[KwartzLab] Time to write an instructable!

[Mark Pitcher]

Why not our own blog? Or maybe a separate tutorial section? With links and
reblogs from other sites it will help promote Kwartzlab and drive traffic
to our site.



On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:56 AM, Andrew Netherton
<andrewnetherton at gmail.com>wrote:

> As an alternative to Instructables, how about MakeProjects.com?
>
> Andrew
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:06 AM, James Bastow <bastow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Here's the photoset:
> >
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/screamingflamingdeath/sets/72157628033557816/
> > Agnes took most of those photos. I took the good ones ;)
> > jb
> > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 12:01 PM, James Bastow <bastow at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'll edit & upload photos to Flickr tonight. All my photos are licensed
> >> CC-BY-SA so you are free to use them in an Instructable, blog post or
> >> whatever.
> >> I personally can't stand the Instructables site, but anything that gets
> us
> >> exposure is better than nothing :)
> >> jb
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jeff Schmidt <digitalfalcon at rogers.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Wow, cool!  Thanks very much.
> >>> I do prefer to use Instructables (and not just because of the prizes),
> >>> but I think I could whip up content for both.  I think they're even
> working
> >>> on some sort of script or API to integrate Instructables content into
> your
> >>> own site.  I haven't used it though.
> >>> I could drop by kwartzlab tonight to pick up photos if someone will be
> >>> there, but I can't stay long.  I've got tons of stuff to do at home!
> >>> - Jeff
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: Ben Brown <ben at generik.ca>
> >>> To: KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 11:08:28 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [KwartzLab] Time to write an instructable!
> >>>
> >>> Done.
> >>>
> >>> Ben
> >>>
> >>> On 11/1/2011 11:02 AM, Karl Williams wrote:
> >>> > Could we set up a blogging account for Jeff at Kwartzlab? We get a
> lot
> >>> > of
> >>> > traffic to the Kwartzlab site because of interesting blog postings on
> >>> > arduino, CNC and maker stuff so it would be great to have your
> pumpkin
> >>> > expertise attracting visits.
> >>> >
> >>> >> I can hook you up with a Pro account if you'd like.� Since being
> >>> >> acquired
> >>> >> by Autodesk they've been getting better - more "pro" features have
> >>> >> migrated over to non-pro accounts, though you still have to see the
> >>> >> pop-up
> >>> >> once in a while I guess.� Server space isn't free, after all.� But
> >>> >> they
> >>> >> are undoubtedly a big player in doling out free information - my
> >>> >> pumpkin
> >>> >> carving instructable got over 6,000 views this past week, mostly
> from
> >>> >> search engines.� That's great exposure!
> >>> >>
> >>> >> - Jeff
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>> ________________________________
> >>> >>> From: Mark Pitcher <markpitcher at gmail.com>
> >>> >>> To: KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca>
> >>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 9:43:27 AM
> >>> >>> Subject: Re: [KwartzLab] Time to write an instructable!
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Good idea, but please not on instructables.com. Information
> should be
> >>> >>> free, not locked behind a scammy begwall.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Jeff Schmidt
> >>> >>> <digitalfalcon at rogers.com>
> >>> >>> wrote:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> We definitely need to post a "How to teach your city to carve
> >>> >>> pumpkins"
> >>> >>> Instructable or something of that nature.� There are two contests
> (at
> >>> >>> least) going on right now that our event would be eligible for,
> >>> >>> including
> >>> >>> the Hallowe'en Photo contest and the Hallowe'en Decorations
> contest.
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> If a kwartzlab member would like to write it up please do so by
> >>> >>>> November
> >>> >>>> 7th!� If you'd like me to do it please let me know very soon -
> I'll
> >>> >>>> need
> >>> >>>> access to all the photos that were taken because I didn't take any
> >>> >>>> of my
> >>> >>>> own this time.� Grand prize is a desktop laser cutter - can't hurt
> >>> >>>> to
> >>> >>>> have two in the lab, right? ;)
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> - Jeff
> >>> >>>>
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