Gary Vaynerchuk – Basic Website Development Tips

Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV gave the keynote address at this year’s “Social Media Summit 2009“.  This is the first time I’ve heard him speak and his enthusiasm & passion is contigious.  

However, when I first read the blurb about Gary & Wine Library I wondered why the organizers had chosen this man, a wine merchant, to give the keynote at a virtual social media conference….

Of course, in the write-up Gary’s feat of  bringing his family’s wine retail business from US$4 million a year to about $50 million through the virtual worlds of Facebook &Twitter had been highlighted… but I still asked myself: Why a wine salesman?

Listening to Gary’s most unusual talk completely changed my opinion!

He touched on 4 important elements which I think are vital, especially for being online (despite his language):

1. do what you are passionate about.
2. be who you are.
3. be transparent.
4. really have something to say, i.e., know your content.

What do you think? Post your comments. Thanks.