The Grizzly Groundswell Radio Network is challenged today for it’s very existence. The Terms of Service of some of the sites that I saw a great opportunity have been updated to protect their interests, yet blocking our opportunity to create something beautiful with little overhead.
I am afraid, we may have to raise capital to host the Radio Network ourselves. Below is the structure of Plan’s that I had set forth hoping I would only need Plan A, but realizing each successive plan may be needed if and when challenges and barriers are placed before us.
Right now Plan A: looks like it will not be possible unless we can find an upstart online radio site that is in need of talent and such a network that could really put them on the map.
A: Start up an online new media empire recruiting talent and starting with no overhead just blood sweat and tears utilizing free Blog Talk Radio services available to anyone online. Applying the Grizzly Groundswell strategy to it in recruiting and growing. Blog Talk Radio has the numbers we need! The trouble with most of these opportunities we would not own our created product. The Podcast content would be the property of the site. This is not preferable because in intellectual property, ownership is everything.
B: (If A is not possible) Do above but find another service provider to bring the network. Assist in promoting the network and thus garnishing more favor with smaller outfit. All for little to no overhead but still sacrificing ownership of intellectual property. A good trade off?
C: (If A-B is not possible) Find a small Fee based service where we could pool capital and purchase services for 24-7 traditional online streaming network. The trouble with this is that I have found that it may be cheaper to create and host our own for the fee’s others want to charge and their services offered.
D: (If A-C is not possible) Host the whole shebang on my hosting site, buy the software and do the whole 9 yards. This seems to be the Plan I am looking at more seriously, thanks to a great conversation with our very own Dana Hanley. The more I look into this, I agree with Dana, that this is the best case scenario, It just will delay us, and there will be needed a capital drive to secure capital to make this happen. Is this my calling? Are those in the network ready to take this on? Does this need to go non profit or keep for profit? If it goes non profit, my interest level drops off incredibly. So I think, for myself, Non-profit is off the table for options. But, it is a legitimate consideration.
E: (If A-D is not possible) Throw out monetary incentive all together and licensing potential and just do exactly what I did with the Grizzly Groundswell. Make
WWW.grizzlygroundswellradio.com a hub and recruit conservative radio shows to display the widget or blog roll.
This would be easy, and would assist everyone involved, but honestly, it motivates me very little. The Grizzly Groundswell blog is a success, yet, without the ability to pay for itself or put food on my table, It would be foolish to double my work load in two such endeavors with no monetary incentive. I think us conservatives do enough heavy lifting for our candidates without being compensated. I do not think we need to over extend ourselves no matter how much needed it is.
F: (If A-E is not possible) Screw the Networking idea all together and just create a Grizzly Groundswell Radio Empire surrounding my own talent and ideas on BTR and concentrate on my own business and interests instead of trying to promote or lift up others. Actually this is what I should do, but I am better at lifting others up then just gaining glory and profit for myself only.
G: (If A-F is not possible) Forget Radio, Jump head long into video and create video shorts and Intellectual property to disseminate and communicate my message. This I am going to do regardless of the GGRNetworks success or failure. However, this does make me interested in video. Maybe the idea to limit ourselves to just radio is a mistake. Maybe we should jump into video/audio broadcasting.
Dana had suggested that it is hard to make $5 into $10 when creating a business, and I had to be a smart ass and point out that it is not $5 trying to make $10: It is truly mud pies into $25-250!
So, this is where I am asking you for insight and ideas. If you have a defeatist attitude about this, please keep that opinion to yourself. It is not wanted or welcomed. I am calling out to ask for conservative creative thinking here. While donations are greatly accepted, I am not actually asking for money. I am asking for solutions to this problem.
Here is some of the criteria that I have taken into account and they are truly the foundation for this project and venture:
> The conservative voice needs a platform to be heard, and to find a home and welcoming arms not opposition.
> The Hosts of each show are giving their skills and talent and intellectual property to this effort, they should not also be asked to foot the bill. This really inhibits needed capital, but I really have a hard time asking these great patriots for even more then they already give.
> Ownership is powerful, transforming and essential to a Free America.
> I have a knack for bringing people together
> The New Media is the new frontier to be pioneered and homesteaded. It is worth the hardship to explore, plant and grow crops in it. It is an investment.
:!:There are many others as well, but maybe you can help me come up with others. Now, let’s come up with some solutions.:!: Feel out your networks and contacts. Help me scour the Internet for opportunities and frontiers we have not yet uncovered.
Email me at ggr@grizzlygroundswellradio.com if you have any solutions!
Crossposted from www.grizzlygroundswellradio.com
http://grizzlygroundswellradio.com/archives/17
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