Periodically I am going to laze my way to a post by reposting some of my very earliest posts that still entertain me and got ZERO comments the first go round. Hopefully they will entertain you too and give you a glimpse as to where I once was at.
This following post was originally published on January 22nd, 2010. If you have not been to this guys site you must check it out. After two and a half years you can see what a mention on the Today show will get you.
STM Site
Followers: 12,159
Unique Vistors: 12,034,753
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January 22nd, 2010
As fate would have it I just recently had hit upon the Sleep Talking Man blog as I was reviewing the Blogger Blogs of Note. I even read a few of them to my wife. Some lines were funny, some over-the-top vulgar (not that it bothered me of course) and some nightly ramblings that appear to conceal some underlying childhood issues.
Then what to my wondering eyes should appear (definitely NOT Santa and 8 tiny reindeer) but a blurb about this husband and wife comedy act on my local news this morning. That's right, right here in Big D a mention of the sleep talking utterances of the UK man. Having read the blog and actually remembered it a few days ago, my curiousity was predicably peaked.
After a brief mention at the end of the local news cast the Today show loads up and Matt is running down the days top stories and WTF!...HE mentions the Sleep Talking Man, his blog, him and his wife in bed, etc. Well I missed the story as I had to bounce to work but resisted the urge to DVR it for later viewing. Obviously I started my morning a little stunned both at the fact that I knew about this story BEFORE it was on the news and that it was actually ON the news!
I confess, as soon as I got home tonight I entered the blogosphere to see what was on the Sleep Talking Man's blog. [If you have not read any of his blog at least check it out.] His viewing audience as of tonight is over 5700 followers. Very sadly (for journalistic learning purposes only) I added his blog to my list.
Now let's break this whole thing down:
A. The ramblings and utterances could just as easily be posted on a blog titled - Whiskey River Tourettes or Magic Mushroom Musings or whatever. Point is, this stuff is easily made up after a twelve-pack of Shiner shared with one of my friends. But sleep talking apparently has its charm and you can plead ignorance of all of it!
B. The strategy is good though...short posts (easy & quick to do), stringing shit together that makes no sense, shocking vulgarity interspersed just enough to keep you coming back. Brilliant!
C. Tee-Shirts? Now we are getting somewhere. The money making angle. This I like...this I will copy. In fact I am thinking of dusting off an old website concept I dabbled in 10 years ago just for the opportunity to monetize.
D. They were on the friggin' Today show y'all!!! I wish I had written down how many followers they had when I first went to the site. I remember it being a lot because I commented to my wife about it but I don't remember the number. Fudge monkeys!...hey! I can do this shit to, yo! I want to see how this beanstalk grows.
How about Pyschotic Typing Man, here goes...
Caged shrimp puppies...I don't like their wings...fly pups, fly, fly, fly
Eating time is no good...not now not ever...tomorrow is good for me...tough shit for you
Throw it out...out with the mouse..the mouse is about the house...eh hoser
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No problem...and no beer was harmed in this post
Later
8 comments:
I've checked out STM site and found it funny. I don't know if I really have the energy to check it out everyday but it's obviously popular.
Wow! What are you doing to those poor puppies and shrimp? Hmmm ... makes me wonder what I can do with my cat and dog. And better get yourself a beer my man!
Haha, thanks for sharing this! I just went to the site and immediately started laughing at some of the quotes. Definitely following it now.
Apparently I sleeptalk quite a bit. I'm glad my wife didn't come up with this idea! Over 12000 followers?! Holy cow. So it's more than doubled since that TV exposure... not just a flash in the pan clearly!
I wonder what would happen if beer was harmed in the making?
Wow! I'm going to go check that place out. Very interesting Chuck.
Later!
I heard about the STM blog some time ago and checked it out. Pretty funny stuff. I’m not convinced it’s real but it’s certainly entertaining, and darned clever marketing. :)
Clarissa: I don't check every day either...I have it in my Blogger list and almost everything you need to read from him is in the first sentences so those show right on the blog list. I only log in if I feel like actually listening to the sleep talking! Just a tip.
Stephen: Just proving that I could write the same stuff after a few beers, that's all. And I think I will have one.
Chiz: Knew you would love this and glad I could share it with you!
Nick: "Today" show exposure is guaranteed publicity...and now he has a great retail business.
Alex: I don't even want to think about it.
Pat: Nice thing is that it's a quick/listen to each day and usually quite entertaining.
Earthling: It seems hard to believe I know, but whatever they are doing it is paying off...you're right about clever marketing!
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