theideamechanic » events http://theideamechanic.com I help people sell Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:20:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Stories and WordPress – indieConf 2011http://theideamechanic.com/stories-and-wordpress-indieconf-2011/ http://theideamechanic.com/stories-and-wordpress-indieconf-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:57:02 +0000 Doug Foster http://theideamechanic.com/?p=7377 Thumbnail image for Stories and WordPress – indieConf 2011

indieConf is a conference for independent web professionals – designers, developers, and everyone in between. It's not really a web TECHNOLOGY conference, it's more of a conference for people who USE web technology to earn a living. Founder Michael Kimsal explains ... "I've been a web freelancer for years. I love web stuff and I love tech conferences. Unfortunately most tech conferences are heavy on tech but light on issues I face every day. I have far more challenges with clients and collections than CSS and catch-blocks. So I decided to start a conference where the focus was on topics I needed to know more about: project management, marketing, contracts, legal issues, financial/tax topics, budgeting and more. I needed these things, and from what I could tell by talking to colleagues, others did too ..." I love stories. And I love WordPress. This year at indieConf 2011 I talked about how using stories and WordPress can help you sell your product, service, or point of view: What? You don’t use WordPress to tell stories? You lose ...]]> http://theideamechanic.com/stories-and-wordpress-indieconf-2011/feed/ 0 indieConf 2011http://theideamechanic.com/indieconf-2011-conference-for-independent-web-professionals/ http://theideamechanic.com/indieconf-2011-conference-for-independent-web-professionals/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:56:13 +0000 Doug Foster http://theideamechanic.com/?p=7178 Thumbnail image for indieConf 2011

indieConf is back: Saturday November 19, 2011 at the NCSU McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC.

Just getting started in web freelancing? Looking for ways to get new clients, be more productive, save money, expand your network, or develop ideas in to marketable products? Any of these sound familiar? Then indieConf is for you.

If you were there last year you know it was good (here's some photos). If you weren't — and you're an independent web professional — you need to go. It's an affordable day packed with solid information.

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The National Storytelling Festival is October 7-9, 2011 in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Started in 1973, it has become an internationally recognized festival.

Hear tales unfold beneath big tents and nighttime stars from Friday morning through Sunday afternoon. One festival, three days, and a world of stories guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and ponder the impossible!

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