Get over it!
This week has been a week of review and reflection for me. Here’s some of the sites that I’ve been reading. I hope you enjoy them just as much as I have.
- There is an excellent article from Steve Olson on surviving an entrepreneurial dip. If you like Seth Godin’s new book: "The Dip", you are going to love this.
Are you in a dip? This just might help push you through it. - Neil Patel has a new blog at quicksprout.com. It’s all about branding. I know we are starting to hate the word but his article on making money through personal branding might be enlightening.
- Des Walsh weighs out some of the pros and cons of anonymity on your blog. The article is "You’re a nice looking blog – Who owns you?"
- How do you know if you are "linked in"? If you grew up in a small town this is gonna bring back some memories. What a great way to describe genuine networking.
- What does it take to be creative? Darren Rowse has 9 Attitudes of Highly Creative People that you will want to read over and over again.
What did you think of the articles? Let’s talk!
#1 by Neil Patel on May 18, 2007 - 10:59 pm
Glad you like quick sprout!
#2 by DaveOlson on May 18, 2007 - 11:09 pm
Hi Neil… yeah I love the new blog. Thanks for stopping by.
#3 by Michael Wagner on May 19, 2007 - 11:01 am
Thanks for including the post about my Mom. I wanted to honor her while telling a lesson that makes sense out of our new networked world.
Much appreciated.
Keep creating,
Mike
#4 by DaveOlson on May 19, 2007 - 11:22 am
Hi Michael.. thanks for stopping by.
I loved the post about your mom. It reminds me so much of what it is like to grow up in a small town. We’ve raised our kids in a small town and I identify with your mom.
#5 by Des Walsh on May 20, 2007 - 6:24 pm
Thanks for the link to the blog about anonymity. Since posting that I’ve been noticing more and more blogs where the owner’s identity is a mystery. Given my focus on blogging as a business tool, I keep wondering – for people using it that way – what’s the point if no one knows who you are? I suspect it’s partly a design problem in blogging software – some people just don’t know where or how to post the biodata.
#6 by DaveOlson on May 20, 2007 - 6:57 pm
Hi Des and welcome.
It may be a design problem but I’ve encountered some anonymous blogs where the owner is just plain cranky and wants to rant without anyone identifying them. For business you may be right though.