It appears that our funding isn’t coming through for our roadtrip as planned.

The problem: I need $$ to buy equipment to make videos for roadtrip, and the company giving money needs / wants a video to show to the team. How can I make the video if I don’t have the equipment?

Obviously I Can’t….

But it’s ok… I have other plans…I’ll just have to put the roadtrip on hiatus. But be aware that I will complete the roadtrip.

Feel free to submit your blog to our American Blog Directory. Stay tuned though, I may do some interviews shortly via skype video conference.

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I have it on good authority that I’ll have the funding for our roadtrip this week. Give a few days to gather up all the equipment, we will be launching on our trip, maybe on monday - June 23rd.

Visiting 50 states is going to be a huge endeavor. I’ve promised my sponsor that I can and will complete the tour and interview 50 bloggers in 50 states(and some of Canada). If funds are stretched though I have the option of finishing the roadtrip remotely. But hopefully between sponsors, donors, etc we’ll be able to get it done.

My sponsor is lining me up an interview possibly with Amber Mac a tech vlogger / journalist who is big in Canada - also I’ve dropped an email to John Chow - who has agreed to do an interview IF I can get there before he leaves for a month in Mid-July.

I’m starting in Ohio and have to race to get the interviews done in the eastern USA then get to Vancouver, BC as fast as possible.

Interviewing John Chow would be a huge opportunity, and will help push the exposure this trip gets. I’ll also be interviewing a less famous blogger in BC  - my goal is to give the average joe blow blogger some exposure and interview everyday joe’s. But a john chow here and there will definitely be nice too.

STay tuned - this is going to be big.

We still need bloggers - especially in Northeastern, OH - Northern PA - and Northern NY (my first 3 stops.)
Submit your blogs here!

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I’ve chosen the cities that we will be stopping in. We will take any blogger in the state as long as they are able to meet us at the chosen city.

I do apologize for any who would like to be interviewed but cannot meet us in these destinations, but we have picked them as they are logistically the best cities to visit in order to save as much gas as we can.

I’ve already calculated the trip being around 15,000 miles, and costing at least $3,500 just in gas alone.

As such  - Donations are GREATLY welcomed. Just send money via paypal to:
yourstruly AT patrickcurl DOT com

We are splitting the trip up into two blocks to take a small break /  breather.

Without further adieu here are the cities that we’ve picked:

First Leg:
Starting in Cleveland, OH.
1. Erie, PA
2. Buffalo, NY - We’d like to do the interview @ Niagra Falls if possible.
3. Toronto, ON
4. Montreal, QC
5. Montpelier, VT
6. Manchester, NH
7. Portland, ME
8. Boston, MA
9. Providence, RI
10. Hartford, CT
11. Trenton, NJ
12. Wilmington, DE
13. Baltimore, MD
14. Washington, DC
15. Richmond, VA
16. Raleigh, NC
17. Columbia, SC
18. Atlanta, GA
19. Tallahassee, Fl
20. Mobile, AL
21. New Orleans, LA
22. Jackson, MS
23. Little Rock, AR
24. Memphis, TN
25. Lexington, KY
26. Huntington, WV

Ending in Cleveland, OH

Second Leg:
Starting from Cleveland, OH.
1. Lansing, MI
2. Fort Wayne, IN
3. Chicago, IL
4. Milwaukee, WI
5. Minneapolis, MN
6. Sioux Falls, Sd
7. Omaha
8. Kansas City, MO
9. Wichita, KS
10. Oklahoma City, OK
11. Amarillo, Tx
12. Albuquerque, NM
13. Denver, CO
14. Cheyenne, Wy
15. Pocatello, ID
16. Salt Lake City
17. Cedar City - Camping w/ Relatives
18. Flagstaff, AZ
19. San Francisco, CA
20. Portland, OR
21. Seattle, WA
22. Vancouver, BC
23. Calgary, AB
24. Billings, MT
25. Bismark, ND
26. Winnipeg, MB

Ending in Cleveland, OH.

We are also selling small vinyl stickers on our car - they are going to be just a little bigger than a standard mouse, and will take up any free space on our car that isn’t covered by our sponsor(which we are announcing soon - this company is an awesome new company with great potential).

If interested send us a graphic / logo you would like to use - Each vinyl sticker will cost approximately $50 and will also include free 125×125 ads.

I’d also like to thank everyone who’s still following this trip - believe it or not - not only are we planning this cross country voyage but we’re moving cross country in the process - we just bought a house in Cleveland and are moving from Utah this coming week. So please bare with me if I’m not updating daily, as we will be unable to really update while on the road (getting our laptop soon).

We are totally excited to get this trip launched - if our sponsor agrees to the expenses I sent in - we will be on the road most likely June 2nd.

Best way to stay updated is of course to follow me on twitter: user = patrickcurl

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As you may or may not be aware(if this is your first time to my blog) - I’m embarking on a journey of a lifetime. Perhaps the first of many such journeys.

I am going to be interviewing 1 blogger in EACH of the 50 states.
(Now the 10 major provinces of Canada too!)

Recently, I’ve put out calls for sponsors, and I’m very close to closing a contract with an awesome sponsor - I don’t want to layout all the details just yet - you’ll have to stay tuned to learn more about this great web2.0 company and what they have to offer.

The exciting thing is with their support we will be able to get this launched a lot quicker.

Which means I need your help - at our sponsor’s suggestion we’ve decided to not only hit ALL 50 states, but ALSO all the Provinces of Canada as well.

Each blog will be featured on video sharing sites across the internet, podcasting directories, etc… This is truly the power of synergy - each blog accepted will also be linking back to the project and it will snowball.

We need more bloggers - it’s easy as pie to enter and you will get a ton of exposure for your blog.

Step 1 - Go to: http://www.thereseabloginmysoup.com/directory/

Step 2 - Click on the state / or province that you live in.

Step 3 - Click the link that says “Insert your link here”

Submit your link to our directory  - we will be choosing blogs when we have at least 2 blogs per state / province - Show your State / Provincial Pride Today!

We are also going to be collecting some cool ’swag’ from the bloggers we interview - as well as other souvenirs that we pick along the way - and will be holding some tight contests to give away our road-trip swag, after we return.

You know the beauty of this is it all started because of Twitter. Twitter truly is an amazing tool.

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Today I’m launching an ebay auction for sponsorship of the 50 Bloggers in 50 States Roadtrip. I am going to be travelling a huge distance for this project. I figure might as well sell ads on the van, right?

You can view the auction here: Roadtrip - 50 Blogs in 50 States - Extreme Ad Package!

The starting price is $497. Which in my opinion is way under-priced, I can see this going as high as $2000 or more.

What you receive:

1 ad on my van in the back window for everyone to see. I will be travelling more than 5000 miles over the span of this roadtrip - it will definitely get a lot of eyes.
You will be one of my featured sponsors and be listed on ALL posts relating to the Roadtrip.
You will also receive a link on my blogroll.
A 125×125 pixel banner ad.
A 468×60 pixel banner ad. In the top header by the search bar.
Vocal mentioning on EVERY Video / Podcast relating to the Roadtrip.
I will be taking a picture of each blogger we interview holding up a poster with the logo’s of my Featured sponsors.
I will also be stopping by any radio stations / tv stations / etc who will let me.

So far my site gets 1000 hits per day. IF that were the only feature it would be a steal - that’s 365,000 banner views spread out over a year. 1 banner for one month alone currently runs $30.

Imagine the exposure your website, blog, product will get. This is huge.

Each interview will not only be featured on my blog -but each blogger will also be writing a blog post about the event linking back to my site. I currently get 1000 hits a day - I’m expecting this roadtrip to bring raise that to 20,000/day - and you will have a 1 year banner. Not to mention your 1 year of van-side advertising.

This is the surest way to explode your business. If you want to take your business to the next height you need to place a bid TODAY the Auction ends in 10 days. Don’t wait. Don’t get left out in the cold!

BY THE WAY IF YOU HAVEN’T SUBMITTED YOUR BLOG TO THE DIRECTORY - You better do so now - it’s the ONLY way to get a chance to be interviewed!

Submit your Blog to the American Blogger Directory

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Today, I’ve decided i’m going to try my hand at podcasting.

This is my introduction to the world of podcasting. I will be delving deep and revealing my results as to how well podcasting can help improve a blog’s reach.

Feel free to subscribe to my podcast.

 

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LAUNCHING TODAY: The American Blogger Directory - find great bloggers in your state now!
I swear I’m not being anti-world, or anything - But today I have launched an American Blogger Directory - in order to organize the blogosphere by U.S. States. This will of course help me immensely in making my decision for who to visit in each state, during my 50 Bloggers, 50 States, in 50 Days Road Trip.

If you would like to be interviewed via text, audio, and video - and have your blog mentioned on all the top video, and podcasting sites please feel free to add your link to the American Blogger Directory.

In order to grow the American Blogger Directory as well as the traffic to this site - I will be requiring a reciprocal link somewhere on your site - it could be in a blog post, blogroll, etc.. This will of course in the end - benefit everyone who signs up as it will increase the pagerank and seo power of the American Blogger Directory.

The bottom line is: The more traffic this site gets, and higher it ranks - the more traffic you will get if I choose to visit and interview you.

Go to the American Blogger Directory and submit your blog now!

Before adding your site please be sure to link to: http://www.theresabloginmysoup.com/directory/

 

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As part of my Summer Road TRip - I need bloggers from Delaware, Florida, Georgia, and Hawaii!

To submit your blog just submit a comment to this post, which a link to your blog and why you think I should interview you!

We also still need Sponsors / Donations: Our sponsors will be featured in every blog post about this project, and that could transform into some major publicity!

Current Sponsor(s):

That Tall Dude

Submit your blog to other states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut

Send all donations via paypal to: yourstruly AT patrickcurl.com

 

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I’d like to give a shout out to Shawn over at ThatTallDude.com, He was kind enough to give us a donation, and we definitely need all the donations we can get to be able to go on our 50 state roadtrip.

You can donate and get a shoutout, by clicking the link on the sidebar.

Shawn blogs about Technology, Religion, Sports, and anything else he deems important, go on over and check out some of his blog posts, I personally liked a video he posted called: “Deuce Meditation”.

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This is an update to Our Summer Roadtrip - we need the best of the blogs from Canada, California, Colorado,  Connecticut. Canada is a state, right? Just KIDDING!

We are also planning on visiting a blogger in Canada, if possible.

If you are from any of these states(or Canada) and blog. Or know somebody from there who blogs, please submit their blog to us in the comments of this post, and we will consider visiting them, and doing a blog interview.

Please note we are looking for people who are serious bloggers, with a good following, although smaller blogs may be considered in some states. All bloggers will be interviewed in text, audio, and video. We will be posting each blog post in text, as a podcast, and in video via youtube.

You can read all about it here: Summer Roadtrip: 50 States, 50 Bloggers, 50 Days!

If you’re in Canada, California, Colorado, or Connecticut, just submit your blog in the comments area, you can also let me know why you think the blog you’re submitting is worth being interviewed.

If you’re in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas you can enter your blog here to signup.

PLEASE NOTE WE’re ALSO in Need of Donations, in order to see this through. If you donate you will get some free advertising on this site, you can see the whole list of what you get here. If you donate $5 or more during the month of April, you will get a link on our blogroll.(We currently get 500+ hits per day!)

 

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