Black This Out, Want $6,000,000? We Need THE ENTIRE MONTH for Promotion & 25,000 Attendees

[jordie]

Yep! Thanks for your help. I'll send you what the final code end up being.

Awesome, congrats

 

[parocks]

Hey everyone. Rush order BLACK THIS OUT cards are now available at Ron Paul Swag:

http://ronpaulswag.com/black-this-out-large-flyers.html

Prices include overnight shipping so that they get to you ASAP in time to get to you several days before OCT 19

http://ronpaulswag.com/

the NYC event is going to need large signs.

what you have there - 4x6 - that can be changed easily to 12x18?

I'm hopeful that the signs at Rockefeller Center not suck.

Could you redo the postcard graphic to 12x18 and provide a link, so that people can get 12x18 postcards in NYC?

You are the one who should be doing those posters (large postcards - up to 13x19

 

[dusman]

http://ronpaulswag.com/

the NYC event is going to need large signs.

what you have there - 4x6 - that can be changed easily to 12x18?

I'm hopeful that the signs at Rockefeller Center not suck.

Could you redo the postcard graphic to 12x18 and provide a link, so that people can get 12x18 postcards in NYC?

You are the one who should be doing those posters (large postcards - up to 13x19

I agree. Anything you can do here Justin? You've done a great job on these so far.

 

[trey4sports]

To the creator of the FB page..... when do you plan on changing the pic for the event? I ask this because changing the pic will send a notification to all those who have been invited. It's really our best bet for getting in touch with them.

 

[davidt!]

Is there a chance that starting over and hitting up big groups that haven't added BTO events... you can see their events... is contacting groups with a few hundred members a better bet than spending time emailing groups with <60?

Food for thought.

I think anything and everything is good right now. As long as we have an army out there spamming anyone and everyone!

 

[mstrmac1]

Be sure to get the word out to donate early .. 12:01 am bomb.. "Nothing creates a crowd like a crowd"

 

[lucky_bg]

To the creator of the FB page..... when do you plan on changing the pic for the event? I ask this because changing the pic will send a notification to all those who have been invited. It's really our best bet for getting in touch with them.

Don't need to change the pic of the event to contact people who are invited. I can send messages to them. One message to all of the at the time. Which I was doing couple of times so far, pleading them to invite some NYC friends to this event.

Also, I made Dusman and Adam Kokesh admins of the FB event page.

 

[jordie]

To the creator of the FB page..... when do you plan on changing the pic for the event? I ask this because changing the pic will send a notification to all those who have been invited. It's really our best bet for getting in touch with them.

Pretty sure this doesn't happen for larger events. There are cut off points for this stuff, just like how you can't message everyone once it gets past 1000 or so. Notifications don't go out either.

Edit: Also, events created by a fan page (like BlackThisOut) rather than a person, are more restricted in what they can do.

Edit 2: Looks like the cut off is 5,000 attending: http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=121551427928269#How-do-I-send-a-message-to-my-event-guest-list?

 

[Bobcat]

Is there any chance of getting a live meter on the FB page, showing how many pledges we are getting each day? We could set a new goal each day. I think it would motivate people to get as many pledges as possible.

 

[pauliticalfan]

So I think we should prepare the wording of the FB Event for the day of. Update it so when people see it on their FB page as "happening now", they can click and get instructions. I would suggest:

The Black This Out MoneyBomb is happening NOW!

1. Go to http://www.ronpaul2012.com to donate. Even $10 is better than nothing! Try to push it to $12 if you can!
2. Remember buying signs, stickers and other merchandise counts as donations.
3. If you have maxed out to the campaign already ($2,500 for individuals, $5,000 for married couples), then consider donating to the Revolution PAC at http://www.revolutionpac.com
4. Tell all your friends to DONATE NOW, invite them to this even on Facebook, email your relatives, call your closest friends!

I disagree with using "even $10, push it to $12." This is way too low to have a successful moneybomb, as we need everyone to really push their limits. This also goes against the triple down movement that's going on. If you put a concrete number like $10 in someone's head, they may just settle for that amount and not donate any more, even if they can afford it. Instead, we should be stressing donate as much as you possibly can. This way, if someone can only afford $10/$12, they'll still donate that much. But people with extra money will realize the importance of this MB and donate much more.

So I would change the wording of #1 to something like "Go to http://ronpaul2012.com to donate now. Give as much as you possibly can to help elect Ron Paul!"

Remember, the higher the average donation is, the bigger the money bomb.

 

[Sentinelrv]

Is there any chance of getting a live meter on the FB page, showing how many pledges we are getting each day? We could set a new goal each day. I think it would motivate people to get as many pledges as possible.

Is it possible to add pictures like the graph we've been using?

 

[MJU1983]

‎"On October 19 the Ron Paul campaign is calling its next fundraiser, “BLACK THIS OUT” a sarcastic response to debate hosts who purposely exclude him and blatantly promote their own favorites, regardless of the polls."

How the media lies about Ron Paul by Doug Wead:

http://dougwead.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/how-the-media-lies-about-ron-paul/

 

[pauliticalfan]

Will post the graph at 12 EST. Looking very good today.

 

[lucky_bg]

I disagree with using "even $10, push it to $12." This is way too low to have a successful moneybomb, as we need everyone to really push their limits. This also goes against the triple down movement that's going on. If you put a concrete number like $10 in someone's head, they may just settle for that amount and not donate any more, even if they can afford it. Instead, we should be stressing donate as much as you possibly can. This way, if someone can only afford $10/$12, they'll still donate that much. But people with extra money will realize the importance of this MB and donate much more.

So I would change the wording of #1 to something like "Go to http://ronpaul2012.com to donate now. Give as much as you possibly can to help elect Ron Paul!"

Remember, the higher the average donation is, the bigger the money bomb.

This^ + rep

 

[dusman]

I disagree with using "even $10, push it to $12." This is way too low to have a successful moneybomb, as we need everyone to really push their limits. This also goes against the triple down movement that's going on. If you put a concrete number like $10 in someone's head, they may just settle for that amount and not donate any more, even if they can afford it. Instead, we should be stressing donate as much as you possibly can. This way, if someone can only afford $10/$12, they'll still donate that much. But people with extra money will realize the importance of this MB and donate much more.

So I would change the wording of #1 to something like "Go to http://ronpaul2012.com to donate now. Give as much as you possibly can to help elect Ron Paul!"

Remember, the higher the average donation is, the bigger the money bomb.

Hmm, I find myself agreeing with you on this. A sense of urgency needs to be established for sure.

 

[WD-NY]

Yep! It's actually a unique page to you, that is a duplicate of the home page, minus a few features that ensure they don't click away from your page.

That's great news! So, finally this is working and so I'll make an update on this tonight on the web site. I wish we could have had 7 days, but 5 days will be ok too.

Dusman FTW! I'll send the email out tomorrow AM

 

[dusman]

Dusman FTW! I'll send the email out tomorrow AM

We might need to do a chipin for the MailChimp, though.

 

[Sentinelrv]

Dusman FTW! I'll send the email out tomorrow AM

Is this a new email to those already pledged? Make sure to get them to tell their friends to sign up for the challenge as well. Maybe it will bring more pledges to the main website.

 

[trey4sports]

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[SchleckBros]

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