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Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Lawrence Berezin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:18:05 -0000

Well said, Alex.

Are you on Twitter and/or Facebook? If yes, how do you find the interactions?

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Alex Miller — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:41:19 -0000

Blogging is such a wonderful medium for connecting with others. I love keeping in touch with bloggers, it makes the world of the internet a little less isolated!
Alex

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Jennifer Moore — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:28:50 -0000

Lawrence, if I wake up at 4 in the morning, it usually means I'm not going back to sleep,so I slip into the studio and work on something. I usually have several projects going at once.

If I wake up enough to write something down and I do go back to sleep, I generally will have woken up enough for whatever it is to make sense.

My mind is always clicking away. Unfortunately, it tends to move faster than my fingers, so sometimes I don't even get a chance to write anything coherent down. I find the most potent ideas come back, though.

Hope that hellps.

Jennifer Moore
JenniferLynn Productions, LLC

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:16:32 -0000

Jennifer,

I couldn't have said it better. Great advice. My only problem is when I wake up at 4 a.m. with a big hairy idea and write it on a piece of paper, it usually makes no sense the next day.

Has the 4 a.m. demon ever changed your words around after you fall back to sleep?

Thanks for sharing!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Jennifer Moore — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:39:36 -0000

@Lawrence: Another thing I wanted to say about building posts: My ideas also inevitably come to me when I'm not sitting at my keyboard or when I am just unable to make that post right then. I'm big on writing things out by hand, so I carry a journal just about everywhere with me. Untimely ideas go into it, and I work on them later.

This applies not just to my blog, but to photos, books, stories, articles, paintings, hand crafted items--anything I will need to "make later" gets written down in my Holy Journal for later reference.

If you don't carry one or keep one by your bed, I recommmend it. It's been very helpful to me.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Jennifer Moore — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:33:17 -0000

There is so much good stuff here I don't know where to start!

Lawrence, great post. As my blog is only a part of my business, there's not much to it right now. Currently, I use it to post updates about my doings and to promote other artists (of all types.) Every once in a while, I throw in my own insights on being an artist and a Creative in general. I have not found my "flow," but I definitely have the passion.

@Sharron: Oh, my goodness. Your comment about procrastination hit me right between the eyes. I needed to read it, because I'm a procrastinator. The idea of success is scary, and I'm trying to bust through that barrier. Thank you! ;)

So many of you have posted such great thoughts! I have a ton of blogs to visit now. Thanks for the education and isights!

Jennifer Moore
JenniferLynn Productions, LLC

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:29:54 -0000

Lee,

Thanks so much for your kind words. Love the young lady to your left. There were many days when my post fell in the forest and no one was there to say it created any buzz. That's the life of a rookie blogger, or any blogger.

I had the most fantastic week with my rookie blogger post. David's group was just wonderful. I thought I died and went to bloggers heaven. Guess who I met in bloggers heaven. You'd be shocked. That's for another post.

I love the way you related Pink Floyd to blogging. Fun and thought provoking. What a great combination.

I'm looking forward to continuing the conversation. My next rookie blogger post will be about some of my mistakes (it would take 3 posts to cover all of them). I hope allows some young blogger to avoid a couple of mis-steps.

Thanks, again.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Lee Rowley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:55:31 -0000

An excellent, honest post. It's amazing the challenges bloggers face when starting a new blogging venture. I'm glad to see so many comments on this post - looks like you've inpired quite a few people!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Marlene — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:19:02 -0000

Simply not ready yet - but working on it. I'll let you know when I'm in the pool.

Thanks for your interest. You will always have people wanting to converse with you.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:07:45 -0000

Thank you Johnny. Your comment means a lot to me.

I remember how nervous I was as a young attorney waiting to be assigned out to trial. Those hours leading up to the trial were killers. Once the trial began, it was exhilarating.

How do we know when the time is right to start blogging? There is no judge to say, "Counselor call your first witness". I hope Marlene will share her experience with us.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Johnny 'Acreage' Benoit — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:13:45 -0000

It was an amazing post in the spirit of the words and message. Thanks again - regardless of grammar! But Marlene is diligent!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:13:08 -0000

Marlene,

Thank you for your kind words and thoughtful comment. I especially appreciate your help with my "construction". My Mom says, thanks. Blogging is great, but the joy is participating in a conversation with nice, passionate people.

I'm not going to let you off the hook...yet. Why haven't you jumped in? What's keeping you out of the pool? Your experience will be helpful to us all.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Marlene — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:43:43 -0000

Hi Lawrence,

I'm one of those people who hasn't jumped in....yet. Very much appreciated your post, and subsequent comments. You have that delightful ability to laugh at yourself and put people at ease. The comments you elicit show that this draws the best out of people.

The stand-out comment you made in your post, for me, was "It's what your readers care about hearing from you, not what you feel like blogging on that day." Can't help feeling relationships of all kinds would benefit from remembering that.

I'm not quite old enough to be your mother, 'tho I have a few years on you, but since it's obviously a while since you ran things past her, I thought I'd fill in for her on this occasion. It's "whom I frequently came up against in court", and "you're tired", "you're blogging". Corrections made in the spirit of further improving an excellent product - just like would have been the case with your mother.

Every good wish,

Marlene

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:21:04 -0000

Molly,

You absolutely made my week. I think our blogs are like our homes. Someone is kind enough to pay a visit, I want to learn about my guest, and treat her as a special person. There are so many people out there with so many wonderful insights and passions to share. I love learning and sharing those passions.

I'm on twitter. When someone is kind enough to follow me, I always visit their twitter page and website. I think this is what social media is all about. That's one of the points I tried to make in my post. Be nice. It's a wonderful way to engage the generous, fascinating people we meet in cyberspace.

Molly, I would love to visit your website/blog. The interaction between you and Matty is terrific. Please tell me where to click.

Thanks you!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Matty Byloos — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:11:22 -0000

Oh no -- Molly, I think you may have typed in your URL incorrectly -- a "/" instead of a "." -- I had to adjust your URL to make sure to pay your site a visit!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Matty Byloos — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:06:27 -0000

Awesome comment Molly -- PS I'm on my way over to your site to leave you a comment now, just because you were on it!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Molly — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:01:22 -0000

Mr. Berezin,
As a new blogger I just found out THE best way to get someone like me to comment. Visit the sites of the people who comment and let them know you did by informative and insightful comments. IMO you personify a great blogger because you're a wonderful caring person.
Now, if I can get someone to comment on my blog so I can emulate you... No, that's not a hint. I'm working on making my blog good enough so that I don't have to resort to underhand methods to get interaction. True interaction from musicians/bands who use the knowledge I share on my blog to forward their careers is my goal.
Again, thank you for being you.
David, hurry back, but don't forget to have Mr. Berezin guest again, please? :-)
Molly

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Matty Byloos — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:57:07 -0000

That would be seriously helpful. Associated Content is a good source, and I'd be curious to hear more opinions on that. Article Alley was an old one I used (not sure if they're still around), Article Basement, others... Or even if people have an opinion on article directory submissions for online marketing purposes in general -- that might be valuable information

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:51:39 -0000

Matty,

Thanks, Matty. Hopefully, we'll hear about some more experiences about article directories.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Matty Byloos — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:18:36 -0000

Yeah. I think it always comes back to interesting, quality content, regardless of the site or the niche.

I think I've had the best results from Ezine. They seem to take care of the material the best, it's a great front end for people looking for information, and the backend for writers is very intuitive. I'd be curious to hear others weigh in on the question, though.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:14:33 -0000

Matty,

Thanks for some valuable advice. Your message rings true about content being well written, helpful and informative, regardless of where you publish it. Any favorite article directories? Any advice about what kind of article directories to stay away from?

Rookie bloggers can always benefit from someone with your experience. I've learned to ask...Thanks!

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Matty Byloos — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:04:51 -0000

I've used article directories in the past before, and think they can be super valuable -- especially if your content is well-written and sticky, which usually means helpful and informative. People pick it up, post it to their sites and you end up with some highly valuable inbound links and new traffic from places you never directly could have gotten to.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

lawrence berezin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:02:57 -0000

Stuart,

Thanks for sharing your insight. I absolutely agree that learning by your(my) mistakes is essential for your growth. I have the bruises to prove it.

Loved your website. Your tag line is great, "the web through my eyes". You are true to your message. A lot of valuable content and resources about the Internet.

I recently traveled to Chicago to visit my daughter and son-in-law. Had a ball.

Have you had any experience with on line article directories you can share with us?

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

Stuart Conover — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:43:23 -0000

Great article for starting out on blogs. While you do have to jump into it to get started it is not a good idea to jump in without being actually prepared- being used to writing AND having a topic you can write about.

It's easy to make mistakes but the trick is to learn from them and move on as you have clearly done.

Re: Confessions of a Rookie Blogger

David Murray — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:16:35 -0000

Thank you very much for taking the time to visit my blog. Your advice is very helpful, especially your suggestion about building the post around the question. I may be too plugged in and stepping away may allow the space for the ideas to come.

Thanks again!