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I Want to Give Nashville Bloggers Money
Dave Delaney’s “geek breakfast” outreach is an example of the movement to put Nashville on the map not just for cowboy boots and Bible belts—but for tech. I’m on board. On the top of my Utopia Nashville list: We should value local online content by supporting a few blogs financially. When we invest money in blogs, we are helping advance the values behind them. If our tech community does this, our communal goals approach more quickly. A byproduct is we’re valuing one another. Bloggers, call me on it to enjoy your 50 cents a month. If you don’t give me access to a paypal or kachingle link, expect an envelope with two quarters. Or if someone knows how I can easily setup a monthly withdraw for something like this, please comment. As we water the plants, Utopia Nashville will emerge. The discussion
Imagine Utopia Nashville.
I’ve been immersed in Nashville’s tech scene for a year, and I already know it’s obviously vibrant, talented and welcoming.
Nashville’s tech mass is big enough to be dangerous and small enough to be more efficient than larger cities.
Therefore we have the unique advantage of creating the innovative tech culture we desire, faster than anyone expected.
[Taking a breath. I’m excited.]
Some bloggers and podcasters don’t blog for money. Blogging can be therapeutic, a means to network, a outpost to a larger marketing strategy, or a way to advocate ideas.
I get it—But if as a community we support the blogs we find valuable, it allows the bloggers to put more value into the blog, and it increases the likelihood they’ll continue. Now we’re speed walking to Utopia Nashville.
Here are the blogs I want to start supporting:
It doesn’t have to be a big commitment. You could put aside five dollars a month and divide it up how you choose. Small things can become big with the Internet, and I’m advocating this practice to create a culture of valuing local online content, not to allow someone to instantly quit their day job.
