My friend and fellow blogger Gala and some other people have asked me what is this Filtercam thing that Cajsa and I (and some others) have been on about lately. It’s certainly not NEW but what is new is that a whole new pack of filters has just been released, an expansion pack if you will, and it’s got the awesome written all over it. Of course – that information isn’t all that useful to you if you don’t know what we’re talking about in the first place.
So, let me explain. Continue reading
And the Fabbie goes to Inara Pey!
I followed a link to a travel story on Inara Pey’s blog and on a whim clicked on her Tutorials and Help tab and found the most amazing collection of tutorials. These are not the more common tutorials on how to take better pictures. These are tutorials on how to have a better experience in Second Life@ and are full of things I did not know.
For example, there’s a tutorial on handy changes you can make in Debug Settings. Have you ever been editing something and slipped and had run around trying to find that prim you sent off into outer space? There’s a debug setting that lets you limit how far you can move prims while editing – so you can make sure they stay within reach. Conversely, you can increase the length you can move prims so you can move your house from one side of your land to another in one move. How do you do that? I’m not going to tell you because I want you to go to Inara Pey’s blog, Living in a Modern World, Thoughts on Virtual Living and discover not just that but dozens of tips that will make your Second Life experience more pleasant. There’s even a solution for the constant rebaking that just drives me nuts. Can’t wait to try it out.
MOOD has just released the DESIDERIO ensemble with cocktail rings, earrings and necklace. You can change the stones or the metal, so there’s endless looks available from casual to fancy pants.
I just finished eating so you know, I’m casual.
It’s a quickie today! I’m off
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To me autumn always means the launch of the spookiest time of year, in the month of my birth. It’s absolutely my favorite time of year. I cannot get enough of the macabre or creepy and am constantly drawn to everything haunted and spooky. Continue reading
This weeks word is SOLITUDE. Is there any sound that makes you feel more alone, than the crunch of fall leaves under your feet with no conversation to break the silence?
The SL Weekly Words Challenge is a blogger challenge where you are challenged to portray a word or words in a photo of your choosing new or old. There is no right or wrong way, it’s all about what the word or phrase means to you.
Don’t forget to link back here in comments so we can all see your pics! And put them up in the flickr group!
THE WORD FOR NEXT WEEK IS: Autumn
Style Notes:
Shirt: fri. – Basic.Turtleneck (Navy) – Shirt
Jeans: haut.monde – Ardor Jeans – Lightning – Pants
Nails: Adam n Eve Ariadne Nails Mani & Pedi Orchid
Lashes: Miamai_LesMakeups_Lashes 12
Ring: Dark Mouse Marcasite Statement Ring – Diamonds
Earrings: Dark Mouse Vintage Pearls on Velvet Earring – Silver
Necklace: Dark Mouse Vintage Pearls on Velvet Necklace – Silver (Chest)
Boots: lassitude & ennui Celtic boots black
Hair: [elikatira] Here – Blonde 01
Shape: Gidge ~Savoir Faire Shapes~
Skin: Adam n Eve Skins – Ariadne – Natural Fizz – Bewbs (new release!)
Eyes: Poetic Colors classic – diva (m) bright
Poses: STaTUS – Systemic – Avail at 4.44.444 Event
Shot on Location: Taken at Three Moons Village (65, 160, 31)
So after Cajsa did her unbelievably thorough marketing pieces for Creators (mostly fueled by frustration- don’t get us started) it was mulling through both our minds that not only do Creators need some sort of SOP and content marketing strategies for marketing success, so do us bloggers.
This list is by no means comprehensive or complete. Blogging is a real time evolving thing. It changes month to month. Day to day even. You don’t have to write complete sentences to be a blogger. (see what I did there?)
Regardless, there are some things you can do to improve your blog’s marketing and traffic and I thought I’d list of some of those basics here.
First of all quit lying about not caring about traffic. If you didn’t care about traffic your blog would be private or invitation only. You DO care. The degree to which you care is what is going to motivate you to take steps to market your blog effectively, and how aggressively you market yourself.
We bloggers are peacocks of various ilk. That’s ok. It’s what we do. So then, where to start? Continue reading
OOOPS I forgot to post the word this week!!! I am so sorry!
The word for NEXT WEEK’S BLOGGER CHALLENGE IS SOLITUDE!
Enterpret the word SOLITUDE in any way you like in an SL photo and link back here! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
One of the things I’ve learned in four years, is that you can never be sure that everyone GETS everything. I’ve been asked a couple of times recently if I knew how the boot polishes at GOS worked, so I figured HEY BLOG POST.
Cuz I have a blog.
So first off, take yourself to GOS and buy yourself some boots or shoes that have the boot polish system available. For my example I’m going to use the 8 hole DOCS.
They look like this, only smaller. Continue reading
This week I was struck by my friend Kesseret saying her new motto is “If you want peace, you must prepare for war.”
That works for me.
The SL Weekly Words Challenge is a weekly blogger challenge where all bloggers are invited to participate by posting a picture on their blog or the flickr group that portrays to them, the essence of that week’s word challenge. There is no right or wrong way to portray a word, it’s about what the word means to you.
Click Here to Join or Add to the FLICKR Group!
Style Notes:
Nails::::Sn@tch Nail Candy (Rainbow):::
Bandages:Bloodline – Bloody Bandages, Torso 2
Tattoo:::Para Designs:: Neptune w/out Chest Black Dark (Undershirt)
bloodspatter:Bloodline – Slaughterer 1
Eyelash:Amacci – Eyelash Tattoo 6
Bodysuit:+++BlueBlood+++ Sigyn RAINBOW
Boots:Baiastice-Nicki Ankle Boots-black shoes
Hair: Tekeli Li:Namtaru – Black
Tekeli Li:Namtaru mask (chin attach)
Shape:Gidge ~Savoir Faire Shapes~ reg legs (new)
Skin:-Belleza- Chloe Pale 29
Eyes: Poetic Colorclassic – black swan (m) bright
Pose: STaTUS
So your store is up and running. We can find your store from search and from your profile. Now it’s time to get the word out.
In-World Marketing Groups: I am a group-a-phobe and have no real expertise on in-world groups for marketing, but that’s okay. Harper Beresford is. She did a great summary on in-world groups for the Fashion Forum at Second Life Community Forums. Store owners should join marketing groups that connect designers with customers, but remember to be considerate and follow the posting guidelines for the group. Sasy points out that not all of these groups are for marketing, some are for advice and chat. MenStuff and WomenStuff are two from her list that are for marketing. There’s also What’s New SL and Fashion Consolidated or FashCon. Please post more suggestions in the comments.