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How To Grow Your Business

Late yesterday morning I received a call from a deep-voiced individual, asking me to appear on a radio show in DeKalb, IL at WLBK, 1360 AM. I'd contacted the station's anonymous inbox last November, to find out more about the show on the recommendation of one Jen Swanson of TicketsNow.com who had appeared on the show with their president, Mike Domek. Her feedback was that there was a large number of questions from call-ins to the show about basic, get-online-for-the-first-time peoples. Since that time, I'd heard neither hide nor hair until the mysteriously-voiced caller.

I was excited to hear from Jen about this show because it smelled like opportunity, and I really enjoy just talking about internet strategy, technology, and solving problems on and off-line for people. This show seemed like a natural fit.

Boy were we right! I can't say how much I enjoyed speaking with the host, Mike Bellamy on and off air about internet and business. We talked up what I do as Inquiline, and what people can expect from attempting to do business online. There's lots of challenges and pitfalls, but also great rewards. It's difficult (like getting over nerves about appearing on the radio), but few things worthwhile are easy.

A guy smarter than myself professed:

... if you're trying to choose between two theories and one gives you an excuse for being lazy, the other one is probably right.

Even better, they're going to be supplying me with a recording of the show, so I can go home and listen to my geeky self pontificate and use overly big words. This will be immediately followed up by my agonizing over how I sound in the 3rd person. Hearing your own voice from outside your head takes some getting used to - believe it or not.

posted by Brian @ 1:22 PM