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December 1, 2006

Chris Cree Is a B.A.D. Blogger!

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 6:36 pm

Blogger A Day Call: Hello is Chris there?

The phone call came from Savannah, Georgia, and in reality, it was Chris Cree asking for me. Let’s just say that Chris Cree has my number. . . .

What fun it is to have a conversation with Chris! From the first words, I knew it would be an adventure. Even when Chris is dead on serious talking about life and it’s ups and downs, he knows the value of laughter and sharing it with other people. Chris has a way of adding a spark of life to things.

Chris and I talked about his upcoming speaking role in Savannah’s first ever Blogging Conference. I teased him that I had to read about it on is blog. He laughed with me. He said he knew of a whole group who had signed up already just for his business blogging seminar. That’s so cool! I wish we could all get together and take road trip down to see it.

That bit of conversation led us into a discussion of his new clients. He’s choosing his clients carefully and has a great outlook. “If there’s no joy in it, I might as well stay in my day job,” is how he sees it. His newest clients are raring to go — how excited they are to be breaking into blogging. I’d say that Chris’ criteria seems to be working.

Chris is looking forward to getting these clients running before he comes to Chicago next week. When he returns, he’ll be showing them the details — ins and outs of trackbacks and coding. Yet, Chris has confidence that his handholding won’t last long. He says the fire he saw in the group was sure to ignite in one individual who would take up blogging naturally.

I suspect Chris will be introducing a new member of Tuesday night comments to all of us in a few months.

Chris and I talked about the lovely morning writing time while our significant others are still asleep. He says the irony is that he gets up early because he’s not a morning person. I think that nothing could make him a morning person more quickly than having that time alone to write. We both think of that time as a bit of a luxury. It’s cool to think that he’s writing when I am.

As I write this, I still hear myself telling Chris how my morning ritual includes a moment, when I whisper, “Honey, Sleep longer, a little longer, sleep, sleep, sleep.”

B.A.D. Blogger Quote

I meet new people I would never connect with otherwise, people from all over the world. I love it. I don’t have to be someone I’m not. I like it because I can be just be.” –Chris Cree

Stop by Chris’ Blog, SuccessCREEations, and say hi!

Thanks, Chris, you B.A.D. Blogger!

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Want to be a B.A.D. Blogger see the. . . . a B.A.D. Blogger? page in the sidebar.





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10 Comments to “Chris Cree Is a B.A.D. Blogger!”

  1. December 1st, 2006 at 7:49 pm
    Tony D. Clark said

    One of the main reasons I’m hoping to make it down to Savannah for the conference, is to meet Chris in person. I feel like I’ve gotten to know him through is blog, and “comment conversations” we’ve had throughout the neighborhood conversphere.

    Hope there will still be some seats available at your session, Chris, when I finally get my schedule worked out.

  2. December 1st, 2006 at 7:51 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Tony!
    I’m so jealous that you’ll be making it down to see Chris present at the Conference! What cool that that will be. How I’d love be there with the both of you!

  3. December 1st, 2006 at 8:56 pm
    Chris Cree said

    Liz, I read through this and though, “Who’s that guy?”

    Y’all know how to make a fellow blush!

    I’m heading for a plane early in the AM to head to your home town, there Liz. It was so nice of you to have a blizzard to welcome me in!

    Catch y’all sometime late tomorrow.

    Enjoy! (And thanks for your incredibly kind words.)

  4. December 1st, 2006 at 9:01 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey Chris!
    Can’t wait!
    Have a safe trip and watch out for delays!
    We want you here in one piece!

  5. December 1st, 2006 at 11:57 pm
    Thilak said

    Chris, I have a suggestion for you, Please change your theme :)

  6. December 2nd, 2006 at 5:10 am
    Some Travel Reading Just For You at SuccessCREEations said

    [...] And finally, my favorite. Liz Strauss over at Successful-Blog calls me out as a BAD Blogger. She says such nice things about me that I’m a little embarrassed to share the link. But then, I can’t really help myself. [...]

  7. December 2nd, 2006 at 8:23 am
    darrenh said

    Yes the best time to blog is the early morning before anyone else is up. Also, at night, when people start to fall asleep.

  8. December 2nd, 2006 at 9:55 am
    Carolyn Manning said

    Hi Liz,

    I’ve been a little lax with comments lately. Not so when Chris Cree is a BAD Blogger. Chris is the first person I met through you and I’m pleased to be his friend and see him be acknowledged.

    Carolyn

  9. December 2nd, 2006 at 9:57 am
    ME Strauss said

    Carolyn,
    You’re a good friend to all of us. I agree Chris is a wonder! He deserves to be know for the things that he does. :)

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