Launching a community site, like FilmNet, is kind of like trying to put on a party… in a tiny apartment… in Bosnia. It’s not so easy to get the A-list crowd (or any crowd) to show up. The way we see it, our greatness is inevitable. But right now, we just need to build up some street cred.
And we can’t do it without you, our bestest friends in the whole world. We’ve put a lot of effort into developing the site and contacting people to be the initial set of users and contributors. Help us continue these efforts and become an early VIP at the greatest party ever.*
Build Buzz
Before we bust out into the public eye, we need to build some buzz. Tell people that FilmNet’s coming, that it’s likely to be very cool and whatever else you want to make up. You could say:
Yo, I heard Jay Z is gonna be there. Don’t tell anyone.
Or you could say something that’s true, like the fact that FilmNet will help small filmmakers to get their movies made with some unique project management and collaboration features; that the site will have tons of high quality films from the hottest content creators from around the world and that it will all play back in high quality and lightning-fast; that the site will have real-time features and a strong sense of community.
BYOC
Right now, the FilmNet party policy is BYOC - Bring Your Own Content. We need to keep filling the site up with some awesome indie films, web series and music videos as well as talented folks who own them and those who like to watch them.
So the deal is: if you want to be one of the first to see FilmNet, you’ve got to give us a video of yours. This gets you an account and eventual access to the beta site (when it’s live at the end of August) before anyone else! You will find your account and your published video(s) there and you can decide how you like everything long before the general public gets access.
The easiest way to join us is to fill out the form that’s on the landing page of http://www.filmnet.com right now and we’ll hook you up.
Holla at Us**
We have a Facebook Fan Page. Join it and share your thoughts! Is the idea of FilmNet interesting to you? Got any questions? Observations? Accusations? Please feel free to use our page as a place to vent. We’ll be here with a witty comment reply when you’re happy and a bucket of ice cream when you’re sad.
- Post on our wall
- Comment
- Promote your work with posts or pictures in our fan gallery
That’s about it. We’re gonna get back to work now. Thanks in advance to all!
Peace,
FilmNet
* Okay, maybe not the greatest party EVER, but a pretty damn good party. And we hope you understood that “party” is just a metaphor for our website. Don’t show up with Vodka and escorts at our offices. Well…
** We sincerely apologize for that horrible pun heading.
