Interview 16.2 Easton Ellsworth — the Blogger

Interview and Commentary

Yesterday, we found out that Easton is a SuperHero! He won our hearts with stories of his work at home schedule. He also shared some great comments with us and told the story of the PEZ dispenser — in the comments following the interview. Today we find out what kind of blogger Eastonis and what keeps him blogging.

How has blogging changed who you are as a person? What do you hope you will still learn from it? What so far is your greatest blogging success?

Blogging has made me more courageous and less selfish - not because of the technology, but because of the activities and relationships I’ve experienced along the way. I still hope to figure out how to decide at any given moment, what’s the most important thing to say and who to say it to, and in what way. Now there’s a lifelong pursuit! I think my greatest blogging success so far has been using blogs to benefit people in spite of opportunities to do the opposite.

What was the biggest surprise about blogging? What is the part you most enjoy? What is the part you could live without?

How personal it is. That’s what I love most about blogging, by far. I could live without the technological limitations we still have to deal with - the latency, the bugginess, the complexity under the hood.

What’s the best advice you ever got from a blogger about anything? What advice would you like to pass on?

I’ve gotten one supreme piece of advice from several bloggers, and there are several ways of saying it: Don’t give up. Be persistent. Keep at it. Stick with it. I might boil that down to one word: persevere. Change your strategy as needed, but always strive for a higher level of excellence. There’s never a lack of opportunities, only a lack of vision. So get out there, believe in yourself and your power to change the world, and use the opportunities that come to you and create them where you can’t find any. You can do it. So do it. Do it!

Easton, you are an inspiration and a friend. I feel lucky to have met you. Thank you for this interview. Thank you for being a blogger.

Meet Easton at SOBCon 07 on May 11&12 — Why SOBCon not that Other One. Register now

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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SOBCon 07 News and Updates 05-03-07

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Eight Days and Counting!

Hi Everyone!
Only 8 Days Until SOBCon!
Then we will start one of the most amazing experiences that I can imagine. Think about it. So many people, who have shared each other’s thoughts, there fully present in one room swapping strategies and learning. It has to be synaptically electric. The thought is stunning.

Here’s a bit more of what’s going on.

Peter Flaschner of the Blog Studio is giving away a $2000 elite blog design prize to one lucky registrant. To be eligible attendees must be fully registered and paid by midnight Saturday, May 4th, 2007. Don’t miss your chance to win this one!
Attendees who have completed their paid registration by midnight Saturday, May 4th, 2007 will receive a free copy of Ted Demopoulos’ best-selling blogging book, “Secrets of Successful Blogging.” This offer good only while supplies last — on a first come, first served basis.
Andy Sernovitz, David Armano, Phil Gerbyshak, Wendy Piersall, Mike Sansone, and Liz Strauss will be starting conversations all day Saturday at the conference.

Hotels and Housekeeping

It’s true the Sofitel Chicago Ohare is sold out, but four other hotels are within walking distance and quite lovely places to hang your hat for a night. I know several folks are staying at the Crown Plaza Chicago Ohare. Other hotels within walking distance include the Hyatt Regency Ohare, Embassy Suites Chicago Ohare, and the Doubletree Chicago Ohare. All of the hotels are outside of the airport complex and lovely accommodations. You really can’t go wrong.

We sure could use your help to make SOBCon 07 spectacular. Planning a small conference is a lot like planning a large wedding reception.

If you’re like I am, you wait until the very last second to pay for any event like this one. Yet, everything that happens needs to be provided for in advance. So if, like me, you are waiting, know that if you register now we’ll be better able to plan the menus and the other event extras that will make SOBCon the highest-quality experience.

We want this to be the most incredible content-rich, relationship event that comes off without a hitch. We’re grateful to you and our sponsors for anything you might do to help.

Don’t Forget These, if You Want to Know More

To can hear interviews with speakers on iTunes, click the logo below.

Char at Essential Keystrokes has fabulous interviews.

And there are more

Wendy Piersall interview at Working at Home on the Internet

Wayne Hurlbert of Blog Business World for the wonderful experience of our conversation on his Blog Talk Radio Show.
Listen to Christine Kane before you get there.

Wow! Folks are sure treating us nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Blog Herald Today: If You See This, The Content Is Stolen

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Sometimes Irony Is Sweet

As a writer, I’ve always taken the idea of owning my work seriously. As a publisher, I’ve always understood that no one can copyright an idea. As blogger, I’m tired of seeing people steal what my friends and I have spent our time working on, tired of watching sploggers toss ads up alongside our work to make their money.

Read the whole feature in today’s Blog Herald by clicking the logo.

It’s about blogging and real life.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
EIGHT DAYS FROM NOW! HAVE YOU RESERVED YOUR SEAT?
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Interview 16.1 Comments from Easton Ellsworth!

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Interview and Commentary

If you read comments, you know that a great comment is hard to find. If you write them, you know why.

On some of the most readable blogs, the most readable comments are in the voice under the name of Easton Ellsworth. Easton writes a great blog post — no kidding — but he also writes the most interesting comments you might find in a comment box. People I know actually look forward to coments Easton leaves on Blogtipping Day. It’s because he’s authentic and a great guy. Here’s few comments I picked up . . . Easton is cheerful and funny. He’s also a wise man.

A HUGE key to blogging success - and also to writing success and life success - is being able to read and drink in knowledge effectively. And along with that, developing a keen sense of what constitutes good or bad writing.

Good blogs don’t write themselves - people with engaging intellects produce them. So it will be with SOBCon. I hope everyone who reads this drops what they’re doing and registers!

Off the top of my head, I’d say I work hard to connect professionals with other on the Web. That’s just one aspect of my life though … hmmm, need some time to mull it over!

Sometimes we write forward - across the table to our readers - and sometimes we write sideways - around the table to our content producing cohorts. It’s important to learn how to do both to the satisfaction of both parties.

So I wanted to introduce you to the Easton that I know. He’s a guy that’s one in a million and well worth getting to know. So let me introduce you to the first of a two-part interview.

Easton, You are more than a blogger. You’re involved behind the scenes at KnowMoreMedia, but even more you really are the face of the company. Is there anything you’d like people to know about who you are and what you do?

I want others to know that I pour my heart and soul into my job - not just my blog posts, but also my efforts to improve and promote Know More Media as a source of relevant business news and information. I spend most of my workday teaching and motivating our bloggers and reaching out to connect with others who might benefit from working with us. And that I am proud to be a work-at-home parent who knows how it feels to juggle diaper-changing and banner ads, Teletubbies and teleconferencing, grocery shopping and blog brainstorming, etc.

What were you like when you first started blogging? What was your blogging goal then? What is it now? Where would you like to be in three years if there were no obstacles?

When I started blogging in August 2005, I knew almost nothing about blogs. I stumbled across my blogging job via a part-time copywriting job that helped pay my young family’s bills while I was a full-time college student. At first, my biggest blogging goal was just to tell all the people I could about Know More Media. As I met other bloggers and made friends, helping others excel (blogging or otherwise) became my number one goal. I’ve found this to be the most rewarding and uplifting course to pursue, and I’m grateful to have met so many excellent people who feel likewise. Three years from now I would love to be with Know More Media or maybe even start my own business on the Web.

More Comments from Easton.

Ya done good thar, Liz. Ya done good. . . . post coming soon - great job making people blush, Liz!

Thanks, Easton. You look good in that blush red color. . . . Can I have a Pez?

Meet Easton at SOBCon 07 on May 11&12 — Why SOBCon not that Other One. Register now

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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