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Originally Posted by DLbiten
This comes up every year and the same ideas come up. In the end Grant is doing his job it is the people on the Hub that need to step up.
For example the HU meeting in California for 3 years we talked about it. Till some one steps up and said I will do this it did not get done. I did now we have a California meeting.
If we want more ride reports looks like some one needs to post them and dam it when some one spends the time to post give them some positive feedback. Want HU to grow we need to start building it up. It is not like we do not have or know the people to do that. We know or sometimes are the who is who in world adventure travel not some second hand "I was told by some one who saw some one riding the world" OH NO we did it, do it and wrote the dam book.
Look at all the bogger and other places people post up on there is a Horizons Unlimited posting some place. Even the long way down got info from us and the other people that helped them? They got it from HU as well.
But enof of my ranting down to some ideas. Well we have many blueprints of what we can do to make some money. Some off the top of my head.
1. Some HU synthetic shirts on the backs of more people allwas funny to see them on the other web pages. Grant may need to give some away to people who are ridding the world so long as we get some advertising it may be worth the price.
2. Top bag and or dry bag, got to be made good S.S. net around that a HU item and recommended.
3. A HU Al. panniers HU logo with the globe it can be pressed in to the Al. before the box is made. A few in picks of bikes doing the world with a some vary well known people and we are gold.
4. Hate to say but print magazine may well help. Many have come hear asking for a storey or two we can do that but a HU magazine may well do better. Along with how to guides and where to go. Some times this will sell more ads than a web page.
5. Grant may need to brake down and get some help from someone in marketing.
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Some good ideas, thanks! And thanks for stepping up and helping with the California Meeting especially!
Especially 5: Marketing - yep, we're crap - anyone out there want to work cheap?
We're at the point where we can pay reasonable but can't pay the big bucks. And we really don't have the time- we're very much in a "too busy fighting alligators to drain the swamp" situation. With luck, after the 5 main titles of the DVD series are done in the next couple of months, the worst pressure will be off and we'll have time to catch up a bit, but as many of you know, it's a very very busy summer for us - we'll be on the road or in the air - for 2 1/2 months straight. Plus trying to do all the usual admin on laptops in a hotel. We probably know the bulk of what we SHOULD be doing - it's a matter of manpower and time to get it done.
Post on the HUBB "Ride Tales" forum YOUR travel stories - yes please! I was asked recently if a three day trip was ok to post - of course! No matter where you are, it's exotic and interesting to someone on the other side of the world, and they will be delighted to read about the interesting places you know about in your own backyard.
Print magazine - yep - thought of that - sounds great - love to - no time.  Any printers / publisher types out there we can partner with?
Tshirts - yep - wear those shirts, they're great quality and fantastic travel wear. And stickers too!
Hope all that make sense!
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