Ad Astra on The Footy Chronicles Podcast

A major thanks to Isaac of The Footy Chronicles and Alex of The Front Men for inviting me on their June 18th podcast. We talked a little about Ad Astra SKC, but then went into a recap of the San Jose game, and this was also about the time Ryan Smith disappeared of Twitter and went back to Europe.

These two young fans are doing a great job highlighting Sporting KC. Their age does not hold them back at all. I really like what they are doing with the podcast and their blogs. I hope they can keep it up because social media is really hard work. Don't let the no-to-low cost fool you! It often turns into quite a lot of time and time is one thing you never get back once you spend it!

Go check out their blogs, and comment at least once. If you were not aware comments are what give bloggers energy. When you don't want to post, but someone leaves you a great note, wow you feel like you really made an impact. So if you like to jump and cheer at the games go out, read AND comment on their blogs.

You can also find The Footy Chronicles and The Front Men on Facebook.

Why Comment?

Many fans of Sporting Kansas City enjoy finding lots of great content about our team on the web. We find it, read it, maybe share it, but most of us never comment. Plenty of people lurk on the web, which is fine. But did you know that comments are more valuable than you think?

If you have never commented on a Sporting KC blog (or Facebook page) I would really encourage you to break your silence and be proud to say 'long time reader, first time commenter.' Here are some of the reasons why you should comment on blog posts:

1. Comments Make a Community: By contributing you now are part of a small (but growing) network of Sporting Kansas City commenters which provides a foundation for a growing community. Often times the commenters answer each other's questions before any official writer gets a chance to reply. Seeing Sporting KC fans help each other out on the Facebook page is great to see.

2. Comments Guide the Content: Sure blog topics are what writers decide to write on, but how they decide to write on is influenced by great comments which open up new areas of interest.

3. Comments Are Currency: Comments help any blog writer realize they are not talking into thin air, which is what it feels like when you first press 'publish post.' By making a writer feel heard, we encourage writers to write more, which gives us more to read! And since few of them are getting any money to do this, isn't that the least we could do for them? And if you comment often on a blog, that writer may be willing to help you out when needed.

A second way to think of comments as currency is that a comment is more powerful than just logging page views. Comments show an engaged fan base and that means the blog or Facebook page may have more leverage to get special access. Which means more inside scoop for the readers.

4. Comments Make a Better, Smarter Blog: Comments often lead to new resources, new links and new insights making the blog a better resource for everyone. Also like a huge crowd sourced editors desk, if you find a broken link, a misspelling, poor grammar, tell the blogger. They'll fix it, then thank you for helping all future readers.

5. Comment Can Make you a Blogger: Many thoughtful commenters turn into bloggers eventually.

Humble Beginnings

I like to do big things.

I am a new season ticket holder for Sporting Kansas City.

I sit in Section 102.

And I am looking for other people to become awesome together.

Let’s support our 11 guys on the pitch.

Why Call It Ad Astra SKC?

‘Ad astra per aspera’ is the motto of the state of Kansas, home of Sporting Kansas City. It is Latin for “To the stars through difficulty.” I figured it was bit long to use the whole motto so I shortened it to the ultimate goal, getting another star on the crest of Sporting KC. Thus ‘Ad Astra SKC’ which roughly translates to 'To the stars, Sporting Kansas City.' I want to see a couple more stars above our crest in the next few years and we have the team to do it.