Web Sponsorship and scams

Hey Folks,

So I've come to realize that I need a marketing guy, or business partner to handle business type things.

In my efforts to turn Video Fight Club in to something bigger I've reached out to a few "Web networks", Revision3, DailyMotion, etc...

I recieved an email response almost immediately from one of, what I'm going to call one of the smaller of these types of "companies" I use the word loosely.

And in it they quoted me a price of 500 dollars. Not money I would see, but a price per episode to have my material played on their "network" (again I use this term loosely). They also asked for a commitment of 4 episodes.

Here's the email snippet:



I like that they cover the cost to "distribute to iTunes" I know it would really put me out to upload that all by myself (oh wait, Blip.tv automatically syndicates my content to iTunes!)

I get it - they've got an actual studio with big fancy equipment to pay for.

But this isn't how things work.

And further more (and yes I know this particular "company" is on more then just stickam... but) this week my 1 hour show got more views then all their programming for the week on stickam?!

What this tells me is, apparently I could be making more money then I thought (which is roughly .17 cents a day - thank youtube!)

So anyone want to sponsor a one hour webshow? I'll do a "this clip brought to you buy" type of dealie... eat/drink/wear your product... whatever. Let's talk!

Stay Strong,

-SamProof

Why Team Conan?

Why Team Conan?

I've been sitting here thinking, if this happened to Leno - it would just happen.
If it happened to Jimmy Fallen - people would laugh it off, say "about time" and be done with it.

But why is Conan so important?

Leno is the lead guy out there in the Late night world, he's for all intensive purposes a tool of "The Man". Fallen is the new comer, still paying his dues and earning his following.

Conan is the voice of a generation.

I don't know that Leno's a voice, maybe he's the voice of a slightly older generation? I grew up with them both. Watch the high pitched stand up hocking Doritos, watched the red headed Ginger earn my viewership.

Twitter has been all a buss with #teamConan His 3 of the top 10 trending topics.

Fanbook fanpages have been starting left and right and the Team Conan fanpage already has over 5000, gaining about 1000 fans an hour as far as I can tell.

Conan is the graceful, modest, dreamer.
He's already made it clear that he knows he's been blessed, he's been lucky, he's had a chance of a lifetime - and maybe that's enough. Because if NBC goes through with this move of time slots, he's also made it clear - he won't go with it.

He put out a simple statement, asked nothing of his fans, and yet here we are - in the begining murmurs of uproar.

Conan is - sub culture, and sub culture roots for the under dog when injustice comes around.

It was the sub culture that sent Peanuts to bushels of nuts to CBS making them reconsider a Jericho cancellation.

It was sub culture that brought Family guy back.

We've watched as time and time again good things have fallen. Arrested Development, Futurama, and now - our voice, our king our leader of all that is Funny.

That red quaff of hair isn't an apology that needs to be made, it's a Crown born to the True King of Sub Culture comedy.

God save the King, Long Live the King - #TeamConan

Stay Strong,

-SamProof