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11 Nov

Posted by Hock as Random Observations

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I stopped by at ME “Liz” Strauss’ Successful Blog and noticed that it’s now part of the 9Rules network. Congrats Liz! I would like to be part of your Successful and Outstanding Blogs (SOB).

Another blog I read from time to time is Yaro’s Entrepreneur’s Journey, also part of the 9rules network. The benefit of belonging to such a network is the amount of traffic that it can bring to your blog.

I’ve been giving more thought about blogging and the reasons why people blog. Here’s something I wrote as a comment on Martin’s Home Office Voice blog (writing about responding to comments on one’s blog):

I agree with you completely. One of the things I try to do is to respond to every â€œvalidâ€? comment on my blog… Like you, Iâ€™ve been on the internet for a long time and Iâ€™ve always believed that what makes the internet â€œworldâ€? go round is conversations. People connecting to other people. Thatâ€™s the reason why I think blogs really took off. Lately Iâ€™ve been thinking a lot about why people blog. One my theories is the â€œI blog, therefore I amâ€? effect where blogging gives people a sense of existence - online, at least.

Part of what makes a blog successful has to do with the amount of interactivity the blog generates. Successful blogs always contain active conversations between the blog owner and its readers. From a marketer’s point of view this is important in building relationships with your customers. In this blog, I’ve also gotten new ideas from my readers’ comments.

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6 Responses

Martin (HomeOfficeVoice)

November 12th, 2005 at 6:47 am
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Hock,
Thanks for the mention and comment. You are absolutely right about what makes a blog successful - the interaction with the readers. Without that we’re basically blogging into thin air :-)
Hock

November 12th, 2005 at 6:56 am
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Hi Martin,

Thanks for stopping by. I’m trying to get my readers to be more engaged in conversation here as well. Sometimes that’s not so easy to do unless you’re a minor celebrity (which I’m not!).
ME Strauss

November 13th, 2005 at 10:29 am
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Hi Hock,
Thank you for stopping by Successful Blog and for thinking what we say worth mentioning to your readers. As you, Martin, and I have been saying over the weekend, a big part of success is keeping the dialogue open and growing throughout the blogosphere. That’s why I get so excited when folks take something home to their readers. The more we all know, the more the blogospher works for all of us.
Thanks again. PS you really are an SOB. :)
Liz
Hock

November 13th, 2005 at 2:17 pm
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Hi Liz,

It’s great to hear from you. Another part of blogosphere that’s really growing is the ones who blog about trying to make a living online and enjoying the freedom that comes from it. I’m very interested in that subculture and being a part of it, I also think blogs serve as a tool to share the knowledge and help others.
ME Strauss

November 15th, 2005 at 7:22 am
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Hi Hock,
I find it interesting that people working at home would have time to blog much about the “freedom” that comes from it . . . perhaps they have just started? I know that I find that it’s really a trade off of one set of freedoms for another. Some days I tell my husband that I have to get a company job so that I won’t have to work so hard. At home there’s no socializing by the water cooler . . . there’s not that 2 hours a day statistics say we spend talking about non-work things. There’s not even that time transitioning during the commute between home and work. :)

There is, even for as many contacts and as many years as I’ve made my living this way, tt thought at the back of the mind that says, “I know I have enough on my plate, but maybe I should take this too, because who know when a dry spell will come.”
Liz
Hock

November 17th, 2005 at 11:09 am
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Liz,

I think there is more “freedom” for those who work from home with the caveat that you have to be disciplined to set apart “work” time from “family” time, etc. Since you are working right there in the comforts of home, sometimes it can be difficult to switch from work mode to home mode, if you know what I mean.

So I think the key is to really set your priorities and stick to them. Easier said than done, I know!