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It pays to advertise... (currently 1596 views) |
AnthonyCawood |
Posted: January 31st, 2017, 5:03pm |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
When I wrote my series of articles - https://anthonycawood.wordpress.com/category/articles/ on getting your scripts produced, the very first article focused on the importance of marketing yourself. This was demonstrated most dramatically last week when a Producer contacted me about a couple of my feature scripts (Graft and Visiting Day). His initial contact came from my website, using the Contact form, so I knew he'd found the site and had read the loglines for the scripts there. He read both scripts and took a particular liking to Graft, and Optioned it a few days later. I asked him how he'd found me... his answer wasn't really what I expected... he'd used Google and apparently my site had come up! So, I said it before, and I'll say it again... an active web presence and preferably your own site, can definitely pay dividends! |
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Zack |
Posted: January 31st, 2017, 5:14pm |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4487 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
How much does it cost to maintain your own site? If you don't mind me asking.
~Zack~ |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: January 31st, 2017, 5:50pm |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
I use Moonfruit which is a websitebuilder/host... thinks it's about £50 per year, but there's tons of options these days and some will be cheaper/free. |
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eldave1 |
Posted: January 31st, 2017, 8:16pm |
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LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.95 |
How much does it cost to maintain your own site? If you don't mind me asking.
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Zack - I use WIX and it's free. You can hit the link below if you want to see what it looks like. It is pretty easy to use |
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Zack |
Posted: January 31st, 2017, 11:37pm |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4487 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
Thank you. I'll definitely check it out.
~Zack~ |
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TonyDionisio |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 11:20am |
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Been Around Damnit, get to the point!
LocationTennessee Posts768 Posts Per Day 0.20 |
I asked him how he'd found me... his answer wasn't really what I expected... he'd used Google and apparently my site had come up!
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That's awesome and unexpected. Great stuff. |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 3:08pm |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
Thanks Tony... in other news, I've just got a writing assignment from a producer who contacted me on Twitter! |
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Zack |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 3:10pm |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4487 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
Congrats Anthony! What kind of assignment is it? ~Zack~ |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 3:19pm |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
Thanks Zack. it's writing a feature, thriller, to be filmed in Nigeria later in the year... |
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Zack |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 3:25pm |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4487 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
Sounds exciting! Good luck man. ~Zack~ |
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TonyDionisio |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 7:02pm |
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Been Around Damnit, get to the point!
LocationTennessee Posts768 Posts Per Day 0.20 |
Great news, I just started tweeting a month or 2 ago.
Retweeted you.
@foxtrotfenris if anyone else uses it. |
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Don |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 7:25pm |
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AdministratorAdministrator So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts16381 Posts Per Day 1.94 |
While this is up... If you are a member of the discussion board and you have a website that has a screenwriting component, you are entitled to have your link listed on the blog home page: http://www.simplyscripts.com/#writersShoot me an email or pm. Visit me in m dreams. Telepathy works, too. Let me know our site. It gives you a tiny Google boost being linked to from another site relevant to yours. You do not have to link back. - Don |
| Visit SimplyScripts.com for what is new on the site.
------------- You will miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: February 4th, 2017, 7:33pm |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
Thanks Zack, hopefully it'll go well and get made!
Tony, thanks just noticed your retweet/like, appreciated! |
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Cooper |
Posted: February 10th, 2017, 12:07am |
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Anthony and others. Do you think it's worth it to do a yourname.com with yearly fees or is one of the free services and hosts just as good? |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: February 10th, 2017, 2:41am |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
Hey Cooper
Personal opinion only, but I think your own domain looks like you take the writing more seriously, and you get you own domain emails too, which again I believe make you appear more professional.
But, even a free service/host gives you a presence and many you can upgrade at a later date too. |
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