Why can’t I be Ted Williams?
talk show host, on air talent, talk radio, the homeless blogger
(Originally posted 04/13/12.)
* First of all …
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* Tehran rally shakes fist at America and outreach
Tehran rally shakes fist at America and outreach
Something struck me in the TV footage of this 11/04/13 demonstration, perhaps given the fact that it’s a challenge for me to buy coffee at McDonald’s.
This was not spontaneous. There was some big money behind it. Someone paid for the big effigies/pictures of Obama; for the American flags that got burned; for the signs, including a mural that read “Down with America” in English. Someone organized the presence of the tens of thousands; someone called them out, saying be at this place at this time.
Who?
What does this say about demonstrations we see in this country?
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Marketing strategies, part 4: Jillions of details
I’ll begin by quoting the e-mail that started all this. Brian said:
Bill – You have some very good points in this article. I wonder how we can increase readership of your blog?
Two ideas come to mind:
- Consider changing the name of your blog to something like “The Homeless Blogger”
- There are a number of newspapers that are by homeless people for the broader community. We have one here in Columbus called Street Speech. You could submit a weekly blog there. Here is a partial list: http://www.homeless.org.au/directory/news.htm
Some background: WordPress gives me very detailed stats about who visits my blog: where they are; what posts or pages they read; where they clicked on a link, if they did, to get here; what search engine terms they used, if any; and more.
The quickest way to increase my readership is for my readers to link to and quote from the blog early and often throughout the day. Incorporate links into your e-mail signatures. Regard any Facebook post or Tweet as incomplete until it includes a link. Do the same with comments on other blogs or news articles …
I have the conviction that the right eyes will find the blog at the right time. That doesn’t mean I should do nothing.
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A real church in a real ‘hood
Video: Amazing Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Baltimore
Link to it early and often throughout the day!
My first audition tapes will probably be PSAs (public service announcements) for this congregation.
Marketing strategies, part 3
Every month I send my brothers an e-mail to catch them up on the latest news in my life. The quote below comes from the one I’m sending them today. This is definitely not the last word on the matter. The detailed response I promised at first is still to come.
Brian and others have suggested I rebrand myself online as “The Homeless Blogger.” Then my work might get more of the attention they think it deserves. But I don’t want to be “The Homeless Blogger.” I want to be William Tell the talk show host (New idea: a homeless talk show host?), William Tell the secretary or cashier or grocery store clerk. I want to become one of the 53%, and a.s.a.p. Ironically, once I do enter the 53%, I’ll probably still be homeless.
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Marketing strategies, part 2: Streams in the desert
I may be taking this too seriously.
Sometime between 1982 and 1985, Isaiah 35 was given to me as an icon of my vocation. My understandings have changed so much since then, that it might be good to reconsider now whether this text still reflects my heart’s desire.
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Marketing strategies, part 1
Reader Brian Wright e-mailed me this response to “Guilty as charged:”
Bill – You have some very good points in this article. I wonder how we can increase readership of your blog?
Two ideas come to mind:
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Consider changing the name of your blog to something like “The Homeless Blogger”
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There are a number of newspapers that are by homeless people for the broader community. We have one here in Columbus called Street Speech. You could submit a weekly blog there. Here is a partial list: http://www.homeless.org.au/directory/news.htm
I plan to post a detailed response to Brian here in a few days. In the meantime, I’m wondering what ideas others may have? PLEASE COMMENT!
Subsequent post: Marketing strategies, part 2: Streams in the desert
Andy Kessler, Round 2: Intelligence received
One may need to take the term “intelligence” here with a large grain of salt.
At any rate, the reader has provided me with the actual text of the op-ed piece.
There is more to this than other commentators have indicated. I will have my own response here within a few days.
“Black America’s Real Problem Isn’t White Racism”
* I’m so jealous!
Delilah: Radio Host Talks About Why Her Show Is so Successful
I’ve never heard of this woman before. She and I appear to be on the same wavelength.
If only that were more than a pun!
(Reblogged 2014-06-11.)
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