Excitement 2010

In my previous post (Trepidation: 2010) I spoke about what scares me about the year ahead. Today, I want to mention a few things that excite me about the coming year.

Expanding my online presence is where I’ll be focusing more attention. I’ve gone from almost zero at the beginning of 2009 to a modest start by the end of the year. In 2010 I want to be far more active with my blog, with facebook, twitter and taking part in other networks as well as learning how to be better at using all these tools.

It’s marketing stupid. It’s really marketing that I love. I want to explore how my clients (and potential clients) can use techniques and other ways of thinking to do a better job of marketing.

With the tools available now, this doesn’t have to cost a fortune, but really knowing what’s possible and implementing is the key. In particular, I’ve noticed that there’s a great deal of talk about how easy it is, but for many small arts organizations, actually doing one small task can be very difficult. Finding ways to help is what I want to do.

Workshops. I plan to present my Communication by Design workshop several times in 2010. I love doing this session with people and enjoy spreading my enthusiasm for typography and easy tips to help people create better looking content.

If your organization is in the Metro Vancouver and would like the session presented, contact me as I’ll be offering it for free a few times this year.

I’m going for one week to South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas this March. I have no real idea what to expect but my approach is going to be as a sponge, soaking up much and seeing what I can take away and use in my own business.