Thank you for walking through this example in your blog. One of the problems I seem to have is low search numbers for most of the keywords that will naturally work for my site.

As a very unique product (which actually does work) it is proving hard to figure out what other keywords parents of colicky babies might search for, but your example just gave me a totally different point of view!

Not that I’m going to start competing with you on those – I don’t think I would even be in the game!

Thanks again

Bought your CTR theme.. great stuff! How is this project going? A guest posting platform? Still not finished yet? Looking forward to learning more about it!

Just decided to check in on you and see how things are going with BetterParenting. Glad to hear things are going really well and enjoyed the post as well!

Couldn’t quite make it through your urinal video though

Best,
Bill

Happy to mention you in this. Seeing how you and John leveraged your Link Love attendance definitely inspired me a bit.

Thanks for the comment, buddy. I definitely saw you out and about, working to form real relationships with people at jvAlert. Love the quote at the end, too. Great advice to remember for speakers.

You don’t need to film a “Bathroom Tai Chi” or “Drunk Marketing Tips” to stop sucking at attending live events, but you do need to come out of your shell if you want to get the full value out of these things. Introduce yourself to people, ask them about what they do, find out how you can help… there are lots of ways to be memorable that don’t require you to be a big personality (though that is admittedly helpful).

For people who are less outgoing, volunteering at an event can help a lot. If you’re helping to register people for an event, you get forced interaction with them. You’re seen as being in a position of authority. You have an easy in-road to create conversation… it’s like a warm lead (sales lingo).

Beyond that, people love people who help. If you attend an event put on by a big name in your industry, pay to be there, and approach that person to ask if you can help out in any way… think that’s going to make a positive impact with them? Of course it will.

Bottom line — if you’re willing to put forth a little effort, you can make a memorable impression and get MUCH more value out of live events than if you just show up and diligently take notes at all of the sessions.

You’re full of shit.

How can people that barely make eye contact and say hello do these things?

Love the video and you’re right on the money. Most people are reluctant to stand out in a crowd, but the benefits both personally and professionally are great. To Tom’s point sometimes it’s hard but everyone needs to try. It also helps if you like people and enjoy having fun, too.