[videoblogging] Indy Web Series The Bindlestiffs vs. Discovery's Deadliest Catch Web spin-off
Howdy, I was wondering if folks in the group might have some thoughts on generating vote turn out for web competitions. I don't mean to directly plug my project but more to ask what techniques folks with blogs and web series have used to help overcome apathy of our viewers. My web series "The Bindlestiffs" www.thebindlestiffs.com has been nominated for a Webby Award (Divsion: Online Film & Video Category: Reality). One of the other nominees in the category is "Deadliest Catch: Real Dutch" a web spin off of Discovery Channel's popular show. Our nominations make us eligible for a people's voice award and right now we're running in 2nd behind Deadliest with about 1/2 as many votes. To have been nominated at all is quite a feather in our cap considering every other nominee in the category (and many more who were'nt nominated) was funded by much larger corporations than myself. Of course, Discovery has enormous PR power compared to us so we're trying everything we know to stay competitive (Facebook, Twitter, e-mails). Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks, M.J. producer "The Bindlestiffs"
Re: [videoblogging] Indy Web Series The Bindlestiffs vs. Discovery's Deadliest Catch Web spin-off
> Howdy, I was wondering if folks in the group might have some thoughts on > generating vote turn out for web competitions. I don't mean to directly plug > my project but more to ask what techniques folks with blogs and web series > have used to help overcome apathy of our viewers. hahah "what techniques folks with blogs and web series have used to help overcome apathy of our viewers" What a great quote. as far as the Webbies go, it's not easy to get people excited about voting. What's in it for them? The best way is to create a relationship with people who watch and enjoy your work. Creators get twitter accounts and twitter their personal world. They go to events and get to know people. It's really a small world online. The other thing is to get involved in other communities. By investing time in other people, they will invest time in you. Unfortunately, Ive never seen any shortcuts. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Indy Web Series The Bindlestiffs vs. Discovery's Deadliest Catch Web spin-off
Paying for votes is not illegal as far as you know. On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Jay dedman wrote: > > Howdy, I was wondering if folks in the group might have some thoughts on > > generating vote turn out for web competitions. I don't mean to directly > plug > > my project but more to ask what techniques folks with blogs and web > series > > have used to help overcome apathy of our viewers. > > hahah "what techniques folks with blogs and web series have used to > help overcome apathy of our viewers" > What a great quote. > > as far as the Webbies go, it's not easy to get people excited about > voting. What's in it for them? > > The best way is to create a relationship with people who watch and > enjoy your work. Creators get twitter accounts and twitter their > personal world. They go to events and get to know people. It's really > a small world online. > > The other thing is to get involved in other communities. By investing > time in other people, they will invest time in you. Unfortunately, Ive > never seen any shortcuts. > > Jay > > > -- > http://ryanishungry.com > http://jaydedman.com > http://twitter.com/jaydedman > 917 371 6790 > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indy Web Series The Bindlestiffs vs. Discovery's Deadliest Catch Web spin-off
https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:59 PM, M.J. Loheed wrote: > > > Howdy, I was wondering if folks in the group might have some thoughts on > generating vote turn out for web competitions. I don't mean to directly plug > my project but more to ask what techniques folks with blogs and web series > have used to help overcome apathy of our viewers. > > My web series "The Bindlestiffs" www.thebindlestiffs.com has been > nominated for a Webby Award (Divsion: Online Film & Video Category: > Reality). One of the other nominees in the category is "Deadliest Catch: > Real Dutch" a web spin off of Discovery Channel's popular show. Our > nominations make us eligible for a people's voice award and right now we're > running in 2nd behind Deadliest with about 1/2 as many votes. > > To have been nominated at all is quite a feather in our cap considering > every other nominee in the category (and many more who were'nt nominated) > was funded by much larger corporations than myself. Of course, Discovery has > enormous PR power compared to us so we're trying everything we know to stay > competitive (Facebook, Twitter, e-mails). > > Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > M.J. > producer "The Bindlestiffs" > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indy Web Series The Bindlestiffs vs. Discovery's Deadliest Catch Web spin-off
I suggest offering every 100 voter a free signed DVD of the entire film? I am a fan of Bindlestiffs they performed in my interactive Cyber Cabaret at the Knitting Factory 1998. If you implement such an idea, or something like it, I would be happy to help promote the vote for Bindlestiffs on my social media networks. You will need to give something to get something! good luck, adriana kaegi http://dearaddy.com http://adrianakaegi.com --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Adam Quirk wrote: > From: Adam Quirk > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Indy Web Series The Bindlestiffs vs. Discovery's > Deadliest Catch Web spin-off > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 4:24 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Paying for votes is not illegal as far as you > know. > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Jay dedman com> wrote: > > > > > > Howdy, I was wondering if folks in the group > might have some thoughts on > > > > generating vote turn out for web competitions. I > don't mean to directly > > > plug > > > > my project but more to ask what techniques folks > with blogs and web > > > series > > > > have used to help overcome apathy of our > viewers. > > > > > > hahah "what techniques folks with blogs and web > series have used to > > > help overcome apathy of our viewers" > > > What a great quote. > > > > > > as far as the Webbies go, it's not easy to get > people excited about > > > voting. What's in it for them? > > > > > > The best way is to create a relationship with people > who watch and > > > enjoy your work. Creators get twitter accounts and > twitter their > > > personal world. They go to events and get to know > people. It's really > > > a small world online. > > > > > > The other thing is to get involved in other > communities. By investing > > > time in other people, they will invest time in you. > Unfortunately, Ive > > > never seen any shortcuts. > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://ryanishungry .com > > > http://jaydedman. com > > > http://twitter. > com/jaydedman > > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > > > > > - - -- > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
