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December 28, 2007

SOB Business Cafe 12-28-07

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 2:05 pm

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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

The Viral Garden asks do we market our products and services as well as rock stars market their wares?
Does it happen by accident? Is it just easier to create fans for music than it is for umbrellas or paper clips?

How to Market Like a Rockstar

The thinking blog asks whether we remember lava lamps.
Drempels is a nifty piece of software that makes your computer’s desktop behave like a screensaver, providing a hypnotic and psychedelic display of constant motion . . .

Turn Your Desktop Into a Lava Lamp

Startup Princess asks about our frustration with what we’re doing.
I ask this question because I can’t be the only entrepreneur out there hitting my head against the wall trying to move to the next stage, unsure what that stage should be!

Do You Ever Get Frustrated by Your Startup?

All Things Workplace asks how we’ll grow without risks?
“Risk-taking” is a criterion for hiring and promotion at many companies. We’re not talking ’skydivers without parachutes’; we’re looking for people who know how to calculate the odds and shout, “Let’s go!” when they think the benefits outweigh the consequences of the risk.

Inhibiting Change: Will We Grow Businesses in a Risk-Avoidance Culture?

clear.your.mind asks about how we’re keeping up with our plans?
It has been said, that 90% of business never grow up like they could because their owners lose, sometime in the battle, the goals they once thought for their business.

How often do you check your goals?

Just Creative Design asks if we want our great ideas to show up faster?

How To Boost Your Creativity

Related ala carte selections include

This review at Amazon via Phil Renaud’s wonderful blog.

Very good if you need to write on paper,

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! See you when I’m home again!

–ME “Liz” Strauss


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8 Comments to “SOB Business Cafe 12-28-07”

  1. December 28th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
    Kristi Holl said

    Wow! What a wealth of information here! Thank you for being so generous with your time and your expertise. Although I’ve sold 35 books, I love to learn new things, and you’ve given me several great places to start. We’re all in this together, and your website really has that welcoming “feel” about it. Thanks!

    Kristi Holl
    http://www.Writers-First-Aid.blogspot.com

  2. December 28th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thank you, Krisi!
    Thank you.

  3. December 28th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
    Kelly King Anderson said

    Thanks for sharing, Liz…you the one who encouraged me to write these “authentic posts” and you’re right…they are working. Blessings for 2008!

  4. December 29th, 2007 at 4:33 am
    Karin H. said

    Hi Liz

    Steve Roesler’s (All Things Workplace) series on change is extraordinary! A must read for everyone in management and business.

    You might ‘risk’ learning something ;-)

    Karin H.

  5. December 29th, 2007 at 8:01 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Kelly!
    Your post was an inspiration. That’s why I included it. :)

  6. December 29th, 2007 at 8:04 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Yeah, Karin,
    Steve’s one remarkable guy . . . he knows of what he speaks. :)

  7. January 6th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
    Jacob said

    Gday Liz, thanks for the listing and the hall of fame link :) Sorry about the slow reply, I have just got back from my 4 weeks of holiday :)

  8. January 6th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Oh Jacob!
    No worries! Thank you for noticing. :)

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