Hey Heath, our families must be kin. When I remind family of a video, they ask "you still doing that"? JC
Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can't even get my family to watch my videos.....but then again, they know me, so maybe that has something to do with it... all kidding aside, interesting principal.... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The idea is that a videoblogger could make a living from just 1000 > "true" fans: > > "what can an artist do to escape the long tail? > > One solution is to find 1,000 True Fans. While some artists have > discovered this path without calling it that, I think it is worth > trying to formalize. The gist of 1,000 True Fans can be stated simply: > > A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, > performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author - in other > words, anyone producing works of art - needs to acquire only 1,000 > True Fans to make a living. > > A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and > everything you produce. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. > They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res box set of your stuff > even though they have the low-res version. They have a Google Alert > set for your name. They bookmark the eBay page where your out-of- > print editions show up. They come to your openings. They have you > sign their copies. They buy the t-shirt, and the mug, and the hat. > They can't wait till you issue your next work. They are true fans." > > http://tinyurl.com/32zzlp > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Jimmy CraicHead TVVideo Podcast about Sailing, Travel, Craic and Cocktails www.jchtv.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]