We should advertise.

[Fax Celestis]

http://www.schlockmercenary.com/advertise.htmlI'll pay for a 25,000. If someone else wants to help me get it up to more, then excellent. Contact me. Shasta At Shireroth Dot Org.And we should look for more of these. And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Kaiser Alejian I]

I'd help pay for it, but i've allready sent my extra capital to Erik to cover some of the site's cost, and I have no special drawing talents. Sorry. But I wish you the best of luck and will be watching with interest.

[david northworthy beckfor]

if you have a way for me to get the cash to you (no paypal please) then I am in

[hypatias mom]

Fax--I like the idea of advertising. But it seems to me that right now is not the time to do it. Almost no one is really active, and what is happening seems unlikely to spark much interest. When the fora are again humming seems a better time, and I would be happy to contribute to the ad budget.

[david northworthy beckfor]

Mom, I agree..that is why I have not gone ahead with the advert I am going to put up else where yet

[Fax Celestis]

I'm also not saying right away either.Once activity increases again (read: about August), I'll submit this.In the meantime, I'd like to start getting together ideas and such.And David, email me (shasta at shireroth dot org) and I'll send you my new address, which you can mail to. And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Fax Celestis]

Oh, and http://www.reallifecomics.com/advertisers.php And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[osmose1000]

Comedity is an awesome comic, by the way, except that it's updated weekly. Hypatia's Mom: Yay! I'm legal now.Moose: WE(Shireroth) HAVE NON-NOBLES?![21:11] Bill7D0: It's 9:11 PM. Do you know where your plane is?

[Fax Celestis]

Get the advertising info for them too. And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[david northworthy beckfor]

I am allready in discusion withthe author of comedity...(see old thread)is it that safe to send cash over sees by post?

[Fax Celestis]

Yes, it is. You can even do registered mail if you like. And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Gryphon Avocatio]

Well, it's as safe as sending cash anywhere else. Just make sure that when you put it in the envelope people can't hold it to the light and tell what's inside. 3e knowe ek that in fourme of speche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand 3eer, and wordes tho / That hadden pris now wonder nyce and straunge / Us thenketh hem, and 3et thei spake hem so, / And spedde as wel in loue as men now do...

[Emperador Augustin]

Use a small piece of manila or equally-thin carboard. Fold it in half, like a greeting card, and stick the money inside.Would-be thieves can't feel it. The post office can't steal it (which they sometimes do). And it doesn't show up when held up to the light.

[Fax Celestis]

Recently sent to PvP, Schlock Mercenary, and RealLife:Quote:I am part of a small online nation that is looking to advertise and hopefully recruit more citizens. We've chosen to attempt to advertise with you because of two reasons: you're a high-traffic site, and you're within our price range.We're looking to spend about $40. I know that won't get us too far, but that will get us somewhere.You might be wondering about what exactly Shireroth is: is it secessionist? A game? A group of people fulfilling grandiose fantasies?It's really none of the above.Some of us see it as a place where we can tell stories based in a world we have created. For those people, there is the religious and historical sectors. Others take an interest in government and work with the Duchies, the Ministries, or the Kaisership. We even have a few citizens who are there because they just like the people.The point is, Shireroth is a "home away from home" of sorts. Shireroth will always be there for us, and we can get to it whenever we want to simply by logging on. Other micronations have fallen by the wayside, but we live on.The major dilemma of the "micronational world" (as we call it) is that there is a dearth of citizens. Not enough people participate (or even know it exists) to warrant more than about three different countries. We want to have a wide world of different cultures available, and we have tried a variety of ways to accomplish bringing in new blood. This is our newest attempt, and we think it holds some merit.Here's our homepage and our forums. You're welcome to take a look, browse around, even participate if you feel the desire. We turn no one away.We will be creating our own ad, according to your specifications, and we'll make sure it fits your approval before we finalize anything.Thank you for your consideration. We hope to hear from you soon.Sincerely,James RaineKnown in Shireroth as:Fax Celestis, Duke of Brookshire And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Fax Celestis]

Returned from Schlock Mercenary:Quote:That looks really, really cool. I have no problem running ads for you.$35 buys you 50,000 ad-views, and I can trickle those out or blast those out at whatever rate works best. I can also provide you with an account on the adserver, allowing you to see how well your ads performed.You can submit more than one banner. Your campaign will be more successful if there are two or three banners in rotation. 728x90 works best -- GIF, JPG, or PNG. Animated GIFs are okay, provided the animation isn't blinky or twitchy. --Howard And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Chimaera the Wise]

Heh. I made a rough 468x60 one.Comments can go here, please. I don't check the fora often enough to get anything here reliably. You must only try to realize the truth - There is no sig.

[osmose1000]

I was thinking something more along the lines of Malarbor saying, "Do you have no life? Are you bored? Do you read webcomics in an attempt to pretend that you don't suck? Well screw that! Leave your life behind and come to Shireroth, the online nation! Here you can join up and become a citizen of a country! Create your own history instead of the one you're stuck to! Climb up governmental ranks and become a Baron or even a Duke! Anything's possible! Join now! MALARBOR DEMANDS IT!"...animated of course. They call it a signature, but no one ever signs their posts...

[Hypatia Agnesi]

If we can trim it down, I sort of like it. The ending especially is nice, and I think it would work, if we can fit enough of it in there without making the animated image a huge file. *throws grenade for the hell of it*BO0O0O0O0/\/\!!!!!!

[RicLyon]

I will be able to contribute as well. But I can only send through post.Considering postage and all, I'm afraid I can't give more than 10 pounds - but that's something anyway. Richard LyonYansha Elaer Kyon gef ShanPernem kahn gef kuymal per varga stiPernem kahn gef varga per kuymal sti

[Gryphon the Pure]

Second draft: Gryphon the Pure- Shirithian Elder - Dutch of Kildare - Minister of the Interior - High Priest of Apostrophe aka Grammar Fuhrer - Director of the Shirithian Census - Imperial Advisor -q=parseInt(Math.random()*gryphSig.length);q=(isNaN(q))?0:q;document.write(gryphSig[q]);q=parseInt(Math.random()*gryphSig.length);q=(isNaN(q))?0:q;document.write(gryphSig[q]);q=parseInt(Math.random()*gryphSig.length);q=(isNaN(q))?0:q;document.write(gryphSig[q]);Edited by: Gryphon the Pure at: 7/18/05 14:09

[Fax Celestis]

Response from Real Life (HAHAHAHA)Quote:Your Majesty,I am humbled that you would consider using Real Life Comics as your advertising medium. We realize that Dukes of far off nations have many choices when it comes to advertising tourism. Thank you Your Majesty.Forty dollars will get you 50,000 impressions @ $37.50. Right now we are running a special where you get 2 for 1, so you will actually get 100,000 impressions @ $37.50. Hopefully this pleases you, sir. If this does sound like something the Imperial Republic of Shireroth would like to do, please e-mail me back and I will make up the necessary documents for you to review and send back to me with your desired messenger.I hope that this message is received in good spirits. I hope to hear from you soon.Elizabeth DeanLady of Real Life Comics And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Hypatia Agnesi]

Does she seriously think we're an actual nation, ie, one with land? That letter's hilarious. *throws grenade for the hell of it*BO0O0O0O0/\/\!!!!!!

[Fax Celestis]

No, she's just a gamer. And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Hypatia Agnesi]

That works too. *throws grenade for the hell of it*BO0O0O0O0/\/\!!!!!!

[osmose1000]

The best part is that she thinks your our king.I'd explain exactly what we are a bit more clearly to her, just in case. They call it a signature, but no one ever signs their posts...

[Fax Celestis]

Hopefully, I'll be MiniTour, and I'll actually have legitimacy behind going out on all these limbs. And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Fax Celestis]

Okay, so Schlock Mercenary and RealLife have gotten back to me. I'd like to go with them, as they're both relatively high-traffic sites with cheap advertising (approx. $35 per ad).The main thing with advertising is getting our name out there. For those of you who read my LiveJournal, you'll notice that I recently made a post about a little Firefox plugin called "StumbleUpon". I made very sure to put both Shireroth's website and the forums in there, with a brief description of the nation and its' workings. Hopefully we'll start seeing people stumbe onto (ha.) us now. By the way, if you all get StumbleUpon and then click the "I Like It" button on the site or the forums, it'll start popping up more frequently. Leaving glowing reviews for it will also cause people to pay more attention to it as well.Annexed! has been scripted, though my life is so hectic right now that I haven't really been able to draw anything for it. Scott, if you will let me, I'd like to do Unaimed Arrow as another comic as well, once the Death of a Kaiser sequence is done. The main thing with the webcomic is that we can drop a well-placed banner ad right next to the comic saying something like "Help Write The Next Story Arc: Join Shireroth!" or something.The main problem we're going to have with advertisement is cash, though I think since we mostly have jobs now we can all chip in. For those who wish to donate, the question remains: do I create a PayPal acct for Shireroth, or do I just hand out my address and you can all mail me cash? And who would have thought that my fate, it would conjure this twist in the road on which I have wandered?Each vision and dream now completely dismembered, to give one's whole life and find nothing's remembered...And what good is a life that leaves nothing behind? Not a thought or a dream that might echo in time

[Scott of Hyperborea]

Of course you can do Unaimed Arrow. I didn't know you were an artist...have I seen any drawings of yours?I think I actually already have a PayPal account for Shireroth back from last summer. Lemme see if I can find it. "Whenever I hear the word 'culture', I reach for my revolver." - Herman Goering

[Scott of Hyperborea]

Okay, we have an account linked to the thekaiser@shireroth.org email with $9.41 in it. I can give the password to Greg or whoever becomes the next Kaiser.

[Kaiser Alejian I]

Works for me.