WeGoLocal Chapter Organizers: It's time to actionize!
But what is the Right Action to take?
This past week I’ve been involved in the election (as a poll worker) and then, starting the day after, I’ve been involved in reflection. Maybe you have been, too.
My conclusion to all that thinking is to take positive action. I believe more than ever that “When They Go Loco … WeGoLocal” is a Substack publication that has a role to play in this comedy/tragedy life of ours.
It’s time to take Right Action
It’s not tear-your-hair-out time, because, well, hair is nice to have. Why tear it out? People spend good money to make it seem like they still have it. So no hair-tearing.
Instead, it’s time to take Right Action, that voice inside me whispered as I spoke to a friend by phone. I didn’t know what that was, so my friend Buzz looked it up and said that Right Action is a combination of three things: The action must be Ethical, the action must be Compassionate, and the action must be Non-harmful.
We must judge how the next president’s actions square with Right Action. Are the actions based in ethics, compassion and avoiding unnecessary harm? If not, they are not Right Actions. They’re far-right actions, meaning they are Wrong Actions for a majority of this country’s citizens.
I look at the results of November 5th as the American equivalent of the Brexit vote in the UK. Slightly more than half of the voters went with removing their nation from the European Union, and it has been nothing but disastrous ever since, as many of those Brexit supporters would say, I’m sure. The law of Unintended Consequences has bitten them hard.
But what can we DO?
As individuals we can take Right Action, beginning today. We can make something good, keep most of it for ourselves … but give away a small amount to neighbors, co-workers, family, anyone.
Those random acts of kindness are ethical, compassionate and do no harm (as long as you take proper precautions in the kitchen, of course).
That’s what I’ll be encouraging folks to do with this Substack publication.
But I think you (or someone you know) could do the same thing and more. You could become a WeGoLocal Chapter Organizer yourself and potentially clear $6,000 per month with your Substack membership fees. I’ll show you how.
What will a potential Organizer learn?
I’ve written about a course of study that I’m making available through this Substack as a password-protected membership level: Chapter Organizer ($197). If you succeed in generating $6,000 per month (and there are no guarantees that you will) that $200 investment is going to look pretty smart, I think.
After my initial post on the concept one of the readers of this publication asked, “What does it entail?”
So to answer Ilene, in part, here is a bullet list of some of the things you could learn by signing on at the Chapter Organizer level, beginning this week:
How to (mathematically) generate $6,000 per month with Substack
Registering a custom URL leading to your WeGoLocal Substack group
Designing a logo for free - and then getting business cards with that logo design
Establishing a writing schedule with an editorial calendar
Adding illustrations for articles: screengrabs and producing video from stills
Exploring standalone community sites as a Substack backup
Creating value for Chapter members - at least $10 of value for a $7/month membership - through offers from companies (not paid advertising)
Crafting a Terms of Service agreement for members, so all are treated with respect, no matter where they are on their life’s journey
Offering affiliate payments to members
Interacting with members through author comments and likes in the discussion area of an article
Interviewing members online
Building a swag shop for extra income
Finding a location for face-to-face Chapter gatherings
Allowing content creation by Chapter members
Publishing a book (PDF and paperback) of the best recipes and money-saving strategies of Chapter Organizers and members
Customer relations software to manage sales outside Substack
Producing audio narration and podcasts through Substack
Using survey software to incorporate quiz results into the Chapter’s Substack
Protecting standalone online content
Teaching others to become Chapter Organizers
Gaining publicity for your WeGoLocal Chapter activities
Conducting job interviews with political candidates, beginning with local offices
Enabling and getting support from a national WeGoLocal network
Bottom Line: Want to start Actionizing (rather than agonizing)?
That list might sound like quite a bit to explore, but not too much. Some of the topics may not be relevant to you now, but might become useful in the future. That’s why Chapter Organizers get a year’s access to the lessons for signing up at the $197 level. Those lessons will probably be modified and developed over the year, and all Chapter Organizers will be able to see the latest versions for a full year.
I plan to publish a post of some length on these topics once every other day, if not more often. (Life gets in the way of ambitious plans, so I’m building in some wiggle-room.)
As I said in my initial post, I’m not a Sage on the Stage, I’m more of a Guide by the Side. We’ll explore the possibilities together and see what we can create, on our own and as a learning group. I’m sure you’ll learn from other Chapter Organizers as well.
Someone you know may be a future Chapter Organizer
Do you know folks who would like to Actionize with us and start a WeGoLocal Chapter as Organizer? Please share this post with them and I hope they’ll thank you for the recommendation later.
Any questions? Add them to the comments and I will respond as I can to this unusual Substack initiative. I hope you join me!