
Sorry, Roger . . . Praying won't make people pay for your website.
Roger Ebert can’t figure out how to make money on the internet . . .
Which to me, seems downright weird . . .
On his (excellent) blog last week Roger posted a loooong and amusing ramble about how “nobody” can figure out how to make money online . . .
(Well, nobody but porn stars, shysters and fundraiser-happy religious kooks anyway . . .)
Personally, I think Roger is one of the sharpest writers and smartest dudes working in pop culture today . .
But when it comes to internet marketing, he’s downright dumb . . .
Here’s why . . .
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It was "this" big . . .
Whew!
I rolled back into Seattle on Saturday night after a whirlwind (and drama-packed) trip to Stamford, Connecticut to speak at Ryan Lee’s “Continuity Summit” event . . .
This was my first “official” speaking engagement in the IM space (I’ve been a guest and on panels a bunch) and I gotta admit I was a little nervous about it.
Got lots of feedback saying I was the best presenter on Thurs (and one of the best of the weekend) . . .
Here’s some of the exhausting (and awesome) lessons I learned along the way . . .
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Just finished my “Copy Thinking” presentation at Ryan Lee’s Continuity Summit in Stamford, Connecticut.
Got some really good feedback after getting off stage . . .which is good since I’m running a slight fever and have been coughing all day. =-)
If you were in the audience at the seminar and are just popping onto the blog for the first time, make sure you say “Hi” in the comments.
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