After he created the Kickstarter page, he then marketed and promoted the project using his WordPress website, email list of over two thousand artists and collectors, and Facebook where hehas over three thousand friends.
Employing a tightknit band of road veterans, including threefriendshehas known since grade school, Mr. Chesney's touring staff works with a military efficiency that comes from wrapping a stadium tour every August and putting the next one on sale by December.
John Okono, 28, came to the UK from Nigeria - an English-speaking country - three years ago and can see how some of the immigrant friendshehas made have become isolated because of a lack of language skills.