SOB Business Cafe 04-13-07

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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

Converstations reminds us that we need to keep our eyes open.

Blogging Has Not Peaked Yet

Success from the Nest tells us about a simple 15 minutes.

15 Minutes as Your Model of Success

Fish Creek Innkeeping reminds us what common ground means.

On Common Ground

Legal Andrew explains something about colorful law students.

Why Do Law Students Love Highlighters?

Kent Blumberg offers focus for that pile of priorities on your agenda.

How to Focus Your Work

Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms tells the real story.

Update: Customer Service - A Real Life Example

Related ala carte selections include

Matthew Coddington guest posts at Problogger on a question that comes up often.

Custom vs Premade Blog Themes

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

SOB Business Cafe 03-09-07

Filed Under Great Finds, Successful Blog | 17 Comments

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

Blogoprenuer offers a lesson taken out of context.

Content is king, context is the palace

Kent Blumberg has a series for us on the elements of greatness.

The Elements of Great Managing: 1 - Job Clarity

Life Coaches offers a manifesto for every parent, teacher, manager, friend, mentor, brother, sister, person who knows another person.

The Life Coach Manifesto v1.1

Talking Story tells about customers and work ethic.

Waiting Tables and Work Ethic

Creative Think celebrates 100 posts with an interview.

What Makes David Armano Tick?

You Already Know This Stuff asks if we’re ready to take grown-up steps.

How FAR would you GO to Play Big?

Related ala carte selections include

Ask Dr. Kirk has a remedy for that bad feeling.

How To Manage That Feeling Of Being Overwhelmed

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

Kent Blumberg Is a B.A.D. Blogger

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Blogger A Day Call: Hello is Kent there?

After a talk with Barbara at my cellphone company to adjust my minutes higher — I should hold a contest to see who can guess how many a month are in my plan. — I was able to sit back, relax, and meet Kent Blumberg for our conversation.

Kent was well worth that cellphone plan adjustment.

I started with comments about Kent’s blog — how well focused and branded the message is. We discussed the short list of categories that tell a story and the short blogroll that relates and expands on the same theme. I wished out loud that I had such a clean sidebar. That discussion led to a comparison of WordPress and TypePad, with explanations of how he ended up on one and I ended up on the other.

Then I asked one of my favorite questions, “What do you do when you’re not doing this?” Kent explained his background in the paper business. I could related to that. We talked about the ways in which the paper business is shrinking, which led Kent to sharing his interest in a new industry.

Kent sees his future in working with cellulosic-ethanol. I didn’t know what it is either. Lucky for me, Kent does a great job explaining it. Get him talking about it and you might suspect that he had it for breakfast — his energy level goes up, as if he’s been refueled. (Okay so, now and then I go for the easy one. Sorry, Kent.)

Kent’s not only sure cellulosic-ethanol is in his future, but also sure that it’s in ours. He knows that the industry needs strong business leaders. He plans to be there to make the new fuel and new jobs this fledgling industry will bring.

I love the way that when bloggers talk, we can’t help but learn new things from each other.

B.A.D. Blogger Quote

People will hear more and more about cellulosic-ethanol. . . . All of the companies are run by by PhDs and they need people to build and run the businesses.–Kent Blumberg

Stop by Kent’s blog, and say hi!

Thanks, Kent, you B.A.D. Blogger!

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Want to be a B.A.D. Blogger see the. . . a B.A.D. Blogger? page in the sidebar.