Headed to IZEA Fest!
- Posted on: July 1, 2008
- Those Who Had Their Say: 8
Ah yes… conventions. They’re a massive congregation of people in the same industry that are interested in either expanding their personal or business horizons. I have only been to one convention that covered blogging, and that was Blog World Expo in Nov. 2007.
The whole UBD team went, and it was a great opportunity to meet a lot of folks in the blogging world and expose the UBD brand. We networked with a slew of elite bloggers, business owners and managers, and new clients. On top of that, we were able to listen to some great speakers and learn cutting edge techniques for success. Blog World was a total win for UBD.
This year, we’ll be attending another convention in addition to Blog World…
From what it looks like, these guys know how to have a good time!
Headed by Ted Murphy, Izea is a social media powerhouse. They are well known within the…
Entrepreneur Podcast
- Posted on: September 17, 2007
- Those Who Had Their Say: 5
My business partner, Nate, invited me yesterday to be on his first podcast. It was my first time podcasting and we ended up using the first and only take, so it was fun and painless to say the least. We chatted for a bit about the idea of taking on investors in a start-up. Take a few minutes to check it out!
Your Blog. Your Brand.
- Posted on: September 15, 2007
- Those Who Had Their Say: 11
My previous post was about keeping your time profitable, and I talked about how my blog is currently not in that category. I got a few great comments that made me realize that I unintentionally put blogging under the wrong light. It wasn’t my intention to imply that blogs aren’t profitable, so let’s get into the short-term and long-term profitability of a blog.
Short-Term
This part of the story starts out very slowly for most. Being a new blogger is tough.This is just something that you will have to come to terms with. With small amounts of traffic and not many connections, you are going to be fighting an uphill battle.
If you are thinking that you can make a solid income from your blog within 6 months, you have fallen prey to fanciful thinking. DISCLAIMER: It has been done, but don’t bet your blog on it.
There are a lot of people that…
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