Meet fellow bloggers live and be sociable with them. You’ll have fun and learn a lot.
This post is the last one in 2010 and although it is meant to be very lighthearted it also has a bit of a serious streak in it and an admonition.
I have written about internet marketing networking before. But this post is very different. The main serious point before we get to the fun part is:
Get Away From Your Computer For A Few Days Each Month
The fun will start almost as soon as you do that. Since not everybody can attend big or even small events where bloggers and internet marketers meet, make it your goal for the soon coming new year to meet at least 2 or 3 internet marketers or bloggers one on one if you can’t meet more of them at once.
You’ll have fun getting out of your habitual environment and thought patterns and you will learn new things.
This is what I did in 2010 in addition to going to bigger events and it was well worth it. I met a cat blogger Oscar in Prague and while there I met SY also known as hospitalera. In the same city I met and interviewed a prominent expat blogger Ricky Yates.
I learned from all of them and enjoyed their company. Below is the video of my conversation with Ricky Yates about his blog with a Google rank of 4. Update July 20, 2018: Google ranking has now been long abolished and it was never a just system at all. I saw my blog reach rank 4 for a while and suddenly it was 2 and then 1 for no reason at all except change in algorithm and who knows what which was totally arbitrary and had nothing to do with content quality whatsoever.
You can view the video featuring the blogging cat Oscar and hospitalera by clicking on the link Blogging Cat. It’s the third video on that page the link will get you to.
And now we come to the fun video with A Kitten Inside A Boot. It also comes from Prague. It’s a video and a song from the early sixties.
Below the video you’ll find the text of the song in English. There is some wisdom in it as you’ll see.
The video itself is fun to watch even with no translation. There are some real life cute kittens at the end of the video so watch out for them.
The following verses are the translation of the song text from the original Czech into English by Vance Sova. All Rights Reserved.
A Little Kitten
A little kitten
Slept inside a boot
Don’t quench
What’s not
Really burning you
.
What a kitten can say
With only a brief look
We humans can’t express
Even with many words
.
Know that a kitten
That sleeps in a boot
Will cause you to have
A happy, happy mood
.
So all boys and girls
Let us raise kittens
The globe is nice and round
And there is lots of room
.
Kittens are sociable
And will calm down your nerves
Do not be less than kind
And your anger will be gone
.
Did you enjoy the video and the song? How about what it has to say? In case you don’t like cats imagine puppies or any other animals you like.
What do you thing about the other things in this post? Do tweet this and leave a comment. If you do bookmarking I ask you to bookmark this as well.
Have a Happy and Very Prosperous New Year in 2011 and beyond.
.
Authored by Vance Sova
Filed under: Net Marketing Events, Networking
Hi Vance,
Thanks for the wishes for New Year, same to you. A nice last post for 2010. The kitten video was a nice touch.
I think it is important to get out there and network with other marketers, be it from all kinds of backgrounds not just IM.
You can so easily get caught up in your own little world and just sit behind your computer screen. I have just recently being outsourcing some tasks and even having conversations on skype which has helped bring my workers closer and better understanding of what to do.
I will try and make it to some seminars or group meetings in 2011. I want to interview more marketers and will try and have that done face to face rather than just a skype call.
Cheers
Craig
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Vance Reply:
December 30th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Hi Craig,
Thanks for the comment and the wishes. I’m glad you liked the kitten video. Meeting other marketers of any niche is great. Bloggers and marketers in any niche can refresh our minds and broaden our horizons. Learning and having fun at the same time is a great combination.
I hope that you’ll meet as many face to face as you want next year. We’ll go for a tea one day too I’m sure.
Cheers,
Vance
Ha Ha!
You still going to hold me to that cuo of T!
My main 2 goals for 2011 is to meet Alex Jeffreys and Lee McIntyre. I know you have met Lee before as you mentioned it on your blog some time ago.
I had seen on Paul Teague’s blog that he had met Lee too. Hell he is massive!!!
Craig
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Vance Reply:
December 30th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Of course I’ll hold you to that. It will be great to meet you live.
I’ve met both Alex Jeffreys and Lee McIntyre. Alex has started out before Lee. Lee was actually nervous talking to Alex on the phone the first time. It’s hard to believe. Lee is massive now. Meeting both of them will be a great experience for you. I had a better chance talking to Lee because I met him at a smaller event and it was in my home town too which made a big difference. Meeting Alex at Las Vegas was kind of too quick an busy and I didn’t get the chance to sit down with him one on one like with Lee.
For that reason I feel I got to know Lee much better. I have a direct access to him too which is not what I have with Alex.
Vance
Bolaji O @ Personal Branding, Personal Development and Internet Marketing Reply:
January 19th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Hey Vance –
Great post. I’m liking your focus on networking over the past month or two! I’m curious – what led to this spark? Or have you always been an avid networker?
It sounds like you’ve always been big into networking, having met both Alex and Lee.
This was quite insightful – thanks for sharing!
I’m curious – what events are you going to this year?
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Vance Reply:
January 19th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Hey Bolaji,
I’m glad you like the post and my focus on this for some time. I don’t know exactly what led to it other then just doing it myself and seeing it working and sharing it. I know that most bloggers are loners and never meet another blogger face to face in their whole life.
It’s very lonely behind the computer when you hardly venture out. It also tends to have you think repetitive thoughts without any direct stimulation. Meeting with others is conductive to being more creative in addition to learning from their experiences.
Thanks for commenting.
Cheers,
Vance
A nice last post for 2010. Btw the kitten video was a nice touch 🙂
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Vance Reply:
December 30th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Hi Techno,
It would be nice to know your first name. Welcome to my blog and thanks for the comment. I’m glad you liked the post and the kitten video.
I look forward to reading more of your comments. I invite you to write a longer comment next time.
Cheers,
Vance
Vance – I like that idea about making it a goal to meet 2 to 3 different internet marketers/bloggers. It would definitely be fun to get from in front of the computer and stretch your legs, and then at the same time rub shoulders with like minded people and bounce ideas off of one another. Sounds like a win win situation to me, which is why I will be attending blogger’s convention this January. This will be the first one I’ve attended and I’m very excited. Thanks for the videos and I wish you and your family a Happy New Year.
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Vance Reply:
December 31st, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Hi John,
Thanks for the comment. Making it as goal to meet at least 2 or 3 blogger or internet marketers will make sure that it actually happens. Good intentions aren’t usually enough. I’m glad you like the ideas and that you actually are going to start right away in January.
You are right to be excited about that. Including the videos was as pleasure and I hope you enjoyed them. Thanks for the wish. Have a Happy New Year,
Vance
Hi Vance! I liked very much this vintage Czech clip about kittens! I was born in the Soviet Union, and my native language is Russian, so I can understand some Czech words, but anyway, thank you for the translation, because I wouldn’t have been able to get all the wisdom of this song without you. So, let’s raise kittens and be happy!;)
Vance Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Hi Olya,
I’m glad you enjoyed the kitten song. There is indeed a simple wisdom in the song and raising kittens and being happy is certainly a lot better than many worthless activities people get engaged in.
I hope that you found the other video as well as the first part of the post interesting too.
Cheers,
Vance
I hope it’s not too late! Hope you had great holidays and the return to the working life hasn#t been too hard! I wish your blog to become a success and to have more fabulous posts! Just like this one. Hope I’ll be regular visitor!
Vance Reply:
January 8th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Hi Max,
Thanks for the wishes and I hope that you’ll be a regular visitor. This kind of comment is totally off topic and I hope that it’s not a comment that you post everywhere. If I find that to be the case I’ll trash it.
On the other hand if you do intend to be a regular visitor and want to comment, I’d appreciate it if you contributed to the topic of the post.
If you read the post you would know what I request of those who comment. No lip service comments will be approved, especially if more than one such comment comes from the same person.
Your comment contributes nothing to the other readers. For those who read my comment here, the above comment is exactly what you should avoid doing.
Vance
Craig Sowerby Reply:
January 8th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Hey Vance,
Don’t you just hate it when people just come on and blatantly want a backlink or a little exposure for their site’s.
I take my hat off to you mate. I would just trash em!!!
Craig
Vance Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Hi Craig,
I’ll trash this guy’s comment if I ever see the same comment on another blog. I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt for now. There is a 1% chance that it’s not a copy and paste comment. Maybe less.
I do hate it when people go to the trouble of making fake comments and waste so many people’s time including their own. What I fail to understand is how they can ever think that it’s going to succeed in the long run.
To me their way of thinking is the same as that of criminals.
Once in a while I leave a comment that reeks of spam as an example of what not to do. I will remove any links from it later if the guy doesn’t show up soon with a comment of value.
Vance
Craig Sowerby Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
It’s really hard when you first start with a blog. You are a little wet behind the ears.
Whooo Hoooo! great someone has come to my blog. Approve comment. You want all these comments showing to see how popular you blog is but all they are.
“Your writing skills are amazing keep it up”
“Great blog post”
“Nice Blog” etc…………..
They have no respect for you or themselves. We should make a stand against these folks!!! Do they ever think you will waste your time and visit their site’s I don’t think so.
Right sorry Vance I will stop my rant now.
Craig
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Vance Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
How would you make a stand against idiots?
They will never be able to follow a sound reasoning and logic. It would be wasted energy. Putting their spam in the trash is the best way to deal with them.
The A bloggers do get even bigger share of uncreative worthless comments. They aren’t trying to make a stand against these idiots at all.
I do once in a while go to the sites of the spam posters just to confirm that they indeed are worthless. I haven’t found a good site yet.
Let’s spend our energy where it counts. We’ve said enough about spamming vermin.
Craig Sowerby Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Sorry Vance,
You are right, lets move on and put our energy into more useful things. Lets just hope people like Techno return to this page and learn something from it.
Highly unlikely!!!
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Vance Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
No Problem,
We have now established the right way to approach what I from now on will define as the spamming vermin. The name is very fitting I think.
All they do is harm to everybody including themselves.
Do you have a YouTube channel? If so let me know what it is. Mine can be found easily when you click the tab “”follow me” on the right side of my blog. Or go to http://www.youtube.com/VanceSova
Watching a sunset video or any of the videos may have some value if only entertaining one. Be sure to rate (like) and comment on any video you feel good about.
Cheers,
Vance
Is a PR 4 blog a big deal? Mine’s a PR 4 too… and so is the website I have for my old TV show that I haven’t even updated in a few years. Although I guess that would explain why someone continues to pay to for some sponsored text links on it… I never could figure out why he still wanted to spend money on that. lol
Vance Reply:
January 12th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Hi Josh,
Thanks for coming over to comment on this post. I have noticed that you get a rank 4 with ease. I’ll have to talk to you about that and how you do it. People still get impressed by Google rank and I would be lying if I said I don’t. If you have time please check out the Highlighter comment I made about how puzzled I am with what Google does. Some individual posts on my blog get a rank of 1 and in few months don’t even rank and then all of a sudden rank 1 again and nothing etc. with no apparent reason.
It’s like the robots are confused or something. On the other hand I see sites regularly that haven’t been touched for months or even a year or more and their rank is very high.
What is much more important than rank is of course traffic. But as long ass people get impressed by the rank it will remain hugely important. I’m glad that it is paying for you.
Cheers,
Vance
I love cats so the video was quite entertaining. It is good to socialize with other bloggers or site owners as you get to learn new things from them and you can also exchange ideas about the various things you do.
I liked the expat review video and the cats thing was cool to, and man do I need to get away from my computer for a few days
Cats are such lovely friends of humans and the video was fun watching 🙂