Sabrina Dent: Freelance web designer, developer and internet marketer living in Cork, Ireland with one dog and a husband in no particular order.
Pimp Your Own Ride
So I’ve been drafted in to speak at PodCamp Ireland – Krishna De rang me up this morning to point out that if I am going to be there anyway, I might as well open my mouth and do something. I was a little surprised because I assumed that something called “PodCamp” was all about, well, podcasting – a subject about which I know next to nothing – but apparently it covers all kinds of social media. Who knew?
Anyway, Krishna suggested that I do something around design for blogs and websites, but to be honest, I can’t. I suck at talking about design. There are a lot of reasons for that, but at the end of the day I just find design very difficult to be articulate about.
So instead, after a quick Twitter poll for topics, I’m going to be presenting on How to Market Your Website or Blog (Without Making the Internet Hate You.) I have more than a month to put this presentation together, but I’m pretty sure it will break down into the specifics of conversational marketing, generating press and PR, and paid advertising.
I’ve been doing a couple of these informal presentations, so I’m also pondering getting a bit more organised about presenting materials and having downloadable slides and handouts available after each one, just so they’re more accessible to people who missed the gig or want the notes.
Realistically, that probably means a redesign. God help me.
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18 Aug 2008
| In: Boot Camp + Events + Ireland + Marketing |
[...] Sabrina has the juicy topic of ‘How to Market Your Website or Blog (Without Making the Internet Hate You.’ to speak on during PodCamp Ireland. Have any observations or hard-won experiences on this yourself? [...]
19.08.2008, 5:36 amGoing to miss podcamp as I’m only back from the States the night before. It’d be great if the slides were available, even better if someone could film/podcast it to get the full effect. Sometimes it’s hard to follow presentations when the slides are sparse and you don’t get the full context.
19.08.2008, 9:30 amAh you can’t beat a good old redesign, more fun than you can shake a stick at.
19.08.2008, 11:41 amFilm? Film? Christ no!
And you can beat a redesign – preferably *with* a stick. Hate ‘em :)
Fair point, I prefer to use a bit of wavin piping though, bruising doesn’t show up quite so much.
19.08.2008, 1:20 pm