I’ve been busy.
I’ve been absurdly busy.
Normally I’d write a post like “Sorry guys, I haven’t updated this blog as I’d like, it happens….blablabla” However since we keep preaching about social engagement and online conversation I decided to really share my last movements
Why I am so Busy since my last post?
I’ve been busy with
1) The Online Circle – My Internet Marketing Consultancy Company in Melbourne
- I’m working in an Internet Strategical and Tactic Consultancy proposal including SEO, SEM and Social Media Integration for an International Bank in conjunction with a Top and wise Direct Marketing Agency from Melbourne.
- Couching Internet Marketing and taking a seat on the Advisory Board of Media Saints – A new web2.0 Widget Marketing Company
- Working on a proposal for Customer Acquisition and Brand awareness for a New E-commerce website
- Waiting decision for a proposal we sent out to a movie industry related company
- Still on pitch for PPc Management for a Construction Company (Damn you Crisis )
- Finishing a new product / New website for our Parent company (our new baby company)
- Seeing Venues to kick off with our new company
- Working on my most complete and most excited Internet Marketing Presentation I ever done
- Interviewing two great technical all-coder’ style buddies for our projects
- Discussing new campaign with all clients – with potential Media coverage (need to talk to Trevor Young about it)
- Rebranding The Online Circle.
- General Management - Clients
2) My Personal Blogs and Websites (marketingEasy.net , Webaustralia.org, Australiasportscentre.com)
- I started more than 6 posts and couldn’t finish it
- I started a plan for guest bloggin in other websites and a plan to invite people to write here.
- Planning to finish my Blogroll – For the first time myblogroll will me mainly Ozzy blogs I think have achieved a higher level of excellence
- Trying to integrate, redesign and optimized two recent purchased websites – a Golf Course Locator for America and a Free classified Website
- Finalizing, correcting minor mistakes and creating new content for our Social Media Club Melbourne Breakfasts
Personal life
- Organizing furniture and settling on the new house – just moved from South Yarra to South part of Melburne – Bentleigh suburb
- Having the worst Headache dealing with a dishonest Real Estate professional from WentWorth Real Estate.
- Spending more time than I should trying to convince the swimming pool cleaners to come over.
- No Internet connection yet. Using my cousins Wireless. Organizing IINET to get it done.
- Dog got a skin allergy, two times on the VET
- Ahh, washed and waxed my motorbike
Other Profesional Related Stuff
- Studying materials to give me some background for an interview I’m doing in March with Ex Chairman of Publicis for MarketingEasy Blog – courtesy of the lovely Diane from Publicity Queen
- Trying to Finish a Material for Kate – Marketing Mag
- Trying to finish an article for Anthill Magazine
- Trying to write a basic article about basica internet marketing for a Local Newspaper
- Trying to get a page profile of Internet people on SocialMediaClubmelbourne.com
- Trying to answer up to most 200 DM from Twitter since my last post about Australian Twitters
- Trying to make some time and for people I need to talk in person
- James Duthie from OnlineMarketingBanter
- Zac from PigsdontFly
- Shai Rotman
- Darren Rowse problogger
- Write emails to people as Julian Colen thanking for the ranking, John Kappa from Perception Design, Stephen Sammartino from Rentoid.com and Ross Hill
- Wanting to leave better or new comments on Tim’s Blog, Mumbrella, Kate Richardson, Stephen’s Blog and ServantOfChaos
What I’d love to be doing right now – not necessarily on this order
- Swimming on my pool
- Making love to my wife
- Watching New Season of Heroes or one of the new 10 movies I’ve got
- Seeing more smiles from my clients
- Walking my dog
- Helping someone in need
- reading Again David Ogilvy’s book “Confessions…
I need more time. I need time to make each of these contacts points relevant and important
When my action involve people I believe that whatever we are making, designing, shipping, selling, emailing, talking it’s a Big Event for the people “buying” it and using it. It may be just another contract or contact to us, but someone is counting on it being remarkable.
Not a necessarily strategical post but a conversational one.
How about you? Let me know a little bit about you on the comments. Share something you’re doing or something you did or planning to do. That’ll be fun
Cheers
Lucio Ribeiro
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I´d prefer being as busy as you than look for a new job all they long… rs…
Congrats for you!!!
Carla Matias’s last blog post..35 anos de Hello Kitty
Carla, What happened? You should move to Melbourne, we’ll look after you here.
Drop me an email if you need to talk about it
Lucio
I’d be prioritising “What I’d love to be doing right now” – writing an email to me can surely wait if you can be swimming instead!
See you tomorrow mate :)
Ross Hill’s last blog post..The making of Coverhunt 2.0
Ok Ross
Thanks for freeing my guilty
See you tomorrow
Lucio
Drop everything and go make love with your wife on the swimming pool. You’ll be helping someone in need (you :-) )
Cheers
John
Well, you do seem to have a bit on your plate there, and here i was thinking that a full time job was a little bit of a problem. I would not mind having all that on my plate if it was keeping me busy and paying the bills.
Joel Brown’s last blog post..Take a real holiday
You have 10 new movies!?
Oh your the man of my dreams. :)
Markos ( Man of your dreams )
Hey What’s happening here?
200 DMs? You’re not just busy, you’re popular ;)
Kate Richardson’s last blog post..Scoring big on sponsorship ROI models
If you weren’t busy, I’d be worried!
Ah Lucio. Tis but the life of an online marketer, particularly one with such an entrepreneurial streak. Likewise, I try (mostly ineffectively) to juggle the mix of:
- A full-time job
- Part-time blogging (and all its ramifications)
- Exercise 4 times a week (fitness nazi)
- Making time for friends outside the online marketing circle (important!)
- Wedding planning
At the end of the day, it means I have to sacrifice things. For instance, I do nowhere near enough face-t0-face networking as I should, because despite the best of intentions, if I do find a couple of hours up my sleeve, a little down time looks mighty appealing.
At the end of the day, trying to do too much isn’t necessarily a recipe to success. Instead of doing a few things really well, you’re more likely to do a whole lot of things about 25% of your potential/capacity.
James Duthie’s last blog post..Social media mythbusting – My product is too boring
@Markos, Just pop in anytime to get the movies
@John, nothing is happening, just conversation
@Kate, not really popular, most of the DM were spamming for list inclusion :-(
@ Zac so I’d be
@James,
Agree with you.
Some lazy time is appealing and reinvigorates, however remember I’m on a early start up timming with TOC – The Online Circle and IMA – Internet Marketing Academy (which you’ll be more than welcomed in the future) nad just makes a little bit more complicated than a full time job.
Actually I feel like 2 full time jobs in a space of time of a part time job, if you know what I mean.
Glad and happy as i couldn’t wish more.
However working az.
Lucio
@Joel,
Sure is keeping me busy,
Sure is paying the bills
Sure is not allowing some free time as I had before in a full time position
Sure it gave me back control of my time
Cheers
Lucio