Picture this. You’re in a fancy night club, one of the best in Vegas. You’re drinking free beer and watching 50 or 100 people party to heavy beats and exotic dance tunes. You should be enjoying the mood . . . maybe even letting a dance sneak out every now and then.
But instead, you’re off in the corner talking business. Not just any business either. You’re talking about the business of blogging.
I know . . . pretty lame right?
Brian and I are heading out to the BlogWorld and New Media Expo this week, where we hope to meet plenty of Copyblogger readers.
As you might know, one of the smartest things you can do at a conference is to see if there’s someone you can learn from at the bar after the day’s main events. Buy them a drink and you just might get a little bit of free and frank advice about your project.
But since we know that trekking out to Las Vegas isn’t on everyone’s schedule, we thought we’d let you know about a way to “buy us a drink” and get some nitty-gritty advice about your own business, web site, or blog.
It’s almost time for the 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo.
And yes, I will actually make it this year. Really.
BlogWorld is happening September 20-21 (Executive and Entrepreneur option on the 19th) in wholesome Las Vegas, Nevada. You can check out the entire conference schedule here.
I’ll be participating on two panels:
I’m off to San Francisco to present at Elite Retreat… so it may be tougher than usual to get me by email this week. But we’ve got great content already lined up, so never fear.
Wait, you didn’t think I was leaving for good, did you? I promise if that ever happens, I’ll give you more than a Queen video as explanation. Don’t you just love the beginning of April? 
I’m heading to San Francisco next week to speak at the sold-out Elite Retreat, but I’ll be speaking at least one more time this year… at SOBCon 2008 in Chicago, May 2-4. I met SOBCon founder Liz Strauss at SXSW, and I’m really excited about how this event is shaping up.
I’ll be speaking about online business models that work at SOBCon, which is billed as “business school for bloggers.” This is part of what I’m also revealing at the $5,000-a-head Elite Retreat, so I’m hoping to deliver some solid value at a much lower price point.
So, the word is out. I’ll be one of five hosts at this year’s Elite Retreat in San Francisco on April 3rd and 4th. Here’s who else will be providing unfiltered advice to a small group of entrepreneurs looking to take their businesses to the next level:
Plus… a keynote from Guy Kawasaki. Sounds pretty cool, huh?
