Comments on: Idea: The True Fan Boost

By: True Fan Boost 2011 | Postcard Valet

True Fan Boost 2011 | Postcard Valet — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:32:50 +0000

[...] to support my favorite artists this year. But that’s why I came up with this whole True Fan Boost idea in the first place, isn’t it? To use Labor Day as a reminder to do just [...]

By: Arlo

Arlo — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:20:58 +0000

I don’t know, I liked the way you put everything up in one entry. However, if by “manageable” you mean “less work under pressure,” remember that you’ll have all the lead-time you want before next year’s TFB.

I think your idea that the people we purchase from, let alone our own meager readerships, may be the ones that help spread the word. I’m looking forward to next year already. We’ll have to remember to get together next summer and brainstorm ways to get the word out.

By: Pat Race

Pat Race — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:56:12 +0000

I’ve also posted my giant sized list of artists and entrepreneurs I decided to support. Maybe next year I’ll break it down into a straight list on Labor Day and then write smaller reviews throughout the week. It would be more manageable that way.

I hope this idea picks up some steam and turns into something bigger, I like the idea of turning Labor Day into something special.

By: Arlo

Arlo — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:17:23 +0000

Pat warmed up to the True Fan Boost idea and continues the discussion over at Alaska Robotics: True Fan Boost - A New Labor Day

By: Patricia Hull

Patricia Hull — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:00:25 +0000

What a great idea, Arlo!

My background is marketing, so I boiled the fruit of your idea down into something “spreadable.”

“True Fan Boost: Commemorate Labor Day by actually purchasing the creative work of that wonderful artist you told yourself you’d support “someday.”