{"id":11713,"date":"2016-01-26T00:12:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T05:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=11713"},"modified":"2024-02-27T21:55:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T21:16:50","slug":"verastic-10-years-old-ask-anything-big-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/verastic-10-years-old-ask-anything-big-announcement.html","title":{"rendered":"Verastic Is 10 Years Old! Ask Me ANYTHING + My Big Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>10 \u00a0years old. I always imagined that when Verastic reaches such a milestone &#8211; not that every year isn&#8217;t a milestone &#8211; I would be doing something huge. Like, I don&#8217;t know, giving away lands in Lekki. Ha! Well, I have no land to give away today, but Ada Verastic did bless me with an explosive poop today, so that was nice. She gave me one on my birthday, too, so that was nice too. I&#8217;m guessing that&#8217;s her idea of giving gifts for now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11726\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/10-Year-Anniversary-DP.jpg\" alt=\"10 year anniversary\" width=\"750\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/10-Year-Anniversary-DP.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/10-Year-Anniversary-DP-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, last year <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/social\/verastic-9-years-old-ask-anything.html\" target=\"_blank\">when Verastic turned 9 years old<\/a><\/strong>, I asked you to ask me anything, and I responded via video, and I enjoyed it so much that I am doing it again this year. Last year, I called it Shege Banza 2.0, so I suppose that this year will be called Shege Banza 3.0. And by the way, I remember now that I was planning on turning <em>Ask Me Anything<\/em> into a series\/segment on the blog (like the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/tag\/journey-to-baby\" target=\"_blank\">Journey To Baby segment<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/tag\/let-me-tell-you\" target=\"_blank\">Let Me Tell You segment<\/a><\/strong>) and doing it maybe monthly or so. It&#8217;s been a whole year and I only remembered about it now. I am so sorry. You should <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/social\/verastic-9-years-old-ask-anything.html\" target=\"_blank\">read Shege Banza 2.0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and see the questions that were asked. My video response is below. By the way, I love the earrings I&#8217;m wearing, and I lost one ear at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/personal\/blogher15-recap-my-best-blog-conference-yet.html\" target=\"_blank\">the BlogHer conference in New York last year<\/a><\/strong>. I still have the other ear. I&#8217;m secretly hoping I find the other ear, like maybe it&#8217;ll fall out of something.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMTHgRxtQ24?rel=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, I have a big announcement to make today. Some years ago, I decided to teach a course on blogging. It was a great and teachable moment for me, but it was not what I planned or anticipated. I have never given up on that dream though, and this year, I am moving forward to do it again. Remember I told you that I created a vision board which has been scaring the living daylights out of me? Well, this is just one of the many things on my vision board. I will update <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/class\" target=\"_blank\">the class page<\/a><\/strong> as I go on.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I have possible date of Saturday, March 26th, and I will be able to confirm it by the end of next week,\u00a0but if you are interested in taking this course or finding out more about it, please subscribe below. This subscription is not for my blog or my Sweet Potato Newsletter. This subscription is strictly for the course, so you will not hear from me until I have news concerning this course. I&#8217;m super excited!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">So Who Is This Course For?<\/h1>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> \u00a0It&#8217;s for you, if you know little to nothing about blogging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> \u00a0It&#8217;s for you, if you have already started blogging, but need some guidance or if you have not started and want to start.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> \u00a0It&#8217;s for you, if the thought of pulling your teeth sounds better than figuring out social media\/blogging<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> \u00a0It&#8217;s for you, if you&#8217;d like to skip days, weeks, and maybe months of Googling what to do and how to do it, and instead, go right to doing it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> \u00a0And it&#8217;s especially for you if you want to invest in yourself and build your brand.<\/p>\n<p>I can help you. Did I mention that I have been doing this for 10 years now? Subscribe below and find out more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --><\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"\/\/verastic.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=2f38ab8db75351257265d14e6&amp;id=7de32d173b\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<h2>Subscribe. Learn. Create. 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Today is all about the anniversary and you asking me anything. Also, I promise to do some more giveaways again this year. I did some last year, but I hope to do even more this year. By the way, this call is only one of the many things I&#8217;m working on for 2016. I&#8217;ll tell you more about them as I move forward.<\/p>\n<h1>Don&#8217;t forget to ask me anything, even blog-related things. I&#8217;ll answer honestly (via video). Thank you for being a Sweet Potato.<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 \u00a0years old. I always imagined that when Verastic reaches such a milestone &#8211; not that every year isn&#8217;t a milestone &#8211; I would be doing something huge. Like, I don&#8217;t know, giving away lands in Lekki. Ha! 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