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.)
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Roadtrip Update:

Sorry that they’ve been few and far between.

I’m currently waiting for Overlay.tv to finish going over the contract I sent them - and hopefully I will have $5000 for my roadtrip with-in the week. Everyone there has been a big help and the money will go towards acquiring a laptop, camcorder, gps, and pay for the outrageous gas prices for the trip.

I don’t know if $5000 will be enough for the whole trip - but I’m certain it is enough for the first half of the country. I’m hoping to pick up momentum and get sponsors / advertisers to keep it going.

Currently it’s been rough to keep updates coming — as my new house - doesn’t have running water or electricity. It’s quite a doozy - my wife and I also are between jobs as we just moved out here. To say the least it’s been interesting. I almost feel like a pioneer - living by candlelight errr I mean flashlights.

About our Move to Cleveland

Our house definitely needs a lot of work - we’re estimating it may take $10,000-20,000 to get it good enough to sell. But we paid $3000 to get the house, and currently it appraises at $115,000 in it’s current state - we figure when we’re done we’ll be able to turn around and sell it for possibly $140,000.

Not bad for a $25,000 investment (or less)…. We’re also planning on living in it for maybe 3 years, it’s rent free living, the house is huge - and the neighborhood is one of the fastest improving neighborhoods in all of Cleveland.

A cop we talked to a few days ago said that he’d pulled out more dead bodies off our street than reside in the cemetary - which was a bit startling - but he also hasn’t worked in our neighborhood in about 5-10 years.

According to the power technician our neighborhood has improved a lot - a local hospital has been buying up a lot of the nearby buildings and has built a huge hospital presence.  They even have their own police force and have been making the entire neighborhood a lot more secure. A year ago they were even offering incentives for moving into the neighborhood - as long as you, or your children had no criminal history. Their’s maybe 3-5 foreclosures / boarded up houses and about as many houses that are currently being fixed up and remodeled.

I’m hoping to hold on to the house till the housing crisis is over then sell it, when it’s a seller’s market again. We do have some differing opinions as to the value of the home. When calling our insurance agent to get homeowners insurance - she suggested that according to an insurance appraisal 6 month’s ago the house was appraised at 340,000.  I definitely like the sound of that, as soon as we get some of our repairs done - and get running water / electricity etc - I’m going to have another appraisal done and see what it’s really worth, I do know that it’s a 3 story house with over 3000 square feet. It’s a Victorian Cottage Style home.

Anyways - just thought I’d let ya’all know what I was upto.

I’m excited to get the roadtrip on the road. As soon as I get my laptop I will also be able to make a lot more frequent posts as well, currently I’m just able to connect via the library.

It kinda sucks, but I just keep telling myself that now I’m a homeowner, and things will be wonderful when we finally finish fixing up the house and selling it.

I must say I did miss Ohio - I missed the green / rain. It doesn’t rain as much in Utah. I don’t like the humidity all that much - at least the sweating part -lol … But I couldn’t stand being uber dry either. 

 

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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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