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Headed to ConvergeSE

4/26/2012 By Leave a Comment

I’m headed to ConvergeSE with my good friend Josh Coffee this weekend to hang out with friends, learn some stuff, and hopefully find some resources like a programmer and an html/css developer.

It’s the first conference I’ve been to in a long time where I haven’t been speaking. I’m looking forward to just being able to be an attendee for once. I had the privilege of speaking at Converge SE back in 2010, and was extremely impressed with the conference. Gene Crawford of Period Three has done an amazing job organizing it and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for this year.

Hopefully I can get some good photos and maybe even a couple of videos to post to the blog, since I’ve been so bad about posting lately. Stay tuned…

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At South by Southwest 2011

3/12/2011 By 1 Comment

I’m in Austin, Texas for my fourth SxSW (South by Southwest) Interactive conference. This year I am not speaking, but am here on a press pass doing some interviews and covering the event for the SitePoint Tribune newsletter and my blogs.

I’m looking forward to the interviews, panels, and parties. If you’re at SxSW, find me on Twitter @beley and add me as a friend on Foursquare and Gowalla. I have very few scheduled appointments or panels, so if you want to grab coffee or a drink, just send me a message!

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Learn Networking Best Practices at IndieConf

11/6/2010 By 3 Comments

Next weekend I’ll be giving a presentation at IndieConf about effective networking for independent contractors and solopreneurs. Everyone says word of mouth is the best way to get new clients, but who can just sit around and wait for word of mouth to start bringing in the business?

I’m going to be talking about how to use effective networking strategies to land new clients and more work from current clients. I’ll be discussing several different strategies – both online and off.

Why should you listen to me about networking for independent contractors? After spending two years as head of web development and sales for a small company, I started my own (solo) consulting firm that I later sold to Kelsey Advertising & Design in 2006. I have owned or worked in small web consulting firms for the past ten years.

There’s still time to register for IndieConf. Register online and enter discount code “25off” for 25% off regular price. I hope I see you there!

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Barcamp Birmingham 2009 Recap

5/4/2009 By 6 Comments

Barcamp BHam Group Photo

UPDATE: Both presentations and slides are now embedded and linked below.

This was my first ever Barcamp, so I wasn’t too sure about what to expect. I was traveling to Atlanta on Friday with work, so I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to make it to Barcamp Birmingham because we were leaving for the beach on Sunday. My friend Chris talked me into going (and then bailed on me, no hard feelings tho!)

If you’re not familiar with Barcamps, they are a conference without a pre-arranged agenda. Everyone just shows up, some people propose a few topics they’d like to present on, and people decide which sessions they want to see. [Read more...]

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At South by Southwest Conference

3/15/2009 By Leave a Comment

I’m in Austin, Texas at SxSW (South by Southwest) for the Interactive portion of the Music, Film and Interactive conference. I’m here with Brant Kelsey, owner of Kelsey Advertising & Design, and Brian & Roman, two of our designers.

So far I haven’t attended many panels, but have met a lot of great people in the halls and at the parties at night (the real reason for coming). I’ll write a follow-up post reviewing the conference and all the people I’ve met, but just wanted to throw out what I was up to…

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