As it seems just when you think all hope is gone, you come across a blog post that seems to get your juices flowing. Today I found a post by John Chow “I have six passes to BlogWorld Expo! Who wants one?
This post alone got me to thinking , I remember earlier in the year when I attended SXSW for the first time. It was amazing, I was working as a Network Administrator but wanted to learn more about Social Media. To see if I could put some of the things I learned to work, and to understand some things that I couldn’t fully grasp.
The over all experience was amazing to say the least. I met some of the most interesting people, some I knew online as friends on twitter, flickr, and facebook but I had never meet them face to face. The year before I remember looking online at the multiple twitter streams discussing the learning sessions, and conversations. I remember thinking this is not going to be me next year. It just so happens that a good online friend at the time @waynesutton sent out a tweet for another roommate to share cost of the hotel room. It was a blessing, as we know hotel cost alone can be higher than the entire event.
I was able to secure my position, and attend this amazing event. Now I find in front of me another opportunity to attend another world class event, and again I am stoked at the possibilities.
So why should I win a pass to BlogWorld Expo? I should win because it’s another layer to my goal of becoming a blogger. I believe this conference will teach me more about blogging, that I can then pass along to those who follow or view my blogs. I know that winning a pass would not be taken lightly, knowing anyone out there could use it just as well as me.
I hope that attending this event will push me further along into the professional title of Blogger. Knowing this event is for bloggers opens up the doors, just as SXSW did to meet and foster new, mutually facilitating relationships.
John you would not be disappointed in choosing me for such an event. I know Rome was not build in a day, but I do believe that if people like you were there it would have been done so much faster. (Just a bit of cheesy kiss ass)
