[Blaze Frazier]

(09-28-2012 02:09 PM)FretDancer Wrote:  

(09-28-2012 01:41 PM)Sphere Wrote:  

Kill a bunch of people. That'll make you famous.

Sure will, but I don't think girls will throw themselves at you for that kind of fame.

Have you seen the amount of pussy Charles Manson and those types of guys get thrown at them. They get marriage proposals every day.

[Havver]

I'm going to say that for those with a bit of age,
then acting or doing some standup bits may be the best chance for small time local fame. Even if its just at the near by theater. Having more life experience will be a big plus in these two gigs.

I wouldn't bother with musician unless you have been doing it as a hobby for years, I doubt you will make it from green to big time. But who knows, maybe you have a crazy voice when you sing that will get you noticed. If you just want to play small gigs at the local bars and soften up the crowd, then learning an instrument may be a good approach to small time fame.

(09-28-2012 09:55 PM)iknowexactly Wrote:  

First the chances of getting fame big enough to inconvenience you are astronomically small. The only person here probably with a chance at that is Roosh, and his chances aren't great.

But if you think about it there are ways to achieve micro-fame that are not that hard. Just pick something you are interested in and be the local leader. Have a Noir movie study group, something like that. Smart chicks are really looking for something to do besides go to a bar and get hit on by boring, horny guys with no interests besides cars, chicks and money.

I like iknowexactly's take on micro fame and I can see this working.

For younger guys, almost all the doors are open, but you will be looking at some hard times to make it big. It would probably take most of your time up and you may only be able to do a part time job to just keep food coming in. But if your willing to make the transition and go for fame. Good for you, and your welcome to crash on my couch if you need a place to stay.

Personally, I'm currently trying to get into some standup comedy. I'm only 23 so I feel I'm just old enough to have some good things to talk about. Been writing story's and jokes etc over the last few weeks, and with any luck, I can compile enough to start performing in a few weeks time. And I'm to trying cross my stories over to the game front too. But they still need a lot of tweaking to make them girl funny, but hell, If I can take the same material and use it at work and play then I'm stoked.

[Giovonny]

(09-28-2012 11:39 PM)Havver Wrote:  

I'm currently trying to get into some standup comedy

[lavidaloca]

I have a different perspective on this. Why not become the guy in a country where its easier to become the guy. I.e. Carribbean or South America. In my experience in Cuba, the reggaeton stars are legit guys and open to chat/ make friends including with foreigners. Why not hang out with these type of people and profit. Probably, a lot easier than becoming famous in the US. The problem in the US is that whether you like it or not, even if you chat with Pitbull, Ben Affleck whoever unless, you are part of their social crowd you'll never hang out with these people...and unless you're already famous or an extremely good looking women which I doubt anyone on this board is it won't happen. In Cuba by contrast its very easy to interact with the celebrities and assuming your not a whoremonger and halfway normal making friends with these guys is far from difficult...as long as you can fit in / dress well / speak well (the language) etc. I'm sure this can be replicated in any country where your income would be somewhat in line with local celebrities. Which is a surprising amount of countries / 3rd tier cities. I.e. don't think Paris, London, Madrid. Think 3rd tier colombian cities, peru, ecuador, dominican etc.

[Spike]

(09-28-2012 04:38 PM)IainMuirs Wrote:  

Quote:

I'm dying to find out how popular the book really is in Backpacker circles. I bet my ass I can get laid of it in some guesthouses.

I would imagine you'll be more famous online than in real life travelling circles. I don't know how many books you've sold yet but I doubt it's mainstream enough to be a regular topic of conversation in the backpacker crowd. Roosh and Naughty Nomad have a much bigger following than yourself (presumably) yet I've never met anyone who talked about them and even the guys I've met who were into travelling and banging had no idea who they were when I asked.

I don't think so.
I already met people who knew of me while I was still traveling and only had a small blog. Since then I have released a book, sold a few hundreds copies, use twitter, done interviews and promoted towards the backpacking world. I guess it's talked about by backpackers. Especially since girls and fucking are a popular subject to talk about around the hostels kitchen table while downing beers.

Roosh and NN are aiming for the manosphere followers while I'm promoting towards backpackers and a little bit of manosphere. I really don't care much for the whole anti-feminism thing and barely focus on that. The problem is not as bad in Holland and I can't be bothered with it too much either. Sure I don't like to see fat girls with an attitude but I just ignore them and don't even think about them. If i'm not succesful in my love life then it's my fault not theirs. There are still plenty of hot girls around.

Also,
My way of traveling is very different from Roosh and NN. Roosh goes from country to country by staying in the same place with an apartment and more spending money. Naughty Nomad takes short trips with a bigger budget then me. You also have to realize that Roosh is considered a women abusing hater even by most guys that are backpacking. The male backpacking crowd is 99.9 beta.

My book is a mix of backpacking stories/personal demons and picking up stories.
Second edition is being announced today.

[Sebastian]

Aspiring photographer?
build a website with some portfolios and hand out the card with your website on it, offer them free photo session so you can build more portfolios?

[Neo]

This is a topic I've thought about considerably as well. I haven't come up with an answer and a path I want to pursue full force. Whatever I choose it's going to take a lot of work to 'make it' if I even do. I have a lot of hobbies that I practice daily or several times a week.

I think this has been mentioned before on here, and it would also be the a great troll from one of us. Market yourself as an erotic novelist. You'll probably never go viral like 50 Shades of Grey, but I'm sure that you can get a cult following and bang some groupies.

I used to think that only fat middle aged women read books like that but I was wrong. The last three girls I banged off of okcupid mentioned reading that book and they were in the age range of 24-34 and cute by RVF standards.

The last thing I want to mention is that even if we never become famous, there's a huge advantage in what I call 'pre-fame.' What I mean is pursuing a goal and project with a lot of passion and demonstrating your passion to the women you talk to. I'm not talking about hyping shit up(although that will sometimes work), but legitimately pursuing a dream.

[Enfant_Terrible]

Some thoughts.

If I were to answer the thread topic without reading the first post, I would say find “something” that you really enjoy and passionate about and parlay it into something where you'll get a following and exposure. You have lots of options now to gain exposure with the internet and technology available.

Do your research on that “something” and observe the current landscape. Make notes.

Chances are you’ll find something that someone else is already doing, ask yourself: what interesting twist can I make of this? How do I set myself apart or differentiate myself?

You'll have to give up a little privacy and show your face. In that case, dress stylish and groom yourself.

I'm saying to truly enjoy that something (whatever that is) because:

-it’ll make you an “expert” on it if you do it long enough

-people listen to “experts”, which can lead to other collaborations, projects, and other networking opportunities giving you more power, recognition, and maybe money

-what you enjoy won’t stress you out regardless of cost, time, and energy

- if you're able to talk/ramble about that something in length and with passion, chances are you'll make girls comfortable and let their guard down so you can ask them out on a date eventually

[Enfant_Terrible]

(09-29-2012 05:50 AM)Sebastian Wrote:  

Aspiring photographer?
build a website with some portfolios and hand out the card with your website on it, offer them free photo session so you can build more portfolios?

If you're gonna do it, invest in a good starting SLR camera, learn the craft, then build that portfolio.

Ask yourself: What's your focus? Fashion? Glamour? Art? Headshots?
Learn the lingo.

Like I said above, observe other people's work. What do you like about them? How do you replicate / improve on those?

There's a lot of guys with cameras (GWC's) now with digital so girls will be wary if you tell them you're a photographer and you want to shoot with them.

[pitt]

(09-28-2012 04:53 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Another thing..people here make their own commercials and star in them. They run all the time.
. Open some shit bizz and make a commercial. Local here couldn't be too expensive but SF? not sure. Also billboards. Micro fame. Our little local steakhouse has some dudes picture on them that works the kitchen.

Thats my favourite idea on here. Im really looking to do this. Micro fame is the way to go. By the way, the businesses dont need to be realistic, right? Im looking to create lots of billboards around the city and have few commercials on tv but im wondering if i can get away if the businesses are non existent (i will do this somewhere in south america, im not saying the country on here).

Anyway few ideas i have, mostly micro fame:

Open a yoga class - Get a really good looking female to be your assistant and both of you will be in charge of the yoga class. This wont necessarily make you bang all the women in your class but you will have a new supply of women where you can bang few of them.

Becoming a reggaetone singer - I am looking to move from rap to reggaetone, i will try to practice this shit hardcore, if i am good enough, im taking that shit seriously.

Guys remember that sometimes you dont need to be super famous. Some girls will open their legs just for seeing you performing in a local show. Local shows are usually easy to get into if your music is good enough.

I have met this haitian cat the other day (he is 39) and he told me he recently became famous in the US around the haitian community. He never knew he could sing but he wanted to become famous. When he was 35, he started singing and recording songs. At first he was unsure if his music was good enough. Next minute, he started performing and everybody was responding well to his music. He is now famous in his community.

Im getting my money right for the next 2 years but after that, im chasing fame hardcore.

[Mirthless]

That's all you need to do.

[Rah]

I'm going the music route, even though I'm over the hill (28) and most people say it doesn't get you laid anyway. I see the benefits as:

A) You amplify your exposure. I sometimes get approached in bars by a certain type of girl, I would only think being on stage as the frontman would increase this
B) You become more interesting. "I'm an aspiring singer in a band" is more interesting than "I'm a marketing associate at SnoreCorp"
C) You have a shot at earning a living doing something really fun. Worse case, you have a cool hobby and can impress people at parties and campfires.

In any case, any of these ideas that involve an artistic endeavor shouldn't be picked arbitrarily based on some logical calculation of maximizing fame and weighing it against the risk of failure and "lets be realistic" coefficient -- you should do something you're really stoked about and see if you can tap into a niche. Thanks to the net, I don't think there's ever been an easier time in history for artists to connect with fans of their type of art. You can't think in terms of the same traditional industry paradigms where you either become a superstar or fail completely.

I like how this guy put it, talking about the "small business" version of a band:

[pitt]

Another idea:

Football Referee

When you walk inside a bar, every football fan (majority of dudes) know who you are. The women get curious on why dudes are talking about you, they start eye fucking you and game on.

I may consider taking this shit seriously, taking into account that you will hardly see any referees who are black. When i go for the interview job, i just tell them: ''i hope i wont get discriminated because im black'' and boom, i have the job. In 2012 being a minority works.

[damngringo]

(12-20-2012 07:41 AM)pitt Wrote:  

Another idea:

Football Referee

When you walk inside a bar, every football fan (majority of dudes) know who you are. The women get curious on why dudes are talking about you, they start eye fucking you and you wake up in a hospital and don't remember your name.

Fixed for ya.

I plan do get somewhat good at music (guitar & turntables), pump up the social circle and play for friends & stuff. No plans of getting massive fame, but being the best in the social circle + constantly growing it.

Also, a business route - do good work on your own, get on good terms with people -> another boost to social circle & lots of opportunities in general.

[Panacea]

I think that the biggest key to building any sort of fame is just figuring out what you want to do and just be really good at it and put work into it.

The second thing is just getting up after you fail. If you look at a lot of famous people a good portion of them were practically rejected from everywhere, but they kept going.

On the other hand there's also many people who kept trying and still failed and are still failing today.

The question is what's worse; Chasing a dream you'll never get Or dreaming about the chase you'll never perform?

[Statsi]

Work in a club as a promoter or DJ. Also working as a bouncer can get you that fame effect if you go to clubs that your bouncer friends are on the doors of. Queue skipped, drinks served fast, ability to get your competition thrown out if you like, hell even crazy girls will not be able to fuck with you since the bouncers know you are legit and won't just believe any of sob story.

[snoop]

Buy your way to some level of fame.

If you are a musician, pay radio DJs to play your stuff. Pay venues to let you perform. Pay people to promote you.

I heard a story once about a rapper (think it was Jay Z) who before he was famous would basically suit up and go ball out at a club. He basically paid the people in his crew to be his hype men for the night. Because he stood out in the club with his entourage, dress adn throwing money around, people would ask around about him, at which point his crew would say "you don't know Jay? Man, he's the hottest shit out right now, etc."

You can also just walk into a bar and buy the entire place a round of drinks. Now everyone in the place knows of you.

Fame can be as much about your money as anything. There are 1000s of people with talent who work hard and don't make it.

You can also throw parties for charities or organize charity related events like a fun run for cancer or something

[snoop]

(09-28-2012 05:10 PM)OGNorCal707 Wrote:  

How about becoming famous from doing porn? Some guys might think I'm kidding, but I've started to give this more and more thought lately. Sure there are obvious downsides, but for one you are getting paid to fuck hot ass young nymphos, and if you get enough work you can probably get a good bit of fame which will only bring in more money and fame. I just read that the porn star James Deen will be acting in a real legitimate film, and Sasha Grey while obviously more famous was in Entourage and the film "The Girlfriend Experience".

I'd also imagine that as a porn star you could set up a million different hustles, a blog or youtube channel would blow up easily and have a built in audience, if you DJ getting club gigs would be instantly more easy, not to mention possibilities of doing promotion, etc. I remember that Athlone posted a link to a vid on youtube where the pornstar Jayden James was doing a radio show and had a male pornstar named Voodoo on as a guest. He claimed that Lindsey Lohan was paying him for sex, and seemed to imply that other celebrities were doing the same.

Anyways, I digress, that was kind of my own personal rant. I really doubt I'd get into the industry, but the thought of working a minimum wage job 9-5 is like a death sentence to me, the option of banging hot 18 years in porn is a lot more attractive.

I had a couple friends look into that and they said you either had to already have some level of fame or connections otherwise you pretty much had to start out in gay porn

[Don]

(09-28-2012 02:09 PM)FretDancer Wrote:  

(09-28-2012 01:41 PM)Sphere Wrote:  

Kill a bunch of people. That'll make you famous.

Sure will, but I don't think girls will throw themselves at you for that kind of fame.

One of my best friends is a small time rapper. He's been making rhymes for about 4-5 years now, he's pretty good at it, and has a couple of songs on youtube with about 1k hits each. He also has an artist fb page and dresses really eccentric...he's a magnet for sluts. He's in a LTR right now(with a girl that contacted HIM through his fb fan page), and has a couple of fuck-buddies.
He doesn't have any game, doesn't believe in it, and can get really attached and beta.

So yea, even micro-fame works.

[RougeNoir]

I agree with the people here saying being in a band is a DHV/fame builder. A friend and I went to this bar as customers while a reggae band was playing in front of a crowd of about 50. We get drunk and we beg persistently to get on stage to perform in their set and they finally let us. My friend got on stage and freestyled a rap. I was up next and performed one reggae song, "Girl flex, time to have sex..." sang and danced in a sexually charged way on stage. Within 30 seconds of the set, I had the two baddest broads in the building on stage as dancers for me. After the set, I had two 7s approach me asking me where do I usually perform. They wanted to know so they can see me. (Pre-forum days)I told them that I'm just a regular dude off the street and walked off to a different bar to get wasted.

[Giovonny]

(12-20-2012 11:51 AM)RougeNoir Wrote:  

"Girl flex, time to have sex..."

Holy Shit!!!

This is the same song I do when I do karaoke!!!

The classic!!!

[Parlay44]

(09-28-2012 03:47 PM)Neil Skywalker Wrote:  

@Giovonny

I just want to know how to quote several people in one post. I've been having trouble with it since i'm on this forum.

Click the + on each post. Then click new reply.

[Tex Pro]

(09-28-2012 11:39 PM)Havver Wrote:  

I'm going to say that for those with a bit of age,
then acting or doing some standup bits may be the best chance for small time local fame. Even if its just at the near by theater. Having more life experience will be a big plus in these two gigs.

I wouldn't bother with musician unless you have been doing it as a hobby for years, I doubt you will make it from green to big time. But who knows, maybe you have a crazy voice when you sing that will get you noticed. If you just want to play small gigs at the local bars and soften up the crowd, then learning an instrument may be a good approach to small time fame.

(09-28-2012 09:55 PM)iknowexactly Wrote:  

First the chances of getting fame big enough to inconvenience you are astronomically small. The only person here probably with a chance at that is Roosh, and his chances aren't great.

But if you think about it there are ways to achieve micro-fame that are not that hard. Just pick something you are interested in and be the local leader. Have a Noir movie study group, something like that. Smart chicks are really looking for something to do besides go to a bar and get hit on by boring, horny guys with no interests besides cars, chicks and money.

I like iknowexactly's take on micro fame and I can see this working.

For younger guys, almost all the doors are open, but you will be looking at some hard times to make it big. It would probably take most of your time up and you may only be able to do a part time job to just keep food coming in. But if your willing to make the transition and go for fame. Good for you, and your welcome to crash on my couch if you need a place to stay.

Personally, I'm currently trying to get into some standup comedy. I'm only 23 so I feel I'm just old enough to have some good things to talk about. Been writing story's and jokes etc over the last few weeks, and with any luck, I can compile enough to start performing in a few weeks time. And I'm to trying cross my stories over to the game front too. But they still need a lot of tweaking to make them girl funny, but hell, If I can take the same material and use it at work and play then I'm stoked.

Stand up comedy seems like a good way to build local fame, assuming you get good. It is also something you can do in your spare time since you will be mostly doing "open mics" for the first couple of years.

Starting a podcast is another idea. It could be focused on local issues so that you build some local fame.

[Sonsowey]

(12-20-2012 03:47 AM)Rah Wrote:  

B) You become more interesting. "I'm an aspiring singer in a band" is more interesting than "I'm a marketing associate at SnoreCorp"

This is the key actually.

Even though I've never gotten laid at a show directly, telling girls your in a band immediately increases their interest in you.

It's ridiculous how many chicks are into the idea of banging a guy in a band, without ever caring about the music or seeing a show of his anyway.

For all you non-musicians, just lie and say you're in a band. Never has a chick asked me to even play her my music or anything like that. I do have guitars and amps lying around the house, of course, so that helps. One chick even accused me of lying about being in a band (I really was in a band) and said to me at my place:

"I bet you can't even play guitar"

"Yep, you caught me."

She never pushed it.

[Matt3B]

I'm gonna try my hand at acting eventually when I've got a few other things sorted out in my life. I've written a few film scripts too and got some positive feedback from the BBC about one but not enough for them to take it on yet. I learned how to write scripts myself from studying my favourite film scripts, and I therefore have a more "Americanised" format leaving much more to the imagination of the reader/director, while English scripts tend to be very descriptive almost like a book from what I can gather. They said I have to change a hell of a lot for them to reconsider and I've not been arsed with it.

If I were to have any career it would be an actor. I back myself in this as one of my only talents and there's a "niche" in the UK for the kind of style I can easily portray that is already big in America. I'm surprised it's not been done properly here, as some have tried but really not done well.