Birthday Poetry from the Successful-Blog Poet Laureate

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An Ode to Successful Blog (and Liz)

by Joe

With such wonder two years ago I found
A New Blog that was friendly and conversations abound
It was inviting and different in this new place
The Blogger wanted to know each and every new face

As each new comment and bit of banter grew
The conversation, it wandered around and started anew
A bright idea Liz had one Tuesday Night
“Open Comments!” she said to everyone’s delight

From there, as before, as time went on
Another idea Liz had, it was S.O.B.con!
The year was ‘07 and all were invited
including me, and I was just so excited

All the new friends I made that weekend
Helped improve my Blogging to no end
And a nudge in business, referrals I guess
Came about from my new friends all, no less!

It depends on how you measure Success
But my new friends ’round here have given me
Happiness!

Happy Blog B-Day Successful Blog!

and Liz, Just Stay The Way You Are… (hear the song?)

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Thank you, Joe.
Liz's Signature
birthday balloon The party is Oct. 24th! Come for the surprises! Bring a link to your success!!!

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A Party, Wednesday, October 24th! You’re Invited!!

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Will You Come?

Liz-Strauss-writing-invitations.



I’m writing invitations in hopes of your participation.

Would you, could you join us?

We’re having a birthday celebration!

Joe’s Blog, Cat’s Blog, HART’s Blog, Karin’s Blog, and OUR Blog!!!

The 2nd Annual All-Day Open Comment Birthday Party

Who: Everyone is invited.

Where: Successful-Blog . . . http://www.successful-blog.com

When: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 7a.m - 11p.m. Chicago Time (Central Time/GMT -6hrs See the clock on this blog)

What to bring:

  • Bring a link to a page, a picture, a post that demonstrates, celebrates, illuminates your success and outstanding-ness as a blogger.
  • Or bring that ebook, that manifesto, that photo, that priceless work that you want to offer as a birthday gift to everyone.

What will be happening:
It’s an all-day conversation with outstanding gifts for EVERYONE.

  • Open Comments all day.
  • Flash mob commenting.
  • Photographic Party Favors.
  • HUGE SURPRISES!!.
  • Guest posts galore.

I’ve invited some folks to guest post for the celebration. If you’d like to write a guest post or if your blog birthday is this month, please email me today at lizsun2@gmail.com to let me know.

A Party! You’re Invited! C’mon! Let’s Talk and Have Some Fun!

(There’s only one rule . . . be nice.)

–Me “Liz” Strauss

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Will You Make Joe’s Promise with Me?

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I've been thinking . . .

about Joe’s promise.

About a week ago, Joe wrote a post that’s been on my mind.

It’s authenticity. It’s transparency. It’s more than that . . . it’s outright honesty without a filter and it came with a promise attached.

It’s a stunning example of writing.

Even more, it leads to a blogger’s promise that is beautiful in its own right.

Joe’s Promise

  • I will be sure to comment on other Blogs if I can add to the conversation.
  • I will respond to comments on my own Blog.
  • I will acknowledge any links to my Blog with a comment on the linker’s Blog.
  • I will continue to link to other Blogs that are pertinent to a posts content.
  • I will once again be a part of the Blogging Community.
  • That is my promise to the Community as a whole, in part, and individually.

If you feel you are losing some of the interaction that is an integral part of Blogging, you may want to join me in this Promise to the Community.

What I’ve been thinking is this . . . this is a promise worth making.

Will you make Joe’s promise with me?

Just pick up the words, post them on your blog, and link back to Joe’s post. Tag it “Joe’s Promise,” and pass it on.

What do you say, Chris, Ann, Phil, Terry, Bes, and everyone?

Thank you, Joe, from me . . . and from everyone who cares about the conversation.

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Look Who’s Been Interviewed . . . Over at Joe’s

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Meet the Real Wendy Piersall

Joe Hauckes had a chance to sit with the original, entrepreneurial Mom, Wendy Piersall, from eMoms at Home. They had a great conversation.

Wendy Piersall Photo and link to interview

Click Wendy’s picture to find your way there.

Thanks, Wendy and Joe!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Mini-Session 4: (Why) Navigation is Important to You and Your Readers

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Joe Hauckes

Liz has invited me to be a “speaker” at this Virtual Version of SOBCon07. I’m not really sure why she picked me, but I was more than happy to accept. So, whether you are able to attend the Conference in 3D in May or in 2D Now, Everyone is Welcome to join in Today at the SOBCon07 Virtual Version.

(Why) Navigation is Important to You and Your Readers

What’s the most annoying thing you encounter when you are looking for something specific? Let’s say you already found a Blog that looks promising as a place to get some answers to some questions you may have. You see the original article you landed on, but you have more questions.

You go through “Archives”. You hit the “Previous post” and “Next post” links in search of some specific information but you can’t seem to find what you are looking for. You know it should be there somewhere (and it very well could be) but you just can’t seem to find it.

What do you do next? You go somewhere else to find what you need.

That’s where NAVIGATION comes in…

When someone visits your Blog, especially for the first time, you need to give them a way to find other things that could be of interest to them. You want to draw them deeper into your site. In order to do that you should give them access to the places they can find what they are looking for by providing things like Series You Have Written, some of your Most Popular Posts and Posts related to the subject of the post they landed on.

Show them your Recent Posts so they can get a better idea of the overal Theme and Subject Matter of your Blog. Provide a Category List covering the various topics you have covered previously.

Put links to the Most Recent Comments and any Special Projects you have running at the time. Invite visitors to join in, let them know you want them to be part of your community. The more Intra-links you provide the deeper new readers might dig to find information and possibly become Loyal Readers and Friends.

The only way I can achive my objective to help out others working at home is to makeit easy for them to READ what I’ve WRITTEN. And this can Best be accomplished by providing really Good NAVIGATION to other posts on My Blog.

What are your thoughts about NAVIGATION? Can you think of other reasons NAVIGATION is important to you? Your Readers?

Thank you, Joe!
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Visit Joe’s Blog Working at Home on the Internet where his main objective is to help others through my experiences in Working at Home by writing helpful articles. .–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Let’s open the Q&A . . .

I’ll go first, Joe, what’s your biggest frustration when navigating blogs?


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During the Virtual Conference today, you can take $100 off registration to SOBCon 07.

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