David Stein
david@chicagolandbusinessblog.com
773-519-9048 anytime

Want To Invest In An Internet Newspaper?

Here is the start of another long holiday period of down time. Christmas thru New Years is what many people wait for all year with good reason. Wonderful celebrations, family and friends enjoying each other, fun with the children, food, drink, plenty of time to share love. . Uncles, cousins, brothers, sister’s boyfriends, girlfriends, dogs and cats. Everyone in one big festive mood every year at this time. I remember enjoying these holiday times too. That’s over. Now, it all sucks for me.
No money has done that in large part. So, instead of being happy tonight I am just pissed and frustrated. This year has been a terrible one with devastating personal economic consequences. No party, party, party for me. I am just sitting here alone wondering how I will ever make this internet newspaper succeed. . It could be worse I know. My health is good as is the health of my grown family. But my pocketbook and bank accounts are depleted. Also, hope is fading because this internet newspaper is in major need of funding and support. Without that funding this great idea will not make it long term.
Too bad. It has unbelievable potential. Almost anyone running an ad in Chicagoland and actually the whole country could be successful advertising here. I am a tremendously talented old school ad salesman. I can get almost anyone to buy if they will just get into seeing what this is all about. But it’s a hard, hard job for one man. I cannot reach people and get them to check it out. They are too busy, distracted, and ultimately I lose many sales because taking the steps to make a proper evaluation is so tedious that most buyers just don’t care to get into the process.
So I call and call and try to get ad buyers to recognize my diamond in the rough. The entire process of calling buyers all day long, many who have no internet experience is like climbing a mountain barefoot Selling space in a new advertising publication is like pulling an elephants tooth with your bare hands. Of those who take the time to look I have an amazing rate of success. Count the ads you see in CBB which is only about 6 months old. It is all me and my one capable assistant who only edits and monitors the site.
So, I need much more traffic, more content, more writing, and more salespeople. More, more, and more of everything. I am ready to tip over. I’m so tired of Twittering, Facebooking, advertising in Craig’s list, sending emails, calling, calling and calling prospective advertisers who are almost ready to close a deal but just cannot sit still long enough to finish a deal. They like Chicagoland Business Blog but have every reason in the world why they cannot take the time close their deal now. Ok. I’m desperate but not defeated. But, the clock is running. Anyone hear me?

david@chicagolandbusinessblog.com
773-519-9048 anytime