How do we get DailyPaul numbers to match Huffington Post members

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That should be our goal immediately. Increase viewership. How do we get more folks here. 201 guests right now. We can't change squat without more eyeballs and ears. I think this group is way ahead of the rest of the country. We need a gameplan!

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just give them truth they will come

takes a bit of time........they will come.

In the meantime spread DailyPaul link on youtube digg all over.

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More does not always mean better!

To many people talking at one time can be counter productive.

However I have often wondered about organizing a virtual envoy to go on missions into enemy territory and bring back some "prisoners" to convert.

Did you know that the Huffington Post ...

is in the red by several hundred million dollars ...

and I think if not awarded, at least lobbied for some stimulus money ...

That is what it takes ...

No thanks.

WAHOR!!
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Hah!

Good news, and well deserved, the result of their socialist agenda.

Guest bloggers

writing their own opinion pieces, might help.

I like to hear Judge Napolitano's views..

Also having a little more diversity & not 100% free-market, makes for more balance & more people.

I agree with some of the posts about the layout - architecture

of this site. I suggest (below) for a better template:

http://opednews.com

and include topics such as gardening, survival, wall-street, Washington, religion(ugh) etc.

Just my thoughts, now I'm off to my garden.

!!!Truth is treason in the EMPIRE OF LIES!!!

" Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of they day; but a series of oppresssions...pursued unalterably, through every change of ministers, too plainly proove delibrate, systematical plan of reducing us to slavery..."
Tho

New Readers

I have read this forum and the Grassroots forum for quite a while before actually signing up,It,s a wonderful place to get news and links that are not mainstream,I love it.I feel some are right about the Fugly meat photo though.It does,nt bother me but,just yest my gf was looking over my shoulder an said ewwwww that,s Nasty.lol. A lot of people that i would consider otherwise intelligent,just are,nt realists? I,m a hardcore outdoorsman myself and swore i would never own a pc,well here i am and i took the wrong pill and there,s no turning bak now,LET,S GITTR DUN.I also read a few outdoors forums that i would think would be ripe for picking,They mostly mean well but are just misguided and misinformed,as are a lot. Mebbe some of you who are better informed and speak better than i can gently guide them out of their delusions.Trappperman.com would be a good place to start,Polotics are pretty much banned there but,economy theories are not.Pensacola fishing forum and Mdwfp forums are others and they all own Guns.lol.Just idea,s guy,s and gal,s,trying to help.I personally think all ya,ll RP,ers are Great even the crazy ones.lmao

MEAT... MEAT... MEAT... MEAT... MEAT...

I LUV Meat, But like it's been said... make it go away it is a fugly image.

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Ramblin Randy

Ramblin Randy

Start a new site with the Huff's format.

If the Huffington Post's magazine-style format is popular, then go with that. Its all in the editing. The magazine will quickly take on the political "personality" of its editor with the choice and billing of articles.

I love the Daily Paul's format, but that's partly because I like to contribute as well as read stuff.

http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/

http://lpuk.blogspot.com/

http://northwestlibertarians.blogspot.com/

EASY > MAKE DP A PLACE PEOPLE COME TO GET NEWS

DP SHOULD BE A PLACE TO GET NEWS

THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD BE LIKE THIS SITE ( BELOW )

http://whatreallyhappened.com/

I JUST LIKE THAT ARCHITECTURE

IF THIS SITE WAS A NEWS SITE

IT WOULD HAVE WAY MORE TRAFFIC

ONE SIDE SHOULD BE NEWS STORIES AND THE OTHER SHOULD BE THE BLOG AND THE ADS SHOULD BE ON THE SIDES

JUST MY FEEDBACK

PERILS OF KNOWLEDGE

PAX ROMANA

not a fan of that layout...

but i agree that the architecture matters. i love the dp layout. i haven't seen one i like better.

Easy...become a collectivist inspired website that serves

media control ideals.

We are the Huffington Post and your rights are granted to you by the government and media.

We comment on the phony reality that is being put upon humanity and try and make it real by clever attacks that really mean nothing except that we are sell outs.

Thank you for reading the H Post!

We at the H Post are SOOOO glad that you DON'T want to be like us!!!!

Unify

LOl

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I was speaking with someone today:

About this very thing. He is a young man of 19 and runs three web sites with tons of links. I have opened his eyes to what's been really going on and he is excited about getting involved. We briefly discussed finding ways to reach people and send them in the right directions to wake them. He claims to have more traffic than I can imagine and wants to learn and create. I will do my best to teach and learn with him.
This may take a little while for me, but I am going to give it a shot and see what happens. Hopefully we can reach and turn allot of heads.
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I am appalled by my government

Good grief, enlist him in the cause!

We need people with web skills like that badly. Bring him here!

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Sometimes the proccess is a little slow:

He stopped by today with his little sister, her boyfriend, and a few of their friends just to get me talking and I had a room full of young folks EAGER to understand what has really been happening because they can't get a straight answer from anyone else. I was in my glory and didn't shut up until they all had a headache from overload. It's great because I have known these two since they were 7 & 9 and their Dad is gone now. I can't say too much about that, but I am so happy that they have turned to me for advice and/or guidance.
So, while I may not work at warp speed, I am sure that I have just enlisted at least three in to the fold. It didn't get screwed up overnight, so I know it can't be fixed that fast either. So I will continue to run my marathon and let these young folks run the sprint.
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I love my country
I am appalled by my government

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I love my country
I am appalled by my government

I think Huffington Post is more about

entertainment, and is in synch with the prevailing political climate in that way.
We have our fun here, but sometimes it's dark humor and not often about popular entertainment celebrities.
Your ideas (and your adorable child's giggles) are terrific, but perhaps someone or group of liberty people needs to create a site that can offer regular Americans a soft entry to the ideas of liberty.
To me the DP is really for the committed ones who are seriously looking for ways to be more effective freedom warriors.
I do love and enjoy the sporadic humor on this site. But when I come here (daily) I think of it as part of my really important work in life.

Creative Marketing...that's what I say.

I've been toying with the idea of personally bankrolling some commercials on local radio stations to challenge people to start thinking.

Here's my thought. The average American has been desensitized to truth. Television, public schooling, yada yada. Yet, with all that being said, I think most people still have a God-given intuition or discernment on things and can tell there is a real stinky skunk amongst us.

So, the first thing we do is to, very subtly, start suggesting that the smell they've become somewhat used to is NOT normal. Here's an amateurish :60 second radio commercial I put together to sort of give you the idea. That little girl is my six year old, Chloe. I'd have her on the front and back end with different copy in the middle. You write the copy DP.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...

We run these commercials in strategic places (like morning drive) on our local radio stations. A campaign by and for the people. I haven't had time to put up the www.ChangeMeNow.com website, so right now I have it go to CFL.

Another thing I think we should do is to have the copy writers and graphic artists come up with double-sided, full-color, business-card sized 'drop cards'. They would be the weapons we would use everywhere we go. Walmart, the gas station, church, school, bulletin boards, anywhere and everywhere. I found a place online where we can get these things - 5,000 double-faced, full-color business cards, delivered anywhere in the U.S. for just $50. That's a penny a piece folks. Or if you want more space, the same place offers 5,000 4x6 post cards for just $120 delivered. We can call them 'the seeds of liberty'.

http://shop.ebay.com/merc...

These drop cards will list liberty minded websites, like DP, CFL, RTR, and more. You could pass them out to your Liberty minded friends, sort of like Johnny Appleseed. Call it the new MSM (ME Stream Media).

Advertise a toll-free number people can call - I have 1-888-NO-AMERO. Tell them to call if they'd like to voice their opposition to a new North American Currency, and then get their info and email them the scoop on what's really going on.

And finally, we need you graphic artists to come up with a killer 3' x 8' banner (full color) that all us patriots can have created and put up all over. They're just $48 delivered to your door! You can't buy better advertising than this. Put them up at festivals, carnivals, picnics, parades, overpasses - you guys know what to do!

We've got to get creative here patriots!

The Political Patriot
Putting Principle Above Party
1-888-NO-AMERO

www.RxForLiberty.com - cool way to promote Ron to old people.
www.RonaldErnestPaul.com - Ron Paul cards.
www.TroopsSupport2012.com - Support the troops, support Ron Paul.

I think this

needs it's own thread.

Prepare & Share the Message of Freedom through Positive-Peaceful-Activism.

i agree

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It seems they get the People magazine readership

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and WE get the thinkers ...
among their political stories, these are listed as ...

Popular Stories on HuffPost:

Joaquin Phoenix's Bizarre Letterman Appearance: (VIDEO)

Nadya Suleman's Octuplet Pregnant Belly (PHOTO)

Chris Willman Joaquin's New Role?

Alec Baldwin Mocks Joaquin Phoenix, Gets Killed Off On Conan (VIDEO)

The Obamas Step Out For Ford's Theatre Reopening (SLIDESHOW)

Octuplet Mom Updates: Church Lies, Videogame Shopping, A Gag Order, And Her Doctor's OTHER Over-Fertilized Patient

Last-Second Green Valentine's Day Guide

Well, each of us posters are responsible for the 'quality' of

postings.

If we provide posts that 'grab' people here and keep them here without offending the hell out of them then maybe we'll get somewhere.

Keep in mind we can be a magnet to attract all those disaffected third party and Obama folks, but if there is so much flaming and attacking and calling people 'trolls' etc without 'intelligent' communication, we are turning people off and rightly so.

We are each a 'Statue of Liberty' (I heard this somewhere), so when you post or comment, be critical of what and how you choose to communicate.

That in itself makes a huge jump in consciousness. Those who choose otherwise could be 'boycotted' without a response, thus ignoring them instead of accusing and name calling responses, unless you intend to bump someone's good post. Rise above that! It will change everything here.

I agree!

I would imagine it would be intimidating to be a person frustrated with what is happening in this country and trying to explore for the answers, to post a question at this site, only to get attacked or ridiculed. Not that everyone does it, but i've seen it happen.

Having moderators has helped with the hothead factor.

Everyone complains when somebody gets banned--even if Michael does it--but having rules is necessary if you want to present a good face to the public.

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The way I see it

we should NOT think long term because there is NO long term. I like the Daily Paul warts and all. I'll be here as long as it's here and maybe even when it's gone. I could sit and stare at screen and visual the heated discussions when the brownouts start because of some insane reason. LOL

Prepare & Share the Message of Freedom through Positive-Peaceful-Activism.

Yeah, but the reason people love DP

is because there is more than just politics. Lets face it, if it was just politics (criminals, lobby whores, and the insanity that is DC) we would all just slit our wrists from futility and depression. Just today there were posts on cervical cancer, books on plains living, etc. It was politics that brought us here but its honest news and knowledge that keeps us here.
Personally, i've been trying for months to bring a company for advertising purposes on this site, i was told it will happen in the next week. So smile there's hope out there sunshine.

Perhaps your right!

but I enjoy the interesting and different topics posted on this site .I find financial forecasts and undergroind health issues very helpful to my daily life .I look at it like a small community of patriots helping each other out as long as its not way off topic I like the way DP is. "Man was meant to be free and independent " Ron Paul.

things to consider for getting new members

DP is my favorite site, however I have read Dr. Paul's writings since the early 90's and had the pleasure of meeting him 4 times. That being said, I find there are some offensive things on DP that will turn off many new comers.

1. Most people I know eat MEAT (animals...yummy) and in Texas BBQ is king. On the DP Home page is a slab of MEAT all bloody and nasty looking. BIG TURN OFF. Been on the front page forever i think. My daughter has told me 'dad that is gross, what are you looking at'....

2. Many of us DP comment writers take personal aim at people that are not fully on board i.e. If someone is learning of Dr Paul, and they also like Sara Palin, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry, etc etc, and they visit DP and see their other favorites getting blasted with personal slams (i'm not talking about their political views or voting record, that's all fair game) they are less likely to stick around, and they form the opinion that we are close minded. I only invite hard core supporters to DP.

3. Some of the DP language and commentary is vulgar.....freedom of speech but we should set the example

Steven Orrange

LOL--true on the meat comment.

How anyone managed to get a nice medium rare steak to look that disgusting, I have no idea. Instead of a t-bone, it has some bone shaped like a severed artery! And there is some indistinguishable blob of matter on the back of the plate that looks like toxic waste.

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I like this idea. We would

I like this idea. We would have to go from being a message board/blog to being a full news and opinion site.

We'd ned an AP/Reuters feed, regular columnists, etc.

I think the time is right, and I'm sure the talent exists amoung us to make it happen wth little cost.

"You are a den of Vipers.I intend to rout you out and by the Eternal God I will rout you out."

For an informed citizenry, individuals must discard the television set in favor of the acquisition of information via either books and/or the internet. An uneducated populous will remain in ignorance and thus continue to suffer the sharp ax of tyranny.