What to do to get subscribers involved…

Well, we have tried to design the blog to offer something different.  We designed the layout to be friendly and added financial information every day (global environment). We have gotten a bunch of people to sign up, but only a few and they are the same people take the time to post comments.  We attempt to post all day long with current stories as they happen…which is certainly difficult when you have a full-time job.  Dagny offers her opinion on a wide range of topics and I try to interject my smartass opinion each time I post.  Heck, we even offered an opportunity for anyone to write how they feel about a topic and we would certainly post it on the front page…and if you have a nominee for Dunce of the Day, let us know…we would be happy to involve you that way as well.

All of this being said, I gotta agree with Russ over at thats-right.com.  The whole blogosphere is a crazy place as the “big guys” do know each other and have created a circle (jerk) in which they do not let anyone in.  I sent out a couple dozen emails requesting that they add our site to their blogroll as we had listed theirs.  Two responded…yes, two.  I guess, although I think she is great, Michelle Malkin is too busy…doubt it, as it is probably Allahpundit ignoring us…Powerline ignored us, Ace ignored us.  Maybe they blog for profit or to make money…which, you can certainly say about Michelle Malkin but we don’t.  We got together because we were pissed at what was going on in our country and wanted our voices and other’s who agreed to have a forum to express their frustration.  We are not professional writers, nor do we want to appear to be…we are average Americans form different parts of the country, have different careers, backgrounds and styles.  All of this being said, we certainly will not post something controversial and disgusting to simply generate traffic, like some sites (Daily Kos, LittleGreenFootballs, Huffington Post).

Any of you reading this post really ought to check out  thats-right.com.  Russ, even posting drunk is a much better writer than half of the bloggers out there…yes, that includes you Michelle Malkin, Ace, Jim Hoft, etc…

Here is his drunk blog post as he is facing the same dilemma as we are  story link:

Because it’s Late and I’m Drunk

I’m gonna get a head start on talking to myself. What I’m telling myself is “blogwhore…make enemies…1,000,000 hits…”

It don’t work. I’m convinced that the old guard bloggers know each other. Not only know each other, but know each other. Tehy blog and whore, whore and blog, throw hot chicks up in your face and…in the words of the insanest try to ‘take over the entire freaking blogosphere”.

My best day thus far pushed 300 uniques and, shoot, I’m a better writer than pretty much anyone in print save perhaps Ann Coulter. And if I include the blogosphere, d’aint nobody better than this cat son.

You know it. You love it. Now just lay back and accept it.

There’s a sixth step to TOM’s otherwise brilliant blueprint and it’s the same freakin’ reason most people are where they are today…

Know somebody. That’s it. The blogosphere isn’t any different than plumbing or lawyering or HTML’ing; either build a longer lasting member-pill or tap your friend’s friend that knows that guy who knew that chick that he hooked up with and left her number on your front seat by accident and woke up in a…. Jackpot!

I’m ready to better Rule 5 this Sunday but it ain’t gonna make a dicks lick worth of difference because I don’t know anybody. I write circles around the big cats (with the lone exception of the Chamberlainesque RINO Candyass Allahpundit) You know this. They know this. But that shit don’t matter ‘cause I wasn’t there back in the day in ‘03 when this phenomenon got started.

Screw it. I’m just gonna keep spewing my shit like the whole world’s watching because that’s how I dance. That’s how the Godfather danced.

Dontcha’ know?

Russ

I always knew, one way or the other, drinking was gonna make me famous.T over at Republican Redefined got a kick out of my Seagram’s-fueled rant. Right on bro:

Russ at That’s Right is conservative, he’s cocky, he’s a drinker – hell he blogs when he drinks, he’s frustrated, and he may even be a little arrogant.  In a nutshell… he’s my kinda guy.

I’m putting more or less that exact same screed on my tombstone.

That’s poetry. Thanks T.

Russ

This entry was posted on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 9:03 am and is filed under Miscellaneous.