I think we are about ready for launch. I have about a dozen posts prepared that help explain our business model, including, most importantly the payout system.
I'm really confident that I'm on to something with content production that many others are not seeing. My goal isn't to become a muti-millioneaire. I'm really just looking to create a good paying work at home job for thousands of people...So I'm still out to make millions of dollars, just not keep them all for myself. This business model is complicated. Once I start getting feedback that everyone onboard understands it I'll feel better and even more confident. You can have the most brilliant idea in the world, but if you can't explain it you can't sell it, and if you can't sell it then obviously it doesn't make you or anyone else money. |
It's common practice to keep a new site in a "staging" status, until it is completely, or petty much completely built and properly linked, with permission given to the indexing robots to do their thing. Then, as traffic starts to flow, the advertising is placed.
Of course, I'm impatient, and want to launch today! Especially since The Best Spinner Robots are going for a real good price, and at an 80% commission. That could be some good revenue for us as new people like what we are doing, and join us.
If the team we have assembled so far feels like they understand our business model to the point they can explain it or at least answer the majority of basic questions about it, then I wouldn't hesitate to start posting. Just realize that once we start posting, we have to keep going. We can't stop, work out issues, and then try to roll again. It's all about momentum with this stuff.
We are going to get a lot of flack for this system being complicated. What people don't understand, they don't like. That's my biggest worry about Bangari.
I'm posting this on the BCS Blog. I want to know what everyone thinks. Should we launch? should we wait? What more do we need to prepare?
Please sign up to follow Bangari Content Studio's Blog (Blogger) We can have a bit more discussion there, and then make our decision.
Thanks!
Kevin
I vote wait, I haven't really understood all of it.
ReplyDeleteBut we could start putting stuff on BCG, we could buy the TBS just by you sending us the affiliated link to get the commission/discounts that are now on offer.
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I personally would like to see everything explained more fully before launching, as well as getting the big picture for the clients' needs, etc. Having the payment info all laid out ahead of time will be very helpful too! By delaying the launch, however, what will that mean for writers receiving payment?
ReplyDeleteHow about if we start posting tomorrow. These first posts could be the ones I have been working on, that not everyone has seen, that explain as best I can, the payment system, expected sources of revenue, etc. If we could get to work on spinning the Ketubah Content that Petal has been producing, and the Pet Services content that Natasha is doing, we can use those two projects as a model of how it will work on a larger scale. I'm free to help on those projects, and have already begun some spinning of the pet articles. So if we could get some 1500 word RSAs done,ASAP we could start posting spun out content on Bangari and elsewhere for revenue to disburse. Let's give it a month, say until November 11th, to get the bugs out of the system, and then we'll actively recruit more content producers. and pursue clients and sales. So, basically from now until November 11th, 2011 is our "Beta" phase. Sound good?
ReplyDeleteI have to agree. I am not totally sure I understand everything yet - particularly the idea of Bangari Bucks vs. payment in cash.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would also like to get the affiliate link re commission/discounts on the spinner so I can also determine the cost.
Kevin: sounds good.
@ Martha: I don't think you got to see those posts yet. They will be the first things I post. Let's have what Petal calls "growing pains" discussions on the BCG Blog. Then, we can "mine" questions and answers from the discussion, and post hem all nice and neat and sensical...and brief and to the point, maybe even in a concise FAQ section.
ReplyDeleteI'll get one more "robot article" written, and will post the link first thing tomorrow. There are already affiliate links on BCG Blog, but I think it would be better to click through and purchase from the Gallery. I'll explain why later, right now...Chinese food with my red-head! :-)
I meant to say, post the questions we mine out of our growing pains/ working out bugs discussions we have on the Studio Blog -neatly on the Gallery.
ReplyDeleteOk, makes sense. Does that mean I have to write at least 1 article that is 1500 words each day, or a collective total of 1500 words for whatever articles I write until Nov. 11th? And will that mean payment after that point?
ReplyDeleteYes Natasha, your you can float around adding word count on different projects. As Petal said, we don't want the docs to get confusing, so certain content producers will stay in certain projects.
ReplyDeleteThe revenue will be paid out as it comes in, wherever it comes in from, by the overall word count produced. And everyone gets to cash in the same percentage of their Bangari Bucks, like "I.O.U.'s.
I'll get the articles posted tomorrow about all this. There are three or four, that should totally explain the payment system, along with some other facets of what we are trying to accomplish.
Because we are doing some totally new stuff in IT, we are coming up with our own lingo. We should get a "glossary of terms" going as well as an FAQ. w/ answers.
As soon as you get a chance, log two or three articles of the work you have completed to date in the trade table, just to test it out. Your passwords for now are your first names with the first letter capitalized.
There will be more info about this coming in the articles I'm going to be posting starting tonight. You guys are brilliant, it will come together fast!
@ Natasha: I think we may see some revenue from the robot sales, and I think I might have already sold some of that pet services content. I also have a lead on the ketubah project that could start bringing the first of the revenue on that project. But after November 11th, we will start our recruiting campaign, which, if it explodes, we would have a lot of robot commission revenue (remember, 100 of those things pay about $3,000 in commission.)
Oh yeah, and Petal, I'd like to try to finish up the step by step, signing up for Bangari post you started. Really good job on that! Maybe we could share it with Martha and Natasha and the four of us could have a discussion on the comments, and get it done and posted over the next couple days?
ReplyDeleteI'm all ears! Just let me know. I'll check out the trade table - hopefully mine is there now! Last I checked, I was the only one without one.
ReplyDeleteJust checked, and I still don't have my trade table!
ReplyDeleteWe're not supposed to be filling in the time Management form for the work we do now are we?
ReplyDeleteIs that what you mean by a Trade Table?
Still I'm not keen to recruit new writers until we need them.
Who is with us at the moment - Martha, Natasha, Kevin, me...
I'll do my best with the steps. The LEarn to speak Bangari can be the glossary.
ReplyDeleteYes, individual trade tables is what the "work complete" form used to be. Fill in just some of the new work you completed, for now, just so I can test things.
ReplyDeleteI know you don't want to spread the contract work to thin, and I understand that, but because it is easier to sell a "body" of content rather than an article here and there, we need a big team to produce those big batches of content quickly, so we can sell it as soon as possible, to draw more contract work.
There are still advantages for the original crew...Everyone on the top of the front page is in. Remember, you still have quite a bit of Bangari bucks to cash in, so when we get revenue, you will still get first dibs. Newbies will have to accumulate some first.
I like the title "learn to speak Bangari" but let's still call it a glossary of terms in the header, and underneath, or if we copy it to the blog, we'll put learn to speak Bangari.
I'll help with the steps, but I'm only going to have little time in the next two days. I have to get the robot page done, and then by Monday, I need to be ready to field questions everyone is going to have.
I've entered one of the articles into my trade table for trial run. I think we should still have the part at the bottom to add notes.
ReplyDeleteGreat! I saw them. It's working well. YAY! I started doing the sales research for the ketubah content...this is going to be good! The top 5 sites I checked were all ranked in the millions...some lower than us, and we just started!
ReplyDeleteThey definitely need content. The best one I found, check it out, it's jessy's judacia, they had Naomi Teplow's art for sale. Do you want to start posting the originals you wrote?
I need to spin them first right? Or post the originals as they are? On the Gallery?
ReplyDeleteI submitted all my completed work in my timetable too...what kind of timeframe are we talking for payment, and is it through Paypal or a Check?
ReplyDeletePayPal right now, but last payment was expensive to receive: $126. I'm going to do a payday at the end of the month, then another in the middle of November. The end of the this month the payment is only going to be (so far) $200.00. The November one will be another $200 (that I'm getting from VT Pet Services) Plus whatever else we take in from the robot sales and whatever content we sell. I'm going to start peddling Petal's Ketuba content soon, I'm still researching the market, and getting a list of prospects together.
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ReplyDeleteI just saw the site this morning! It's looking good! :-) It's exciting to see one of the pet articles up already!
ReplyDeleteI revised the night fright article, hope you had the chance to take a look, Kevin!
ReplyDeleteI should have time to crank out some content tomorrow! I worked today and had a parent/teacher conference at my daughter's school!
ReplyDeleteWhat if an article has a singular focus that encompasses different points which can't be broken up into spun articles? Do we then have to come up with something else instead? Case in point: I had a pet allergy article, but you can't limit it to saying just "animals" or one specific type. Yet I know that it is valuable to have with the pet project! Are you only wanting spun articles or can we have ones on occasion NOT be "spinn-friendly"?
ReplyDeleteWe always want to make quality supersede quantity at Bangari. So, don't focus on "spinnable" or not. Especially the way you format your articles. You break them up into three or four paragraphs, with a great header on each. This is going to work wonders for spinning no matter what the content is. Maybe we need to come up with another word? Petal? (She came up with "Raw Spun Article" for what we create with all the " {|||} " So, what do we call a raw spun paragraph? Hmmm. how 'bout we call it a "raw spun paragraph?" haha...
ReplyDeleteBut what we will be doing as our robot spinning talents and technology evolves, is building articles from raw spun paragraphs with headers. I envision being able to do 3-4 quick searches in Docs, each search producing a paragraph (raw spun) taken from pieces of articles in our database. Then, as we proof and edit (making it more original) we "segway" the paragraphs together. Bam! Complete, unique article in 7-10 minutes!
I've been developing an idea that will give us a "short-cut" to creating these RSPs (raw spun paragraphs) -and it will make them a bit more "spicy" (more personal and unique, less passive-voice)... I should be able to put that online today or tomorrow.
Another thing I like about your style, Natasha, is that your ORG articles are brief. (< 500 words usually) They are very "spinn-friendly." because it's easy to inject a few sentences into each paragraph without making it ramble, or make the finished product over 700 words.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the input, Kevin! I find myself having a few different "versions" of an article in my head as I have been writing the last few I've done. Rather than formatting it the way I did as a "raw-spun" article containing 2-3 alternate sentence options, would you like for me to create new articles, one per new variation instead? Would that help with cutting down on "spin-time"?
ReplyDeleteNo. If I understand the question, that would actually be skipping the most crucial step. We have to build on our RSA files. That would be like jumping right to the spun out version, and leaving the robot out of the equation. I saw the "stray" article. I noticed the find and replace you set up. You have the right idea, but there was just one problem with it that is tough to explain. Let me get those thoughts together, and write a post on it. No big deal though, keep going like you are!
ReplyDeleteOk, I'll leave that method alone then lol! I'll just keep writing and make it easy for other options to be inserted (that will likely not be my own words!). That is something I still have to get used to!
ReplyDeleteSilly question - but if we ever are not able to produce content on a given day, are we able to make up for it ahead of time or after the fact with writing several articles? The only reason why I am saying that is because of where it might pertain to family events/vacations or unforseen problems that warrant us being away from the computer. I get that we are supposed to write as much as we can, but say I have work extra hours at my day job, or my family gets sick (or me!!), and I can't get to the computer. Then what? Do we just tell you as soon as possible, so you know we're not intentionally shirking our responsibilities here?
ReplyDeleteKevin - I was going through my old messages and saw one where you mentioned you were going to sign me up with a Wordpress account. I forgot about that and created one myself. Is that still ok?
ReplyDeleteSince today is November 1st, I wondered if we might see payments roll through today from October?
ReplyDeleteI'm working on it! I'm sorry I'm late. I took the weekend off, and then had a family thing yesterday that kept me off line all day.
ReplyDeleteNo problem! We all have things come up. I was just wondering since I'm waiting on my hubby to get paid as well.
ReplyDeleteKevin - got your message. Just so you don't miss them, I sent you two emails!
ReplyDeleteThanks Natasha. I got 'em. (both) I can't find your paypal address. I have $50 for ya. I'm going to do the "official payout" in another week or so. this is just an advance on it. Just email me w/ your paypal. I'll send you an invite for the word press site too.
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