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SOB Business Cafe 09-14-07

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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

Essential Keystrokes offers us what we need to be a pro.

David Airey offers us advice on what we need to remember about doing work for free.

The Instigator Blog offers us 10 Steps to ruling our world.

Creative Think offers us a new way of doing things.

Monk at Work offers us a confident response.

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Codswallop offers a visual bonanza that will keep us interested for life.

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

SOB Business Cafe 09-06-07

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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 from the Nest thinks a story might get us to understand our value.

Tax Girl is thinking there is a better way.

Twenty Steps is thinking about Google.

Weblog Tools Collection thinks we can be free.

Lawsagna wants to know about our thinking.

Speaking of thinking, Brain Based Business has a mind game that can give our minds a workout. (The 2nd link is to the article that has the product demo.)

Dawud Miracle proposes that outside-the-box thinking might have its limitations.

Codswallop is converting everything, except our thinking.

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Ilker Yoldas offers a timeless exhibition. . . that doesn’t require thinking to appreciate.

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

SOB Business Cafe 08-31-07

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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

Seth’s Blog knew four years ago what’s true today.

Logic and Emotion explains lifestreaming beautifully.

Codswallop has a mindful series to show us.

Life Coaches learned a few things about stress.

Spooky Action went beyond history with his five choices.

Reader Appreciation Project has a great discussion about guest blogging.

Carpe Factum has been taking headline writing lessons from Tony D. Clark.

David Airey has a hint on finding inspiration.

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Reality Wired has found a new use for Adsense.

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!

Five Original Must-Read Articles by Liz Strauss

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From the Thinker Himself

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My friend, Ilker, has sent me a challenge as a writer. It’s one that appeals, because not too long ago Lisa Gates remarked at how my writing style has changed over time. The challenge Ilker sent was to select five original must-read articles that I wrote throughout history (so to speak).

Five Original Must-Read Articles by Liz . . . um, er, . . . me

Ilker’s challenge meant spending a while digging through the 2000 posts on this old blog. It was reliving the time I grew up here. I saw faces of the people who’ve passed through these posts and the so many others I considered including.

Who knows how and why I chose these that I did? I guess it was a bit sentiment, a bit practicality, and a bit of “oh why not?”

Without further ado, here they are.

  1. February 16, 2006 . . . Why Pete Townshend Doesn’t Need to Do Promotion From his days with The Who, it was clear Pete marched to a different drummer. When it comes to blog marketing and promotion, it seems the same way. As far as I can tell, Pete didn’t follow any of the recommended wisdom.

  2. March 16, 2006 . . . The 10 Skills Most Critical to Your Future Intellectual property–content–is an asset that not only gets produced, but reproduced, reconfigured, and repurposed for variety of media. Those who produce intellectual property are builders of wealth. An original idea that solves a problem or presents an opportunity is worth more now than it ever has

    3. been. Those who develop and mold original ideas are the new “killer app.”

  3. June 24, 2006 . . . 9 + 1 Things Every Reader Wants from a Writer My experience is that beginners and experts are not that different when they read. They might choose to read different things, but we all do. Beyond that difference of content, beginners, experts, and those of us in the middle — all readers — want the same things from a writer.

  4. July 31, 2006 . . . 10 Reasons Creative Folks Make Us Crazy What are the traits that creative folks have in common? Are we all creative? Is there anyone who’s not? Can I boost my creativity? Am I a creative freak? Questions follow creativity — what is it, how does it work, and how do we access our Creativity at Work to make our brand and business stronger?

  5. January 26, 2007 . . . The Top 10 Ways to Start Living Your Life We don’t measure life in hours and minutes. We measure life in memories and moments. What do you think of when you read this sentence? It was the time of my life. We don’t say that often enough.

So there they are. Every one from over six months ago — a look into the past. Now I’m wondering what’s in your past? Are you still saying the same things? Will you share too?

Kirk, CK, Mike, Ann, Dave, Rick, Jeff, Chris B., Susan, Seth, and everyone else reading, which five posts would you pick from your history to share today?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!!

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SOB Business Cafe 08-24-07

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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

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.

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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

1000+ Already Brainstormed Tweaks and Ideas

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Yea!! Look at This List!

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If you’re looking for ways to tweak your blog, your brand, or your business for better performance, this list will save you the time of compiling ideas. Consider this a major checklist. Take what you like and ignore the rest.

BONUS: I couldn’t resist including this one, though it’s not related to most blogs.

The Top 100 Things I’d Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord

–ME :Liz” Strauss
Check out the Work with Liz!! page in the sidebar.

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