I can't argue with Jan. You might also try starting a video podcast and create some promos for it and post them everywhere you can. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.
-----Original Message----- From: "Jan McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:34:48 To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Advice on how to get to 100-250k views a day (quickly)? I don't know Veronica from sunshine, but I'm guessing she's got a good rack. You don't need much more than that and some low-cut, tight blouses and a bevy of good writers and guests to make the numbers you describe. Lots of writers out of work this week. Jan [Who's kinda sorry for the flip if true response] On 11/11/07, Jason McCabe Calacanis <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jason%40calacanis.com> com> wrote: > > --- In videoblogging@ <mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This might not be the right place to ask those questions. Most (not > > all) of the producers here are working organically and personally > > with much smaller audiences and are creating uncommercial content. > > Got it. > > Thought that discussions about distribution channels might be in the > mandate since I've seen them here before, but if not please do delete! > > > But here's my two cents: You want regular six figure viewing figures, > > I'd say the only guaranteed way to do it from a standing start is to > > get featured on Youtube every time. I would imagine, given your > > YouTube has come up a lot so I guess we should talk to them about > distribution. I agree about the value of those viewers and the > horrible behavior. In some ways I guess it's like getting on the front > page of digg: you get some traffic but you also get abusive comments > from the kiddie/anonymous coward contingent. > > > My feeling is that to get any value or meaningful response from your > > viewers, you need to build audience and loyalty organically. All the > > social network/social media groups you've set up are a good start. > > Agreed. We're getting a great response from Ning > (http://mahalodaily. <http://mahalodaily.ning.com> ning.com), Facebook (600 > or so memebers), and > Twitter. > > > But they're not a quick fix. Or a road to instant viewer riches. > > Agreed again. I think they are good at creating a space for your > existing users to get together. > > > I advise you to look at EpicFu (formerly Jetset) - Zadi and Steve > > have done it about as right as possible, I think. They've been > > developing their show and their fans for a long time, and are now > > getting 1m views per week. They cover a lot of ground, screen on > > multiple networks as well as their own site and work very hard at > > it. They have their own social network, which is integral to their > > show. Seems to work well for them. > > Will do... those guys certainly know what they're doing and have been > at it for a long time. > > > I also advise you not pay any attention to my advice. I'm a > > videoblogger. I'm happy with a two or three figure audience, not > > six. I want to keep personal contact with my viewers. I have > > nothing to sell and no intention of making it my business. None of > > my opinions are based on any experience of building a promotional > > show with a big audience. Good luck with it. > > Actually, I think your advice is sage... focus on the organic and > stick to your knitting. The goals of our podcast and a personal podcat > are certainly different, but the passion is the same. > > LinkedIn has like a dozen answers including a VERY funny one from Leo > from TWiT. > > http://www.linkedin > <http://www.linkedin.com/answers?viewQuestion=&questionID=128692&askerID=24171> > .com/answers?viewQuestion=&questionID=128692&askerID=24171 > > best j > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds. <http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist> feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress. <http://fauxpress.blogspot.com> blogspot.com http://wburg. <http://wburg.tv> tv aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
