Comments on: Business Blogging Advice: You're Not a Blogger http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger Just another WordPress site Thu, 17 May 2012 21:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Accident Management http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2762 Accident Management Wed, 18 May 2011 23:01:37 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2762 For us as a small business, without the ability to share our thoughts and become an expert in our field we wouldn't have clients, blogging is an effective business tool, that is used correctly does bring in results. Small business just need to know how to utilize this facility properly For us as a small business, without the ability to share our thoughts and become an expert in our field we wouldn’t have clients, blogging is an effective business tool, that is used correctly does bring in results.

Small business just need to know how to utilize this facility properly

]]> By: » The Blogosphere is a Virtual Time Capsule : Another Viral MemeOrbit Now! » Blog Archive http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2761 » The Blogosphere is a Virtual Time Capsule : Another Viral MemeOrbit Now! » Blog Archive Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:21:00 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2761 [...] Stop Calling Yourself A Blogger by Dawud Miracle [...] [...] Stop Calling Yourself A Blogger by Dawud Miracle [...]

]]> By: Blogging Metaphors, or, What I am doing here : A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2760 Blogging Metaphors, or, What I am doing here : A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:23:40 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2760 [...] has been on my mind a lot lately, especially after reading Dawud’s great article regarding what we call ourselves. It seems that everyone, from my Mother to my ex-girlfriend to, [...] [...] has been on my mind a lot lately, especially after reading Dawud’s great article regarding what we call ourselves. It seems that everyone, from my Mother to my ex-girlfriend to, [...]

]]> By: Speedlinks 5-22-07 : A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2759 Speedlinks 5-22-07 : A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur Tue, 22 May 2007 12:38:15 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2759 [...] Are you a blogger, an agent of change or a writer? What do you call yourself? What happened to personal responsibility? Steve Olson wants to know. [...] [...] Are you a blogger, an agent of change or a writer? What do you call yourself? What happened to personal responsibility? Steve Olson wants to know. [...]

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2758 Dawud Miracle Sun, 20 May 2007 11:54:36 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2758 <strong>David,</strong> <blockquote>Most people who blog have a deeper and more meaningful passion than blogging itself, so that’s what I was encouraging everyone in the audience to focus on.</blockquote> That's what I heard. What I think moved me so much is that I'm personally in a transition of how I express my passion. Web development is good. Yet I have some ideas of things I love that I'd like to help people learn and use to better their life and grow their business. That's why your talk really spoke to me (and why last week was <a href="http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/see-how-interruption-marketing-is-turning-away-your-customers/" rel="nofollow">David Armano</a> week.). One of my own missions in having a blog is to make this mysterious medium <a href="http://dmiracle.com/how-to-blog/keeping-the-door-open-to-new-non-bloggers-join-in-the-conversation/" rel="nofollow">more available to non bloggers</a>. I've had a <a href="http://dmiracle.com/how-to-blog/bloggers-are-we-just-blogging-to-the-choir/" rel="nofollow">couple of interesting conversations</a> on the point - a conversation I'll likely continue. For me, the focus is on what we love - as you said, what we're passionate about - not on how we deliver it. I see the blog a means for delivery. And I can understand some people's passion being the blog itself. My passion is in great conversation and deep relationships that change our business and change our lives. And it's clear, especially from SOBCon, that the blog can help. How does the blog fit into your life/work/relationships? David,

Most people who blog have a deeper and more meaningful passion than blogging itself, so that’s what I was encouraging everyone in the audience to focus on.

That’s what I heard. What I think moved me so much is that I’m personally in a transition of how I express my passion. Web development is good. Yet I have some ideas of things I love that I’d like to help people learn and use to better their life and grow their business. That’s why your talk really spoke to me (and why last week was David Armano week.).

One of my own missions in having a blog is to make this mysterious medium more available to non bloggers. I’ve had a couple of interesting conversations on the point – a conversation I’ll likely continue.

For me, the focus is on what we love – as you said, what we’re passionate about – not on how we deliver it. I see the blog a means for delivery. And I can understand some people’s passion being the blog itself. My passion is in great conversation and deep relationships that change our business and change our lives. And it’s clear, especially from SOBCon, that the blog can help.

How does the blog fit into your life/work/relationships?

]]> By: David Armano http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2757 David Armano Sat, 19 May 2007 19:36:56 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2757 Glad this spurred a discussion. Respectful debate is healthy. I think there are a lot of great perspectives here. I really like Adam's story about the frog and the well. But let's keep this really simple. In the end, it comes down to your passion. Most people who blog have a deeper and more meaningful passion than blogging itself, so that's what I was encouraging everyone in the audience to focus on. However, let's say that hypothetically blogging itself is your core passion. You live for it. Like anyone passionate about something, you want to evangalize and spead the word about how wonderful blogging is. What's the key to any successful evangelical movement? Empathy. The blogging world we are so comfortable with is a scary place to outsiders. Anything we can do to empathize with their comfort level will help them see why we love blogging so. But you also have to be empathetic enough to understand that it's not for everyone. Passion and empathy. Together these are powerful ingredients that when combined can lead to... Persuasion + Influence. Food for thought. :) Glad this spurred a discussion. Respectful debate is healthy. I think there are a lot of great perspectives here. I really like Adam’s story about the frog and the well.

But let’s keep this really simple. In the end, it comes down to your passion. Most people who blog have a deeper and more meaningful passion than blogging itself, so that’s what I was encouraging everyone in the audience to focus on.

However, let’s say that hypothetically blogging itself is your core passion. You live for it. Like anyone passionate about something, you want to evangalize and spead the word about how wonderful blogging is. What’s the key to any successful evangelical movement?

Empathy.

The blogging world we are so comfortable with is a scary place to outsiders. Anything we can do to empathize with their comfort level will help them see why we love blogging so. But you also have to be empathetic enough to understand that it’s not for everyone.

Passion and empathy. Together these are powerful ingredients that when combined can lead to…

Persuasion + Influence.

Food for thought. :)

]]> By: See How Interruption Marketing Is Turning Away Your Customers - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign) http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2756 See How Interruption Marketing Is Turning Away Your Customers - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign) Fri, 18 May 2007 18:45:47 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2756 [...] Continuing with what now appears to be my David Armano Appreciate Week, I found this great video on his site yesterday and I couldn’t pass up sharing it with you. Take a look (if you can’t see the video in your feed - get to my site and give it a watch)… [...] [...] Continuing with what now appears to be my David Armano Appreciate Week, I found this great video on his site yesterday and I couldn’t pass up sharing it with you. Take a look (if you can’t see the video in your feed – get to my site and give it a watch)… [...]

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2755 Dawud Miracle Fri, 18 May 2007 10:41:22 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2755 <strong>Adam,</strong> Isn't that one of the keys to living a remarkable life; to always allow a little expansion in our view of things? Adam,

Isn’t that one of the keys to living a remarkable life; to always allow a little expansion in our view of things?

]]> By: SOBCon 2007 Remembered and Recommended « Lorelle on WordPress http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2754 SOBCon 2007 Remembered and Recommended « Lorelle on WordPress Fri, 18 May 2007 03:59:09 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2754 [...] Dawud Miracle wrote about SOBCon07…Sharing Our Best Conference 2007, Stop Calling Yourself A Blogger, and Link Lovin’ & Huge Huggin’ To All My New Friends From SOBCon [...] [...] Dawud Miracle wrote about SOBCon07…Sharing Our Best Conference 2007, Stop Calling Yourself A Blogger, and Link Lovin’ & Huge Huggin’ To All My New Friends From SOBCon [...]

]]> By: Adam Kayce : Monk At Work http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2753 Adam Kayce : Monk At Work Fri, 18 May 2007 03:26:02 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/marketing-strategy/stop-calling-yourself-a-blogger/#comment-2753 There's a great Rumi poem/story, about a frog who lives his whole life in a well. He thinks he knows what the world is all about, until the day he hops a bit higher, lands on the edge of the well, and looks out over the wide, wide world. Will he live in the well anymore? Probably. It's his home. But never again will his mind be limited to the small space of that well. Once the perspective has been changed <i>(thanks, Mr. Armano)</i>, you can still do what you've always done... but your outlook is now different, and the freedom to choose is yours. There’s a great Rumi poem/story, about a frog who lives his whole life in a well. He thinks he knows what the world is all about, until the day he hops a bit higher, lands on the edge of the well, and looks out over the wide, wide world.

Will he live in the well anymore? Probably. It’s his home. But never again will his mind be limited to the small space of that well.

Once the perspective has been changed (thanks, Mr. Armano), you can still do what you’ve always done… but your outlook is now different, and the freedom to choose is yours.

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