I was planning on posting this AFTER I got my first billboard up but seeing as crowd-funding is becoming all the rage today I might as well make a post about my idea and current standing with my own " Steemit Billboard Campaign".
I was hoping to provide you all with a billboard in quick fashion that did a good job, but it seems that I wasn't the only genius with this idea and don't wanna miss out and look like a copycat or anything lol so here it goes:
Last week I reached out to Lamar Advertising (They recently bought out clear channel in my area) in order to secure pricing for a billboard of decent value in the Greater Seattle Area, I have since upped my estimates on the price to be around $3,000 USD and am 100% going to be funding this out of pocket, as soon as I cash out a bit more Steem obviously, as I am $1800 short still.
Anyways, I wanted to share with you guys my information so far so you can help me in deciding where this baby should go! I already have a design put together that I also have business cards made for and am doing a shirt that is the equivelant as well, so they will be a trio package of the same sort of layout/content.
Without further adue, here is the Billboard design I will be using, along with the business cards coming from the printers later today:
Steemit Refer-a-friend cards, will upload the .PSD files as well.
I don't want to post my T-Shirt design just yet, as I would prefer to have physical images of those to show off my idea better, but be sure to check back later for when I do a post about those! They will be awesome!
Back to the billboard stuff for a moment though; I will spend $3,000 USD of my own money for 1 billboard in a decently populated area of Seattle for 4 weeks, but the amount they charge for THE BEST placement is usually upwards of 20-30k per 4 weeks. So all the money earned from a chunk of my future posts will be dedicated to getting Steemit billboards around Seattle whenever I can spare it, the first one is my thank you to Steemit, @Ned, @Dan and everyone who has every upvoted me! Thank you!
#SeattleForSteemit #SteemitBillboards #SpreadSteemit!
edit: right as I hit submit, the representative emailed me back and now were talking about possibly a $5k billboard which would be this one, right off the free way:
Interesting advertising avenue tdg! For billboards it's all about the message, it has to get across very quickly. So I have a comment on your design.
To put it plainly, except to pedestrians (doesn't look like there will be any there), this isn't going to work. It needs to be simple, to the point, and burn the URL into people's heads. The map background is extraneous noise. The "Blockchain social media technology has arrived." is too, and sounds like buzzword technobabble. The "Your-Username" part of it is not necessary either, and takes up more of the ad than the two URLs for Steemit combined.
I'll copy and paste my comment on the tagline from my old post here
To make a more effective ad, I suggest making the Steemit.com highly visible, and the biggest or equal to the biggest other element, which should be your tag line. An additional sentence saying something to the effect of "Steemit pays you for your blogs" could hammer in the point in plain English.
Excellent initiative, it's got me considering the costs of purchasing advertising time on a very highly trafficked electronic billboard around here.
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Fair enough, this design is by no mans FINAL. I just wanted to get my ideas out there for other to see, I'm open to changing the design to better suit the drivers on the road...
something more like this would work too if anyone had the original files COUGH COUGH @DAN @NED COUGH
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I will also need to obtain the original vector files from Steemit, the resolution will be very big for the billboards, if you receive anything please share the artwork with me. You are also welcome to use my artwork on my campaign, I don't mind collaborating with you.
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Search svg on slack and click the files tab. I think they should be good enough for high-res.
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Good advice @pfunk, thank you...that is exactly what I need!
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shameless plug in :) * joking
nice design
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https://steemit.com/steemit/@minion/youtube-vs-steemit-enemies-or-siblings
[IMPORTANT] This post covers the Similarity between YouTube and Steemit as well on How to use Steemit and
It's OFFICIAL CONTENT RULES.
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Thanks minion
Follow me @bullionstackers 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋
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I like it, it looks rly smooth!
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very good post
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Pedestrians have better stories anyway.
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I agree with @pfunk STEEMIT.COM Should be Big, with Blog Vote Post right below, and big too... Can't wait to see it!!
Full $TEEM Ahead!
@streetstyle
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Hey, @thedashguy great post, looks like we may have billboards going up in Durban and Seattle if all goes well. I didn't know you were working on the same idea as me, we could have collaborated otherwise.
Your post went up very soon after mine, so I definitely don't think of you as a copycat, I know you a long time here on Steemit and you are a straight up guy, with great commitment to the cause. I hope both of our campaigns get "make-up girl" style votes so we can make Steemit great together.
Have upvoted you!
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Oh my God!
what kind of colors and dance ?! :)
Who is this guy crazy? :)
I thought that smoked too much marijuana :)
joke :)
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I'm just happy there is this many awesome people in this community who wanna pitch in! It's unprecedented in crypto communities beyond BTC.
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I would suggest simply adding "steemit.com" or "Steem" below the logo on this image :
It is simple, visually appealing, and gives the entirety of the value proposition in 4 words.
Add "Steem" to that logo and its a perfect branding advertisement, IMO.
I'll do this in Indiana along the i-94/80 corridor that passes between Chicago and Lower michigan/ Indiana.
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Blog Vote Post Earn billboard is fantastic. How effective is billboard advertising for websites though?
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Those are sweet. You're really serious about this stuff aren't you :P
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Why yes, yes I am.
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Can't wait to see this over here in Vancouver and British Columbia! Thanks for the sharing and namaste :)
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This is a great idea @thedashguy, Sweet designs! This is a really unique and creative way to get the word out. Keep it up!
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Great designs mate. Charge forward and get steem flowing through the streets.
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Thank you! I hope to secure quite a few places after this one one by one because you can re-use these designs for up to a year.
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Yaaas. #seattlesteemers
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I am thinking of putting a wrap with steemit on my RV so when i travel and blog weekly in it i will be promoting Steemit and the travels. I like your idea of adding the @username at the end.
the other thing that i would like to promote and help develop is a platform for using steemit to rent my RV to others. I am in Edmonds so it would be nice to do a steemit meetup sometime. Any ideas on that so collaborate on efforts to promote this and get a local group going.
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Oh Seattle.. We all need to make money so we can afford to live here! See all the condos going up in this pic? The rent increases are going crazy here!
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Wow this is some serious promo!
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@thedashguy thanks for dropping your link in my post :) , here's my billboard link as well https://steemit.com/money/@steemdrive/sa-s-city-of-durban-to-be-engulfed-by-steem-the-world-to-follow hope we can both spring for beeeg billboards!
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Great Post.
Learn some of the Steem's Fundamentals Here
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Omg that location is killer. For those who don't know Seattle, soooooo many cars go by there every day and when it is rush hour, that road is backed all the way up.
Imagine how many people will be sitting there waiting for the light to change, reading about earning money blogging!
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I really like "Your Voice is Worth Something"
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Wow I am so ready to pump steemit up like none other! If there is anything I can do that I'm not alreayd, please let me know. Namaste~!
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👍😆
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We can get this done all over the country if we can get a few donation threads with some reputable people , or if a few whales decide to take some of their money and do a campaign. If we just had each whale worth over a million donate 5k in upvotes we could some billboards in prime places.
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Can't wait to see pictures of the billboard. I think this is the kind of advertising we need. We'll shortly be one-up on reddit.com soon.
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I hope to get this up ASAP and get PLENTY of photos ;]
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i will think that you can also represent same idea in a defferent intertretation that might sound even better.
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slogan should be "STEEM YOUR FREEDOM"
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6 Grand, go Dash Guy!!!
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My billboard is ready!
https://steemit.com/steem/@sir/first-advertising-billboard-for-steemit-is-ready-in-croatia-videoDownvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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Interesting idea, good luck with this hope you get steem out there :)
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To bad I live on the other side of the county. It would be cool to see the first of Seattle's Steemit Billboards. I hope there is more to come there and everywhere else!
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thedashguy, we discussed this article on our first ever show. Check it out! https://steemit.com/steem/@steemnation/steemnation-1-dabbling-our-toes
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If you want some cheap advertising post a Steemit logo to the side of a UFO! I went to Area 51 and lived to tell my story.
https://steemit.com/area/@steve-mcclair/area-51-steemit-has-arrived
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you have to work :)), no time.
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Upvoted massively! https://steemit.com/steemit/@izzy/why-steem-is-the-real-libertarian-platform
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Great. It looks like Steemit billboards will be popping up all over the place.
Next thing we'll know we will have a take a photo of your you favourite Steemit billboard photo challenge :)
Anyways, great going. Keep us posted, please.
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There something about just saying Steemit.com on an ad and making everyone go whats that!
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Amazing what you are doing for the community and please take my upvote. This is going to snowball very quickly. What an amazing time in history.
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Wow, what an introduction!
"Hi, I'm basically every cool thing you've ever heard of and I've come to dominate this place."
Well deserved, for sure. Seriously, welcome!
LoL Suddenly I feel so inadequate.
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could anyone read my original work? its called alex fieldstone and the burning book i posted the first chapter on steemit. i would love some feedback!
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Good post! Upvoted
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my
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why not use the official logo " Your voice is worth something" ?
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Because I feel like my design will pull more visitors in all honesty :p
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Go for it.upvote!
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