Wherever I go, there I work (and play)

On Twitter, everybody’s trying to get more followers, get re-tweeted, get responses from famous or semi-famous people, launch marketing campaigns…but is that what it’s all about? What if nobody really is listening to you? Does that even matter?

Nope. I think the important thing is that YOU are listening to THEM. I think Twitter is a lot more useful as a listening tool than a broadcast tool, and I discuss that in today’s video.

Thanks to Jeremy Lattimore for asking the question.

For the second day in a row, Jason Sadler is wearing a shirt that is relevant to me. (FYI, in my house we don’t get TV. Instead, Jason and his daily Ustream show have become my dose of “reality TV”)  Today he is wearing a shirt for MBO Partners, a company that specializes in making it easy for independent consultants and their clients to work together.  Jason issued an assignment for the independent consultants in his audience to explain what they like about their job.  Here are my top five things:

1 – The ability to do my job from ANYWHERE (obviously – what blog is this?)

2 – Being able to have every meal of the day with my family since I work from home

3 – Having control to choose the type of clients I get to work with (Currently working with an awesome group of clients!)

4 – Having control over the types of services I am able to offer

5 – Having a flexible enough schedule to take an afternoon off or work until midnight, whenever I want or need

There are a ton of other reasons why I love what I do, but these are tops for me.

What do YOU love about being an independent consultant? Watch Jason’s video, create a video or blog post about why you love it, and maybe even win a cool shirt!

In Part 2 of my Twitter response, I continue with my discusson on how Twitter relates to the “work anywhere” lifestyle and how I personally incorporate it into my daily workflow and free-time.  Most importantly, I answer Jake Olson’s honest question: Does my wife think my Twittering is a complete was of time.  

Hopefully my wife doesn’t see this. 

So, do you think Twitter is a waste of time? Do you use it more for work or play?

Today I respond to some viewer questions about Twitter and how I incorporate it into my flow as a freelancer.  Thanks to Jake Olson (who lives and works in Turkey!) for emailing some great questions.  If anyone else ever has questions or has a topic they would like me to cover, go ahead and email me at dave (-at-) liftdevelopment.com or post it in the comments here on AnywhereMan.  

This is a 2-part response, and I will post part 2 on Monday. 

Okay Work Anywhere-types, how are YOU using Twitter?