Tribe.net. Local Connections Cook bacon naked! http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#7a91db5d-c756-4a8d-bae0-abcad453935c 2009-06-16T05:57:00Z 2009-06-16T05:57:00Z

quote: If you write a column for a newspaper be sure to put it on a blog as well. I'll second that. A local successful Realtor confided that writing a "free" article on the latest trends in Real Estate was what she used to generate exposure in the local paper. The paper liked it and she was referenced at the end of each article. Huge exposure. Free, minus the time it took to write the article. =-)

Cook bacon naked! 2009-06-16T05:57:00Z JSin http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#94fde539-d4b6-48f5-a4b3-93d8d34a6b46 2009-06-15T00:55:53Z 2009-06-15T00:55:53Z

Something else occurred to me... Are you a member of the ACF and do you have any ACF Certifications? Often professional contacts can be incredibly helpful and a certification with the cute little letters can be helpful in opening doors especially in terms of things like colleges for teaching and the radio promotion type thing. I am pretty certain you have at least enough experiance to get a CSC if not a CEC. Jsin

JSin 2009-06-15T00:55:53Z quel qu'un http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#c9eab6b3-9aae-48d3-a185-0ea4dd92d5f2 2009-06-14T22:39:14Z 2009-06-14T22:39:14Z

She also comes from a wealthy family with a father well known in elite circles.

quel qu'un 2009-06-14T22:39:14Z $item.owner.firstName http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#cb746f19-65a5-4ad3-8304-186124f681bc 2009-06-14T22:01:35Z 2009-06-14T22:01:35Z

Thanks for that, JSin. haha And I've actually utilized a number of the things Deb mentioned, but perhaps its time to launch them again. I particularly liked her idea bout phone in radio updates, or perhaps I could do weekly PSA's focusing on local area producers along with a plug for a blog with posted recipes using those items. Last week I left a message for a local television station manager- a station that has already done 3 pieces on me and my biz in the past- to pitch a weekly 3 to 4 minute segment on local foods. I'd love to highlight the producers and sellers along with my own biz. I haven't heard back yet but went ahead and began working on a brief television treatment for the mini spots so I can have something somewhat fleshed out to present him when I contact him again. I'm also gearing up to promote a local cooking class. Anyway, I'm just feeling a bit down due to this economic recession...it finally hit me- AND HARD- about 6 weeks ago. I still have a number of great trades going, but no paying clients at the moment, despite a few newspaper ads, flyers, email ads, search engine optimization for my site, etc. I haven't gone this long without an actual income in YEARS. And to be honest, my boobs are just fine. I mean, they're not as perky as Ms. Lumpy Tits/aka the "Natural Chef', but they're still ogleable and hey, they're all MINE. Maybe I ought to focus on finding a low cut, cleavage revealing chef's coat instead? Nevermind the steam burns my girls are likely to receive from such a ridiculous get-up. I NEED to make some $$. -K

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-14T22:01:35Z JSin http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#8992259c-6b8a-4484-ac7f-0b86bfff05cd 2009-06-14T21:36:31Z 2009-06-14T21:36:31Z

K- Clearly it is because you are not sucking the right cocks. That being said it can be tough to make the right contacts in Montana. Not exactly a hot bed of celebrity producers. Likely if you wanted the kind of exposure she is getting a lot of it has to do with having the right contacts and getting people to see what you are bringing to the table. Deb had some good suggestions but I would also add work hard to get a cookbook published even if it is self published. Often that is the first step. Fake tits may be requisite as well... I know here in vegas I see some of the worst boob installations and we have coupons in the paper for tits. Not my preference but to get exposure that may be what it takes. I think actually the attention lavished on the hypocrit is likely a result of meeting the right people and bobbing the right knobs more than skill ability and what have you. JSin

JSin 2009-06-14T21:36:31Z Elaine~ http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#8d444644-54e9-42bb-a88f-e7535a7bf910 2009-06-14T07:36:14Z 2009-06-14T07:36:14Z

Maybe they used parts of her face to fill out the boob job?

Elaine~ 2009-06-14T07:36:14Z Deb http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#2820f479-6670-4921-84c6-6d7575fcd32b 2009-06-14T01:41:30Z 2009-06-14T01:41:30Z

As I was looking at the picture, I thought possibly she had the boob job done to take attention away from her face???

Deb 2009-06-14T01:41:30Z Elaine~ http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#04c0cbfc-33ce-4c1a-bcaf-84d077b44a1e 2009-06-14T00:42:33Z 2009-06-14T00:42:33Z

I had no idea who this chick was before now. She certainly has a really bad boob job. How can she not know how badly done they are?

Elaine~ 2009-06-14T00:42:33Z Deb http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#17ee554f-2a94-47fc-a295-328099a01542 2009-06-13T23:44:22Z 2009-06-13T23:44:22Z

It sounds to me as if all that you really want to achieve (I believe) is appreciation and market share in your own community. Here are a few ideas that mesh more closely with your type of Walking the Talk. The natural way to develop local "celebrity" is to offer a local newspaper or magazine a column that they can print or a one time interview. If you do a column once a week or once a month, ask for free advertising of your services in exchange. If you write a column for a newspaper be sure to put it on a blog as well. Do you have a local television network where you could do one show with a local news celebrity? Get advertising for your services. Is there a local college that teaches food preparation where you could be a guest instructor to teach natural chef principles for one class? How about a local radio station where you could phone in a report once a week about locally available products in exchange for free advertisement of your services? Also service clubs are always looking for interesting speakers. They would love to have someone local come to talk to them about food security, food safety and the kinds of local information that you would have. Is there a local speaker's list at the Chamber of Commerce that you can get your name on? Once you have this level of media attention, then you can approach local businesses with a brochure or email brochure which includes information about your catering services. People do seem to look to media to supply experts. If you become the "local expert", more people will become aware of your services. But none of these ideas are crimping your natural style. Maybe you've already done these things but I'm just throwing them out there. I can thoroughly empathize with your situation. The airheads that are presented on prime time don't have half the knowledge that people in the field like you do but it's their looks that get them on. Eventually people will realize that she's just an airhead.

Deb 2009-06-13T23:44:22Z Fifi http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#522ac596-779f-4400-bbe0-b00b3a75f460 2009-06-13T12:02:16Z 2009-06-13T12:02:16Z

-K - Well if you really want fame enough to be a public trainwreck.... This woman isn't a grade Z "celebrity" for being skinny or having big boobs, it's because she's an obvious trainwreck and people like throwing shade and looking down on others. And just because she's selling herself as "natural" doesn't mean anyone is actually buying it. Her whole schtick seems very desperate for attention. Why would you even want that kind of "success" K? Seriously!

Fifi 2009-06-13T12:02:16Z $item.owner.firstName http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#cf232fcf-0564-4337-8ee0-be593e9c85e0 2009-06-12T23:20:23Z 2009-06-12T23:20:23Z

And okay, so I know I' supposed to be all supportive of those that find their version of success and that jealousy is an ugly, self-defeating emotion...but this just really pushed my every freaking button. How can someone who does the complete opposite of 'walking their talk' in the field of all-natural living be taken seriously enough to warrant the fame she has somehow generated? And maybe if I wasn't always struggling to find new and inventive ways of NOT standing in the gawddamned welfare line I'd find a little more joy for this so called natural chef. Then again, maybe if I mortgaged my life to buy a new set of perky ta-ta's (sorry kiddos, we may be homeless for a little while until momma gets her girls ready for prime time) I'd be standing in the A list lines instead of the not-quite-ready-for-poverty lines. Nevermind me. I'm sure I'll be fine once get it through my thick skull that my talents and skills, principles and commitments just can't compare to a 22 inch waistline, a pair of double DD's and a slew of wealthy benefactors. -K

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-12T23:20:23Z $item.owner.firstName http://extremehonesty.tribe.net/thread/e53417f4-0cbc-4bf4-8e31-1a10a54b3d3e#40046bb4-8829-4c36-b0a7-754c7977faab 2009-06-12T23:02:28Z 2009-06-12T23:02:28Z

I just don't get it. I've been busting my ass for years trying to make a niche for my little personal cheffing biz, using locally grown and pesticide-free foods and while I've received a fair amount of press and attention, I am nowhere NEAR the level of popularity that this young woman has achieved. http://www.bethenny.com/ and then this: http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/2009/03/13/bethenny-frankel-has-some-ugly-breast-implants/ Of course, being a so called "housewife" on one of those ridiculous Real (haha) Housewives of wherever the fuck they are hasn't exactly hurt her career. But here's what I wanna know. Is there some way I can reach even a modicum of this type of notoriety WITHOUT completely compromising (or murdering) my principles and commitment to a truly natural lifestyle? C'mon people. Would I really have to market myself as a "Skinny Girl" -that's her new line of products, recipes and books- or convert my homegrown mammary's into unusable flotation devices upon which to one day rest my sagging chin skin? *urgh* -K

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-12T23:02:28Z