James B. Allen

I Like How Things Are Going So Far This Year. Here’s Why…

So much has happened in the past few weeks since I started working “out of the house” – much more than I expected. In fact, since my last post, all the following have taken place:

• I was invited to give a presentation in front of 30 plus people on making my living online – an awesome opportunity. The event took place on February 2nd at The Pink Cow in Shibuya, Tokyo and gave me an opportunity to meet and network with like-minded entrepreneurs and other talented folks. Many thanks to promoter Anthony Blick for inviting me to speak and arranging everything. Full details of my presentation are here.

• I’ve was contacted by Appliya – a company that produces iPhone apps. They invited me to attend several workshops and meetings with them. During these, I learned to create my own iphone apps – and I have started helping them with SEO on their English website. My first two apps have already been built and I’m currently waiting for Apple to approve them and place them in the iTunes store.

Building My First iPhone App

• I’ve met and started working with talented fashion photographer and media production company owner Ryan Bruss. Ryan takes amazing pictures of beautiful Japanese models. We’re now working together to find new venues for his content online. In fact, the second iPhone app I have developed includes his photos of a famous Japanese model and former Miss Universe Contestant. Ryan was kind enough to invite me to the Metropolis Glitterball last week – a Valentine’s Day themed night-club party at A-Life in Nishi Azubu, Tokyo.  Ryan’s media company Infrared Media was co-sponsor. I was treated like a VIP – incredible time.

At Glitterball - Photo Courtesy Ryan Bruss

• I also got to hang out with William and Jesse – the insane videographers and animators & all around multi-media production gurus who are the brains at Metropolis Media (and who also freelance – shhh).

• I’ve also gotten to meet and have one-on-one masterminds with other fascinating entrepreneurs living and working in the greater Tokyo area including Mike Newton, Brad Hall and Jason Ball – with plans to meet up with more in the near future.

• On top of all this, the #1 Shimbun – the monthly magazine for members of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (The Tokyo Press Club) just published an article I wrote for them on using blogs and online social media to help journalists increase exposure to their work. It’s the cover story in their February print issue and also available for download as a PDF. Thanks to editor Fred Varcoe for accepting my article proposal and publishing my piece.

Click To Download PDF Of This Issue

I went into the New Year with the intention of getting out of the house and out from behind the computer monitor, start networking with real people here in Japan and see what came of it.

I like the results so far!