b.schrade’s anemone & bee from Flickr Creative Commons
I haven’t done one of these in way too long. Here’s a collection of tasty links I’ve found that I think you will enjoy. I’m hoping to reach out more in the blog over the coming months, so look for more of these!
- Naomi at Ittybiz has announced that she’s going to bring down her amazing Marketing School posts. Grab ’em now while they’re still free. I have mine copied into a Word doc as my own do-it-yourself Marketing School ebook.
- Joanna Young at Confident Writing has a fascinating post about how to handle a change in direction in your blog. When your audience (or customers) feel they have a real stake in what you do, you’ve won a battle–but taken on a whole new set of responsibilities.
- Michael Martine at Remarkablogger is running a series called the Remarkablogger Manifesto to explore your core values as a communicator and a businessperson. The concepts all apply whether you have a blog or not–they’re really about examining what drives you and where you want to go next. This post has been my favorite, but they’re all very solid.
- This video by the Grandmaster of Grump, Dan Kennedy, is part of a pitch for a new product of his. But I want you to pay special attention to his story about the chiropractor who let his family define him as “not too successful,” to the point of making it a moral issue. Kennedy would tell you that this kind of self-limitation is completely optional on your part, and I agree.
- Chris Brogan’s epic post on 50 Ways to Take Your Blog to the Next Level has been bookmarked 689 times (so far) on Delicious, for good reason. He uses five different perspectives to look closely at what’s keeping you from moving forward, and how to break through. This is a much more thoughtful, meaty post than the usual linkbait list. Highly recommended.
- Havi Brooks did a great series this week on “How to Annoy the People You Want to Help.” This was my favorite post, on speaking the language of the person you want to make a connection with.
- If writing is torture for you, check out my Copyblogger post this week on growing a blog post. This is the system I use to write content, and I’ve really found it makes the process less painful and more productive. Hope you find it useful!
Hi Sonia, thanks for the link and the great set of links!
You know it’s wonderful to pop by and look around the new blog – so clean, fresh and inviting. The font makes a big difference doesn’t it? I know that’s a big Pearson thing, but you really can see (and feel) the impact.
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Great list, Sonia, and I’m flattered you included me on it. Brogan’s post is fantastic and its attention is well-deserved.
Writing isn’t torture for me, but I still loved your Copyblogger piece. Also, that picture is stunning. Stopped my breath and all.
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Thanks Joanna! I really love the new digs, it’s like moving into a very spiffy new apartment.
And thanks to Sean as well! Yes, I love that image–Flickr has some of the most amazing stuff. I have a bad habit of losing hours there “favoriting” things. But it does come in handy when I want an image for a post.
Yeah, the 50 ways post is meatier than I expected. I was pleasantly surprised.
I read your CopyBlogger post again and it reminded me of garden tending Wikis a page at a time (a lesson Ward Cunningham taught me.) It’s a reminder that life’s not static, information’s not static, … so your garden metaphor works great.
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Ooh Sonia, I have only caught one or two of these posts but what a meaty line-up! Thank you so much for graciously sharing your linky list; I would have missed many of these great posts. There are several that jump off the page and scream “This is exactly what you need , go read now!” LOL! You never fail to satisfy Sonia! Thanks!
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Wow. First I flagged this to read later. Then I popped back over since it is link list to see what might be on the menu. Then I started clicking a few of those primo links. Phew…full course meaty meal here. I will nibbling on it all weekend. Yum. Tasty stuff. And I second Joanna’s remarks on the new digs. I love coming here.