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I Want to Call You a B.A.D. Blogger! Wanna Be One?

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I've been thinking . . .
It all started when I went to Blogher and met up with Sabine Kirstein, and we met up with Janice Myint. I found out what it’s like to converse in real time with bloggers. It was an invigorating experience.

After that, I went to Seth’s seminar in NYC with Ann Michael. I talked to Joe Hauckes when my plane was delayed. I met Phil Gerbyshak for his speaking gig in Chicago. All in all, I’ve talked to some 50 other bloggers. To a person, the bloggers I’ve met are cool, vibrant people. I learned something from every one of them.

So I’ve decided to form a B.A.D. habit.

I Want to Call You a B.A.D. Blogger

i’m calling a Blogger A Day every day. I’d like to do a voice chat with you. Would you like a call? I’d like to get to know who you are, what you do, and tell you a little about me too.

It’s one more way to link up the blogosphere. It’s one more way that we can get smarter. It’s a way we can take blogging to the next level. It’s a way you and I can meet to say a real “hello.”

After we talk, I’ll call you a B.A.D. Blogger and I’ll post a word and link on Successful-Blog. It’ll be fun. It’ll also be great promotion for you and your blog.

Here’s what to do.

  1. Write an e-mail to me at lizsun2@gmail.com.
  2. Put Call Me a B.A.D. Blogger in the subject line.
  3. Include the following information in your message:
    a number or Skype contact to call (Int’l has to be VoIP)
    your location on the planet and good times to call.

I’ll email you before I call to make sure you’ll be around. Of course, the only one who reads my email is me.

I’m calling a blogger a day from now on. With some 57 million blogs indexed at Technorati. I figure I should be able to find at least one blogger a day who’s willing to talk.

What do you say? Do you wanna be a B.A.D. Blogger?

Send me an e-mail now. So I can arrange the call. I’d sure like to meet you for a conversation.

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PS. THERE WILL BE THE COOLEST BUTTONS YOU’VE EVER SEEN!

Sunday Comics . . . 30 Links You Won’t Want to Miss

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I've been thinking . . .
I woke up this morning with a touch of nostalgia for the days when I was a child. I grew up about 85 miles from Chicago in a town of 20,000 people. Our hometown paper came out six days a week. It had about 12 full-sized pages or maybe 20. I don’t remember.

But I remember the Sunday papers. We’d get the big ones from Chicago — The Tribune and The Sun-Times. They had a Sunday Comics Section as big as our whole newspaper and they were in color. Sunday comics were so cool!

I’d lay the papers out on the living room floor and read them while my mom cooked Sunday lunch. The only things that made it even better were Flash Gordon on TV and the invention of Silly Putty.

So in honor of Sunday Funnies and great memories I offer you these links. Enjoy!

  1. Amazing Spiderman
  2. Annie
  3. Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  4. Beetle Bailey
  5. BC
  6. Alley Oop
  7. Being Five
  8. Blondie
  9. Calvin and Hobbes
  10. Cathy
  11. Dog Eat Doug
  12. WulffmorgenHaler
  13. Bassist Wanted
  14. Soup — The Comic Strip
  15. Dick Tracy
  16. Dilbert
  17. Doonesbury
  18. Garfield
  19. Gaping Void
  20. Life on Pause
  21. Nancy
  22. Snoopy
  23. Tank McNamara
  24. Tumbleweeds
  25. What the Duck
  26. Ziggy
  27. Old Comic Strips Listing at As Our World Turns
  28. Stu’s Comic Strip Connection — a listing of syndicated comic strips.
  29. Create your own comic strips at Commix.
  30. Comic Strip Generator

Imagine the hundreds of blogging ideas you could find here!

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Blogtipping Three of the Best

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Link Love for Three Who Make Us Better

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Today I’m celebrating official Blogtipping Day. How about you? As the song goes “Give a little bit . . .” Here’s how it works.

  • Choose three bloggers you admire and link to them.
  • List three reasons why you admire each one.
  • Then add a tip at the end.

That’s all there is to it.

Cat Morley

  • Designers who Blog is a testament to Cat who celebrates the great work of others.
  • Every time Cat visits here, she leaves wisdom and insights. She often leaves links to wonderful tools.
  • When a friend is in need, Cat is there with a hand, even if that friend is a friend of a friend. Cat is an amazing person.

Tip: Watch out for evil computers who want to thwart you.

Katiebird

  • Katie’s blog is like Katie welcoming, open, and other centered.
  • Talk to her once and you’ll know she’s the real deal — more than she ever shows in a glance.
  • When folks are at her blog or she is at theirs everyone seems to get taller, reading what she says.

Tip: Katie know your value. You make us worth more.

Rick Cockrum

  • Everytiime I read Rick’s blog I learn something I didn’t know about people and about myself.
  • He might have called his blog Shards of Consciousness, but his own awareness is vast, and his heart matches the size of the universe.
  • I feel lucky to know Rick and to read what he writes.

Tip: Rick, I can never get enough of you or your words.

Thanks to all three of you for making me more aware of how human the blogosphere can be.

–Me “Liz” Strauss

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Successful Blog 25-Word Birthday Challenge

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Whoa! You Folks Are Good!

25 Words Birthday Card

Writing something that has meaning in 25 words is about as challenging as it gets. That didn’t stop these folks. Here are the bloggers who took up the gauntlet fo the Successful Blog 25-Words Birthday Challenge Post.

THE WINNERS ARE
$25 ipopin Gift Certificate
— Sheila
10 Ways to Make It Great!
— Joe
Walking on Water Essay
— Starbucker
Guest Post or Interview
— TechZ

Winners were drawn randomly.

  • A concoction of well written, witty and entertaining content, it excites the reader and involves you to the fullest with every post. Simply put, extraordinary. –TechZ

  • Sharing her knowledge, fun spirit, and generous (linking) nature, ME “Liz” Strauss writes Successful Blog to help you become an SOB – Successful Outstanding Blogger. –Becky

  • Successful Blog helps bloggers become better at what they do (improve writing, grow their audience, make more money). Come and join the fun. — Scott B.

  • My favorite is Tuesday Night
    cause spelling doesn’t count
    and you can link your site,
    There are drinks in the sidebar
    whatever your delight.
    (+1) BermaShave –Joe

  • “What adjectives do people use to describe your blog? Nice, pleasant, somewhat interesting? Scrap it! Start reading the Successful-Blog and make your blog OUTSTANDING!” –Innovation Zen

  • “C’mon. Let’s talk!” That’s how Liz Strauss warmly welcomes Successful Blog conversations. She listens, links, nurtures and guides. A blogosphere Insta-Friend….just be nice.
    –Sheila

  • Successful Blog – an active voice for positive communication and community with stops for pizza, great views, and a little vacation every Tuesday. –Rick

  • A good blog is like a four-lane mountain road – fascinating, stimulating, inspiring and smile-inducing – and that metaphor fits Liz and her Successful Blog perfectly
    . –Starbucker

  • If the essence of blogging is community; Successful-Blog is that essence. If you don’t feel welcomed here, it’s time for another session with your therapist. –Carolyn

  • I love to read Successful Blog.
    I hope some day I’ll be one.
    If I can’t I won’t despair
    I know I’ll always read one! –Ann

  • Successful-Blog is a bung-puller. That’s the plug that holds all the
    good stuff in the beer cask; pull the bung–it’s all yours. –Saml

  • “With Successful-Blog Liz Strauss has built a friendly community where writers and bloggers can come together, share ideas, and grow better at what they do.” –Chris

  • Successful-Blog is a fun community where you can rub elbows and learn from successful business professionals, writers, bloggers, and even a code writing donkey.–Chris

  • Something clever just for fun,
    Successful Blog is turning one,
    ‘Cause it’s late I cannot wait,
    But want to say “Your Blog is GREAT!” –Sandra

  • Please accept my Ball of Whacks®
    – My entry to your Gala Bash –
    You’ll love it — it’s really true –
    Play with it till you turn blue! –Roger von Oech

  • Successful Blog is one of the coolest place to meet new people and leave a comment in the blogosphere. Long Live Open Comment Night! Yay! –Phil

  • HART’s Hypothetical Entry #1 – HAIKU FORMAT
    The Successful-Blog
    Your Host Is Always Friendly
    Come! Join The Party

  • HART’s Hypothetical Entry #2 – LIMERICK FORMAT
    Bloglines has all of my feeds
    I use it to track all my needs
    But If you’ve got a business
    You too can witness
    Why Liz is on my Daily Reads!

From Thilak @ Tech Buzz:
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The Mic Is On: Happy Birthday to SOBs Everywhere!

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

Here’s how it works.

open mike night

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.

TODAY, ALL DAY, IT’S A PARTY!!

Happy Birthdday!!
Designers who blog

Bring-a-Link: Successful Bloggers Write Successful Posts

That’s right, you’re invited to bring a link to your most successful post. When you leave the link, please write a comment about how you chose the most successful post to bring.

  • Was it your best content?
  • Did it get attention from a hero?
  • Did it get the most links?
  • Did it get the most comments?
  • How do you define a Successful Post?

I’ll compile a list of all of the posts when the party is over.

C’mon in and get to know us! There’s free beverages and snacks in the sidebar. Join the party. See who you meet. Stay and come back again.

Be sure to Check Out the SOB History in the D-Z Listat the Blogging Times!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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