http://www.successful-blog.com Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You're only a stranger once. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:38:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Goals, Dreams, Visions, and Plans Raising a barn is a spectacular goal. Getting a community to help makes it easier and harder. It's important not to confuse goals with dreams. A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince, said ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/how-to-share-the-vision-and-the-plan-with-a-business-building-community/ It's Like Open Mic Only Different Here's how it works. It's like any rambling conversation. Don't try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME. The rules are simple -- be nice. There are always ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/the-mic-is-on-were-talking-about-how-to-get-blog-comments/ Why Would Social Media Folks Help? Raising a barn needs a leader, a plan, and a community of people with skills. The beauty of enlisting a social media community from the start is that communities only have time for ideas that will work. When we reach out -- talk ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/how-do-you-get-community-to-help-build-your-business/ JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7PM How Do You Get People Talking on Your Blog? Oh, and bring example links. The rules are simple -- be nice. Do be nice. :) --ME "Liz" Strauss Related article What is Tuesday Open Comment Night? Share This http://www.successful-blog.com/1/open-mic-7pm-chgo-time-how-to-get-blog-comments/ Why Didn't the People Come? When people ask my help, it's often to avoid or to remedy a situation like this one. He had a dream, an idea, for a new business. It was a product and a service. He saw it in its glory. It was part ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/how-social-media-can-help-you-build-a-better-business/ by Guest Writer Suzie Cheel To move forward I know I need to let go of both physical and emotional stuff. Tomorrow we have a council collection, so today we have spent a couple of hours cleaning out the garage and clearing out accumulated things ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/beach-notes-letting-go/ The LANGUAGE of SOCIAL MEDIA Words have a deep effect on how we interpret and interact with the world. The words we use and how we define them reveal our interests, concerns, and values. This series explores the words of social media. ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/what-is-social-media/ Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Let me introduce the bloggers who have earned this official badge of achievement, and the right to call themselves Successful Blog SOBs. I invite them to take ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/thanks-to-week-162-sobs/ Do You Hear Your DMs in the Shower? Search and Social has made a fun litle quiz about social media addiction. Apparently I'm 46% addicted to Social Media. I might have guessed higher. Perhaps, I've been slacking ... 46% It's a simple quiz ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/are-you-social-media-addicited/ A community isn't built or befriended, it's connected by offering and accepting. Community is affinity, identity, and kinship that make room for ideas, thoughts, and solutions. Wherever a community gathers, we aspire and inspire each other intentionally . . . ... http://www.successful-blog.com/1/what-sheila-scarborough-said-about-getting-paid/