SOB Business Cafe 06-22-07

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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

We don’t have to be launching a blog to take value from what Copyblogger offers here.

Blueprint for a Brilliant Blog Launch

Make It Great! has something to make next Monday a whole lot easier and more fun!

The Optimist’s Creed: Monday Morning Greatness

Shards of Consciousness organizes a detailed toolkit you don’t want to miss!! I added it to the New Blogger Page.

The Shards Blogging Toolkit

Dave Olson is asking great questions about questions again.

Your potential is only as powerful as your questions

Trevor Hampel makes something I wrote more applicable.

7 Ways to Become a Writer

No carnival can compete with the one at Working at Home on the Internet. Categoires include advice, business, and tips.

Working at Home Blog Carnival-Thirty-eighth Edition

Related ala carte selections include

Life Beyond Code asks about our marketing plans.

Do you have a chocolate fountain?

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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Above the Fold: DaveOlson.ca

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What Might a Few Tweaks Do for You?

ABOVE THE FOLD

Dave Olson and I were having an email conversation. We were discussing the state of the blogosphere and other important world-saving, super-hero stuff, when in the middle he said this.

I’m wondering if you might be able to help me out. I paid attention when you highlighted my post last week and you said:

“Bet you can apply that to design, branding, and marketing your blog”

I’ve posted an article asking for some feedback on the design and branding of my site. I would really appreciate it if you had a few minutes that you could take a look at it and give me any feedback you might have.

So I invited Dave to get tweaked Above the Fold.

Here’s how the Above the Fold Tweak Process works.

  1. I make a “before” screenshot.
  2. We talk through some changes for readability.
  3. The blogger makes the changes.
  4. We talk while the tweaks are in process.
  5. I take an “after” screenshot and share the results in a post.

Tweaking DaveOlson.ca

The blog: DaveOlson.ca

URL: http://www.daveolson.ca
Blogger: Dave Olson

Before

This is the before shot of Dave’s blog that I took on the day that we tweaked his blog. Click to enlarge.

DaveOlson.ca BEFORE


Three Tweaks that We Agreed Upon

In this series, we concentrate only three important tweaks for each blog that is featured. These are the tweaks that Dave and I agreed upon.

  1. We’d change the main type face to serif.
  2. We’d change the color of the links in the sidebar.
  3. We’d adjust the spacing of the headings.

We made other changes. Can you see them?

For the results, turn the page now. Read more

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Dave Olson’s Post Is Going to SOBCon

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Dave’s a Relationship Blogger

SOBCon 07

I read this post last night just before midnight. Only one thought crossed my mind. Call a guy an SOB and he’ll show you just how much he knows about Successful and Outstanding Blogging.

Dave Olson gets what it means to be a relationship blogger. This post has to be a classic definition for anyone who wants to know what the term means. Click the title and have a read.

Break all the social taboos for better relationships

So, if you won’t mind, Dave, I’d like to bring your post to SOBCon.

Boy, if I had the juice I’d bring you, Dave, right along with your post. You belong in that audience. You’re a genuine relationship blogger. Bet you can apply that to design, branding, and marketing your blog.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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