Comments on: Moving to San Francisco!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:26:00 +0000

Dan,

You could go with a pay site for premium content (podcasts, archives) as the New York Times does and leave the current stuff free. You could also make revenue by advertising. If, for instance, people sign up for a Charisma Arts bootcamp thru a link on your page, you should get a referral fee. And really, your blog is one big ad for the CA bootcamps already!

Email me if you're still looking for help. jobs [at] epison gro up [dot] c om.

(without the spaces, etc.)

Kit

PS Am attending Wayne's Seattle workshop this month--am very excited.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:45:00 +0000

Hey Dan, whats happening with the memebership? I think its a really good idea especially if it has podcasts and videos. Cheers mate

By: SocialHitchHiker

SocialHitchHiker — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:16:00 +0000

yes i’m serious, please email me if interested.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:18:00 +0000

Hey Dan, how it going? It’s Dave from Canada. I think the private forum would be a great idea. I would personally love to see video (I think the podcasts are great still) on the forum. And I also think the expanded course idea is gold. It’s definitely something I would consider if it was set up. I’m not sure if the Style session still stands, but I will be heading down to the San Jose Area for Xmas, and it’d be great to meet up again. Cheers!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 08:07:00 +0000

what skills do you need to help you redo your blog? are you serious about the free private lessons?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:15:00 +0000

I’d probably pay 5$ a month. Hell, all the free stuff here and on charismaarts.com has really had a big impact on my life, so I’d be happy to pay.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:20:00 +0000

I know it’s not that much money to pay, but listen to yourself Dan, you and the charisma arts guys have given us many podcasts and posts that I admit had changed my life, but you’re starting to make everything costy, a seminar for 2000$, a phone consultation for 100$, not everybody can afford this, especially a 16 yrs old boy like me.

I really hope that you keep your blog for free.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:17:00 +0000

I doubt he would expect the business of people who are paid approach-coaches like yourself.

By: Harbinger

Harbinger — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:39:00 +0000

I don't know man. I know the idea sounds good on its face, but there are also some more advanced guys reading the blog who simply enjoy the musings of another "PUA" at a level similar to their own. Personally, as a colleague in the same industry as yourself, I know I would just move on if asked to pay a price for viewing the 'real' version of your blog.

That said, I love the blog, and find it helpful and interesting. However, there are enough others out there which serve similar needs (for me, reading articulated musings on social dynamics and gaining a different perspective on a subject common to both of us). Thus, I'm pretty confident that plenty of us would simply slide on down the list if asked to pay for a membership of some kind.

Whatever you decide to do, I hope it works out for you.

Best,

-Harbinger

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:57:00 +0000

I would certainly subscribe to your podcast/blog at $5-10/month

Jasper

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:08:00 +0000

I think it would also be a good idea, to do some sort of competition some time, in which you can win a bootcamp. It’s a great way for charisma-arts to market their products, and this way, also people who will never be able to save the amount of money for a bootcamp, have chance to go on one. Win-win… what do you other guys think?

Pieter

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:35:00 +0000

I think the paid blog is a great idea, especially if you keep the price point low. $10 a month will scare off too many people. I think you'd net more at $4.99/mo. for those willing to commit to a 2 month term that auto-renews if they don't actively cancel, or $3.99 per single private article.

And I would still do the public blog in parallel with the private one. The public articles would be the perfect billboard for the paid ones. Have them both on the same subject each week; just have the private post have much more detail plus audio, pictorial or even video illustration. IE, one month the public blog might be an overview of disqualification and why it's important, and a teaser paragraph telling members to click on a link to hear mp3 audio of a couple of sarges you did (like the Juggler/Johnny Savior in-field audio) & a more elaborate text explanation. Next week, an explanation of how to shop, but the private blog has specific things to buy, specific stores to check out, before & after pics of shopping clients (faces obscured), audio of a girl explaining why she checks out a guy's shoes, watch, etc.

To further market the private posts, figure out some way of letting the praise comments for the private blog posts be visible on the public blog.

Frankly, I'd take down some of your old posts (which are incredible), split them into public and private versions, add some illustrative audiovisuals and put them back up in the split format.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:04:00 +0000

Dan relax I already told you that on the alumni board! Anyways it sounds awesome with that new stuff you are up to. I am definately interested in hearing more on that advanced bootcamp. The topics it involves are exactly what I want to work on. Regarding your members only blog consept I am pretty sure I would sign up for that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:25:00 +0000

Hey Hitch, sounds like a great idea for the membership blog. I know I would join for sure if there were podcasts and free video. Great idea!