yep all those r perfect suggestions content is king tho if u dont have any videos to show then nothing else matters so i'd say start making videos :)
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Rupert Howe <rup...@twittervlog.tv> wrote: > > > I almost missed this! Hi! I thought you'd vanished from the > vlogosphere... > > I really recommend checking out and talking to Rox and Shane from > http://www.beachwalks.tv > Which seems to me to be closest to the kind of thing you're talking > about. > They are incredibly professional, and have a regular simple formula > for most of their episodes, which they repeat with great regularity > and success - but they also do special episodes on local things. > And they have a local (Hawaii) community that they've built up, with > local businesses and citizens involved. They have an active Ning > social network called the Reef, focussing on the show but also on > Hawaii things. They organise Podcamp Hawaii, too. > > Another great local vlog/network is Bill Streeter's Lo Fi St Louis at > http://lofistl.com > Similarly, he has a Ning network called The Circuit, which is art & > music based. > > And it's though not a local show (though they're local to you) Steve > and Zadi have done amazing things building up Epic Fu > http://www.epicfu.com > Building business & sponsorship relationships, and running their very > successful network Mix (again Ning based) > > Steve Garfield has just written a book called Get Seen - Online Video > Secrets to Promoting Your Business > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Get-Seen-by-Steve-Garfield/86657051226?_fb_noscript=1 > which might help you out, too. > > Good luck! > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > > > On 27-Aug-09, at 5:08 PM, adammerc...@att.net <adammercado%40att.net>wrote: > > > Hi Videobloggers and new media creators > > > > I am in pre-production for a podcast I have been wanting to do for > > many months. Finally decided to get off my butt and do something about > > it. But I need some assistance or guidance in getting started. I have > > been creating media for many years but this is my first attempt at > > producing my own. Not having a TV or radio background like many of the > > successful show creators out in podcastland, this is all a bit > > different territory. > > > > The show will be non-fiction local news/lifestyle to a niche audience. > > I hope to get local business involved in the show, and hopefully that > > may lead to sponsorship of some kind. In approaching potential > > partners and collaborators to the venture my concern is to not to look > > amateur or unprepared. I want to present them with a media kit of some > > kind, ideally a one-sheet outlining the show and a pilot episode. I > > don't know if this is typical, I'm just guessing. > > > > Can anyone recommend a good book, blog or other that serves as a > > primer on show producing. What kind of data should go into the one- > > sheet? How should one approach businesses and collaborators? At what > > point do I mention sponsorship; do I ask up front and risk a negative > > reaction? So many questions and not sure where to look for answers. > > > > If any one has any experience in this area I'd love the benefit of > > some advice. I'm not looking to shirk the groundwork, just need to be > > pointed in the correct (read: most efficient) direction. > > > > Thanks > > Adam Mercado > > Creative Director > > Influxx Media Production > > http://www.influxx.com > > 714 928 9896 > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
