Sun 1 Oct 2006
Okay. Here’s the thing. I quit my job. I’m slowly going broke each day. I used to always say, “money comes in, money goes out.”
But now I guess it’s just “money goes out.” So as I hit the road, airspace, and waterways of the world to explore further recesses unknown I also am hoping to make a small amount of cash along the way. How, you ask? Well, the first ideas are more conventional considering my line of work. I have contacted some production companies in hopes of being able to do some freelance producing of segments for travel shows and the like. I have also written to a slew of travel magazines (i.e. Budget Travel, National Geographic Traveler, etc.), as well as chick mags like Marie Claire and Jane. I’m hoping to write some articles about your average-girl-in-the-world and the not-so-average things she encounters circumnavigating the globe. Oh, and of course, I will be taking tons of photographs and would love nothing more than to publish some of these.
So, now for the unconventional ways to make money. How can I get this blog sponsored? Some of you may have heard or seen www.wherethehellismatt.com.
This guy travels all over the world, dances for a few seconds in each locale and posts them on his website. It’s oddly charming and BAM, he’s sponsored by a gum company and they pay for his next trip. Now he’s freakin’ famous with a possible show deal in the works. So…what praytell can I do??
Here are some of the bad ideas some friends and I came up with that I can’t do (for obvious reasons):
- Get arrested in each country and post my mugshot—obvious issues
- Show my boobs in each country—this could lead to the aforementioned arrest
- Take a picture with a famous person in each country—too much work
- Kiss someone on the cheek in each country—idea of Jen Ward.
I liked it at the time and started with her and her husband at the Cheesecake Factory in Old Orchard. 
Kind of fitting huh—cheesecake pics at Cheesecake Factory…hmmm…maybe they’ll sponsor me.
But I fear all the odd implications or just plain hijinks that could ensue from kissing complete strangers. Or it could just promote total world peace and harmony and land me the Nobel Peace Prize. Ya think? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
I’m looking for YOUR ideas. Got any? Send ‘em in. Just post to the comments section of this post.
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October 4th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
Hi Lisa!
It may earn you a few drachmas to sign up with Google AdSense. I have it on my blog; but as I only post on very rare occassions (so far), and as hardly anybody even knows I have a blog, it hasn’t earned me a wooden nickle. But you’re going interesting places and doing fascinating things. Your blog could catch on!
Then again, you could just show your boobs to a celebrity in each country while kissing his or her cheek.
October 4th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
You ought to get a tattoo in each city or town! Your body could be transformed into a world road map of sorts. Then upon your return, you could travel to various high schools across the nation and be a guest speaker during their Geography classes!
October 4th, 2006 at 4:10 pm
Are you really running out of money before you’ve left Old Orchard? One thought I have harkens back to a misguided youth. When nobody is looking, scoop up the pennies, pesetas, mini euros and pounds from fountains and wishing wells around the globe. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and scoop up a Kruggerrand in one of these places. Make sure you’re out there before the locals! Most of these go to charities and nothing could be more charitable than saving you from having to kiss strangers or stage a wardrobe malfunction. Nat’l Geographic has a long history of printing “boob shots”. Trust me, you’re way overqualified.
October 5th, 2006 at 12:15 am
Well after consulting with my constituents, we have a few ideas in mind. Shannon saw a story where a world traveler collected a leaf from each of his stops abroad. This was easy to do because they did not weigh a thing! He pressed each one and when he returned home produced a foliage-collage of the leaves collected from around the world!
Now if it’s a sponsor you are looking for, it is probably a stretch for “The Lawn Doctor” to pay your way. Now on the other hand, Picabo Street has probably exhausted her contract with “Chapstick” so maybe your “kiss on the cheek” idea is not such a bad angle for Chapstick to catch on to! On second thought, maybe Trojan is looking for a sponsor…nah, you don’t want to do that in every city…do you?!?!?!
October 5th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
Given that I am a guy – I must respond to the bad idea about showing your boobs. First, sex sells and second, they boobs you show don’t have to be your own.
For example, there is this little old magazine called Sports Illustrated that issues one annual publication of pictures of these women in exotic locations looking for their missing clothing (usually a bikini). Unfortunately, some of these women resort to using seaweed, sand, or seashells as backup clothing. Seeing these women deprived of one of our basic necessities makes me want to open my wallet and make a donation or adopt one (usually the donation price is equivalent to a cup of coffee – Dunkin’ Donuts not Starbucks). I have not made any donations simply because of a major conflict of interest – a wife and three kids.
Anyway, you can see where I going here – you will be in the exotic locations and your photos could be worth mucho dinero. Sponsors may include Kodak, Cannon, or Fuji.
Or you could start your own online reality program where you are searching for the next International Model. Take photos of several prospects (male and female – don’t want to discriminate or narrow your blog’s advertising audience) and each week we will vote someone off until we have one winner before you travel on to the next country.
October 7th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
OK – so I read them all and I must say IXNAY on the showing of the boobs! Of course, being your Mom I would be expected to say that even though I think you have beautiful TA TAS!!