Comments on: Planning, Failing and Java Beans http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/04/28/planning-failing-and-java-beans/ Business, Marketing, Social Media Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:25:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Words For Hire http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/04/28/planning-failing-and-java-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Words For Hire Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:15:00 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=83#comment-262 @Darren, hello and thanks so much for the thoughtful comments. Blogging continues to evolve, as does the audience. There's certainly room for various styles and voices. Many business blogs (large corporation) manage to have personality without being personal. So, it truly is possible to have a professional blog that is well read, and informative without personal elements. Again, it does go back to following your purpose and passion. You said it best if you are not true to your own internal compass, people will move on to someone else's cupcakes. :-) By the way, did you happen to know I love cupcakes? @Darren, hello and thanks so much for the thoughtful comments. Blogging continues to evolve, as does the audience. There’s certainly room for various styles and voices. Many business blogs (large corporation) manage to have personality without being personal. So, it truly is possible to have a professional blog that is well read, and informative without personal elements. Again, it does go back to following your purpose and passion. You said it best if you are not true to your own internal compass, people will move on to someone else’s cupcakes. :-) By the way, did you happen to know I love cupcakes?

]]> By: Darren Daz Cox http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/04/28/planning-failing-and-java-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Darren Daz Cox Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:57:00 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=83#comment-261 :)<br/><br/>Amy makes a good point too in that a balance between professional and personal is what makes for competant and consistantly interesting writing in this modern world.<br/><br/>We don't want our blogs to resemble press releases as people only read those things when they feel that they must, and I think that people (like us) don't care to read rambling 'haircut blogs' filled with glittery pirated graphics where you have to scramble to turn the song off (nothing is ruder, in my opinion, than forcing someone to hear your idea of good music, as the chances are we are already listening to something or reading quietly).<br/><br/>What makes for a good blog is what we do providing we have an opinion, don't be afraid to have an opinion as the chances are you'll motivate more people than you'll turn away because of your sass. hell, want a perfect example? go see Chris Brogan's post today, he could have played it safe but decided to blog from the gut and consequently motived a lot of readers to comment.<br/><br/>of course comments shouldn't be the bloggers motivation, blog with your purpose in mind and you'll get your audience, don't blog simply to get an audience as you'll run out of cupcakes and they'll move on to other peoples cupcakes.... :)

Amy makes a good point too in that a balance between professional and personal is what makes for competant and consistantly interesting writing in this modern world.

We don’t want our blogs to resemble press releases as people only read those things when they feel that they must, and I think that people (like us) don’t care to read rambling ‘haircut blogs’ filled with glittery pirated graphics where you have to scramble to turn the song off (nothing is ruder, in my opinion, than forcing someone to hear your idea of good music, as the chances are we are already listening to something or reading quietly).

What makes for a good blog is what we do providing we have an opinion, don’t be afraid to have an opinion as the chances are you’ll motivate more people than you’ll turn away because of your sass. hell, want a perfect example? go see Chris Brogan’s post today, he could have played it safe but decided to blog from the gut and consequently motived a lot of readers to comment.

of course comments shouldn’t be the bloggers motivation, blog with your purpose in mind and you’ll get your audience, don’t blog simply to get an audience as you’ll run out of cupcakes and they’ll move on to other peoples cupcakes….

]]> By: Words For Hire http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/04/28/planning-failing-and-java-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Words For Hire Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:09:00 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=83#comment-258 Hi Lillie,<br/>Today is a new day! Yesterday I learned all over again not to sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff. I did what was necessary and the world did not fall apart. :-) Thanks for the encouragement Lillie.<br/><br/>Karen Hi Lillie,
Today is a new day! Yesterday I learned all over again not to sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff. I did what was necessary and the world did not fall apart. :-) Thanks for the encouragement Lillie.

Karen

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