Zebras, right this way. . .
Considering my last post was on January 1st, I figure that writing the next post on February 1st provides the perfect amount symmetry. ;-)
One of the reasons that I haven’t written a blog post in a month is that I began my newest adventure. . .fatherhood. I’m loving every minute of it.
One of the other reasons that I haven’t posted much in a while is that I’ve been thinking about my blogging and other social media efforts a bit differently lately. One of the things that I feel is missing from blogging is a degree of intimacy. It’s missing the kind of thing that I love about doing presentations in front of audiences, or leading sessions at RE Barcamp.
In those settings, I get to know people a little bit, and they get to know me a little bit, too. I like that. It is something that I wish I could get from blogging, but it really isn’t. Blogging is largely anonymous. It is a bit like shouting into a forest. Sometimes, people shout back, but sometimes they don’t. Most of the time, I have no idea who I’m shouting to.
Enter the email newsletter. . .
I’ve wanted to do an email newsletter for a while now. I’ve wanted to do it as a way of capturing some of that intimacy that comes from knowing who I’m conversing with, and speaking directly with them. An email newsletter will allow me to do that.
I’ll know exactly who I’m talking to (and I’ll know that they want to hear from me).
The folks who choose to hear from me will know that they have my undivided, personal attention.
Where the blog is a general session, my email newsletter is more of a breakout-style event.
Why the zoo?
Well, my life can feel like a zoo from time-to-time. I’ve got a lot of stuff going on between real estate, basketball officiating, helping real estate pros with technology, marketing, and media, and of course– being a dad.
The good news is that all of this craziness teaches me a lot of valuable lessons. I want to be able to share those lessons with you.
All this craziness also raises a lot of questions. Where does all this come together? When it does come together, what can we learn from it? Where does it all lead? I want to explore all these questions with you, too.
So, if you want to learn a bit more about me, and hear from me in a more regular, more intimate setting, then just use the sign-up form below, and step inside the zoo.
The best part is, this is the type of zoo where feeding the animals is always encouraged!
One last thing. . .
Most of us know someone who says that they don’t read blogs, or don’t have time to read blogs, or don’t like blogs. You also know that those folks could benefit greatly from being exposed to the information they could find on blogs. Well, I would love it if you would invite folks like them Inside the Zoo. I think they’ll find it much to their liking, and I would be eternally grateful to you, too.
