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SOB Business Cafe 03-16-07

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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

Life Beyond Code takes a logical approach to ROI on our tools.

Changemaker: Change Your Life has some relief.

Genuine Curiosity challenges us to look at leadership.

Fishcreek House has advice for the weekend. Is it literal or a metaphor? It works both ways.

The KISS Business too offers an analysis and would like our opinion.

Problogger has a star-studded line up of folks to help out while Darren is in the USA.

Related ala carte selections include

QAQNA has something to celebrate!

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
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SOB Business Cafe 02-23-07

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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

Don’t take out your tools to answer the question posed by Creating Passionate Users.

Seth’s Blog states the two things most folks get from blogging.

Marketing Profs ask about whether we’re paying attention to our readers.

Copyblogger suggests a Roman statesman as your next blog consultant.

9:o1am diggs up another kind of trademark story.

Problogger offers the fine points to blog conversation.

Related ala carte selections include

Word Sell has age old advice about Search Engine Marketing.

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

Performancing Is Now with SplashPress Media!

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SplashPress Media Buys Performancing

Today it’s been announced that SplashPress Media has acquired Performancing.

You’ll find the official story on the front page of the Blog Herald, one of the independent flagship properties owned by SplashPress Media. The Blog Herald — run by Editor (and S.O.B.) Tony Hung — reports that

According to David Krug, “Over the last year Performancing has built up a large and loyal community of bloggers from all walks of life. They have created and provided tools and quality resources to bloggers and blogging communities.We wish to continue providing the blogosphere with affordable tools to help people join the new media revolution . . . We look forward to carrying that vision forward and farther.”

Performancing will also be run independently of other SplashPress Media properties. David Krug of 9:o1am will be General Manager of Performancing moving forward.

An exclusive podcast interview with David Krug is available at Technosailor.

Darren Rowse has more coverage on the sale at Problogger.net.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Mastering Content in Your Niche

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Guest Writer: Gary Fugere

Gary Fugere of Earn a living without a job took me up on my call for posts by sending in his How to become the “Go To” in your niche.

This post, originally written as a submission to Darren Rowse’s 31-day challenge, offers head-on advice for getting in control of the information grapevine in your blogging niche. Main points that Gary covers include

  • Be a reporter, not a writer. Readers are looking for answers.
  • Get plugged in with a news aggregator such as Bloglines.
  • Learn to find compelling content nuggets. He offers several strategies, including how to master the nuances of Bloglines search, Google Alerts, Yahoo Buzz, and Google Zeitgeist. I was impressed that everything you need to know is there and complete.

To finish off the document there are eighteen additional links to resources you might explore. This post is well worth checking out.

Here’s a taste of the resources Gary has to offer.

Look Smart Search for Articles

Thanks Gary for sharing what you know with us. This is what a community blog is all about. 😛

–ME “Liz” Strauss