If you attended SOBCon this year, you may have received my business card. On the back of that card was a number. If that number matches any of the numbers above in headline, you just won yourself an hour’s worth of free blog consulting by phone! The only way you will know if you’ve won…
Tag Archive: sobcon08
12 Irrefutable Reasons Why Jude Should Listen to Me
Christine Kane graciously gave me permission to post video I shot of her performance at SOBCon 08. Watch the video in order to get the headline of this post.
76, 4, 58, 16, 12, 47: What Do These Numbers Mean?
Before I left for SOBCon 08, I announced a promotion. I gave away business cards at SOBCon, and each one had a number written on the back of it. When I left for SOBCon, I had 100 numbered business cards. When I returned to Vermont, I had 45 left. I gave out 55 business cards….
SOBCon 08 Reports – Lorelle Van Fossen
Blogging firecracker Lorelle took the mic and immediately challenged everyone. She went around the room asking SOBCon participants what their blog was about, and could they explain what they did. As you might imagine, most people stammered something vague. The big takeaway from her workshop was an exercise in which we had to construct a…
SOBCon 08 River Boat Cruise
Note: My editing skills and tech are not up to the point of bleeping out swearing, which this video contains. I find it a better general policy overall to allow, rather than to censor or restrict. How many blogging conferences do you know of where there’s a river boat cruise? I bet not too many!…
Can You Write a Blog Post in Five Minutes?
You can write a blog post in five minutes. I’m doing it now. Here’s how you do it: Start with your main point and work backwards from that. Figure out the headline afterwards Don’t worry about being perfect Don’t be complete, but let your readers have room to speak in the comments This is based…
SOBCon 08 Report – Brian Clark on Business Models
Brian Clark delivered a fantastic presentation on business models. This is really important for people who are starting a business or looking for ways to expand a current effort. This will be especially helpful for freelancers and small businesses. It fits in well with the coaching component of the blog consulting services I sell. Often,…
SOBCon 08 Meetups
Here’s some non-incriminating footage of two meetups that happened last night. The first was a SOBCon meetup at Bella Bacino’s with a small SOBCon gang. The second was sponsored by FuelMyBlog, and you can read more about it here. I had a wonderful time with everyone. It was fun chaos. In spite of what I…
SOBCon 08 Related Posts and Links
Beautiful Chicago at dusk Me and Liz Strauss Stephen Hopson, Ruth Marie Sylte, Liz Strauss, Terry Starbucker, Joanna Young, and Vicky H at Bella Bacino’s. Many of the SOBConners are posting the blackmail photos and video from last night. Mine are coming soon, but here are some others: Chris Garrett – SOBCon Report Day -1…
Heading to SOBCon 08
I shot some video of my trip to Chicago for SOBCon 08. In the video I said I would take a cab or something. Well, it ended up being “or something,” since a cab ride from O’Hare to the Loop would’ve been about $50 (so I was told). The Airport Express shuttle bus was $50…
This Blog is Now Entering SOBCon Mode
Today I’ll be travelling to Chicago for SOBCon 08. SOB stands for Successful and Outstanding Blogger, and the conference got its start last year. Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker are the main instigataz. I’ll be making videos and uploading them as I can throughout the conference, as well as generally liveblogging the whole thing. Should…
Jason Falls Interviews Liz Strauss about SOBcon ’08
Jason Falls of Social Media Explorer posted an interview with Liz Strauss of Successful Blog. Liz is the main organizer behind SOBcon, happening this May in Chicago. I’ll be going, and if you can swing it, I think it would be a tremendous benefit to anyone. Here are some of the highlights: It’s small: only…