30 Days to Being a Better Blogger
Day 11: Introduce Yourself to Another Blogger
I gotta say, I’ve been blown away by how many people are participating in this challenge! Absolutely fantastic so far, and more people are jumping in every day. It’s never too late to start, and you can always work through these challenges at your own pace. Don’t forget to list yourself on the wiki as well. That way everybody can support each other’s efforts as they make their way along in this journey. I’ve heard from a few people who are keeping up with them every single day that they could use a relative break, so today’s challenge is going to be an easy one. All you need to do is introduce yourself to another blogger.
When I first read this one on the Problogger site, I have to admit I was a little dubious. Introduce yourself to another blogger? Why bother? Why waste their time. Then I started thinking about all the times people have emailed me over the years, just to say how much they’ve enjoyed something I wrote or broadcast, or just dropped me a note to say that something I posted made them think a bit. Considering the amount of junk mail we all receive or how much email we get that is job related or requires us to actually… well, DO something… It’s really wonderful to just get an email from somebody who is just saying hello and letting you know they enjoy what you write.
To be honest, this one doesn’t really NEED to be a blogger, it could be a Twitterer or a Plurker too. Pick somebody that you may have followed, read, or listened to from afar but never made contact with before. Then introduce yourself. Let them know who you are, and why you read their work. Perhaps you want to reach out to someone you saw at a conference recently, a keynote speaker who you thought had an interesting point of view, or an author in an educational magazine that wrote an article you enjoyed. Up to you. But go ahead and make a personal connection with someone that you ‘follow’ in some way. If they write back to you, that’s wonderful! If not, no worries. Consider it a good deed, a mitzvah, a little bump in your karma for the day. And if the personal connection is reciprocated, all the better. But either way, it makes all the future connections that much more meaningful.
Have fun and report back who you contacted!
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- Day 3: Write a thank you note
- Being filtered by myself.
- Be a Better Blogger in just 30 Days
- Contact Deficiency Syndrom
- Invite people to bloglines with a preset list of blogs!
Sean Nash
11/11/2008
Weird- but this is one I felt had a lot of overlap with the thank you I wrote to Karl Fisch.
I figured that this was one I could slide past without feeling badly…
Then I re-stumbled across a blog called simply: “science teacher.” It is quite honestly: inspiring.
So instead of just talking about it, how about posting a link to the comment and being as transparent as possible? =>
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4956989639073843954&postID=4205820710210283860
Thanks again Steve,
Sean
Sean Nash´s most recent blog post.. And what do we teach our children?
Martha Thornburgh
11/11/2008
Recently I attended a Moodle Workshop with Randy Orwin. http://k12opensourcehelp.com/ I decided to write to Randy and introduce myself. I am introducing Moodle into our district and Randy will be a great resource.
Martha Thornburgh´s most recent blog post.. A Collaborative Photo Essay
Kate Tabor
11/11/2008
I said hello to Wendy Aarons, a humor writer from Texas who makes me laugh out loud on a regular basis.
http://wendi-aarons.blogspot.com/
There are some days when what I need more than anything is a really deep belly laugh. Here’s to that!
Kate Tabor´s most recent blog post.. Powerful memories
Sue Waters
11/11/2008
It’s funny but this task makes me go mmmm. So I check back to what I wrote about it when I did it last year in 31 Days to Build a Better Blog and I think I struggle with the concept even back then.
Maybe it’s just me. Comments, twitter, ninging, skyping …. are all gradually developing relations with people because you are interested in developing relationships. As opposed to this task that perhaps felt at the time forced?
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