An Open Letter to Alan Levy CEO of Blog Talk Radio

Sometimes I find that being an internationally renown internet radio celebrity type can lead to frustration.

Oh sure…The notoriety is non-stop. Fame follows me. And the chicks?

Holy Cow, if either Jayman or I fail to get hit on or propositioned by less than eight uber-hot babes in a single day, we consider that day to be sub par, and well, an aberration.

Anyhoo…

I have no problem helping to write and produce the show.  I have no problem being my witty self on air.  I have no problem with helping Jayman to provide laughter and entertainment to millions across this Big Blue Marble of ours.

But ya know what I DO have a problem with?

The forum which we utilize to entertain and inform both the washed and unwashed masses, Blog Talk Radio!!

Damn right.

I know, I know….It is a free service and Jay and I don’t pay the Premium Membership in order to get all the bells and whistles, but man…I just don’t understand some things about BTR, so I have a few questions for its Co-Founder and CEO, one Alan Levy.

For instance…Our “A Couple of Sickos” show from September 30th…It had been Number One in the Comedy category for days and yesterday?  It was still getting hundreds of listens, and yet?

Poof!!  It disappeared from the ratings altogether.  WTF?  How does that happen?

Gee Mr. Levy, I’m sorry that all those crappy shows that pay you $399.00 or more a year can’t compete with IWS Radio, but that’s no reason to callously and arbitrarily erase our greatness from every book, ledger, and internet obelisk!!

We go through this every week.  IWS Radio is on the top of the ratings and then BAM!!  You sprinkle your Emeril dust on us and we are served up to be the main course upon the dinner table of obscurity.

You know the truth Mr. Alan Levy…With our numbers, IWS Radio would show up on the comedy category ratings as shows Number one through ten!!  Uh-huh…but noooo…

You there at BTR have some Masonic type rating system that us non-Knight Templar radio types know nothing about.  I bet you and your staff laugh at Jay and I as you do your secret BTR handshake and pull us from our Number One spot every week.

Hell, you won’t even let us be Number One in different categories at the same time.  What’s up with that?  I am so sorry that we are that awesome, but evidently you look down upon awesomeness and in turn choose to reward mediocrity.  Such a rare and odd trait in a successful CEO and business type guy.

Another thing…I have a problem with your $399.00 Premium Member charge. Without it, BTR limits Jay and I to 45 minutes per show, offers us no promos, and yet, we still hit Number One every week, and you know what?

As of late, our two shows per week are getting a total of 5,000-7,000 listens per week.  So let’s be temperate and call it 6,000 per week.

People who listen to our show see one helluva lot of ads that you load onto our show page, and let’s say your ad revenue is equal to one cent per listen on our show.

You are making at least $60.00 per week off of our unbridled talent, and what do we get for our efforts? That’s right…Heartache!!

You are easily and conservatively estimating, making over $3,000.00 a year on our show and you can’t say unto us…

“I’m sorry, that I can’t change the way we rate shows, because honestly, I don’t even know how that works, but since you are such a consistently great radio show and make money for us, I will pay your $399.00 in order to become a Premium Member, and therefore you can do longer shows and generate even more income for me.”

See Mr. Alan Levy how easy that would be?  You owe us mister…You owe us big time, and you need to do the right thing and pay our Premium Membership.  You owe it to us, but more importantly…

You owe it to the world and our adoring, ad-clicking fans.

Cheers!!
Matt-Man
mattmaniws@ymail.com
@MattMan_IWS