Tweet 140: That Time I Swung for the Fences
Posted: April 15th, 2014 | Author: Ryan | Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »The Tweet:
Presentation pitch sent in. Now they'll either love it, or I'll keep on living anyways. #SomeRestForTheWicked
— Ryan Glass (@RyanGPhx) April 11, 2014
The Story:
I’ve been a fan of Moz since I started learning SEO in late 2011. When they started accepting submissions for community speakers at MozCon two years ago, I had it in the back of my mind that it was something I should go for but didn’t think I knew enough to try for it.
When they opened up for submissions again last year, I figured I could try for it, but struggled to come up with a topic that I was proud of. (Side note: props to Toni Jones who tried to help me brainstorm back then.)
Fast forward to this Spring, and I was determined to take action. I put together an outline of what I wanted to present, got clearance from work to talk about what we are doing in a TAGFEE way, and sent in my submission just before the deadline. Sure, there are lots of things I would have done better, mostly revolving around putting together a more precise and more eye-catching pitch, but I didn’t want to let imperfection prevent me from taking action.
Oh, I did try to bribe the committee though. Â Not my best success.
Hey @emcgillivray; I've read the speaker submissions post about 42x now, and still don't see where it says what flavor cupcakes to send.
— Ryan Glass (@RyanGPhx) April 11, 2014
Tweet 140: That Time I Punched Above My Weight http://t.co/3DKfTJovfi