On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 01:26, John Carmack wrote: > At 07:11 PM 12/9/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 14:08, Randall Clague wrote: > > > I generally avoid marketing, promotion, and advertising, preferring an > > > "if you build it, they will come" approach. > > > >I tried that approach once. Ended up without money. You can build the > >best mousetrap the world has ever seen, if you don't tell everyone about > >it and tell them why they want one, you'll never sell one. > > Well, I tried that approach, and ended up with a big pile of money. > <snip> > > Lots of people harrumph and say that Id Software can't be held up as an > example for whatever reasons. Armadillo is my opportunity to lend more > validity to my statements. Over the next two years, we will build it > (several times!). I bet they will come. >
John, Just because you have not used traditional marketing and advertising methods in your ventures does not mean that you have not done any marketing and advertising. The Armadillo website with the regular "here's what we did this week" updates are marketing. Whether it is intentional or not you are doing a good job of marketing your endeavors. -- David Masten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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