Lets Try Some Unconventional Marketing for Follow Friday
Posted by jtrigsby (standard)Nov 20
This week Follow Friday is coming to you from Fargo, North Dakota in the form of Josh Whitford aka The Real Josh from, editor of the Unconventional Marketing blog! I ran into Josh online about a year ago, maybe a little longer and we’ve just kept bumping into each other ever since. I guess when you’re working in the same field… that kind of thing happens.
“Start now, don’t care about making it perfect. You will have tons of time to perfect things down the road. Eventually, you’ll find your own groove and go with it. Everything is an evolving process and blogging is no different. Make it fun and you’ll be set.”
I asked Josh what’s been the most exciting thing that has happened to him because of blogging. “I got a postcard from Warren Buffett [and] recently had an awesome interview with Gary Vaynerchuk” he told me. He went on to say that the coolest thing though as been the relationships built over his two years of blogging.
Josh is also getting into video blogging, or vlogging, in a pretty big way. Its a blended form with traditional blogging and videos for some variety. Similar to his advice for getting started blogging, Josh’s advice for getting into video blogging is simple… start now, iron out the wrinkles as you learn.
What to be on the lookout for…
Later this month, Josh is set to launch a new site, Who’s Got Room and has been very busy promoting the new venture. He’s been working diligently to prepare for the launch for the past 8 months. “Our entire focus is to help people book hotel rooms quickly and easily on the go.” Be on the lookout for a mobile version immediately following the late November launch.
Josh on Unconventional Marketing
According to Josh, people and companies are going to be working much harder for their customers. The companies that value their customers are going to have a community build up around them. Hhmm, sound kinda familiar, doesn’t it?
Josh is a great value to the blogging community and someone I count luck to know. You’ll do well to follow him on Twitter @theRealJosh or visit him at the Unconventional Marketing blog at http://www.joshwhitford.com. Be sure to tell him jtrigsby sent ya!