Piaras Kelly PR - Public Relations in Ireland

Imagine getting the opportunity to be tutored by Donald Trump, Tony O’Reilly or Steve Jobs. People would jump at the catch to be their apprentice and hundreds of people attend events to tap the knowledge of people successful in their field.

You don’t really hear people talking about online career development though. People are more likely to attend a lecture than read the thoughts of their peers online.

One of the most amazing things about blogs is the access I have to the thoughts and opinions of people who others would probably pay to listen to. Whether it’s a PR pro like Tom Murphy, a business guru like Guy Kawasaki or the creative mind of Hugh MacLeod.

Hugh’s a good example actually because I happened to meet him at Les Blogs last year. Les Blogs was a great conference in the respect that I got to meet a lot of innovative people, but I didn’t actually hear anything really intersting apart from the talk from Ben Hammersley, discussing the topics which will make up his new book. If I had attended the conference to hear what Hugh had to say for himself, it would have been a waste of cash because reading his website provides a much better insight.

So why are all these people forking out hundreds or thousands of euros/dollars/pounds to get access to the minds of people who they can tap into for free online? To see who’s minds I’m tapping into, look at my links on my homepage.

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