I walked into Headquarters today with my coffee (flat white during winter/iced black the rest of the time) and backpack (Primo branded, why not stream some episodes right now! LINK). Before I could even set it down, I had my R&D team waiting for me with tons of ideas. Now, I signed an NDA before taking over as Creative Director, CEO, and CONTENT OFFICER IN CHARGE OF NOT CALLING STORIES “CONTNET,” so I can’t get into the plans for world domination we have, but here’s what I can tell you about today’s meetings:
I WANT TO GIVE YOU GIFTS!!
My first 100 subscribers have already been gifted a comped subscription for a year. All other subscribers have been gifted a free trial of my paid subscriber tier. Confused about the tiers and what they mean? Here’s a breakdown:
Free subscriber: access to weekly posts, but only for the week they’re new. Once my next post comes out the next week, the old post will only be accessible to paid subscribers.
Paid subscriber($5/mo, $50/yr): access to all of my posts at all times, plus an awesome gift
Founding Member subscribers ($150/yr): access to all my posts at all times, plus an awesome gift, plus a REALLY awesome bonus gift
What are these awesome gifts, you may ask? SO first of all, let’s say that if you commit to being a Paid Subscriber, after 12 months, you’ll get a gift that is worth around 50 bucks. And I want you to be part of picking it. If you saw my post about free gifts to make up for the overpricing of the subscriptions, you know I’m workshopping some various ideas. The interns (paid, of course, don’t fall for being an unpaid intern, that’s some late stage capitalism, right?) have been pitching me ideas, and I want to run them by you and ask for your input. Here’s what they have so far:
For paid subscribers:
Muy American branded stickers
Muy American buttons
Muy American matchbooks
One handpicked item from an LA souvenir shop
A star on my personal Walk of Fame (that I will DIY)
A daily affirmation text, drafted by yours truly
Bottle cap art (I love a Mexican Coke while I write. I’ll take the cap from it and use my expert craft skills to make you a mini decoration you can display on any bookshelf, desk, or car dashboard)
A framed and signed picture of someone famous, that I met at least once. Years ago, my friend Ezra and I took a bunch of photos at a Wax Museum of wax figures of people I’ve actually met. It’s as dumb as it sounds.
For Founding Tier subscribers:
A 30 minute zoom/call with me. You can talk to me about ideas you have for writing, we can chat about life and catch up, or you can ask me deeply personal questions about my childhood, okay MOM? For $150, the choice is yours. Whatever you can fit in the timeframe is yours for the picking.
A autographed copy of my the comic book I wrote or the novel i co-wrote
And if you really don’t want anything from me, I can donate the rest of your subscription payment to a charity I like. More on that forthcoming.
Do you have any thoughts? Leave a comment on this thread, or reply to someone else’s. This page is about what I can do to give back to you for your support. If you really have no idea what you want from me, but definitely know you want something, here’s a picture of my desk for inspiration. I love old time memorabilia and photos of friends and family. I can’t give you my stuff, but I can give you stuff that is in the same theme as my stuff. Take a look, let me know.
What if all your subscribers were named Jamie...
You are too sweet. That's very thoughtful, Pete. Hi and love from home... 🙂
I am more than happy to see the extra money go to a good cause.