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David V. Kimball
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Content Creators — the Champions of DIY Marketing

Turns out the most successful marketers are the scrappiest. I recently wrote about how many industry practitioners overcomplicate marketing. In this blog post, I’d like to suggest that content creators are the best marketers. They’re scrappy, experimental, early adopters, and know how to work the social platform algorithms in their favor. …

Marketing

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Content Creators — the Champions of DIY Marketing
Content Creators — the Champions of DIY Marketing
Marketing

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What I’ve Learned from Running a 10,000 Member Discord Server

I created the Smash Bros. Legacy Discord server just over two years ago. Since then, I’ve seen the Discord platform develop into what it is today. And Discord’s adoption rate isn’t slowing down. In fact, this voice and text chat app for gamers has grown from 45 million registered users…

Gaming

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What I’ve Learned from Running a 10,000 Member Discord Server
What I’ve Learned from Running a 10,000 Member Discord Server
Gaming

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Jul 11

Free Trials: The Trick to Never Paying After They End

Most of us have fallen into the “Subscription Trap” where a service will offer a free trial over some time — 7 days, 30 days, etc., but we forget and start paying for a service after the free trial ends. After reading this article, this should never happen to you…

Marketing

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Free Trials: The Trick to Never Paying After They End
Free Trials: The Trick to Never Paying After They End
Marketing

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Jul 11

How I Got $8,367 of Free Perks by Being “First”

Grandfathered-in perks are an often-underutilized benefit of early adoption in the software-as-a-service sphere. As startups or tech platforms try to gain adoption and enter the mainstream, they’ll sometimes give users generous perks in service of an aggressive user adoption strategy.

Marketing

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How I Got $8,367 of Free Perks by Being “First”
How I Got $8,367 of Free Perks by Being “First”
Marketing

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Jun 21

Bullcr*p Marketing Doesn’t Work Anymore

Bullcr*p Marketing Doesn't Work Anymore by David V. Kimball Audio transcript of my latest blog post: Bullcr*p Marketing Doesn't Work Anymorepodcasters.spotify.com Marketing is getting attention from the right eyeballs at the right time. No need to overcomplicate the concept itself; it’s surprisingly simple. Throughout the years, marketing has gained a negative connotation. For some, marketing is manipulative, materialistic, or misleading. …

Marketing

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Bullcr*p Marketing Doesn’t Work Anymore
Bullcr*p Marketing Doesn’t Work Anymore
Marketing

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Mar 24

Debates: Finding Common Ground

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently has been: how do we find common ground with people with whom we fundamentally disagree? One aspect we all share is being human. There are certain universal truths about the human condition we must accept. For example: Humans are finite: we have…

Debate

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Debates: Finding Common Ground
Debates: Finding Common Ground
Debate

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May 5, 2022

How to create a free, custom website in 15 minutes

Humble beginnings I built my first website in 2006. And by that I mean, I used a free web hosting service to publish my site for me. There were very few templates from which to choose, and intrusive ads I didn’t like ran on my website constantly. The service I used…

Website

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How to create a free, custom website in 15 minutes
How to create a free, custom website in 15 minutes
Website

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Aug 4, 2021

Windows 11: What Needs to Change Before Release

As of July, Windows 11 has been available to test as a preview release to anyone included in the Windows Insider Program. While it’s in its earliest stages, we don’t know for sure how much will really change from now until launch, other than the biggest news items like Android…

Windows 11

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Windows 11: What Needs to Change Before Release
Windows 11: What Needs to Change Before Release
Windows 11

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Jul 2, 2020

God Will Never Fail You: a Response to a Chaotic 2020

It’s fair to say this year has been full of unexpected events. Even a passing remark about these cases will likely get at least 1 angry mob to come after you, especially with an amplified voice online. So I’m going to do it, tackle both religion and politics in one…

Covid-19

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God Will Never Fail You: a Response to a Chaotic 2020
God Will Never Fail You: a Response to a Chaotic 2020
Covid-19

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Feb 13, 2020

Your Online Reputation Management Guide for 2020 and Beyond

Whether you’re managing an organization or an individual (person), maintaining an effective digital presence is vital for business. Your discoverability, marketability, and credibility are on the line. Online reputation is a key element of how your brand is perceived by potential customers, clients, or employers. …

Marketing

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Your Online Reputation Management Guide for 2020 and Beyond
Your Online Reputation Management Guide for 2020 and Beyond
Marketing

8 min read

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David V. Kimball

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I love all things digital. Topics: marketing, faith, communication, tech, and gaming.

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