I'm the first to admit I'm an old fart ;)  I take pride in that and consider it a love term ;) So I am reaching out to all the young, TechKnow farts out there in Zaadz land -- HELP.  Here's my dilemna.  As you can read in my profile - I have a foundation for kids who are dying or abused.    I need you expertise in this Wired world of ours.

We have created a lovely 2 cd Christmas set -- all instrumental music (except one cut of me telling astory about AngelAID) - The pianist played at carnegie and the white house last year - so it not rinkydink ;)  My shame is - I told people that the internet was an amazing place - that if we made the cd's (we did)  the internet would sell it for us.  It was call a viral campign.

1 - So i put it for sale on our web site http://www.angelaid.com
     (yes i need help with this - its there - but not accoridng to any great marketing scheme)

    The cd is Angels Believe in Santa Clause --    there is a promo of all the songs
     and also a $1 download of the AngelKIDS song

     if we could get only 1 million people -- to download the $1 sonog -- it would be the most amazing miracle --    we are in the hardest part of our year -- and donations are down terribly because of the economy -- and we still hae our usual clients needs to neet AND 50,000 christmas presents

2 - I contacted I-tunes - and applied - as a not for profit -- to have the cd listed (never dreaming that it goes into a pile - and is forgotten - you dont even get a NO!   - I had seen other  Independent labels  for not for profits -- and silly me assumed -- ALL got the same treatment.   So - all my bragging about utube -- jsut got me in more trouble;

3 - i contacted  Amazon - they take 50 percdent!!!  - hard to swallow but i will do it if i have to

4 - I contacted utube - for ther not for ;profit -- promotion  -- it too is in a pile ;))

5 - we have an ebay store - i can list it on -- any thoguhts on that - do any of you shop on ebay? -

6 -There is onoe amazing new song on the cd - AngelKIDS  -- sounds of children/cherubs laughing and playing - sliding down rainbows - dropping christmass balls - general happy and uplifting silliness.  I thought we could have a contest to have people all over the world - make a video -- animating the song - and put them on utube -- and have a voting for prizes -- this would promote the music an dthe cause - and give others a fun project also -- teen - adult and professional divisions

7 - need help - making the laugh (which we hafe seperate) into a phone  RING - for $1 download also --

Help -- we are 100% volunteeer - and take no government money
we are tottally suported by voluntters - donation - and our own thrift store (social enterprises!!!! we use the system -- we suport our selves - we are living the things Zaadz believes in - now i need yoru help --

What is a viral campign -- how do we sell this ?  promote it via the internet - Help!

help me get 1 million people to just download the $1 AngelKIDS song.

Arlene

I won't tell you how long it took to write, produce, edit and get advice on how to convert this to utube usablel format!!  Where are you young farts wheni need you ???  enjoy

Fearful; Hopeful, Expectant

Being blessed, for me, is a choice.  It took me years to acquire my AngelEYS, but now I am so grateful to live a life in which every day brings more ability to see the world in this moment, realizing that each moment is co-created anew by me and every particle of energy in our world.  Seeing the world through the innocent eyes of a child - new, unique, fresh and huge :), every corner I turn:  a new world to explore; every person i meet: a new story to hear; every stranger I pass: a wealth of unique beauty to be found and commented upon (girl, i love the sass in your walk!).  I live in a world filled with gloirious surprises, but I am so human - my last surprise was my own amazement that someone also found beauty i "me." ;)  Thank you g'od.   Have a blessed day, it is a choice!