It can be tough to justify the expense of attending an industry conference. Rand helps put a spin on other ventures one can accomplish at the event.
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OK, so where is the SMX West I am attending list? There are 4 names on the calendar but I suspect many more are attending.
Ill be there Michael! Not speaking though! Need help with my pitch I think :) Any pitch consultants out there? More importantly ... anyone posted a party schedule yet?
I am sure that a lot more than four people are attending. :-)SMX London, being brand new, and with only a few months publicity, ran at about a quarter or third (I dont recall) of the attendance of SES London which had more than a year of publicity and has been running for many years... and that was several months ago.Word about SMX has spread much further since then.
Jeff, Dannys got the best tips for pitching to speak at SMX: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-say-it-aint-sullivan-part-iii