get 'red' for free!

i truly appreciate the support (and patience) you've shown to my author guy persona, and want to give something back to show the love.

here's my idea: if you'll take a moment or two out of your day to write a review on amazon when you're done reading it - positive or not - i'll send you the electronic version of my new novel 'red' for free the moment it's published (the 1st edition hits amazon on saturday).

 just let me know which file format you prefer - word, acrobat, html, text, or kindle. send your request to davidpmaurer@gmail.com.

if you don't receive it by next monday, please text me at 952-356-4588 and i'll beat my i.t. trolls 'til they cough up goats.

thank you, gang - you are terrific!

i'm big in the u.k.

okay, maybe 'big' is an exaggeration. and it's not me, it's my business blog. for some reason, u.k. traffic for it is higher than u.s. traffic, which is odd, considering that the only promotion i do is the very-occasional link on linkedin. and right behind the u.s.? france.

i'm still tickled by the fact that it has by far the least content of all my sites, yet it continues to draw the most traffic. people love to read about work, for some reason.

my trivia blog, on the other hand, is looked at by more people on facebook than on its actual site, despite the fact that the site has more than 3 times the content. interesting lesson, there: go where the people already are, rather than try to make them go to someplace new. (thank you, angela, colleen, and maria, for that insight. you were right!)

my political blog still gets steady traffic, even if it's been 6 years since i posted revealing photos of amy smart, anne hathaway, ashley tisdale, and avril lavigne, a post which got 10 times more traffic than any other. which tells you something about the state of american politics, and possibility where americans' interests lie.