Wednesday, April 08, 2009

A Difference Between Right Bloggers And Left Bloggers

In this piece by John Hawkins over at Right Wing News we find out that the onetime advantage that conservatives had on the internet and blogs has been overwhelmed by the left and offers a solution.
Well at least a couple of solutions.
One thing is advertising.
It is interesting how much prominent labor unions have spent advertising on left-wing sites and giving them a lot of cash to work with. Because of that, here is an interesting nugget to compare two sites:

Meanwhile, the DailyKos has nine employees and a seven figure budget. Here at RedState, I have a volunteer list of two dozen contributors with full time jobs, me, and no budget.

And that is what is wrong. Many conservatives do this the way Mr. Hawkins and myself do. For what we believe in. I for sure would like to have a little cash to be able to do this more than I do. But, I work a regular 9-5 job and do this on my own time.
In other words, where is the conservative sugar daddy? Who will take time to develop established bloggers to be able to do this on an ongoing basis?
Well, most conservative bloggers seem to be an independent bunch. I know that I am. But, I try really hard to use info from fellow bloggers. I have no problem giving another blogger an HT (hat tip) for something to write about. But our biggest problem is networking. If we were to network with other conservative bloggers, we would be able to have a stronger web presence. And be able to seriously compete with the Daliy Kossacs and Puffington Post crowd. Not by being like them, but promoting the conservative agenda and being able to have a real influence within the Republican party.
It is time for some one to give a site like RedState a cash infusion and a real, paid staff. I know that there is some deep-pocket conservative that just needs to be encouraged, presented with a viable business plan and willing to get it off the ground.
The crux of Mr. Hawkins piece is the following:

"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin

1 comment:

DoorHold said...

So in the example given, Unions take money from their members and spend it on politicized outlets of a certain nature.

Do conservatives even HAVE this kind of corrupt cash flow?

Who's supposed to be in OUR pockets? CEO's? Can't ask them for moola, they're all under indictment from the (liberal) government and the (liberal) press.

Talk radio?

Slim picken's.