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SXSW 2008 Dates Announced

Monday, July 30th, 2007

SxSW is of course back for 2008, this time, rather than hearing from colleagues about just how good it was.. I am going!

If you are going you can book your hotel, and book your plane ticket now. Return flights from Gatwick to Texas start at the £300 mark.
Here are the dates:

  • SXSW Interactive: Friday March 7 – Tuesday March 11
  • SXSW Film: Friday March 7 – Saturday March 15
  • SXSW Music: Wednesday March 12 – Sunday March 16

New for 2008: SXSW.mobi

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New client enquiries and how I manage leads

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

On average I get around ten New Client Enquiries a week, around 3/4 of the enquiries are from the contact page of my web site.

The number often depends on many factors, the time of year, what my availability shows on my site, and how strongly the client wants to work with me.

I often find, people who ‘generally’ have their act together call me to discuss their initial requirements.

Also other emails are a lot of link requests, and outsourcing to Asia as well which maybe of use to some virtual companies.

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