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February 23, 2007

SOB Business Cafe 02-23-07

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 12:33 pm

SB Cafe

Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking–articles on the business of blogging written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the titles to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Don’t take out your tools to answer the question posed by Creating Passionate Users.

Are our tools making us dumber?

Seth’s Blog states the two things most folks get from blogging.

If no one reads your post, does it exist?

Marketing Profs ask about whether we’re paying attention to our readers.

What If We Practiced a Little Customer Engine Optimization

Copyblogger suggests a Roman statesman as your next blog consultant.

Let Cicero Build You a Sticky Blog

9:o1am diggs up another kind of trademark story.

Digg to lose name to Lucasfilm?

Problogger offers the fine points to blog conversation.

How to Add to Blogging Conversations… And Eliminate the Echo Chamber


Related ala carte selections include

Word Sell has age old advice about Search Engine Marketing.

Search Engine Marketing–Size Doesn’t Matter

Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like. No tips required. Comments appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

–ME “Liz” Strauss





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8 Comments to “SOB Business Cafe 02-23-07”

  1. February 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 pm
    Brad Shorr said

    Thanks for the mention, Liz. I enjoyed reading all those other articles. Copyblogger’s points about putting yourself in the reader’s shoes (or sandals) is something I can’t hear too often. So easy to forget. Most business Web site content is woefully lacking when it comes to really connecting with customers–don’t you think?

  2. February 23rd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
    Mihaela Lica said

    Nice links, Liz! I’ve really enjoyed the read, especially Search Engine Marketing–Size Doesn’t Matter. No nachos though… I had to do with potato chips.

    Seth asked a very pertinent question. But I think the answer is “yes”. Many things we don’t read still exist… They don’t exist for us, (or for the readers), but they are still there. I mean… we cannot even see all the stars in the skies, but they are there, waiting for us to discover them. Does this make any sense?

    Anyway, Seth’s advice is, as usual,priceless.

  3. February 23rd, 2007 at 1:52 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Brad!
    I didn’t know whether you’d notice or be still gone for a few days! Glad to see you!

    I think we don’t think about readers enough even if we dream about them. :)

  4. February 23rd, 2007 at 1:57 pm
    ME Strauss said

    How cool, Mihaela, that’s Brad’s blog you’re talking about — Word Sell!

    I think your comment makes complete sense, but Seth’s point probably wasn’t meant to be that literal. I wondered myself why he choose that title?

  5. February 23rd, 2007 at 5:33 pm
    TechZ said

    Tools are making us more dependant i’d say..we should know how and why stuff still works.

    And posting for me is a personal thing, if someone reads it and comments all the better!

    :D

    Great finds Liz.

  6. February 23rd, 2007 at 7:05 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi TechZ,
    I agree with what you are saying about tools. I’ve decided a while back that I need fewer tools. Posting for me is about what my thought are and where the blog is going over all.

  7. February 23rd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
    dwacon said

    When blogs take over for the evening network news… we will have made it!

  8. February 23rd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Dwacon!
    By then we son’t be watching, so we won’t know. :)

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