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[SykkBoy]

As a net radio veteran who used to do 4-5 shows a week plus full daily broadcasts, I can tell you, it gets tough to come up with something fresh.

To get people to come out of the woodwork, you need subjects and guests who are controversial and yet not a bunch of nutjobs. You need something to sell the webmasters and I don't mean a product, but an idea or topic.

For example, I haven't had the opportunity to make a show because they are generally scheduled around my family time. I have very little of that left these days with EGC and some other side projects, so try to make time in the evenings for them.

For me personally, my optimal listening time would be during the lunch-afternoon time when I'm usually listening to tunes or something like Brain Gell Radio. I'm not sure of others' times when they are most "in the mood" for a listen or have the time to listen in.

I like the trend I see and hear rumblings about of more video based shows. I have a few ideas on these too (Gonzo, I'll hit you up on ICQ later to discuss ;-)).

I have to admit, I like what they are doing at ynotradio with guests that aren't even in our industry. Most of us chat amongst ourselves on boards, ICQ, etc. all day long, so we're not as motivated to come out and listen to someone we talk with on a daily basis anyways, I'd love to see shows with guests who have things that are in the interest of our business, but aren't quite part of our "community".

We have all of these new legal issues challenging us as well as small business ownership issues. Why haven't there been more attorneys, tax accountants and even small business managers on these shows? Something different like this might get me to move my family time around a bit to tune in. While I know tax issues vary from state to state and most attorneys hate to give away "free" advice, it would be nice to have topic that aren't just "make money with so and so's new program or "how to make more money with those pesky TGPs"

I know there have been some great topics like the spyware show, etc. but I'd love to see more out of the community guests.