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50+ Bloggers To Know Now

01/05/2012 By Jayme Soulati

This is the culmination of the post I wrote, . I have no idea how many bloggers listed their creations here; more than 50, for sure, and I’m so happy to have reached my goal. Thank you!

Some folks could be cross-referenced, but I put them into only one category. If I’ve made a mistake, please do apprise me; I’m expecting to have some problems especially with a project of this magnitude and detail (not whining!).

So, read on, folks, and please do try and visit your peers? I’m eager to meet many of you, and have already begun my journey to visit. Thank you again for participating!

ANIMALS

writes at and is dedicated to feral cats, stray cats and shelter animals.  She also likes to attend charitable events for the local shelters and rescue groups, so you will find follow up commentary about her experiences.

BUSINESS & LIFE COACHING

>> started just nine months ago, but has had her business for 28 years. She is a business and life coach/strategist, and former Olympic level coach and television sports commentator. She parlayed her skills from the athletic arena to the business world, where she assists people to be the best they can be, in business and in life. She’s on Twitter @kdillabough.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

>>blogs about customer service and the customer experience at the soon to be renamed If anyone has a great customer service story (bad or good) that has some CS lessons, he is open to guest posts.

ECO/GREEN

>>On her page for , Christine shares green tidbits primarily from and about Chicago. Sometimes they pertain to Terracom clients, many times not. Sustainability and eco are her things. So stop on by for ideas, news and curiosities.

FASHION

>>Lisa writes a blog called and (you guessed it), it’s about a combination of style inspiration, fashion marketing and small, independent indie designers.

>>I think this blog, is written by Cathy, but not too certain. Regardless, I went there and saw some fab photos of Florence, one of the most amazing cities in the world.

FINANCE

writes a blog in German about . He promises there is a Google translation service attached so you can read all about what he has to say. Hansjorg seeks more readers and commenters.

HUMAN RIGHTS & FREEDOM

Jlidi writes Kacem 4 Change at a which is a cocktail of news from Tunisia, Palestine, the MENA region, and it’s about human rights and Internet freedom. Equally he worked as a social media specialist and IT journalist but he likes to keep this blog to advocate for positive social change and human rights.

LEGAL MARKETING

writes a forum to share ideas and tools for legal marketing in the Social Media Age.

>> writes at about law student recruiting and law firms.

Life & Happenstance

writes about life, and she talks about it, dissects it, figures it out and comes to know that even though there is different perspectives and ideas, we’re all in it together! Visit her blog .

>> Hajra writes about personal experiences and how life is just a series of sarcastic events. She says the only way we can get across is to complain and move on!

>> writes at , and this is the blog where you learn the answer to every question you ever had but didn’t know. He provides a thorough explanation and education on how to blog, write, talk, cook, read, speak, code, and much more. Read my blog and you will become a better person and your IQ will increase by a minimum of 5 points (7 if you are Canadian) and not only that but God will love you more than he/she/it did before.

>> Al’s “blog” is — Communicate, Appreciate, Respect, Encourage and try to Influence and Inspire Positive Change.  His main goal is to help improve morale in the workplace.

writes , although recently posts on favorite podcasts, thoughts on Google Plus, and sport and music are included.

writes uniquely at While he’s not write a blog per se, he’s got a site oriented to guides as well as question and answer topics. He focuses on supporting others and networking with those who love to learn and help others. Not too long ago he started accepting guest posts to help authors get a little more online exposure. He is Canadian and loves connecting with people around the world.

Marketing

blogs at where she likes to think that what she writes is just that…Spot On. Her topics are mostly about marketing, social media, metrics and ROI of both; branding, small business, and PR. She often throws in a post or two about her kids and she’s friendly to newcomers.

writes a blog for in Sweden. Guarded by basset hounds, stranded in Sweden, blogs (and podcasts) at about digital marketing, communications and occasionally rather worrying Norwegian pop music. Welcome!

Gibson writes a communications-related blog where she sometimes talks about different and inventive ways to use her firm’s products and services. For the most part, she offers up public speaking tips, customer service related topics, and tips on writing effectively.

writes at and it has no one set topic.  It can cover web, mobile, technology, or current events.  She’s accepting guest bloggers, too. Jennifer works with companies in almost any industry and likes to offer a variety on her blog to showcase people her clients could potentially work with and learn from.

is part of a collaborative B2B marketing blog at.

writes a blog at Posterous on .

MOMMY BLOGGERS

writes at Her blog is about being a French Mum living in London and struggling to understand the Brits. (LOL!)

writes as part of the blogging team and is the primary writer as well as editor at here.

NOT-FOR-PROFITS

>> blogs for the . It is the largest independent health philanthropy in the Connecticut to improve children’s mental health, health policy/advocacy, oral health, and racial and ethnic health disparities.

PERSONAL & POETRY

>> Kathleen Krueger posts her original poetry at .

>> Adriene about personal items and poetry, and she talks about the writing life, personal observations, societal issues, and more.

Public Relations

>> Mary Barber blogs at on public relations, social media, communications and what makes a stronger community.

is a blogger at on all things marketing, public relations, social media, and small business. 

posts  about all things related to and related communications agencies; growing business and better managing the business you have; and enhancing staff performance, motivation, communication, and leadership skills.

REAL ESTATE

>> Derek writes about everything related to the real estate industry.

ROOFING/CONTRACTING

blogs about, his travels, and life as a small contracting business.

Small Business

>> Tea Silvestre writes which aims to help small biz folks find and share their secret sauce with the world via online marketing strategies. She is a marketing consultant/coach, writer, foodie and has a slight WordPress fetish.   (Uhm, what does that mean?)

>> Justin Brackett launched a new blog at .

>> Kelly Kautz writes a blog at .  It’s about marketing for small business owners and solo entrepreneurs, with a focus on real-life examples and inspiration.

>> Maranda Gibson writes a , a fledgling blog launched in the last few months. It has a wide range of topics from public relations, small business, and some great organizational tips for businesses and personal needs alike.

>> Billy Delaney writes and he’s also launching The Small Business : a social tool for finding the customers who want the products you sell. He is chief navigator, educator-teacher-learning moderator for small business’s that have no direction, or have lost their directions.

Social Media

>> Ari Herzog explores — less about tools and applications and how-tos but more about analytics and deep thoughts.

writes a blog for her firm, . The topics she covers are social media, website design and development, and mobile.

blogs from Costa Rica (I’m threatening to visit) on the topics of , entrepreneurs, and startups.

>> is our Queen, and we already know , and she kindly wanted me to reach my goal of 50 bloggers and thus is participating here (I would’ve added her anyway).

started blogging last year at and it is ramblings about social media sites, philanthropy, social activism, my job\internship, and “stuff she finds that’s cool.”

>> Jason Konopinski, (another ) blogs about topics including social media trends/tactics/tools, content creation, organizational and change management. A bit of a mixed bag at times, but he tries to stay on topic.

>> Monyelle Mingo writes and is focused on breaking down social media marketing into chewable pieces and also developing skills to tackle fear evoking challenges.

>> Michelle Quillin writes on powerful tips for combining social media, blogging, video and more to build relationships with and get your message out to your online audience. Every now and then they write go-after-your-dreams inspirational posts, or share experiences they’ve learned over the years.

STAFF/EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

>> If you employ people, read. His special field is helping managers in small medium business to improve the on job performance of their staff without training courses. (Love this guy.)

TECHNOLOGY

Carolyn Nicander Mohr writes at The and it’s a personal technology blog designed to help explain the developments in personal technology to the everyday person. The blog is written in plain English, no tech jargon or geek speak allowed! If tech is fun and/or useful, she explains it in a user-friendly way.

TRAVEL

>> Amber-Lee Dibble writes and is a manager at Pioneer Outfitters in Alaska. She writes about living in the “bush” and a very remote, fly-in area in the mountains of Alaska. The blog provides her way to chat and get to know people in a way never before possible. It allows folks to see inside life in Chisana and what it’s like to live on site of the last historic gold rush and to home-school her children. She writes about the trainees that come to us for Survival & Guide Training and pretty much whatever else comes to mind…especially, grizzly bears!

WRITING

>> Kathleen Krueger writes a with random topics on freelance writing, book reviews, spiritual pondering and random life musing.

writes about the writing life, entrepreneurship, and writing right. Find her .

>> T. Shakirah Dawud writes at  and is on , too. She is a copywriter and editor. She blogs about the usefulness of words and how to use them well in both regular and marketing/sales contexts. She has a regular compulsion to blog about social media as she  sees it happening, and to offer basic marketing tips to business owners.

>> budding business is , and you can find him on Facebook under Luke Brown and his writing services as a retired attorney.

>> Stacey Myers works with and gives them ease and freedom in creating an online presence and also the odd newbie getting started online.

 

OMYgosh…here is the best list evah! Enjoy!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Blogging 101 Tagged With: Best Bloggers

December’s Blogging Dilemma

12/13/2011 By Jayme Soulati

No matter if you celebrate Christian holidays and New Year’s or not, December brings with it high-level stress to finish year-end tasks, send the books to the CPA for interim numbers, close the business on a high note, take left-over PTO days,  conduct a few business trips, and also spend time with family because schools are closed.

For we who do celebrate Christmas with Santa Claus, decorating of the home, card sending, baking, and throwing or attending a party or two, that’s another level of commitment that sends me into a tizzie.

Add the fact that I’m now at the gym nearly four times weekly directly during blog-writing time, and what part of that doesn’t wreak havoc on the blogging schedule?

This post is for me, and I hope you’re gonna nod  your head in time to mine and agree; take some ‘raderie from this community who all know how much life happens (and it’s OK).

If I go off the grid for two weeks in December, here’s what’s NOT going to happen:

>>My readers will understand for all the reasons above, and they will slowly come back when content (and me) are fresh in January.

>>My blog will lie dormant for a bit, or I’ll capture some fave old posts for newcomers here and arm the queue with oldies but goodies.

>>There’s no impact to my billable time if I don’t blog every day…blogging is an extra bonus, and added feature to my services (uhmm, for my own brand and not my clients’).

>>My SEO (ahem, for anyone who knows me, they also know how much I disregard that word) won’t suffer (really?) because if you don’t know what it is in the first place, then you have no idea if it’s going to suffer!

>>There won’t be any guest posters because a) I haven’t asked and b) everyone else is in the same boat.

>>My guilt for not delivering on content three times weekly may not be overcome; however, when inspiration has fallen off the cliff because of all that aforementioned I shouldn’t be blogging anyway, right?

Heh.

And, so, dear community, this is my December blogging dilemma and my lame ass blog post for this week. I was riding the comet from the success and ‘raderie of Share Your Blog Here, but that’s extinguished until I resurrect the comments into a fastidious post and literally share your blog again (which I plan to do, don’t you worry).

Did anyone nod their head in syncopation?

Filed Under: Blogging 101 Tagged With: Blog Schedule, Holidays

Share Your Blog Here

12/07/2011 By Jayme Soulati

This post is inspired by new commenter in the Soulati-‘TUDE! community, Adam Clarke. Thanks, Adam!

Today marks the first in what’s hoped to be a continuing series for bloggers to share their blogs. My goal is to get 50 bloggers to give a blurb about their blog, its topic(s), and of course some link love. I will visit each of the bloggers who share and try to keep those regular visits happening. If your blog is from a vertical other than social media, marketing or PR, then ALL THE BETTER!

If I already know you and you’re a part of this community now, no matter! We all can be reminded what you’re writing about and try to get introduced to new peeps. If you’re at all like me, my time is limited and I rarely get a chance to visit others as I want and need to. Perhaps this will make it easier (is that selfish?).

So, I’ll begin:

1. Soulati-‘TUDE! was born in March 2010 and it’s all about whatever I want, heh. But, it’s highly geared to public relations, social media, business and marketing. I’ll write the occasional off-topic post because I’m inspired to share a rant or three, but generally that’s what you’ll find here.

2. The SMB Collective was a trial run for a blogging community launched October 2010 with about six core contributors. Its topics are aimed at small business owners and anything is game for the writing. The blog still exists yet is highly dormant due to time constraints and the need for fresh writing. If anyone wants to help me push this blog back to new heights, I’m game and interested! Please…!

Now, it’s your turn…please share…and let’s get to 50 new blogs we all want to know about! Thanks for playing!

Filed Under: Blogging 101 Tagged With: Blogging, new blogs

New Trend: Get Off The Grid

11/07/2011 By Jayme Soulati

I don’t know about you, but I’m seeing more and more peeps getting off the grid for a week’s respite and even longer. There’s a general malaise, at least in my community, about the time we’re spending to remain connected across channels while coming up with something fresh and exciting to say (that’s not an echo).

>>When my friend Queen D (that’s @3HatsComm to y’all) decided to pull way back, it seemed like she disappeared for good. Upon a query, she insists she’s lurking and around, just not as front and center as she used to be. I have to say, I miss that comment energy. She left an indelible impression; more than she knows. (But, she’s not gone…just more quiet!)

>>Kaarina Dillabough, my north of the border pal, announced she was going dormant (that’s dormant, not Dorman) for a week and then announced upon her return she escaped on a 33rd anniversary with hubby to the Caribbean. (I missed her in my stream; but she was not gone…just taking family time.)

>>My dear friend Erica Allison still has her “summer off” post on her sidebar on the blog (one of the highest PostRank scores she’s tallied) which said she would be encumbered with mommy duties while running her business in summer months. These weeks, her booming business has her focused on areas like billable work and not her blog…she laments this turn of events but also recognizes the need to earn money. (She isn’t gone, just not as accessible to her community.)

>>And, the most famous infamous of all, NittyGriddy, went MIA for more than two months! Gasp! And, to inform her community she’s baaack, she hit up the Gin Blossom to announce her comeback on @SpinSucks.

>>When Danny Brown (along with a team of writers) launched his Punk Rock Views on Social Media blog about the new tonality in social media, he added to my thoughts about what is going on here?

Look around your community.  Per chance you’re amplifying messages within your own peer group; I’ve heard many a friend mention this more than once (me included). I’m hastening a guess that most of us launched our blogs with every good intention of attracting new business from small-to-medium enterprises and laughing all the way to the bank.

Alas, our blogs (at least the bloggers with whom I’ve spoken) agree we’re writing and messaging in an obvious comfort zone – right amongst our own peer group and network of service-oriented professionals (likely playing in the social media, marketing and public relations space).

Does this resonate with you? If it does, here’s what I want to say:

>>We are social media leaders following other social media rock stars just ahead of us pioneering and testing the next new app, tool, channel, platform, connector, game, and more. It’s so easy to become jaded and tired in this leadership position, but guess what?

WE CAN’T!

We have to keep the energy and vibe and positive spirit high…WHY? Because our clients, customers, peer bloggers, entry-level professionals, and others in our communities expect us to be that way – helpful, teaching, positive, thoughtful, inspiring.

>>You bet it’s challenging at the top. We’ve put bloggers on pedestals for years; wanna bet they’re tired too leading the pack as they do? Sometimes they show it; other times they don’t.

>>The point here is this…when you’re tired from being smack in a leadership role in social media and your messaging begins to show those rough edges (because your community recognizes that), then do get off the grid. Take a breather already; no one will fault you for a little R&R because when you return you’ll be back like a spring breeze to tell us all about it.

Filed Under: Blogging 101, Social Media Strategy Tagged With: Off The Grid, R&R

Where Am I Blogging?

10/26/2011 By Jayme Soulati

Funny title, eh? Indeed, where the heck am I blogging when this space has been empty all week?

Let me share, so you know I have been busy…just elsewhere:

On Law in New York

>> JD Match, is the first online law student recruiting service that allows law student member to rank law firm members and law firms to rank law students based on hiring criteria. Launched in April 2011, the service is run by Janet Stanton, CEO, and Bruce MacEwen, president (also of Adam Smith Esq. fame).

The guest post I wrote for them appeared Monday this week, called “Becoming A Lawyer Begins By Building A Solid Foundation.”

 

About Respect for Life in Romania

>> When I wrote my post a few weeks back about the Mexican drug cartel decapitating bloggers/journalists, my friend Stan Faryna reacted. He invited a repeat of this article on his blog in Romania to help spread the word about the disrespect for life.  Today, Stan kindly ran a repeat of the post, and there are several wonderful comments contributing to the discussion.

You may access it here, “Murder Will Not Silence Us.”

 

I welcome your visits on these two blogs and will engage with you there when you stop in. Thanks to those who already have!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Blogging 101 Tagged With: Blogging

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