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By on March 20, 2010. 25 Comments
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At SXSW last weekend I had a chance to attend a small, intimate gathering made up of many of the top writing bloggers and social media professionals in the space. We had an interesting conversation regarding email and how many people write to us on a daily basis requesting advice. Most of us described receiving hundreds, if not thousands of emails each day requesting advice for getting started, setting rates and other questions. So herein lies the dilemma…. Every bit of advice folks email to ask about can be found on this blog. For example, I receive mail asking for [Read more…]

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Yet Another Post About Why Face to Face Networking is So Important

By on March 16, 2010. 7 Comments
Face to Face

I went to South by Southwest and all I got was a stinking t-shirt and a bunch of Zone bars….oh yeah and a kick ass part time job offer and publisher interest in my book. Yes, this is another post about why you need to step away from your laptop and meet people face to face. My extended weekend in Austin for SXSW is proof of this. It’s so easy to spend all our time behind our laptops without ever having to meet anyone. You might even be able to earn a very good living doing so. I did this [Read more…]

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Postcards from SXSW

By on March 15, 2010. 6 Comments
Austin TX

I’ve been trying to write a SXSW post for several days now. This has honestly been the first chance I’ve had to sit down at my laptop and write, read emails, post a few leads and handle other obligations. It’s been a busy, but extremely rewarding weekend. Warning: Long Post Ahead In the early 90′s I worked for a music and tattoo publication that sent photographers and journalists to the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas each year. It looked like a fun time and I was rather envious. The conference has grown to include film and interactive [Read more…]

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Takeaways from SXSW

By on March 21, 2009. Leave a Comment
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As you know, I attended the South by Soutwest Interactive festival last weekend. Because I spent most of my time working and doing live interviews from the BlogTalkRadio pod, I didn’t get to go to any sessions, but I did learn some valuable lessons. I’d love to share them with you today. Conferences are an important networking tool. I met the most intersting people. I also met folks I’ll be working with in the future on various BlogTalkRadio and FWJ promotions. Cold calling works. You know how I always say you will get the best, most profitable jobs by cold [Read more…]

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How Network Bloggers Can Benefit from Conferences

By on July 15, 2008. 3 Comments

Did you know there are many conferences you can attend to network and learn? SOBcon, BlogWorld Expo, BlogHer and SXSW are just a few. There are conferences popping up every month, it seems, to connect the Web 2.0 generation. This is a very good thing. Here are a few ways you can benefit from attending conferences: Network – Spend time talking and sharing ideas with other like-minded people. I came back from last year’s conference with a pocket full of business cards as well as an army of new friends. These friends and I have traded guest blog posts, interviews, [Read more…]

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