Author: JennyK

Audio nerd and Reaper fan. Producer, vocalist, podcaster, accessibility advocate and more.
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Cookie cutter blog farming? And instant reaction. Yuck!

Water outlet (Hydro power station - Vännäs Sweden) All I wanted was a glass of water.
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Article factories

Now, there’s something about calling something a factory that really turns me cold.
Yeah, I get that people want content and they want it fast. They want readable stuff that catch the interest of potential customers. And because it might take thousands of reads for just a few of those to ultimately spend money on something, there needs to be some serious traffic going on.

I get contacted a couple of times a day with offers to either fix up my website to look attractive to customers or to write articles for me. Oh, let’s get you hooked with $1 per article, real fucking quickly, and never mind the content. The article making factory can write shit for me.

Um, Yeah No!

And before you get mad at me; let me just say that I do get it. Your strength may not be in writing stuff and since there are people who do little else but write stuff, then why not? It’s the perfect content creation partnership — if it’s done right. Trust me, I do get that. and I’m not saying it’s all bad. But it is not for me.

My reaction to these offers is simply: No thanks, not interested, go away, please.

If I don’t have hundreds and hundreds of blogs on my website, it’s because I haven’t written hundreds and hundreds of articles. It’s not because I couldn’t find mass produced content for cheap. It is because I don’t want content that is not mine or completely endorsed by me on my site. I don’t have time to sift through sludge to find nuggets. I really don’t. and to be completely honest, I don’t trust content aggregators to know what’s right for me, my brand, and my website. I’m really not all that interested in numbers.

I read enough bad content online to know I don’t want that! And I also see so much crap out there that I do not want to contribute to this cluster-fuck of awful that happens when demand goes from quality to quantity where no one benefits. Except for the Blog writing farms that pay pennies for creativity.
You know, you get what you pay for.
An article I pay a dollar for will not be a good one no matter how you slice it. And in such a case where the read is actually quite interesting, I would feel uneasy about not showing the creator enough respect to pay them properly.
I would happily link to the article, endorse it, and see that people find their way there. Sigh. Old fashioned? 🙂 maybe. Then so be it.

Cookie cutter blog farms? No thank you. not for me. Sorry.

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House of Imp 32 Bonus – Audio hijack, Logic, screen reader, loopback – A quick how this all works. Podcast creation in House of Imp

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Bonus – Audio hijack, Logic, screen reader, loopback – A quick how this all works. Podcast creation in House of Imp.

It’s “Rogue Amoeba”, NOT Rogue Amiga” like I say in this episode. lOL. although that would be equaly weird.

I will not go bak to edit that. Perfectionism is only allowed to push me so far. 😀

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This is a quik demo of part of how I work this thing. Podcast production, all the sounds I want, skype, etc etc. All while using voiceover – The mac screen reader.
It’s not a tutorial, just a quick glance at one particular situation. I’m using Audio Hijack 3 and Loopback from Rogue Amoeba
with Skype and Apple Logic Pro X. Check those out. I may not recommend Apple Logic for podcasting. I use it mainly for more complicated audio production but I’ve started to really like Logic so that is how I do it. Again, not recommended for everyone.

If this isn’t your cup of tea and none of these apps are interesting to you it’s okay to skip this one and we’ll get back to our next House of Imp episode in November.

If you are interested in proper tutorials for Hijack, Loopback, or Logic pro when working with voiceover, click the contact link at the top of the homepage and I’ll see what I can do for you.

Until next time.

JennyK and Imp – Inducing confusion since 2010.

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House of Imp 31 – the change, the future, and a blast from the past – what’s happening in the House of Imp

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Welcome to House of Imp – While we wait

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In this update episode:

I’ll let you know what is going on, what will happen in November, and we’ll hear something from the not so distant podcast past. “XXX – Expectations” was one of my first productions with Imp. It is a rare clip that Imp doesn’t want anyone to hear. It’s probably the one where I first realized that I could have fun with this thing. this thing that is now House of Imp – Where normal is odd and weird is a virtue.

Delusional creativity allowed.

Imp is wondering why I do it; put myself through things I’m afraid of. and wy he someday will have to send me to the asylum.

So I’m taking the rest of October off to finish work on the website and to record episodes. Real life stuff is also gnawing at my heals. We will be back on November 1st with a guest and more of Imps own issues revealed.

Take care and while we wait: check out House of Imp – Podcast on Facebook..
Support House of Imp, the creation, the creators, or perhaps even Imp himself. Word has it that he needs new socks. – We really need you. and thanks.

comments, questions, and random thoughts? Use the contact page to let me know.

House of Imp – A Studio chaotic Production.

Music by Icarus Machine / Bill Babcock.

“XXX – Expectations” was first published in Studio chaotic Podcast Episode 3, 2012.

JennyK and Imp – Asking the wrong questions since 2010.

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House of Imp 30 – To do lists paving the road to hell – depression, friends, reasons, excuses.

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Here’s what, why, and shit I don’t know.

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Imp has the day off for unknown reasons so I’m left to my own thoughts.
The transition from Studio Chaotic to House of Imp has started. But that’s not what this is about. It is however the reason for missing the audio intro. I simply needed to get something out there. Me, not JennyK, not Imp.
And this is what can happen when I’m left to do too much thinking. 🙂

Catch ya next time with updates on the slightly different podcast format and other stuff I can’t think of at the moment.

Jenny

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House of Imp 29 – Creepy fat cop and a little bit of thinking – Spoilt by Icarus machine

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29 – Creepy fat cop – the dangers of thinking – a time for change

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Imp is a bit worried. Apparently I think too much and it could kill me.
this is a shorter episode for a reason. I am in the process of changing it up. I need a new name, new image, new intro, and a slightly different approach. The content will be more or less the sam. But I’ve grown tired of the name. “Studio chaotic” is the name of my studio as well as company -when I’m in need of a company name – but it’s not a name for a podcast. I don’t go into it much here. Just letting you know what’s going on. I’ll give myself a month to get stuff ready. Next episode, I’ll let you know how it goes.

But for now; enjoy “Spoilt” by Icarus machine, a rant and some thinking.

JennyK and Imp – Never quite right since 2010.