Ideas for Spreading the Word...

Hey guys just checking in. Many of you have seen my blog and I appreciate your readership. Just an interesting note in this dialogue. I have made 35 entries last I looked. Each of the 3 entries that featured Aneros and MMO tripled the readership of any other of the 32 entries. While a good number of those readers were from here .., my reader stats show that most were not. That is about 150 people other than the 50 or so regular aneros forum readers who have now been exposed to Aneros. Of those 150 I have had at least 10 messages from people that found me on dick net, lpsg and another site asking for advice and info on Aneros and MMO. Every little bit counts.

bigguy aka linghaman

Hey guys just checking in. Many of you have seen my blog and I appreciate your readership. Just an interesting note in this dialogue. I have made 35 entries last I looked. Each of the 3 entries that featured Aneros and MMO tripled the readership of any other of the 32 entries. While a good number of those readers were from here .., my reader stats show that most were not. That is about 150 people other than the 50 or so regular aneros forum readers who have now been exposed to Aneros. Of those 150 I have had at least 10 messages from people that found me on dick net, lpsg and another site asking for advice and info on Aneros and MMO. Every little bit counts.

bigguy aka linghaman

I'm not trying to necro bump this board for the heck of it. Thanks goes to Rumel for posting in the Gay Members topic the link to this thread.

Linghaman, I can see where associated sexuality sites could be the best spot for promotion. I'm thinking of starting a topic at Literotica for this reason. As you said, every little bit counts. I believe the challenge that is trying to be overcome is telling the "everyday" man. How does the word get out to other men? The difficulty is that most men aren't going to be too "touchy feely" or "sharing". I have little to no thoughts about how to change that. I know ten_s_nut has sent out some information to the men close in his life. I don't recall what the results where. As a somewhat younger guy, being 30, most of my friends are in their 20s, and a few in their early 30s. Trying to get those men to think about something like this would be near impossible. Quite frankly, one approach could be blunt honesty with consequences be damned, but I'm not sure how that would work overall. 🙂 Anyone else have thoughts? I know this thread has been around for a while, and I'm sure some suggestions are out there, but it never hurts to bring it up again and gain some new insight or re-dedication.

Hello, Rika.

Yeah, just blurting out, "I love how prostate massage gives me orgasms!!" would tend to get you a psych eval, free of charge. Discreetly informing friends or relatives who you think would be interested has proven to be a useful strategy for me. Thing is, I don't know how many of the guys I've told have done anything about it. I figure I've done my part by just telling them. Follow-up would be too intrusive.

BTW, your posts in the gay members thread are awesome.

Best Regards,

Dave

Hello, Rika.

Yeah, just blurting out, "I love how prostate massage gives me orgasms!!" would tend to get you a psych eval, free of charge. Discreetly informing friends or relatives who you think would be interested has proven to be a useful strategy for me. Thing is, I don't know how many of the guys I've told have done anything about it. I figure I've done my part by just telling them. Follow-up would be too intrusive.

BTW, your posts in the gay members thread are awesome.

Best Regards,

Dave

I think you bring up the biggest obstacle of all! Follow up! Follow up means...wait for it...gasp!...open communication! :O

I'm just going to get a full body tattoo. 😛 I mean, in all honesty, what really can be said? I was inspired by your tactful approach that you mentioned long ago. I wouldn't know what to say to my brother in law. He's about the only close male relative that I have that could benefit. My male friends barely talk about anything at all. Sex would be off limits all together unless it's about how hot some chick is they want to bang. I live in the Bible belt compounding the problem even more. Being in a predominantly Catholic city, everything is conservative. I live in Cincinnati. Mark Twain said once about Cincinnati, "If the apocalypse were to come, I want to be in Cincinnati. They're five years behind everything." That's pretty much true.

Some notes about spreading the message -my story
I started off trying to get an answer to very tense ejaculation. They were good but for too tense for an old person. I search it on the web. Eventually I got to HiH and freaked out when I saw the MGX. Then it researched more and found the research paper on Aneros with older men with BHP. *The statistics were very revealing. I tied the intensity with the need for prostate release. *The stuff about orgasms was a bit off putting. Too much too soon. So my initial interest was prostate massage to reduce the intensity and hopefully to make urination less of a problem. *So I purchased a SGX being available locally.
I also am fortunate that I am willing to think new thoughts and if helpful will follow through. I am relatively free for sexual hangups. My partner has no problems but cannot understand. I still find it hard to speak about it as it is "tainted" with cultural conditioning.
I have also found the sessions seems to have reduced my*hemorrhoids. I also notice the SGX is more helpful than the Helix.*
I think that for the aging male using an Aneros would a huge blessing, but I do understand that it may not be a pleasant sight!- or bear thinking about! this is the heart of the problem.
The next major problem I struck was smell. The usual KY and water based lubricants for me had an unpleasant after smell (toilet training and all that). Fortunately through the forum I get more information about oil based lubricants. These do not absorb the normal smell. In fact with my natural jelly mixes the after smell in no different from the unused lubricant. This has made all the difference to me.*
Now having experienced wonder of the touch of the prostate on the Aneros I am open to the added benefits, which because of my age I hope won't be too long in coming.

Hey all,

I personally think that people in general are TOTALLY fed up with everything which relates to anything religious or spiritual.. Aneros community doesn't want to be labeled for being another spiritual cult!!!! so let's keep it scientific.. even if aneros practices come with the spiritual aspect.. I would advertise the physical and mental health benefits for guys (much better sex life + better self esteem + reducing the risk of getting prostate cancer) and try to make it look AS STRAIGHT/MASCULINE AS POSSIBLE! We are trying to change the general thinking of people.. so in other words we need to be able to change the way straight people think, both men AND women.. I would be terrified trying the aneros the first time as a straight man if there was even a slightest risk of being labeled as gay, being not accepted/abandoned by your girlfriend etc.. so WOMEN play a HUGE role here!!! Women should be probably educated first and make them to buy a toy for their boyfriends because they love them! 🙂 that would be the most natural way.. there should be separate campaigns for bi and gay-people..

Kev

It was at BateWorld.com (a social website for gay, straight, and bisexual men into masturbation) that I first heard about the Aneros last fall. I had started an regular regimen of the Kegel Exercises then. A couple guys told me that the Aneros would enhance my prostate health and my sexual awareness and vitality. After some research and much thought, I bought my first Aneros models last December. They were the MGX, Helix, and Progasm Classic models. I joined the Aneros Forum at that time too as a lurker and began to peruse the Aneros Wiki. A few months passed. In late March, I was one of the first to purchase the Helix Syn along with the Maximus and Eupho, but I had to get over my fears of insertion of the Aneros up my butt. I achieved that on June 3, 2012 and the rest is history. My sessions with both the Helix Syn and more recently the Maximus (which I still learning to use) are just getting better, and better, and better!!! 🙂

I blog all my sessions which are a very helpful learning tool. My complete Aneros blog is on Google. It is AnerosUserInDC. Unfortunate it is a well-kept secret. :- ( I also blog many of my Aneros sessions on BateWorld and also at LPSG.com (a social web site for both men and women who are interested in sexual subjects). I have attracted an interested following on BateWorld and to a lesser extent on LPSG. A few guys on BateWorld have even gone out and purchased their first Aneros through my blog.

However in real life away from the Internet, discussion about the Aneros and most sexual subjects do not arise in polite society, even among groups of gay men. Men even from their twenties on up and as they age need to discuss prostate health, even on hunting and fishing trips, or playing golf with buddies, or playing team sports, in the locker room, or even over drinks at the bar. Prostate cancer among men is on the rise. My dearest friend from the distant past, a beloved pediatrician, succumbed to prostate cancer last April 21 after a four year battle with that disease. Also it is a well-known fact that men develop a enlarged prostate (BPH) as they age. Of course, I am imagining an idealized male camaraderie where guys can discuss freely and openly their prostate health and even the benefits of the Aneros!

With due respect to my good buddy, Kev, above, a loving and adoring wife or girlfriend can enter such discussions with their man in how the Aneros can benefit their guy's prostate health and their sexual relationship.

Finally I recommend and make this pitch once again to this Forum and Aneros.com at large, please RESTORE the blogs section!!! One guy told me that my postings tend to be overly long when such postings would better be placed in a blog! I miss very much the blog section here because I can read other guys' experiences with the Aneros which could be instructive and inspirational.

Thom./BigGlansDC

P.S. I should add that I try to refer my inquirers of the Aneros to both this Forum and the Aneros Wiki!

Rumel suggested this as a promotional poster...

I'm not shy, I've told no less than 6 other guys in the last 4 months, all good friends!

Hi guys.

I was just looking at the user Poll Do others know? and saw that 97% of us have divulged our Aneros usage to no one or only one other person. How do we get the word out about this marvelous little invention by Dr. T.?
Surely the creative minds on the Aneros Forum could come up with some ad ideas that are much better than the silly Flomax TV spots. Aneros use for treating BPH is probably just as effective and a whole lot more fun than the pharmaceutical approach. So guys, can we do a better job of telling the world about this fun alternative therapy or not?
Clever slogans for spot ads in magazines?
Short, funny viral videos?
Script for a TV commercial?
Anything you can think up has the possibility to accelerate the spread of this experience. So how about some of those thoughts outside the carton?
Got Aneros?

First of all.. if you`re gonna run some kind of ad-campaign then be sure to include the huge mystic side of aneros!

Get a great slogan first...

"Rewire yourself!"

something like that.. or..

"The male Super-Orgasm, can you do it?"
"It`s better than a traditional orgasm!"

Include some positive feedback on the ads and the site.

Play on the notion that the man can have a better and different type of orgasm than he`s used to.

@Alex_xxx I feel like that is setting up 99% of the people who would be interested in it up for some serious disappointment when they dont get it right away. Leading them to say "I knew it was bull crap". Not that I have any better suggestions, but I just think that setting it up that way would lead to some to expect instant bliss, when most people need to spend a few days just getting used to the way the thing feels in your ass.

Just a thought.

Salon.com had an interesting article about men's and women's sexual peaks that caught my attention. It's here: http://www.salon.com/2013/08/14/5_reasons_your_sexual_peak_might_be_fake/

I wrote the following comment about the article:


Boys are taught from puberty that sex for them is climax and ejaculation, a more or less brief experience of pleasure that is all we're due in life. The author notes that male sexuality is completely penis centered through our entire life. This means that our ration of pleasure is very limited so we better take advantage of it. We're not interested in women's orgasms in general until later in life. Even then, we don't know much about how a woman's orgasm feels and how it differs from ours. When we finally do learn that a woman is capable of multiple, deep, whole body orgasms, how can we be anything but jealous. But what some of us are learning is that men can also have these deep, whole body, multiple orgasms that last for hours and have no refractory period when it's over.
The Japanese have developed a device that massages our prostate, our "g-spot", as a treatment for prostatitis and prostate hypertrophy.Men using the device for this purpose reported these unfamiliar sensations that felt like orgasms without ejaculation and with no refractory period. These devices are now marketed in the US for anal play, and they work as advertised. The device can teach us how a woman feels during her orgasms and allows us to be more empathetic to their sexual needs while increasing the pleasure we get out of sex. Truly amazing.

I think it's fine as it is, to be honest. Million sold is a pretty good achievement. Word of mouth is fairly strong on the internet already too - it's how I came across it.
Most sex toys (I'm aware the Aneros shouldn't be categorised as one, but that's where marketing kicks in) aren't advertised in media anyway, from what I can tell. Part of it is to do with the discretion of it all - Aneros is a great device, of course, but someone knowing you put a device up your butt can't be anything but awkward.

@darkengine while I agree, and personally like being descreet about my aneros use, a guy should not HAVE to feel awkward about it.

How many times have you seen the trojan vibrations commercial? I have seen it about a million. Now, how many commercials have you heard for flesh lights? I have never heard one. The fact is, that now a days, When a woman masturbates, its viewed as her liberating herself. Whereas if man does it, he is a pervert.

Look at that completely unfunny comedian Amy Schumer on comedy central. She had this entire unfunny bit about a vibrator she loves and how it makes her eyes explode out of her head.

If a guy makes a joke about it masturbation or even just sex in general, it better be poking fun at how quickly he comes.

Sure, these are just trends, but if guys want to be able to be anything other than the butt of every joke concerning sex, this awareness needs to happen.

Think about it a little bit... What revolutionary change WASN'T awkward at first?

I got 1 reply that this is "sociological slop" so I explained that prostate orgasms are longer and deeper than penis orgasms, and gave the url's for http://www.highisland.com/ and aneros.com. Maybe someone will get curious.

There's a podcast on youtube called the Joe Rogan Experience with a huge following of people interested in consciousness, mindexpanding drugs etc. Joe Rogan is also an avid supporter of cannabis and as has been mentioned frequently on this forum, cannabis and Aneros is a perfect fit. IMO getting exposure on a show like that would really launch Aneros into the mainstream.

Good idea. Who's going to volunteer?

I had toyed with the idea of the aneros company including a small amount of weed in their starter kit along with a device. But even if it's legal in a state, the feds might not like it. Maybe some day.

A year ago he was sponsored by the Fleshlight, for whatever reason they pulled out so now there's possibly room for another sextoy he can promote. And he's a comedian so it's a shame he doesn't advertise any sextoys anymore, certainly more entertaining than the stuff he's doing now.
And since it's Joe Rogan that's advertising it, it's not like Aneros is responsible for what HE says, he can say anything he wants. I think he might be just the rolemodel for a young audience to make it acceptible, especially if he says the orgasms he has with it on weed make him wish he never got married 😉 (or something similar)

I'm not sure, but I get the impression Aneros use is skewed towards 50 years and older, this to me is the best way to introduce Aneros to a younger generation. Advertising on JRE would get the marijuana community interested(legal or not legal)

Hey Guys,
In the Chat Room last night a member was lamenting about the lack of a private, non-embarrassing method of informing a friend about the pleasures and benefits of prostate massage. This prompted me to seek a possible solution to this dilemma. Here's an idea I'm throwing out to the membership. Have a trusted fellow Forum member send him the following email : Subject line -> A Friends invitation
Dear , A friend of yours (who wishes to remain anonymous at this time) believes you deserve to become a member of the Super-O Society. So what is the Super-O Society? The Super-O Society is the membership of the Aneros Forum, men and women who have chosen to pursue an enhanced form of orgasm and sensual health. This avant garde group of individuals is inviting you to begin the journey of a lifetime, an adventure into the depths of your pleasure potential. Please come check us out at the Forum, read the Aneros WIKI and come talk with us as a 'Guest' in our Chat Room. We think your eyes will be opened to potentials you probably never considered before, join us in a life altering journey of sensuality.
Yours Sincerely,
An Aneros Friend"
So, what do you guys think about this approach?
Good Vibes to You !

Okay, I think from my reading of the forum it sort of splits into two groups with overlap.

1. The younger one who has the energy and spontaneity to seek the Super O as @rumel said above.
The problem is that it usually not instantly achieved and so we have the disappointed posts. The focus here is not prostate health.

2. The older group is keenly aware that they have neglected prostate health and are looking for something safe, non chemical, not medical intervention to get their water works, prostate (BPH) managed. With the added thought of rescuing their sex life and satisfaction. Less focus on the 'o' and more on the health. Of course if they get the pleasure benefits the direction will change, but they will have achieved the first.

I think the approach for each needs to be quite different with a different emphasis. For my son my first thought is for his prostate health, then any 'blessings' that might follow. But he should know it has the added benefit of a life affirming experience that gets better and better.

I do like the idea of the anonymous letter, but somehow we should understand it may be read by their partner!

Hey Gents...It's just as easy these days to setup an "anonymous" email account on Yahoo or any other site and send the letter yourself! That way, if they have questions, you can help them directly because you have some personal knowledge about them! Treat it sort if like a "secret admirer" who wants to introduce them to something they may never have thought about experiencing!

TG

I have tied this twice once to gay friend and once to a straight friend. Neither one of them replied to me at all. I think they just put it down to computer SPAM! :(I also have discused it in detail with a sexualy frustrated gay guy whos partner has sexual issues but as yet I dont think he has even tried it. There is not much more I can do besides jam one up their rear and see what happens 🙂 Advertising and breaking down the taboos is the only way. They need to think it is their own idea before they will try it!

Sorry @rumel,

my immediate reaction to this suggestion was that the recipient would be most likely to assume it was spam and ditch it without reading, particularly if it came without warning.

If you want to make people aware of the aneros world anonymous.
You could send a message (e-mail) via: http://deadfake.com/
For your benefit try it with a test message to yourself

Guys,
I just watched Jane Langton's thoughtful TEDx presentation A motion for masturbation - the naked truth which was primarily aimed at women though it could be extrapolated toward men as well. This got me to thinking that a similar discussion/presentation regarding Super-O's and prostate massage is sorely needed in this world to help free men from the stereotypical social expectations limiting their own sexuality. I think Aneros could do the world a lot of good by sponsoring someone such as Charlie Glickman to make such a presentation at a TED event.
Good Vibes to You !

@rumel, you are right! The World needs to know about this as there is NO downside to the practice of improving your health while obtaining a far superior sex life. Why is the 'Society' we live in is so prude thus avoiding changes of such magnitude?

Aneros claims to be the leader in the design of prostate health tools; why would they not take the lead in spreading the word? Promoting exposure of the science on their part would only generate more sales and profit for them; a win-win situation for everyone.

Guys,
Here's another way to get a friend interested in exploring their prostate pleasure potential.

Anonymously, drop off a copy of Chalie Glickman and Aislinn Emirzian's book The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure.

This is a fairly recent book which came out years after I started this thread but it is an excellent resource to be shared.
Good Vibes to You !

In my opinion, I think it would be better to focus on other MMO methods to share rather than prostate stimulation. Having objects up the butt is probably remain controversial for a long time. Instead, the focus should be on using less controversial methods and let the person delve deeper and discover prostate stimulation on their own instead. Using the prostate for pleasure may be one of the most pleasant and common ways, but there has to be other ways as well that we should explore deeper. Our task should be to plant a seed and let people discover this in their own unique way. Tell them that you've heard about multiple orgasms for men, but without mentioning the butt. If you have success with any method that's less controversial, then you can tell them about that instead. I know there's plenty of folks in here with the ability to have orgasms from the nipples, perineum, penis glans or shaft, or even meditation. If I ever gain this ability, then that's what I would tell others about.

In my opinion, I think it would be better to focus on other MMO methods to share rather than prostate stimulation.

Did you bother to read the original poster's premise?