesn’t appear to be a definitive spike in chatty about podcasts on any given day of the week. The weekend is slightly more active, but the percentage of chatty on a day-to-day basis stays pretty consistent.
Likewise, there doesn’t seem to be much of a difference in volume of chat during the day. Podcast discussions seem to be a little more popular in the morning than the evening, but not enough to make any real hard judgments.
The Verdict
I’ve decided that I’ll release my new show on Thursday afternoon. This will give people something to talk about on Friday, and it will be fresh in their minds as they go into the weekend. On Fridays, I’ll post on various forums and news sites about each episode, driving conversation about the show so I can take advantage of the Friday spike.
On the Wednesday before each episode releases, I’ll pre-promote the show on forums in a similar manner, riding the mid-week wave of RPG conversation to remind people that a new episode will be coming out the next day.