Alex Blom and I met at the SproutUp event here in Toronto in June. It was hosted by the ever-wonderful Erin Bury from Sprouter (if your a startup, check these guys out they’re awesome for connecting startups with each other Sprouter.com).  Alex was there of course mingling, pitching, networking as were all the 80 or so other business people stuffed into the...

Thanks to everyone who commented during the last 2 days for the The Unconventional Guide to Freelancing Giveaway.  I’m going to run this contest for about another 24 hours before I announce the winner.  If your just stopping in the first time be sure to check out Part 1 of my review The Unconventional Guide to Freelancing. The giveaway runs until tomorrow...

UPDATE – WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Taylor from  pixeltrek.com. Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned for more awesome reviews =) As part of a series announced last month I mentioned that I would be reviewing several Unconventional Guides from The Art of Non-Conformity. Today kicks off my first Unconventional Guide review of The...

Recently Corbett Barr over at Think Traffic asked his readers in his excellent post How Much Of Your Self Do You Have To Reveal To Succeed? Corbett asks his reader: When it comes to your “voice” online, does it pay to reveal your full personality? Do you have to be fully self-expressed for your business to succeed online? Can you hide who you really are and ...

Quick update today – just wanted to point out that my interview with Wilson Usman has been posted up over at the Location Independent blog.  Wilson had some very interesting questions for me that were an absolute pleasure to pleasure to respond to.  I talk about blogging, leaving the 9-5, and drop some tips on starting a blog. Be sure to check out his latest...