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For a guy who’s just pulled together what is the largest gathering of “bloggers”, Dave is one cool cat.

I met Dave about 6 months ago in Chicago at an internet gig and was so impressed with his actual presentation and his approach to blogging, that I asked if he did any private consulting.

Thankfully for me, he did. And about a month later, I flew back to the US to his home town of Boulder, Colorado. Dave was an exceptional host and provided me with a lot of sound advice on how to optimise our own blog.

He sort of mentioned off the cuff back then that he was organising “Blogworld”. I thought cool. But then quickly dismissed it. Although something told me that I should attend.

When you actually see what is unfolding here in Vegas, you quickly realise that Dave has done an amazing job. He’s corralled together industry leading talent and content. People like Mark Cuban, Matt Mullenweg, Richard Jalichandra, Michael Arrington and more.

Not to mention being physically able to put more than 2,000 bums on seats. And in a city as distracting as Vegas. I know from personal experience just how tough that is.

In many respects, Dave is the father of blogging. He makes a very comfortable, very full time living from his own online efforts. And when you meet Dave in person, the annoying thing is that he makes it look easy.

Which it aint. But it is worth it.

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