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Thanks to Week 96 SOBs

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Successful and Outstanding Bloggers

Let me introduce the bloggers
who have earned this official badge of achievement,

and the right to call themselves
Successful Blog SOBs.

I invite them to take a badge home to display on their blogs.

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They take the conversation to their readers,
contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.

I thank all of our SOBs for thinking what we say is worth passing on.
Good conversation shared can only improve the blogging community.

Should anyone question this SOB button’s validity, send him or her directly to me. This award comes with a full “Liz said so” guarantee. It is endorsed by Kings of the Hemispheres, Martin and Michael, and backed by my brothers, Angelo and Pasquale.

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Want to become an SOB?

If you’re an SO-Wanna-B, you can see the whole list of SOBs and learn how to be one by visiting the SOB Hall of Fame. Click the link or visit the What IS an SOB?! page in the sidebar.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Blog Business Summit in Chicago!

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Blog Business Summit is in Chicago! It’s September 17-19.

Steve Broback and Teresa Valdez Klein, the power behind Blog Business Summit, have pulled out the stops to make this year’s event shiny and new. It’s got the foundational values that has made past summits memorable, and more and deeper thoughts on revenues, metrics, customers, communities, bloggers, corporate blogging, entrepreneurial blogging, — the direction blogging is headed. Whew!

It’s hard to find a topic that’s not well represented by this group of speakers. Click on the names to find out about their sessions.

Quite a list don’t you think?
Go on over to check it out.

Let me know if you’re thinking about going. . . .

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!!

SOB Business Cafe 08-24-07

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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

Problogger shares what it’s like to preach without a choir.

Carpe Factum knows what The Shadow knows.

Design Your Writing Life is taking us on.

Life Beyond Code suggests we consider ten things.

Copyblogger asks a ghostly question.

Jeff Pulver points out a WOW! customer service experience.

Shards of Consciousness disagrees with a sign of the times.

Make It Great! is shining a spotlight.

Related ala carte selections include

orbit now has words to live by.

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

The Mic Is On: We're Talking about (acting like) Kids

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

What’s the Matter with Kids?

Here’s a few ideas to get us started:

  • my kids
  • your kids
  • other people’s kids
  • grandkids
  • kids on TV
  • those kids we love to hate
  • the kids we used to be

NO KIDDING!!!

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And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey.

Oh, and bring links about kids to share!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We're Talking About Kids

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Yes the Mic Will Be on Tonight

Join Us Tonight

We’re talking about (acting like) kids!!

We can talk about your kids, my kids, those kids across the street, the kids we were growing up, the kids we love to hate, the kids on television, grandkids, other people’s kids, no kidding!

Oh, and bring links about kids to share!

The rules are simple — be nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Related article
What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?

Thanks to Week 95 SOBs

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Successful and Outstanding Bloggers

Let me introduce the bloggers
who have earned this official badge of achievement,

and the right to call themselves
Successful Blog SOBs.

I invite them to take a badge home to display on their blogs.

muddy teal strip A

They take the conversation to their readers,
contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.

I thank all of our SOBs for thinking what we say is worth passing on.
Good conversation shared can only improve the blogging community.

Should anyone question this SOB button’s validity, send him or her directly to me. This award comes with a full “Liz said so” guarantee. It is endorsed by Kings of the Hemispheres, Martin and Michael, and backed by my brothers, Angelo and Pasquale.

deep purple strip

Want to become an SOB?

If you’re an SO-Wanna-B, you can see the whole list of SOBs and learn how to be one by visiting the SOB Hall of Fame. Click the link or visit the What IS an SOB?! page in the sidebar.

–ME “Liz” Strauss