When I think about creating new income streams beyond ad revenue, what really excites me is using Roku’s interactive features to build deeper audience engagement. It’s not just about getting people to watch it’s about inviting them to interact, visit your website, and ideally become clients. That’s why I enjoy collaborating on this, because it’s all about connection and value. Curated by Martin R. Ricketts Initially, when Karen and I talked about ad revenue, we focused on the CPM model, which is already strong. But I wanted to go a step further and make the content interactive with QR codes. Most people just drop a QR code linking to their site, which makes it about them but it should really be about the viewer. The goal is to create a frictionless way for people to connect, share their info, and receive genuine value in return. As long as the mindset is “how can we give value to the audience,” you’re on the right track. QR codes are just the tool that makes it possible. People are comfortable scanning them now — they’re everywhere, from YouTube to late-night TV. Funny enough, I actually wrote an article about using QR codes back in 2012. I guess I was a bit ahead of the curve, but now the timing couldn’t be better. Do Work You Love. Monetize Your Story. Design Your Future. #MonetizeYourStory #MartinRRicketts #LearnFaster #DailyDiscipline #SuccessMindset #SamuraiThinking #WorkSmarter #DesignYourFuture #doworkyoulove #DigitalSamurai #HouseSamuraiCommunity

Exciting News and Information coming! I've opened our paid tiers, and we're continuing the pivot! You'll see this when you click on a course or the calendar and the benefit is with a Premium Membership. Since we're in development, I would love your feedback on the benefits and how they're communicated. Another way to say it is that on the standard tier you have access to the community chat and a few of the courses and you gather information and are learning from each other interacting with each other in the chat and a once monthly virtual meeting. And then in the premium tier is where more of the personal interaction and support from me comes in and the VIP tier includes individualized support. The Friday Coffee Hours are turning to a Mastermind event for Premium Members. This Friday, it will be a hybrid as we pivot - for everyone for the first part and then Premium Members will stay on for the mastermind portion.

One of our members, @Rumbling Thunder asked this in a chat, and I realized others would benefit from hearing the answer: How many channels/businesses are on your platform? There is an EZWay channel that has dozens of sub channels that are VOD - and also has cross-pollinated about half a dozen streaming channels and programs. Plus IVOD EZWay network that is entertainment based. In all these over 30 different entities. Then in other aspects of the community, hundreds and thousands of people and entities are involved. More numbers here

This community meeting is like a garden check-up for your media ecosystem: we look at the soil (trust), seeds (content), and systems (platforms) you need so your streaming TV vision can actually grow. 🌿 Karin opens by walking through updates to this BloomingVoices Streaming TV skool community, showing a clearer path from free “exploration” content into deeper, paid support for those ready to plant a real channel, not just scatter ideas.​ You’ll hear members talk candidly about burnout🔥 with $10k programs, the need to rebuild trust in small, steady steps, and the tension between ministry, donations, and sustainable business—especially for shows rooted in faith and service. 💬​ Listen in to your fellow members' journeys. Then Dr. Eric Zuley presents the EZWay Network as a kind of irrigation and distribution system for your influence—integrating streaming TV, community, blogging, and high-level relationships so your content shows up credibly on Google and even in AI searches. Q&A rounds it out! Plan to join us next time and get personal interaction with your situation. If you’re asking, “How do I own my platform, my data, and my impact?” this replay is well worth watching. 🌐✨ Watch here

I'm really enjoying weaving the different parts of my life together in this season. I've been weaving my tech work and my love of nature Into my new branding as The Tech Gardener. And in this specialty garden focused on streaming TV, it just occurred to me that my appearances on TV for almost 10 years when I was a florist could lend some insight. The big impact for me of this was an instant boost in credibility. I also hope my public speaking skills and built relationships, Some of which led to quite lucrative projects, and long-term clients. I'd love to hear how the different parts of your life are weaving together in this season, and how it is supporting your goals to the present on TV.