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 basic 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
What I’d love to be doing right now – not necessarily on this order
- 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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Congrats for you!!!
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Posted by Carla Matias | January 28, 2009, 6:16 pmCarla, 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
Posted by Lucio Dias Ribeiro | January 28, 2009, 10:31 pmI’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 :)
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Posted by Ross Hill | January 28, 2009, 10:45 pmOk Ross
Thanks for freeing my guilty
See you tomorrow
Lucio
Posted by lucio ribeiro | January 28, 2009, 11:30 pmDrop everything and go make love with your wife on the swimming pool. You’ll be helping someone in need (you :-) )
Cheers
John
Posted by John McCain | January 28, 2009, 11:48 pmWell, 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.
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Posted by Joel Brown | January 29, 2009, 12:11 amYou have 10 new movies!?
Oh your the man of my dreams. :)
Markos ( Man of your dreams )
Posted by Markos | January 29, 2009, 12:23 am@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
Posted by Lucio Dias Ribeiro | February 3, 2009, 11:09 pmHey What’s happening here?
Posted by John McCain | January 29, 2009, 4:49 am200 DMs? You’re not just busy, you’re popular ;)
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Posted by Kate Richardson | January 29, 2009, 6:15 amIf you weren’t busy, I’d be worried!
Posted by Zac Martin | January 30, 2009, 1:40 pmAh 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.
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Posted by James Duthie | January 30, 2009, 10:46 pm@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
Posted by Lucio Dias Ribeiro | February 3, 2009, 11:21 pm@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
Posted by Lucio Dias Ribeiro | February 3, 2009, 11:22 pm