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So on Monday I wrote an email to Shawn Blanc of shawnblanc.net about my iPhone app. On Wednesday this happened. Surreal.
Surreal, but extremely helpful. I really have been trying to figure out the whole marketing thing for apps. One thing that doesn’t help is I think of writing an email as about the same thing as walking on hot coals. It is not.
In actuality, I actually kinda like writing in general. Email is just a form of writing that is going to one (or more) very specific person. That should make it better. You’re not shouting into the void, you’re talking very specifically to one person and can tailor your words to tickle their fancy. That can be fun, because you can feel good about your ability to make them feel good.
Email, then, is a way to try and make a very specific someone smile over the internet. I am all about that. One additional plus is that I can talk about something I want to talk about anyway.
This is so friggin basic, I can’t believe I have to psyche myself up. I mean, seriously, this is just the kind of thing that everyone has been talking about when they elaborate on how popular alpaca message boards are online even though no one really meets alpaca fans in real life. Online people genuinely share the same interests as you. They all do. Well, at least the ones who will end up listening to you. The nice thing about the internet is that if you don’t share the same interest in something or someone it’s super easy to ignore.