Linkfest 3.0

From time to time, I think it’s important to acknowledge some people who have added to my own online experience. Today, I want to feature two individuals who have helped me understand my online experience through our offline interactions! When I was in Seattle, I worked very closely with both of them at Media Partners and continue to interact with online now that we’re 3000 miles away.

Maureen @ http://iheartiheart.com/ was the marketing specialist at Media Partners when I worked there. Beyond that, she’s a really wonderful SEO who just happens to have a pretty great blog about marketing and internet fun. She got me hooked on Talk Like a Pirate Day and also managed to get us an office Wii when we were working at Media Partners. She also helped me figure out how to increase traffic to my own site (although we never talked about it directly, our conversations about internet campaigns and search engine optimization (SEO) really made a difference).

Rob @ http://www.robthedesigner.com/ was the graphic designer at Media Partners when I worked there. After leaving our respective positions, he’s become a pretty incredible freelance designer. We were both “jobless” around the same time and so it was really helpful to watch his networking moves. I copied a number of them to try to nail down some freelance work of my own- even though we’re in different trades (I write stories all day and he draws pictures).

OK, one other person I want to mention is Jeff. If you read my comments then you’ll probably noticed that he’s made quite a few lately, and they’ve all been really interesting, insightful, and have helped me focus my thoughts quite a bit. He’s got a blog called jeffsdeepthoughts. You should check it out because the fun continues over there, too!