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SOB Business Cafe 04-20-07

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SB Cafe

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

Success Begins Today gives us a tour of the hometown — Guess who works there?

Ten Keyboards promotes looking for what works in a personal way.

WordSell offers 20 Tips that will bring success.

Jamdo tells how to break a promise.

Conversation Agent has advise about playing being “it'” with your resume.

The Remote Control CEO has found the office I want.

Related ala carte selections include

901a.m. has the latest news on our favorite doll.

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

Above the Fold: 11 Things Right about Escape from Cubicle Nation

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Great Design Doesn’t Shout

ABOVE THE FOLD

From the eyes of a naive, intelligent customer, Escape from Cubicle Nation is not just great content. It’s also reader-supporting design done well. Let me point out 11 Things so elegantly right above the fold.

  1. The title says what the blog is about.
  2. The tag line makes the promise even clearer.
  3. I can see who the writer is.
  4. The About Page and Contact information are right there.
  5. Any free offers are easy to find.
  6. The main content is what draws my eye.
  7. The content is supported by a fabulous photo that draws me in.
  8. The title and typeface are readable and all parts of the post are identifiable.
  9. Everything is where I expect it to be.
  10. All of the pieces that go together seem to hang as one unit.
  11. It’s easy to see how to subscribe by email, RSS, or even podcast.

If you’re looking for a model of clean, reader-friendly design, follow the 11 Things that Escape from Cubicle Nation does well. All that and what you notice is the great content. Exactly how a great design works — great design doesn’t shout.

Click the image below to go there.

Excape from Cubicle Nation

What else do you see?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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SOB Business Cafe 01-05-07

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SB Cafe

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

Vaspers the Grate has a defense for mind control.

Believe — there’s a new blogging platform on the horizon. It’s over at what’s secretly known as Sillyness Spelled Wrong Intentionally.

Blogopreneur suggests a quality path to the A List.

Chief Happiness Officer is has 10 things to tell you about finding a job you love.

Escape from Cubicle Nation shows you how to build a plan.

Related ala carte selections include

Neat Living is giving away the tools to organize your life.

Cube Rules has a series on creativity in the workplace.

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

Alexander Kjerulf and Pamela Slim Are Two-in-a-Million!!

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Let’s Start with One-in-a-Million Ways

One-in-a-Million by Trée George and Sandy Renshaw

I suspected that if I made a One-in-a-Million Award that people like me would see the value in shouting out someone’s uniqueness. I also suspected that folks would find their own one-in-a-million ways of telling the world about what people do that’s special — maybe even two people at a time! Here’s the first One-in-a-Million Award(s).

For the One-in-a-Million-Category of:

Enthusiastic and contagious entrepreneur who regularly helps us all be happy at work. This category requires an above average ability to enlist the support of others in your quest, a generous spirit, an amazing sense of humor, and a flair for words. This person must sincerely desire to see others happy in what they do and be willing to sacrifice their time and energy to make it so.

The winner (male): Alexander Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer

When I started to write this with Alexander in mind, I realized that there is another person that offers their time freely (and as a coach), helps people reach their professional “happiness” goals, and helps us to realize that job satisfaction comes in lots of shapes and sizes.

She more than qualifies too!

The winner (female): Pamela Slim, Escape from Cubicle Nation

Alexander and Pam help make the working world more enjoyable – on which ever side of a corporation you happen to find yourself!

This award was submitted by: One-in-a-Million Cohort Ann Michael

Thanks, Ann, for seeing the one in a million in another blogger! Thanks Trée George and Sandy Renshaw for the logo that shouts it out!

–ME “Liz” Strauss