I remember all too well when I had my blog set up. There were 6 or 7 posts and I had 6 or 7 readers — all friends who were doing me a favor. I wanted so much to find a way to say, “Hey, I’m here! Come read me!”
I’m not patient in such situations. I’m a person who likes to make things happen. So make things happen is what I did. [Read more…]
I’ve heard it said before that the internet has changed the world of news. That the news used to end when it was put into print, now that’s when the news begins. HART said it first, Half the show is inthe comments. Sometimes it’s more than half. Yesterday, 37signals published a small piece by guest poster Ryan Carson teaching bloggers how to use digg.com to market their articles.
The current 46 comments that follow discuss the pros and cons of self-promotion using digg.com and in some ways overpower the original article. It’s also a great demonstration of how a blogger deals with mixed reviews of a posting.
You can access the whole thing by clicking the title shot below.
One truth about blogging is that you can never know for sure where a post might take you.
Thank Ryan for the well-written post that started a fine discussion — one that we should all think through from every angle.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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You might have caught the Fortune Magazine piece by Cait Murphy that featured 12 successful individuals at work. It was called Secrets of Greatness: How I Work. The article presents a gallery of leaders and their work secrets, including those of Marissa Mayer of Google, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, Wynton Marsalis of the Lincoln Center, and Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago. That was followed later by How I Work: Bill Gates.
After I read these articles, I filed them aside. I thought maybe I might find a use for some detail from the profiles some day. I didn’t know what, and I didn’t know why.
Apparently, some folks thought this model was worth exploring. They added to it. Here are two more and one that won’t be happening:
Though each profile was only a few paragraphs, I kept wondering, “What am I supposed to learn from this?” I needed something, so I have figured one out. I found a “Liz answer” to the question of how to filter and use this kind of information to build a business and a brand. [Read more…]
We’re having a Blog-to Show Saturday and Sunday. Here’s what you do.
I’ll feature both in a Blog-to Showcase on Saturday with a link to your amazing blog.
It’s FREE PROMOTION For your BLOG. Don’t pass it up.
If you have questions, leave them in the comments section.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Jack had a good time. He said so.
So did Ann Michael.
Oystein actual added his own puzzle.
Oystein won a link to his newly remodeled blog The Advice Library and would like you to visit Limaayel, a writer.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the Link Leaking Blog Rally.
Think we should do it again? Have any other ideas?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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In keeping with the Link Leaking Blog Rally car theme, I’m thinking it would be cool to have a Blog-to Show this coming Saturday and Sunday. Here’s what you do. Write up a sentence or two about what make your blog worth visiting and some advice or a short bloggy quote that you think other bloggers would like to know. I’ll feature both in a Blog-to Showcase on Saturday with a link to your amazing blog.
It’s FREE PROMOTION for you, your blog, your business, and your brand.
If you have questions, leave them in the comments section. I have a meeting this morning, but I’ll answer them as soon as I can.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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