TeaParty11.com - Dec 16th Money Bomb - Ron Paul Tea Party

[WD-NY]

#frigginawesome

 

[lucent]

Could I get a 120px version?

 

[dusman]

Could I get a 120px version?

Ohh.. alright.

 

[dusman]

For those who'd like a 64x64 forum avatar.

 

[Sentinelrv]

Sorry, but it needs to be 125 x 125 in order to fit in the ad space.

 

[lucent]

If only the widgets animated like that. I give two thumbs up to "The battle to restore America has just begun."

 

[dusman]

Sorry, but it needs to be 125 x 125 in order to fit in the ad space.

Which one? It's up on Lew right now at 150x150 and seems to fit?

 

[dusman]

If only the widgets animated like that. I give two thumbs up to "The battle to restore America has just begun."

Hmm.. I never thought about that. ::thinking::

 

[dusman]

Here is a 125x125 version.

 

[Sentinelrv]

Which one? It's up on Lew right now at 150x150 and seems to fit?

Wait, did you just change the link from the old one? I guess I don't need to contact the ad guy to change it after all. I also just right clicked on the image and hit properties and it says 125 x 125.

 

[dusman]

Wait, did you just change the link from the old one? I guess I don't need to contact the ad guy to change it after all. I also just right clicked on the image and hit properties and it says 125 x 125.

Nope, you are right. It's supposed to be 125x125. I just changed it now.

 

[Sentinelrv]

Dusman, what do you think about this thread...

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...n-needs-the-money-NOW-not-the-next-money-bomb

Many people are wanting to turn this into an "Iowa Push" up until the money bomb on the 16th. They're currently trying to setup a ticker with the goal of reaching $1 million so that the campaign can purchase their ads. Is there anything we can do to help them? I'm afraid the money bomb will be too late if the campaign doesn't have the money to reserve their ads. It seems many people are willing to promote this push since it looks so urgent, so that's a good thing.

 

[dusman]

Dusman, what do you think about this thread...

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...n-needs-the-money-NOW-not-the-next-money-bomb

Many people are wanting to turn this into an "Iowa Push" up until the money bomb on the 16th. They're currently trying to setup a ticker with the goal of reaching $1 million so that the campaign can purchase their ads. Is there anything we can do to help them? I'm afraid the money bomb will be too late if the campaign doesn't have the money to reserve their ads. It seems many people are willing to promote this push since it looks so urgent, so that's a good thing.

Hmm, that is a tricky situation. We probably don't want to be too forward that the campaign needs money so publicly as that could lead to some unneeded scrutiny on Paul's campaign health.

I think we'll be starting our daily updates along with the pledge competition tomorrow. Perhaps in the daily updates we ask people give half or commit to $10 each week leading up to the 16th. I was considering making the suggestion that this moneybomb go from the 16th to the end of the month, but that might not work either.

After the list cleansing I think we have 10k on the list right now.. if each gave $10 now, that would be $100k at least and then another $100k, 3-4 days later if we did it right. But that assumes 100% saturation, which is doubtful.

My suggestion after this moneybomb is that we make a strong effort to transition moneybombs toward a $10 weekly pledge. I know I showed you this before, but it might be worth bringing back to the table right now and considering more seriously as our next effort.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ron-Paul-Money-Stream/233765143345103

Perhaps, moneybombs aren't an ideal way to keep funds coming into the campaign during active primaries. This is obviously a lot different than 2007.

 

[Sentinelrv]

So are you going to announce the pledge competiton in an email tomorrow? What do you have for prizes and at what pledge levels do they get them? Were you able to get the T-shirt guy to donate anything? Are the daily updates going to be longer emails like we've been doing or shorter ones with the stats? I think telling people to donate some early on is a good idea also.

 

[dusman]

Here was my description of the concept.

What if 50k Americans decided that every week, they would donate just $10 to the Ron Paul campaign? How would the campaign approach the election if they knew that every week, they would have at least $500,000 in additional donations guaranteed?

What if it were 100k or even 250k Ron Paul supporters making such a simple, affordable commitment?

In the 2008 election, we revolutionized the way donations were raised for a presidential candidate, by innovating a new concept called a moneybomb. Although, this innovation has been wildly successful, it lacks sustainability and is subject to extreme variations that makes it nearly impossible for the campaign to engage any reasonable planning in advance.

In 2012, we'll once again revolutionize the way donations are raised, by innovating a residual income model for the Ron Paul campaign.

We call it a moneystream.

No longer will we have to duplicate our efforts to build momentum for a single-day event, only to have to rebuild the very same momentum from the ground up, just a month later. Instead, we'll focus our efforts on acquiring new individuals to make a simple commitment to donating $10.00 a week. We'll make this process simple and easy to justify, without burdening ourselves with excessive financial risk.

The snowball effect would be powerful for Ron Paul and unrelenting to his competitors. In fact, within a few short months, we could build such a strong network of donors, that no other GOP candidate would be able to compete. This would further advance the idea that Ron Paul is the only candidate who has the organizational might to compete against Obama in a general election.

If we want the campaign to succeed, we must provide them sustainable revenue to compete nationally. There is strength in numbers and with the right strategy, we can come together as a unit and rock this election, like no other candidate has ever done before!

Join us in this cause! Commit to donate $10 every week and never waiver. $10 a week for freedom. $10 a week for peace. $10 a week for prosperity.

 

[lucent]

I think we should avoid $10 weekly pledge because no one will actually care. If they cared, it would have happened already.

 

[dusman]

So are you going to announce the pledge competiton in an email tomorrow? What do you have for prizes and at what pledge levels do they get them? Were you able to get the T-shirt guy to donate anything? I think telling people to donate some early on is a good idea also.

Yes, we got the t-shirt guy on board. We'll have up to 1,000.

We were thinking a t-shirt for 50 referred pledges. The first 1,000 supporters would receive a t-shirt. That would put us at 50k pledges and I think it might be possible to achieve.

 

[Sentinelrv]

About the weekly donations, the problem I see with this is that it's much harder to keep track of. We'd have no idea if people are actually following through with their pledge to donate weekly. Most people are lazy and forgetful, which is why they all need to be herded to donate on one specific day. I'm not sure if something like this would be successful or not.

 

[dusman]

I think we should avoid $10 weekly pledge because no one will actually care. If they cared, it would have happened already.

Well, I think the major thing is that there has never been a really strong effort to engage supporters to take on such a cause. There was the $5 Fridays but it was approached very casually. If we had the right system in place, we could certainly make it effective.

We were also considering transitioning the BTO web site into a news reporting web site where you donated money to the campaign to counter any negative/bias press Paul was receiving. I think we could merge that concept a bit and deliver Ron Paul news to supporters while engaging them once a week to make their $10 donation.

Ultimately, I believe if we put as much effort behind something like that as we have the moneybombs, we'd be able to get it off the ground.

 

[lucent]

If you want a steady stream of money, the best thing to do is to advertise for it which the campaign severely lacks. If the grassroots would run ads on Google, Facebook, etc to specifically get people to donate, it would go a long way into getting the campaign the funds it needs.

Well, I think the major thing is that there has never been a really strong effort to engage supporters to take on such a cause. There was the $5 Fridays but it was approached very casually. If we had the right system in place, we could certainly make it effective.

We were also considering transitioning the BTO web site into a news reporting web site where you donated money to the campaign to counter any negative/bias press Paul was receiving. I think we could merge that concept a bit and deliver Ron Paul news to supporters while engaging them once a week to make their $10 donation.

Ultimately, I believe if we put as much effort behind something like that as we have the moneybombs, we'd be able to get it off the ground.

I remember a strong effort in 2007.