I Want to go to SOBCon 07

I want to go to SOBCon 07. Who blogs passionately wouldn’t want to be in Chicago on May 11-12? The list of speakers and registered attendees is a veritable cornucopia of knowledge, wisdom, and enthusiasm for life and success. We all want to be successful and to make a difference, and this is a great investment toward that goal. A gathering of minds like this will broaden your view of the world and allow you to focus your energy on what matters to you and your readers.

I say, “Blog for yourself, but don’t forget that people are going to read it. Make it worth their while.”

Find out what matters to others and pour yourself into them. You will not be disappointed in your efforts. That is the start of success. If you love others as much as you do yourself, you will find yourself a very loved, respected, and successful person. We have seen that happen with Liz in the last couple of years, and you can see the people she has encouraged blossom into great successes in their own right.

I want to be a part of that, and I think you do, too.

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This is what I wrote to Liz Strauss from Successful Blog.com about when she asked me to attend the conference last week. She offered me a discount on the admission price because…I don’t know…I guess it’s something she senses about me and my potential. Two days later, she wrote me again and told me that she found a sponsor for me and the registration is taken care of. All I need to do is get there.

Therein lies the rub. I flat out can’t afford it at this point. I have diligently calculated the costs and what I need to raise.

My flight will cost $180 including taxes and booking fees from Tampa to Chicago and doing the bare minimum, stay at the hotel where the conference is held at the group discount of $130 + taxes, and there is a free airport shuttle. Throw in food Friday and Saturday evening, and it comes out to $350.

Is there anyone in my great readership of gamers and bloggers that would be willing to do one of two things to send me to this chance of a lifetime?

1. Sponsor me for either the hotel, flight, or a portion of one of them. I have PayPal all set up for donations if that strikes you. Please e-mail PayPal donations to wow.gitr@gmail.com. Any extra funds that comes in will be made available for another, or possibly even a lot of sponsorships. I will pass those figures on to Liz to distribute to more people who answered the call.
2. Buy Joana’s 1-70 guide to help both of us. I signed up for his affiliate program and would greatly appreciate getting all the sales I need by the end of Saturday 3/31.

What do you get out of this if I go? Glad you asked. I will have my digital camera with me and I will journal my time at the conference and share my blogging/social networking gems AND I will continue to critically analyze Joana’s guide for everyone on Frostr’s journey so we can have a level-by-level record.

UPDATE:

My plane ticket is now being sponsored. Thank you all for that. All that is left to enable me to attend are the hotel/dining costs.