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Adam Carolla and thoughts about Hardcore Husky
DerekJohnson
Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,209 
Over the past few years, Damone and I have had periodic email exchanges about Adam Carolla. I'm a big fan of Adam, but I do not listen to his main podcast because I can't stand listening to Bald Bryan. For quite awhile I've been listening to Adam's podcast with Dr Drew. I enjoy their banter.
But that podcast is becoming increasingly difficult to listen to. They open up with four minutes of commercials. Then they start talking, but sixty seconds later they start giving plugs to their sponsors. Then Adam will start complaining about the mayor of LA or he's yelling at Drew for something. A few minutes pass and here they go cramming more 60 second ads and plugs into the show. So now, if the show goes 30 minutes, there are 10-12 minutes of plugs and commercials. It feels like the podcast equivalent of QVC.
But this has given me thoughts about Hardcore Husky. I have long said that the ultimate goal of this site is to get to 5 million page views a month and then get a bunch of quality sponsors who don't mind all the profanity and shenanigans found here. But would that be best for the site? Would it cheapen the experience to log onto Hardcore Husky and have all these ads and flashing banners, etc.? I don't think I'd like it. I feel like it would be akin to wading through all those ads with Adam Carolla.
I almost feel like if our traffic can continue to grow and the annual fundraiser eventually reaches $15-20,000, that would be enough compensation for running this degenerate day care. I would prefer that than making more $$ but having Hardcore Husky have a bunch of flashing banners. I would prefer to maintain the experience that we have on here every day.
I'm just thinking out loud here.
But that podcast is becoming increasingly difficult to listen to. They open up with four minutes of commercials. Then they start talking, but sixty seconds later they start giving plugs to their sponsors. Then Adam will start complaining about the mayor of LA or he's yelling at Drew for something. A few minutes pass and here they go cramming more 60 second ads and plugs into the show. So now, if the show goes 30 minutes, there are 10-12 minutes of plugs and commercials. It feels like the podcast equivalent of QVC.
But this has given me thoughts about Hardcore Husky. I have long said that the ultimate goal of this site is to get to 5 million page views a month and then get a bunch of quality sponsors who don't mind all the profanity and shenanigans found here. But would that be best for the site? Would it cheapen the experience to log onto Hardcore Husky and have all these ads and flashing banners, etc.? I don't think I'd like it. I feel like it would be akin to wading through all those ads with Adam Carolla.
I almost feel like if our traffic can continue to grow and the annual fundraiser eventually reaches $15-20,000, that would be enough compensation for running this degenerate day care. I would prefer that than making more $$ but having Hardcore Husky have a bunch of flashing banners. I would prefer to maintain the experience that we have on here every day.
I'm just thinking out loud here.
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Though I must say the handful of people that helped me get the site off the ground might say FUCK THAT STALIN
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Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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Life was out of hand for me during last years fundraiser so I forgot.
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HuskyJW said:
Life was out of hand for me during last years fundraiser so I forgot.
But if I'm not gonna get a badge then I'm out.
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What if you are extremely pour like me?PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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Advertising based model will be a big downgrade in my estimation....unless you can somehow find a couple purple unicorns that aren't lame and don't give a shit about the fuckery that goes on here. We don't want to be like some crappy conservative talk radio host shilling for sleep number beds, gold and prepper supplies.
The solution remains for people to be better poasters (i.e., improved content) and for the parsimonious bastards to open up their piggy banks and pull out a shit ton of dimes. -
Ask your two dads for some money. Or stop bragging about being from the Eastside.backthepack said:
What if you are extremely pour like me?PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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STFU, stop smoking for a weed and donate that shit. Fucking sick and tired of I am broke bull shit. U little shitbackthepack said:
What if you are extremely pour like me?PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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Imagine being triggered by Bald Bryan.
Great show today with AJ Benza. -
Speak for yourself, buddy.YellowSnow said:Advertising based model will be a big downgrade in my estimation....unless you can somehow find a couple purple unicorns that aren't lame and don't give a shit about the fuckery that goes on here. We don't want to be like some crappy conservative talk radio host shilling for sleep number beds, gold and prepper supplies.
The solution remains for people to be better poasters (i.e., improved content) and for the parsimonious bastards to open up their piggy banks and pull out a shit ton of dimes. -
I thought you drove for Uber. You fucking lied to me.PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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I wouldn't call that employment.dirtysouwfdawg said:
I thought you drove for Uber. You fucking lied to me.PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
I go to bed late, wake up late, stay in bed, masturbate a lot, finally roll out of bed around 1 PM, go to the fridge (shower is optional most days), eat some moldy cheese, and finally around 3 PM I fire up the app. I do maybe two short rides a day and it's back home for cheap beer and some more masturbation. -
I, for one, pine for the days when REPO REPO REPO was footing some of the bills.
I think advertising can work, but shudder to think what they might ask in return (rules). If I can't call Hardly Clothed a useless fag, then I might as well just jerk off instead of sitting here4681016 hours a day. -
This. You wouldn’t want to set up adchoices because programattic buys would put a bunch of bullshit on here OR porn ads because they are re-marketing or behavioral targeting the fuck sticks on here.YellowSnow said:Advertising based model will be a big downgrade in my estimation....unless you can somehow find a couple purple unicorns that aren't lame and don't give a shit about the fuckery that goes on here. We don't want to be like some crappy conservative talk radio host shilling for sleep number beds, gold and prepper supplies.
The solution remains for people to be better poasters (i.e., improved content) and for the parsimonious bastards to open up their piggy banks and pull out a shit ton of dimes.
I’d say you hardcode a few spots into your pages and find a few “purple unicorns” to drop 5k a month.
They would likely need to be comfortable with their brand associated with this shit so there in lies a challenge.
As my thought process comes full circle maybe talk with categories that can’t advertise where ever they want. Guns, weed, nudy cams, all of the industries blocked by google and fb. Those fuckers would see our content and site and feel it was an appropriate audience.
Then mix in an option for getting husky gear and I think you could easily find 4-5 suckers. Based on site traffic, 5k might be a stretch but reminding them it’s your exclusive (used loosely) audience and this is the only way to get it. Might need to sweeten the pot with a monthly news letter with BRIEF sponsored content from the sponsors and logos on signs created for any events.
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Get on it!Swaye said:I, for one, pine for the days when REPO REPO REPO was footing some of the bills.
I think advertising can work, but shudder to think what they might ask in return (rules). If I can't call Hardly Clothed a useless fag, then I might as well just jerk off instead of sitting here4681016 hours a day.
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Nice excuse asshole. Pretty sure donations are excepted year round.HuskyJW said:Life was out of hand for me during last years fundraiser so I forgot.
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HCH could also do some more merchandizing.
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Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
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Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well. -
Chinned for proper use of "whom".Swaye said:
Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well.
In all seriousness, I don't understand not donating to a site that has so much entertainment value. Most of us spend a shit ton of time on here for a reason. We get something out of it. So chip in, fuckers.
I plan on donating a little more this year. -
Well I didn't want to name names, but you were one of a small number of folks last year who went well over 129 bucks. Where was Pumpy? Saving for "Europe" I guess.PurpleBaze said:
Chinned for proper use of "whom".Swaye said:
Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well.
In all seriousness, I don't understand not donating to a site that has so much entertainment value. Most of us spend a shit ton of time on here for a reason. We get something out of it. So chip in, fuckers.
I plan on donating a little more this year. -
Pumpy loves living on the dole.Swaye said:
Well I didn't want to name names, but you were one of a small number of folks last year who went well over 129 bucks. Where was Pumpy? Saving for "Europe" I guess.PurpleBaze said:
Chinned for proper use of "whom".Swaye said:
Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well.
In all seriousness, I don't understand not donating to a site that has so much entertainment value. Most of us spend a shit ton of time on here for a reason. We get something out of it. So chip in, fuckers.
I plan on donating a little more this year. -
Oh look at you money bags!PurpleBaze said:
Chinned for proper use of "whom".Swaye said:
Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well.
In all seriousness, I don't understand not donating to a site that has so much entertainment value. Most of us spend a shit ton of time on here for a reason. We get something out of it. So chip in, fuckers.
I plan on donating a little more this year.
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Are you gypsy?YellowSnow said:
Oh look at you money bags!PurpleBaze said:
Chinned for proper use of "whom".Swaye said:
Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well.
In all seriousness, I don't understand not donating to a site that has so much entertainment value. Most of us spend a shit ton of time on here for a reason. We get something out of it. So chip in, fuckers.
I plan on donating a little more this year. -
I'm scared of change
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Yeah the free beer folks really chap my ass. I'm not a huge donater but I also don't post all that much. Some of the highest volume posters on here are taking a free ride and that's just bullshit. There's NO excuse not to donate at least the minimum. Jesus just eliminate one shitty habit in your life and that will easily bankroll a nice donation. And most of us have lots of shitty habits. Pick one.PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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This post has chinspired me to not buy the Rolex I was looking at and instead give the entire 15 grand to Derek!whuggy said:
Yeah the free beer folks really chap my ass. I'm not a huge donater but I also don't post all that much. Some of the highest volume posters on here are taking a free ride and that's just bullshit. There's NO excuse not to donate at least the minimum. Jesus just eliminate one shitty habit in your life and that will easily bankroll a nice donation. And most of us have lots of shitty habits. Pick one.PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
Derek, I will PM you later to tell you this is not actually happening. Sorry. I got caught up in it all. -
RaceBannon said:
I'm scared of giving away my change
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wellbye.gifbackthepack said:
What if you are extremely pour like me?PurpleBaze said:Too many on here are still enjoying free beer. Time to step up, fuckos. Even an unemployed and unemployable like me can chip in a few bucks.
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Nope. No gypsy blood here. I'm 100%PurpleBaze said:
Are you gypsy?YellowSnow said:
Oh look at you money bags!PurpleBaze said:
Chinned for proper use of "whom".Swaye said:
Not at 25 bucks per. I think we hit 8K last year but that was on the strength of a BUNCH of Wigwams. We are 54 Wigwams short of 15K, and last year was by far our best year ever for donations. We need to double the user base to make that happen, plus have a small uptick in user giving rates. Some people, whom I love, actually give more than the $129 Wam level donation, which helps a bunch as well.YellowSnow said:Derek, are there enough free loaders left to get to the $15k a year range on the annual drive?
edit: We have 63 Wigwams now, but a handful of those are freebies given out to people who do a bunch of other stuff for the site. So figure about 60 Wigwams. We need to double that. And the year before I think we had like 43 Wigwams, so we went up markedly last year already. Doable I guess, but going to take more fans of the site. And if we could get a few of the free beer fucks to pony up that would be great as well.
In all seriousness, I don't understand not donating to a site that has so much entertainment value. Most of us spend a shit ton of time on here for a reason. We get something out of it. So chip in, fuckers.
I plan on donating a little more this year.
