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December 23, 2008

A Metaphor: When a Brand New Blog Flowers

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 8:52 am

Guest Post by Stefan Knapen

I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some. - Herbert Rappaport

I was thinking, is the opposite happening to blogging? So many blog planters, but are there enough people to smell the blog flowers?

The problem is that readers don’t know where the great flower beds are. In the great field of flowers, it is getting harder and harder to find the unique and thriving flowers, those that keep growing, and keep showing more and more unique and compelling content.

See your blog as a flower — a single forget me not. Give it water, new posts, frequently. Make sure it grows and grows. Don’t be shy to invite people see it. And after waiting, the one who finds it will tell other people to come smell that flower. And the scent of that flower will become known. Your blog is being read more.

The conversation is like seeds and spores on the wind. Given to each other, everywhere. But it isn’t the beginning of a new flower, but it can be the beginning of a new post. So it can be fruitful.

Are there enough people to smell the flowers? Maybe yes, maybe no.

But there are too many small flowers. So for flower to be found in the big field, you have to wait and make it noticeable. Make sure your flower will be seen.

Do something with every seed and spore of conversation you get. Use those words to inspire you to grow your blog even bigger, even better. And after that your blog will be the prettiest flower field of flowers because you used what you had.


More seeds more pollen make more beautiful flowers. One thought on a blog and the conversation about it can turn a single forgot me not into an entire field.

Thanks!

Stefan writes as The Dutch SchoolKid

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Stefan,
Your comments on this blog have often inspired thoughts that are like flowers to me.
Thank you for this.

How do you keep your flowers growing, thriving, and blooming?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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5 Comments to “A Metaphor: When a Brand New Blog Flowers”

  1. December 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 am
    Jannie said

    And be sure to plant your blog in full to partial sun, water amply and allow for good drainage of well-prepared earth. Comment on other blogs for cross-pollination. :)

  2. December 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
    Todd Smith said

    Great metaphor, Liz. You can’t stop the weeds from growing, so the only way to stand out is to grow prettier than the others.

    Or maybe even better, make your blog a fruit tree, then it will be useful to people and animals as well as being pretty. People will take the fruit you offer and carry it home and tell their friends. Meanwhile your seeds will find fertile ground for miles around.

  3. December 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
    Posts about Ebooks as of December 23, 2008 | The Lessnau Lounge said

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  4. December 29th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
    Pauline Haydon said

    That’s a beautiful way to think of it…I’ll keep that one with me. :)

  5. June 16th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
    JKR said

    Great metaphor!

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