| Blogging For Michigan is not your average political blog.
With our full-time blogger monitoring events as they unfold in Lansing, and our intense focus on the state of Michigan, we deliver original content that is accurate, timely, and relevant, to all of Michigan's residents. We've brought you details on Michigan's vulnerable transportation infrastructure, success stories of the Michigan economic transition, important information on the Michigan budget crisis and the Republican obstructionism, and regular reporting on the work (or lack thereof) of your Michigan legislature.
We also brought you an intense, week-long series on the 1967 Detroit rebellion, to give you a greater understanding of one of the most tragic moments of that great city. And we are the only blog to bring state-wide, mass-media attention to the arrogance and bully-tactics of Senate Republican Leader Mike Bishop.
But the articles are only one part of BFM. We're forging new frontiers in the Michigan blogosphere by integrating important tools into BFM, so that our bloggers can bring you breaking news from any location. We're building contacts with mass-media professionals, so that our work and our message can reach the 60% of the population that doesn't use the Internet for information. And one of our most exciting projects is the work that we're doing to build a network of paid bloggers. All revenue from our website and the work that we do, is distributed to our writers, or otherwise invested back into the Michigan progressive blogosphere.
But BFM cannot blaze this trail without your support. With your help, we can take our work to the next level. We can make BFM a media-rich experience. We can put full-time bloggers and photographers in Lansing and Detroit. We can launch some of the exciting projects that have been sitting on the back burner, waiting for funding. And we can increase the compensation to our bloggers, bring more paid bloggers into the network, and make sure their work is rewarded on a consistent basis.
If you value the work that we do, please consider contributing to BFM. There are a few different ways you can help:
Contribute via Paypal: Follow this link to make a direct contribution using Paypal. If you like, you can specify the recipient of your contribution. We'll give 100% of your donation to the blogger you specify.
 Contribute via BlogPatron: This new service allows you to make a one time donation, or a recurring monthly contribution, for which we would be very grateful. :) The genius of this service is that it allows you to contribute to several blogs at once, at whatever amount you like. Your credit card is billed once a month for the sum of your contributions. It's fast, it's easy, and it's an awfully nice thing to do. You can access our BlogPatron page here.
 Contribute by cash, check, or money order: If you prefer to contribute offline, you can reach us at:
BFM Media, LLC
PO Box 62
Corunna, MI 48817
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You can head on over to our store right now and show your support for the Michigan that is, and the Michigan that is to be. You can show off how smart your kid is. We even have a value section, where all shirts are less than $10. You save some money, and we make a buck. (Literally, a buck)
So if you're looking for a way to express yourself in questionable political style, come on over to our store and get yourself a little somethin'. You'll be showing your love for the great State of Michigan, and you'll be investing the Michigan progressive blogosphere. Remember, all proceeds from this store (and from the BFM site) are invested back into our bloggers.
    
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And we are all Michigan, all the time.
Our rates are reasonable, and our customer service is excellent. If you're trying to reach a Michigan audience, why not give us a try? For $100, you get one month and nearly 40,000 impressions of your standard-sized ad in front of our audience.
You can get started right now, using our convenient self-serve web interface. Or, if you have questions about advertising, or would like some help getting started, write to us at bloggingformichigan@gmail.com.
Of course, one of the most valuable ways to contribute to BFM is to participate in our site. Register for a free user account, and jump in to a conversation, or publish an article of your own. The most important thing we can do as progressives is to share our message with as many people as we can.
Always, we're thankful for your support and contribution to our community. |
