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Gregory A. Kompes's Blog – October 2008 Archive (5)

This Week 199

It's been a great week. On Monday I attended a presentation by Brian Mosko who shared some low cost marketing tips. I share a few of these in the "Social Networking" article this week.



Yesterday, I attended a meeting of Laudably Tarnished, a Las Vegas poetry workshop. While it's difficult to sell poetry, it's still fun to write. Belonging to a workshop group also pushes me to create at least one new poem a month. This drive is helping me to envision creating a poetry chap book in… Continue

Added by Gregory A. Kompes on October 30, 2008 at 10:34am — No Comments

This Week 198

My computer felt clunky this week. I ran Spybot and Norton 360 to make certain I hadn't picked up a virus. That wasn't the issue. I tried to run one of my favorite game programs and got an error message. One of my drivers was out of date. Though I searched, I couldn't find the correct driver to install. That's when I stumbled upon Driver Detective ($29.99 for two years). After running this program, I discovered that there were 24 out of date drivers on my computer and the software made it easy… Continue

Added by Gregory A. Kompes on October 23, 2008 at 10:43am — No Comments

This Week 197

It's been a super week. The library event last Saturday went well, even if it wasn't highly attended. Thanks to all the poets who read, I appreciate your participation in our Poets Corner. I did have a nice group for my brief Internet ACE presentation, only wish I had more time.



In addition, I got to spend several days with a great friend who visited Las Vegas. It's always fun to get to be a tourist in my home town and seeing Bette Midler perform was a great… Continue

Added by Gregory A. Kompes on October 16, 2008 at 11:39am — No Comments

This Week 196

It's a lovely time here in Las Vegas. The temperatures have dropped, finally, and there are some great events coming up. This weekend, The Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Road) holds the Mystic Masquerade Book Fair from 11-3pm. There will be dozens of panels and presentations on a wide range of topics, plus author book signings. If you're a poet, stop by the Poetry Corner at 11am with open mic style poetry readings. I'll also be presenting a session on online self promotion at… Continue

Added by Gregory A. Kompes on October 9, 2008 at 10:21am — No Comments

This Week 195

What an interesting time our country is going through. We're all affected by the financial and political situations we find ourselves. Warren Buffet appeared on Charlie Rose last night and I heard part of the interview. He said that things are going to get worse before they get better, but they will get better. I like Mr. Buffet's positive attitude and style.



One solution to these difficult economic times for authors and speakers is to take advantage of the great and affordable… Continue

Added by Gregory A. Kompes on October 2, 2008 at 10:42am — No Comments

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