Today I have something for everyone.
First, to recap the week,
1) On Monday we talked about our online presence. That is, how do others “see” us. As witnessed in the comment section, our words hold more power than even a picture could.
2) Sunil, and his blog “Blogger’s Lab” was introduced on Tuesday.
3) On Wednesday I shared a sampling of favorite posts which are currently buried in the archives of some of the BWAB bloggers.
4) Yesterday we banned together to help Chase March who is struggling to build his blog. The ideas and suggestions shared in the comment section prove to be great ways for anyone to build their readership.
Joanna Young of Confident Writing showcased a free ebook written by Chris Brogan. It’s titled: “Personal Branding for the Business Professional”. Having read it (it’s 15 pages), I found it’s not only helpful to business people, but for bloggers as well. It’s a great read and would certainly add value to your library of blogging books.
Now for the Monthly Mini Meme (MMM). Remember this one? I share one random thing about myself and you’re invited to do the same. It’s my way of sharing a little more about me, and us learning more about you, too.
My random fact is: I’ve lived in six states. Of those, I lived in two, twice. They are: Michigan, Illinois, California (x2), Alaska (x2), Washington, and Oregon.
Today’s Assignment
1) Share a random fact about yourself
and/or
2) Share your answer to my question:
Do you use Twitter? If so, what are the pros and cons?
The floor is yours. You know the rules.
Questions, comments and concerns are welcome.
Have Fun!
Keep it Clean!
And don’t forget to either check the “subscribe to comments on this post” box, or subscribe to my comments RSS feed (upper right sidebar), so you can follow along.
Photo Credit: Visited State Map (interactive)
Hi. I'm Barbara Swafford and I'd like to welcome you to Blogging Without A Blog. Grab a seat, share your thoughts and join in the conversation. 
It’s been another busy week here at BWAB and for me in my real life. As the week comes to a close, it’s time to recap what we’ve learned.
This week’s posts included:
1) A.S.K. Liz – How do You Inspire Your Readers To Join Your Community
2) New Blog Of The Week – Writer Dad
3) Parties, Spam and Hanging Chads
4) Self Promotion From The Archives
Behind the scenes I’ve been experimenting with the following plugins.
1) Liz Strauss’ Comment Count Badge See mine in the right sidebar.
It’s an easy plugin to download, use and configure. For details and screen shots, check out Lorelle’s blog post titled:My Comment Count Is Bigger Than Your Comment Count
2) The What Would Seth Godin Do (WWSGD) plugin is shown on the top of each post.
It’s a typical download, and once activated the message in the rectangular box and easily be changed. To witness how other bloggers are using this plugin, check out Catherine Lawson’s great ideas.
3) Ozh’s Absolute Comments lets you reply to comments directly from your “comments” screen.
With this plugin you can answer one comment at a time. If you choose to answer more than one, the only way I’ve found to accomplish that is by entering your replies directly on the post screen.
To read more on comments, check our Joanna Young’s post titled: 10 Practical Ways To Boost Blog Comments and Conversation
Today’s Assignment
To start off this weeks “Open Mic”, I have two questions for all of you.
1) Are you more apt to read a blog if the RSS feed reader count shows a high number?
2) With the introduction of Liz’s Comment Count Plugin, would the display of comment counts influence you to join in on the conversations?
The floor is yours. You know the rules.
Questions, comments and concerns are welcome.
Have Fun!
Keep it Clean!
And don’t forget to either check the “subscribe to comments on this post” box, or subscribe to my comments RSS feed (upper right sidebar), so you can follow along.
Photo Credit: El Conde!’s photostream