Houston Christian Rap

Screw Head Concert pt. 1

moserious — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:12:58 +0000

Screw Head Concert pt. 1

As the late great DJ Screw would say….MAN HOLD UP! I hooked up with this guy named Mark Anthony, owner of Mark Anthony Events which is a promotions company specializing in concert, club and artist promotion. To make the long story short, he had clients, contacts and the know how but needed help, enter

Chuck. We got together about 6 months ago and it has been on and poppin ever since. We have events going on every week and a major event once or twice a month. Yesterday, we had the Screw Head concert pt. 1 at Club Roxy. The turnout was great. The performers were great. We profited. What more could you ask for? We started a tour called “Betcha Can’t Do It Like Me Tour”. On this tour we feature 10-15 local rap groups, a couple major artist and host it at a well known club here in Houston. So far we’ve taken the tour to Jet Lounge twice and Club Roxy. It has been a great opportunity for the local artist to get some exposure.

Check out my Flickr page to see pix…

Social Media Rap (Online for Hours)

moserious — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:44:12 +0000

This social media rap is something I recently made attempting to show the different uses of social media while also inserting a little humor as well. Enjoy…

Live Performance – Get Saved volume 2 songs

moserious — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:21:41 +0000

So, a couple of Sunday’s ago I was invited to minister at Lele’s (good friend and featured artist on Get Saved volume 2) brother church on the northside (off of Sunbury) of Houston. His church is “The Church of Jesus Christ from God”. There was a great a turnout, we had a lot of fun, heard some great music and The Spirit was definitely in the building. I can’t wait until next time…

Chuck’s Crown Vic on Dubbs

moserious — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:12:26 +0000

So…why am I writing this post? In all honesty, not sure. I recently purchased a set of 20 inch rims to put on my Ford Crown Victoria. It just so happened that my digital camera was in the car at the time so I decided to get some footage of them being put on. After looking at the footage and needing a reason to play with iMovie, I made a short video of the rims getting put on. Of course as I rode off, I began noticing all sorts of Crown Vic’s with all kinds of rims and paint jobs. But anyway…check mine out…peace!

Career Changes

moserious — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:34:28 +0000

As of October 1st 2008, I began working for StomperNet, LLC. They are a great company to work for. I have the opportunity to use my management skills and experience (gained at Pop Labs) to manage the creation of new online marketing related products. I was originally contacted by them to perform at StomperNet Live 6 in Atlanta. While there, I had the opportunity to meet the owners, staff and faculty. After a few conversations with me, they found out that I was more than a great entertainer and online marketer, but that I was good at managing people and projects. They were in the process of working on some new products and projects and figured a person like myself who is familiar with the industry and project management would be a perfect fit. After a meeting with the owners and the conference coming to a close, I was given a verbal offer. I gave it some thought and considered what I would be leaving. Pop Labs is a great place. They were very knowledgeable and fun to work with. I learned a lot about what works and doesn’t work not only online but in life overall. I was very happy being supervisor and doing online marketing there. The commute to the office was less than 10 minutes. There, I was given the opportunity to create the SEO Rapper persona and they graciously accepted and marketed it. We all know the one thing in life that is constant is change. StomperNet presented me with an offer that I couldn’t refuse. With multi-media being a big part of there success and something I am very interested in, it seemed it was time for a change. Their focus on educating members and committing to quality products was a plus. When it came down to doubling my salary and working from home, I was sold. I had almost 6 great years with Pop Labs and I’m grateful for the opportunities they provided. I still recommend them if someone needs a firm to handle their website creation, marketing, support and maintenance of their online campaign. If you want to do it yourself, need tips, get some insider information, converse with some of the best in online marketing and be taught in a fun and intuitive way then StomperNet is for you. You should subscribe to The Net Effect and Stomping The Search Engines II. We are currently working on a new product that will revolutionize how marketing online will be done. Stay tuned…

Seattle’s Biz Kid$

moserious — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:15:06 +0000

I had a super case of jet lag and I recently realized that I hate layovers to switch planes. Last Friday I went to Seattle Washington to shoot a music video and feature for Biz Kid$. What is Biz Kid$? Great question. They are a TV show that comes on PBS dedicated to the young entrepreneur. Mainly teenagers, the show features success stories, how to’s and examples of how kids can become successful business people in a fun and entertaining way. I was contacted by Shilpa, one of the directors and an overall great person.

She told me about the show and what they wanted to do. This season they wanted to integrate online businesses and online marketing into the subject matter, and what better way than to feature the SEO Rapper. I wrote lyrics for Biz Kid$ describing how having a website with the proper marketing can be a great and lucrative business when done correctly.

I had a chance to be a tourist and check out what Seattle had to offer. Bekky, Biz Kid$, was the shiznit. She showed me all over downtown Seattle and took me to and from the airport. Mandy and Sean were very cool too. I think Seattle is a great place. The real estate prices were ridiculous, especially when compared to Houston. Biz Kid$ is a great show. I’ve told my children about it. Check out my Flickr page to see pictures.

Live Without Technology?

moserious — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:40:38 +0000

Remember years ago when a cell phone was unheard of? I remember being in high school with a pager. I was on my way to work in the morning when I realized that in this day and age it would be hard to live without technology. Walking out of the door, I grabbed my digital camera because I might want to take some pictures. I grabbed my BlackBerry. It’s like AMEX, don’t leave home without it. I grabbed my iPod. Plug it into the car radio and it becomes more effective than a compact disc changer. Almost forgot, grab the laptop and I’m ready to go. I finally get to work after sending tweets (from Twitterberry) about sitting in traffic only to get an IM with a link about the new BlackBerry Bold soon to be available. I think I’m going to go camping with no phone and no iPod for a few days. I’ll probably come back crazy.

Design Coding

moserious — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:12:57 +0000

Someone brought it to my attention that I hadn’t added this one to my blog yet, after 200,000 YouTube views.

Conversion Closing

moserious — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:21:15 +0000

As a Project Coordinator/Marketing Specialist at Pop Labs, I meet lots of business owners who sign up for our service mainly because they are seeking results. They’ve either tried SEO/SEM and didn’t do it correctly, don’t have time or simply don’t know how to do it. Majority of them tried and failed at it which resulted in loss revenues and time loss. I also realized that even though they are business owners, they don’t understand the sales process and how to “close deals” of potential new clients. I was probing for ideas for a new SEO rap, and I thought, why not do one on how to get conversions and how to close the deal. So…with that, the latest installment of my SEO raps is…”Conversion Closing”
Lyrics:
You launch a campaign but thats not all you need
your campaign not working if its not generating leads
no emails, no phone calls
no new sales, man you destined to fall
spent your money on words that was way to vague
then optimized your site for the wrong keyphrase
look, it’s not easy but it can be fixed
if you do it by the book with no gimmicks and tricks
Google rules are strict, its a must you abide
do it right and get rewarded, that’s how we survive
first pause your ad’s, no more hits on your card
money don’t grow on trees at least not in my yard
did you set up analytics, please tell me you did
gotta figure out whats generating them clicks
take the time to go and search with the words you chose
do any of your competitors show with any of those
then what you do next
check your ad text
spice it up a little, add some adjectives
check your link display
and check your CTA
and check your site design it might be chasing them away
and is your site complete, is your deal sweet
competitive industry, can you compete
you might be obsolete probably best to retreat
before your finances deplete and then you face defeat
but if you are elite,
then stay in your seat
you client base cold I can show you to the heat
lets start with your meat
talking about your content
it drives the search engine anything else is nonsense
make it keyword dense, that’s just common sense
but don’t write for the search write for your audience
after all, they the ones grab the phone and call
the search engine won’t do anything but crawl
now don’t drop the ball, identify your goal
set conversion tracking, remain in control
like a cop on patrol, evaluating traffic
respond to your clients, reduce all the static
when you get a lead, you should be ecstatic
contact em immediately, that’s just automatic
ask em where they from and add it to your demographic
ask em what they search but be charismatic
then close the deal if you have sales skills
they already qualified, just show em the appeal
I’d rather get 100 clicks and close 35
than get a 1000 clicks and I only close 9
listen to my design, don’t get caught up in the rhyme
you don’t have to be number 1, strive for top 5
we can talk about positioning another time
if you follow the guidelines you’ll be just fine

Friends….How Many of us Have Them

moserious — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:46:46 +0000

I was blessed to grow up in a neighborhood where everyone knew each other. My mom still stays there. You meet these kids in elementary school not knowing that you would also attend junior high and high school together. I said that to say that I’ve developed a close nit group of people who I can truly call friends. Obviously, there’s a ton of associates and individuals I’m cool with but there is about 17 who I can really call friends. Now, we have our ups and downs but at the end of the day….that’s still my n****. I know someone said you can count true friends on one hand and in most cases that’s probably true. I’ve been blessed to have friends that I consider brothers. Friends are dependable. Friends care. Friends don’t lie to you no matter what it is. Friends will tell you no sometimes. Friends take care of your family when you aren’t available. Friends don’t hate on you. Sometimes friends are closer than family. So…to quote the legendary Whodini…Friends, how many of us have them?