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SOB Business Cafe 06-08-07

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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’s having a party in NYC. I’ll be there. Will you?

Manage to Change tells the highlights of our NYC trip so far.

LifeDev uses Google as a personal example

Ask Delaney Krik has student advice that works for more than college professors. Use college professors as a metaphor for bloggers.

Daily Blog Tips wonders about the timestamp.

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Workboxers has a request.

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 05-04-07

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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

Lorelle on WordPress delineates the minefields of trying to market to bloggers as a class, a group, or a generic list.

thomas r. clifford has a beginner’s mind and I thank him for this blog post sharing it.

The Blog Studio has some advice on process.

Design Your Writing Life has a series we make need to make it a goal to read.

Passion Meets Purpose has a few re-minders.

Manage To Change answers a key question. Be sure to read the comments.

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Black in Business explains the critical difference.

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

SOB Business Cafe 11-24-06

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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 title shots to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Customers Always Are chooses the best communicator to make a point about interacting with customers.

Debbie Millman describes every kind of creative client I’ve ever been, and I’ve probably been all them in the last two weeks.

Genuine Curiosity has a fix for tiny email fonts on mobile devices.

From Jakarta, zlythern explains what to do to be My Bloglogging in a matter of minutes.

Manage To Change passes on sage advice about how to change the world.

Be the Change [2]

Service Untitled is serving executives who want to focus on customers.

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Ramblings from a Glass Half Full offers a Joyful Jubilant Learning about the power of belief in humanity.

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

Ann Michael Is a B.A.D. Blogger

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Blogger A Day Call: Hello is Ann there?

They say content is king. But I hear the king can be unmanageable. If you’re having a content management problem, do what I did yesterday, call in a content management expert — Ann Michael. Gosh we had fun talking. I’ve been making content all of my career, and I hadn’t met a content manager until Ann. They do some really cool stuff.

In her consulting business, Ann makes sure that misbehaving intellectual property does what it should. Talk to her for five minutes, and you’ll know her real love is helping clients manage change successfully. She’s so positive and centered on the needs of others that you want to check where you might use her this very minute. She says she hasn’t ever had to turn anyone away yet . . .

Ann’s a fascinating person with a sense humor, and a great laugh. Ask her a question and you can hear her thinking how she’s going to help you solve it. It’s so fun that we took this time to talk blogger to blogger.

B.A.D. Blogger Quote

“Strategy without action is just philosophy.” — Ann Michael

Stop by Ann’s Blog, Manage To Change and say hi to her!

Thanks, Ann, you B.A.D. Blogger!

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Want to be a B.A.D. Blogger see the. . . a B.A.D. Blogger? page in the sidebar

SOB Business Cafe 09-15-06

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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 title shots to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Converstations speaks of blogs and search engines.

Extreme Leadership speaks of things usually reserved for springtime.

Customer Love is in the Air

Sometimes a metaphor show the way for us to Manage To Change. Don’t be afraid to follow that last link.

Eat4Today knows what it means to have a dream.

The first step to a commitment

The Virtual Wire discusses how and whether standards, honesty, and integrity relate to legalities in business.

About Ethics in Business

Related ala carte selections include

Creativity never falters at the Carnival of Creators.

Carnival of Creators

Nektros calls it madness, but I see a well-deserved day of recharging brain cells with playtime before going back to work again.

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