Difference between revisions of "Issuepedia:Promotion"

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===possible slogans===
 
===possible slogans===
 
* "Issuepedia: No More Stupid Soundbites!"
 
* "Issuepedia: No More Stupid Soundbites!"
* "Please do pay attention to the man behind the curtain." or "Paying attention to the man behind the curtain since 2005."
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* "Please do pay attention to the man behind the curtain. – Issuepedia" or "Issuepedia: Paying attention to the man behind the curtain since 2005."
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* (large letters:) THINK (smaller letters, underneath) Don't just do what the coffee mug tells you.
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** or "Tired of taking orders from your coffee mug? [new line] http://issuepedia.org"
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* Join The First Church of Who! Because...
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** '''Who''' really ''cares''.
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** '''Who''' really cares about ''you''.
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** '''Who''' really gives a damn how you feel!
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* Martin Luther quotes about [[religion]]
 
====incomplete ideas====
 
====incomplete ideas====
 
* series of quotes about the imminent arrival of Jesus, starting in 100AD...
 
* series of quotes about the imminent arrival of Jesus, starting in 100AD...

Revision as of 02:29, 1 April 2007

I'm thinking seriously about the idea of commercially exploiting Issuepedia, just a little. I'm a little concerned that this will hurt its credibility, but the benefits could be major. As I said extemporaneously in chat, "I think this issue hinges a great deal on the question of how people are likely to react. If, say, you find a site which you think is trying to fight for truth, justice, and the Vulcan Way, is it seriously off-putting to find that they're also trying to make a little money on the side? Or is it understood that even Vulcans gotta pay the rent?" Input and discussion of this is welcome.

Promotional ideas include:

Promotional Items

Mugs, t-shirts, bumper-stickers, whatever, with clever slogans on them (and the issuepedia URL)

possible slogans

  • "Issuepedia: No More Stupid Soundbites!"
  • "Please do pay attention to the man behind the curtain. – Issuepedia" or "Issuepedia: Paying attention to the man behind the curtain since 2005."
  • (large letters:) THINK (smaller letters, underneath) Don't just do what the coffee mug tells you.
  • Join The First Church of Who! Because...
    • Who really cares.
    • Who really cares about you.
    • Who really gives a damn how you feel!
  • Martin Luther quotes about religion

incomplete ideas

  • series of quotes about the imminent arrival of Jesus, starting in 100AD...
  • "ask me about..." genre of bumper-stickers
  • "if you like ___, follow me home"

Pay-Per-Click Advertising

This wouldn't help so much with promotion, but might make it possible for me to spend more time/energy improving Issuepedia. Have to look at the site stats to get some idea. This idea is a distant second at best.