Recent Personal Blogging and Speaking News

Hey everyone. There’s plenty of cool news in these parts . . .

• I’m going to be a speaker at Blogworld LA 2011 on a panel titled, Promoting Your Blog in the Age of Social Media with Doyle Albee, Brett Greene, Jeannine Crooks and Dave Taylor. Make sure to check out all the great speakers who will also be presenting, and of course, my bio page. Finally, the entire panel put out a joint blog post that I hope you’ll check out: Blogging in the Age of Social Media [Panel]
• Last week, the first post in a new BiggerPockets column on AOL Real Estate went live. I’m extremely excited about this syndication deal and the opportunity to bring the expertise of the BiggerPockets team to AOL; I very much look forward to the doors that will hopefully open as a result. Don’t miss my article, Real Estate Investing: Learn What the Pros Know.
• Prior to the AOL column, BiggerPockets established another syndication deal thanks to the great guys at Move.com, over at Realtor.com. Make sure to check out some of the awesome articles from the team over there.

I’ve also been dealing with a real headache on the personal front. I hired a contractor to rebuild my back patio, and it has turned into a complete fiasco. I’ve shared some details about the concrete issues already, but it turns out that there are far worse problems then those I’ve already discussed. I’ll likely be sharing photos for all to see in the not too distant future, but if the contractor decides to stop playing games and do what’s right, I’ll likely keep the pics and videos of the absolutely sloppy and careless work to myself.