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We really do listen to you. The success of Demand Studios is dependent upon the talent of the creators who work for us.

And in order to be able to hear the voices of our writers, copy editors, title proofers and filmmakers, we held the Demand Studios Creator Conference a couple weeks ago. In an event we hope will continue annually, we flew 20 of our top Studio creators to L.A. We told them more about Demand Studios and its parent company, Demand Media. We explained to them more about the vision of the Studio and that we see our fabulous creators as our most valuable assets. But most importantly, we listened.

They spoke on your behalf. They asked questions, told us about their experiences with DS and let us know how they think we can improve. They told us how difficult it can be for them to find titles they’re interested in writing. They gave us their ideas for how to improve the forums.

Let’s just say we learned a lot. We learned about issues we hadn’t thought of before and issues we’ve thought of many times. And in the weeks since we’ve had meetings and discussions all centered around the great feedback we received from your representation.

Oh yeah, and we had a ton of fun, too! It was so great getting to know some of you in person. We had the opportunity to have several meals with the creators, which provided us with entertaining conversations, stories and a general sense of camaraderie with some pretty great people. One night, we even hosted a mixer at a bar down the road from the hotel where we hung out and listened to a great local band, GOAT. Later in the evening, we were treated to the vocal stylings of our own marketing guru, Mike Cowan, who is also the star and innovator behind our Join the Band music video.

We were a little busy furiously answering HelpDesk tickets and emails during every spare moment, so we were unable to take any pictures. However, thanks to Deb Ng, founder of FreelanceWritingGigs.com, we have a slideshow available for you on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/demandjessyca/3991767732/. Check it out!

Also, please feel free to go to Deb’s fantastic blog post about her experience at the event here: http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/09/greetings-from-the-demand-studios-creator-conference/

Keep up the great work, and maybe you’ll be here in sunny Santa Monica with us for the Creator Conference next year!

Happy writing!