My friends, there is absolutely no way that I can ever properly thank you for all of the threads you guys have started and the replies that you have given that make this place look like it has some kind of a pulse. There is absolutely no way I could ever have done this on my own, and you both have my deepest gratitude.
We have more than 30 members, which isn't too bad I suppose. It would be nice if they would post every now and then, but as long as the numbers get larger and larger I guess I'll be happy. Nothing good ever happens overnight. It takes work to build a following from scratch (Hey Obama! WE BUILT THIS!), but it IS building. Over the Summer my subscribers shot up from 330 to 1,300. Over the past month, that number has risen to 1,493; by tomorrow, we should hit the 1,500 mark.
What we need to concentrate on is getting more viewers and subscribers, and getting them to SHARE the videos. Out of 15,000 views last month, there were only 103 shares; that's not so great. We'll work on that one.
But overall I am happy with the way TTiV is growing. I just entered into a partnership with the PPSimmons Ministry headed by my dear friend Pastor Carl Gallups. The Truth Is Viral is now a featured
RSS Feed across the
PPSimmons Network, expanding our reach to hundreds of thousands if not millions of new potential subscribers. On Monday I will begin streaming a live show at 11:59 p.m. EST on
Livestream.com, and there are other publishers that might come on board in the next few days and weeks as well. I've been a busy Bobby!
I still need a graphic artist to design banners for my partner sites to use, as well as graphics to be used during the show. I also need someone familiar with the ins and outs of ad revenue on the internet. As soon as I can save enough money - after I buy a new computer of course - I want to move the show from being based on Youtube to my own servers where we can sell our own ads. Would you believe that Google takes SEVENTY PERCENT of the ad revenue? And then they give me a hard time about music to which I have acquired legitimate rights, and have provided proof of twice. They NEVER answer an email, and I don't think that Youtube even has a phone number to call. Customer service is non-existent. We can do better ourselves, and not get fiscally raped in the process. I for one can not wait until I can earn enough from ad revenue that I can stop begging for money; but if I don't, this little beacon of light will go out.
But HAVE FAITH my friends! The Lord is opening doors for me like you wouldn't believe; I SO want to tell you what is going on, but I don't want to jinx it.
Semper Fi and God Bless,
Bobby
*I know how I can thank Jimmy if he's game. I have access to a nice ice shanty, and the lakes are going to be frozen in a month (We had our first snow yesterday, and it snowed again today.) I envision hours of doing nothing but kicking back, waiting for the tip rods to spring, listening to Da Yoopers, and just getting silly - saying Pike Jarhead style.