Comments on: Five Ways That Blogging Can Create Clarity In Your Business http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business Just my life, really. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:26:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Adam Kayce http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-95 Adam Kayce Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:23:28 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-95 <blockquote>Doing the blog showed me that I’m burned out and that I don’t want to work with the clients I’ve been working with for years!</blockquote> That's awesome, <b>Liz</b>... how classic. I can't wait to hear more. Who's your new perfect client?

Doing the blog showed me that I’m burned out and that I don’t want to work with the clients I’ve been working with for years!

That’s awesome, Liz… how classic. I can’t wait to hear more.

Who’s your new perfect client?

]]> By: Liz Tufte http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-94 Liz Tufte Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:38:09 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-94 I started a blog a few months ago, and it was extremely clarifying. I learned that I didn't want to continue doing what I do. I created the blog to communicate with current and potential clients, thinking it would enhance my business and take it to the next level. Doing the blog showed me that I'm burned out and that I don't want to work with the clients I've been working with for years! I didn't realize that until I started blogging. (I discovered that I like to blog, though.) So now I'm in a transition period of exploring new directions. I started a blog a few months ago, and it was extremely clarifying. I learned that I didn’t want to continue doing what I do. I created the blog to communicate with current and potential clients, thinking it would enhance my business and take it to the next level. Doing the blog showed me that I’m burned out and that I don’t want to work with the clients I’ve been working with for years! I didn’t realize that until I started blogging. (I discovered that I like to blog, though.) So now I’m in a transition period of exploring new directions.

]]> By: Adam Kayce http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-93 Adam Kayce Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:09 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-93 <b>Stuart</b>: Right on — and, you're welcome. :) Thanks for joining in. <b>Karin</b>: Thanks for that; I'm hoping that Carrie is still watching this, and can ask further clarifying questions, if she has them. Now that we live pretty far out in the country, my chances for off-line networking are even more minimized than they have been; so I'm grateful for input from those of you who do it in your own lives. Stuart: Right on — and, you’re welcome. :) Thanks for joining in.

Karin: Thanks for that; I’m hoping that Carrie is still watching this, and can ask further clarifying questions, if she has them.

Now that we live pretty far out in the country, my chances for off-line networking are even more minimized than they have been; so I’m grateful for input from those of you who do it in your own lives.

]]> By: Karin H. http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-92 Karin H. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:15:50 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-92 Carrie, if I may. I network both off-line and on-line. Both take time, but I'm happy to spend, no make that: invest that time in to it. It has and does enables me to meet wonderful (new) people, hear and learn new and better ideas, practices, experiences etc I would never have encountered otherwise (be it off or on-line) or would have taken me lots of time (and books to read. Through that networking I feel I have become a better person, better business-manager, and am creating/growing a better business. (And to be honest, meetings never have brought me this richness, versatility networking - off line and on line - has brought me). Just my 2p ;-) Carrie, if I may.

I network both off-line and on-line. Both take time, but I’m happy to spend, no make that: invest that time in to it. It has and does enables me to meet wonderful (new) people, hear and learn new and better ideas, practices, experiences etc I would never have encountered otherwise (be it off or on-line) or would have taken me lots of time (and books to read. Through that networking I feel I have become a better person, better business-manager, and am creating/growing a better business.

(And to be honest, meetings never have brought me this richness, versatility networking – off line and on line – has brought me).

Just my 2p ;-)

]]> By: Stuart Baker http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-91 Stuart Baker Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:26:40 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-91 Adam, I find what you say to be so true. I have been in the blog world for a few months, reading, commenting and writing as I was encouraged to do. The experience of connection with others, learning and exposure has been everything that our buddy Dawud Miracle said it would be, and then some. Thanks for fleshing out some very good points. Stuart Baker www.consciouscooperation.com Adam, I find what you say to be so true.

I have been in the blog world for a few months, reading, commenting and writing as I was encouraged to do. The experience of connection with others, learning and exposure has been everything that our buddy Dawud Miracle said it would be, and then some.

Thanks for fleshing out some very good points.

Stuart Baker
http://www.consciouscooperation.com

]]> By: Adam Kayce http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-90 Adam Kayce Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:55:00 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-90 <b>Chris:</b> So true... I'm finding how much my orientation to my work is changing through blogging. It's forcing me to expand how I see and relate to people. Part of it is the development of my voice, and part of it is thinking a bit differently about everything I write. The great thing is, it's liberating, not stultifying. <b>Adele:</b> It can be time-consuming, that's true. It also seems that, like any new skill, your time spent decreases as you get more and more efficient, and create a routine. No one says you <i>have</i> to blog everyday; no one says you <i>have</i> to have posts a certain length, no one says you <i>have</i> to link out a bunch in every post... right? So, do what you can, and it'll grow in time. The important thing is to commit to doing it! :) Chris: So true… I’m finding how much my orientation to my work is changing through blogging. It’s forcing me to expand how I see and relate to people.

Part of it is the development of my voice, and part of it is thinking a bit differently about everything I write. The great thing is, it’s liberating, not stultifying.

Adele: It can be time-consuming, that’s true. It also seems that, like any new skill, your time spent decreases as you get more and more efficient, and create a routine.

No one says you have to blog everyday; no one says you have to have posts a certain length, no one says you have to link out a bunch in every post… right? So, do what you can, and it’ll grow in time.

The important thing is to commit to doing it! :)

]]> By: Adele Sweeney http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-89 Adele Sweeney Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:09:54 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-89 Hi Adam/everyone I like the concept of blogging and at first it seems like it will be easy to do...but I find it very time consuming and consequently haven't done any in ages. I need to rectify that. I have just let a subscription to one of my sites expire...I'm 'pulling in the reigns' to concentrate and focus -- inspired in part by your blogs Adam :D Regards Adele Hi Adam/everyone

I like the concept of blogging and at first it seems like it will be easy to do…but I find it very time consuming and consequently haven’t done any in ages. I need to rectify that. I have just let a subscription to one of my sites expire…I’m ‘pulling in the reigns’ to concentrate and focus — inspired in part by your blogs Adam :D

Regards
Adele

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-88 Chris Garrett Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:51:29 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-88 Great post. For me blogging 1. Clarifies my thoughts (because thoughts have to be clear to be well communicated) 2. Expands and improves them (through others' comments) 3. Connects, it makes connections between thoughts and makes connections between other people and myself I notice many people who begin blogging open up to the world in a way they never would with a traditional website or even a local networking event :) Great post. For me blogging
1. Clarifies my thoughts (because thoughts have to be clear to be well communicated)
2. Expands and improves them (through others’ comments)
3. Connects, it makes connections between thoughts and makes connections between other people and myself

I notice many people who begin blogging open up to the world in a way they never would with a traditional website or even a local networking event :)

]]> By: Adam Kayce http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-87 Adam Kayce Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:46:25 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-87 Hi Carrie — thanks for joining in the conversation, even though it's not your favorite thing! :-) I agree, in that blogging, and any kind of on-line activity, isn't going to be the end-all, be-all method of conversation for some businesses. [And perhaps in the non-profit world, most businesses (not that I know non-profits, since my experience with them is pretty light, but what you said makes perfect sense).] To be honest, networking off-line has never been a specialty of mine, so I'm happy to step aside and see what others come up with. The most natural networker I know of is <a href="http://www.jasonstein.com">Jason Stein</a>, who's in Portland, too, by the way. That's his blog link (for those who want it!), and his other site you might be interested in is the <a href="http://workingawareness.com">Working Awareness network.</a> Hi Carrie — thanks for joining in the conversation, even though it’s not your favorite thing! :-)

I agree, in that blogging, and any kind of on-line activity, isn’t going to be the end-all, be-all method of conversation for some businesses. [And perhaps in the non-profit world, most businesses (not that I know non-profits, since my experience with them is pretty light, but what you said makes perfect sense).]

To be honest, networking off-line has never been a specialty of mine, so I’m happy to step aside and see what others come up with.

The most natural networker I know of is Jason Stein, who’s in Portland, too, by the way. That’s his blog link (for those who want it!), and his other site you might be interested in is the Working Awareness network.

]]> By: Carrie http://adamkayce.com/82/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business#comment-86 Carrie Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:16:57 +0000 http://monkatwork.com/2007/04/20/five-ways-that-blogging-can-create-clarity-in-your-business/#comment-86 This is maybe not the place for a comment of this sort, but, if not, maybe my comment will provoke a separate conversation. I have zero interest in blogging (this note notwithstanding). This dislike for computers is partly a quirk of my personality, I know, but it's also partly a reaction to the work that I do. I work with nonprofits, helping them to secure grant funds, and this work entails some pretty intense planning conversations and lots of time alone in front of my computer screen writing. So the last thing I want in life is more time in front of the computer. And I suspect that my clients also are not likely to spend much of there time online. As directors of nonprofits, I think most of their time is spent in meetings. There's got to be a way to spur business growth for those of us who are not inclined to spend time online. Lately I've been going to face-to-face (gasp!) meetings of nonprofit, social activist types. It's time-consuming sure, but ultimately much more satisfying to me. So blog on to those of you so inclined! But can we spend a little time talking (okay, I'll jump online for the conversation...) about how we nonbloggers begin to network. This is maybe not the place for a comment of this sort, but, if not, maybe my comment will provoke a separate conversation.

I have zero interest in blogging (this note notwithstanding). This dislike for computers is partly a quirk of my personality, I know, but it’s also partly a reaction to the work that I do. I work with nonprofits, helping them to secure grant funds, and this work entails some pretty intense planning conversations and lots of time alone in front of my computer screen writing.

So the last thing I want in life is more time in front of the computer. And I suspect that my clients also are not likely to spend much of there time online. As directors of nonprofits, I think most of their time is spent in meetings.

There’s got to be a way to spur business growth for those of us who are not inclined to spend time online. Lately I’ve been going to face-to-face (gasp!) meetings of nonprofit, social activist types. It’s time-consuming sure, but ultimately much more satisfying to me.

So blog on to those of you so inclined! But can we spend a little time talking (okay, I’ll jump online for the conversation…) about how we nonbloggers begin to network.

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