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NOTE: I’m fucking audio-tarded and apparently Jordan is too, because between the two of us, we can’t get audio to stream like every normal person can. Whatever. Just click “download” above and listen to it. It’s fantastic.
When Jordan Cooper of NotAProBlog.com emailed me to tell me that he, Nathan Hangen, and Mike Cliffe-Jones were doing a game show as part of their “Beyond Blogging” project, I replied promptly and said, “Give me a call, dude! Let’s record something involving walruses!” Because Jordan is a comedian, and everyone knows that walrus humor is all the rage at the Improv right now.
So we got on the phone, but it fell apart and somehow we ended up talking little about walruses OR game shows and instead ended up chatting hilariously about some of the blog-business topics nearest and dearest to my heart: the business comes BEFORE the blog; stop analyzing and just DO SOMETHING ALREADY. I abided this because I assumed walrus humor was yet to come. But… sigh.
Still, it turned out pretty damn good even though my shitty headset (which I’ve since tossed) makes it sound like I’m walking disinterestedly around the office during the call. Which I was not doing more than 50-60% of the time in reality.
Anyway, do check out what they’re doing with the Bloggywood Squares game show. It’s fantastically walrusrific. And if you want to know more about the Beyond Blogging project? Well, then sign up for Bloggywood Squares because once they have your info, they’ll be sure to let you know and/or sell your email address to gangsters. One of the two.
I’m loving the sudden spurt of audio activity coming out of the Truant compound. I’ve enjoyed Jordan’s antics for the past few months, and this was a lot of fun!
Business first, blog second. Business first, blog second. Got it.
By way of a P.S. — I’ve been trying to figger out how to monetize sitting in my backyard drinking Guinness and smoking ceegars for the past year. Suggestions?
I think the cigar is iconic. So you can’t monetize it directly, but because it’s a prominent part of your avatar, it’ll work as part of your brand. You know what I’m sayin? They’ll know you as the guy with the cigar. Just like Bill Clinton.