Bloggers Helping Bloggers
One of the greatest thing about blogging (besides getting to organize your thoughts) is the relationships that you make with other bloggers. There are some undefined, yet very tangible, common bonds that connect bloggers to one another. This is especially true with bloggers who are at similar stages of their projects.
I’m exceedingly thankful for the dozen or so other bloggers who regularly take the time to comment and add value to The Almost Millionaire. The occasional stop ins are great too…but those bloggers who I consider “regulars”…(the ones that I try to support the most) are the ones that REALLY make it fun. I will not visit the blogs of my regulars and friends without trying my best to leave something there of value…and you all seem to do the same. Often I’ll post some Personal Finance ideas, and you all will leave BETTER advice in your comments and thoughts. And I can’t thank guys like Mitch enough for all they have done to make blogging fun.
You all are very appreciated…that is the bottom line. So cheers to a fun and profitable future! Let me know what I can do to help you be successful, because Blogging is an island if we don’t build a team!
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February 9th, 2009 at 4:46 am
If I can be brutally honest, one of the ONLY reasons I still maintain a blog is because of the awesome people I meet day in and day out. I’ve made some great friends from blogging, people whom I would invite to my wedding, or share a vacation with when that first $10,000 Google check comes in the mail..lol..
Blogging should be fun..
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February 9th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Since you mentioned Mitch, I figured I would reference him in my reply. Your point is something I’ve thought a lot on. As Mitch said it, so many people are so paranoid about “losing pagerank” and so, become super competitive about consolidating links and keeping other sites out of discussion. However, this idea is stupid.
I feel like its our responsibility to connect with our visitors and to share with them what we’ve found and enjoyed and believe they might find fun. Help each other out and you’ll go a long way towards building a strong network.
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February 28th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Thanks for the love, Horace; I appreciate it. It really is about community in the long run, and even for those of us who hope to make a little cash on the side, we do it as a community, not as blood sucking leeches (don’t know why, I just wanted to say that). lol
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February 9th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Yup, i’ll jump in on the having fun… that’s what it’s all about to me! I love coming to blogs that have “personality” and not only makes me think, but puts a smile on my face!
When i leave someones blog, i want to feel like i’ve “met” THEM, not what they are trying to sell!
Nice post!
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February 9th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
It takes some time to get out of the off line mindset that teaches not to fraternize with the competition. But one of the things that I love about blogging is that there isn’t really competition between us and we all help each other achieve our goals.
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February 9th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
As it is stated, bloggers helping bloggers is a great thing. That is how the blogosphere goes round, how ideas transfer, how businesses prosper, and why some still stick to blogging. One of the reasons why it is hard to get back to blogging it because you have to catch up with your old buddies and see what everybody is up to, and that makes it difficult to come back. But again the bloggers will help and really make others work easier, and return get help on their own.
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February 10th, 2009 at 2:12 am
First, thanks for the mention, Brandon; I really appreciate it.
Second, initially most of us start blogging for our own purposes, but at a certain point we begin to realize that we like the interaction with those folks who visit us and comment on our blogs on a consistent basis. We get to a point where we don’t want to disappoint any of our visitors with inane thoughts, so we try harder. And we also visit their blogs because, in the end, it is a community that we build for ourselves, and there’s nothing wrong with community.
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February 10th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Thats a sweet post there Brandon. I must say that more then just blogging, its the fraternity we have that makes blogging so much more exciting.
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I have just come across your blog and love the vibe of it. I am amazed daily at the quality of some blogs that are out there and I also love the camaraderie amongst bloggers.
Blogging, as with all things in life should be fun. Sometimes the world just takes itself a little too seriously.
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February 13th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Drop in are great, but there are some who refrain from commenting on blogs that don’t already have previous comments, and this is where blogging friends come in handy as they virtually start the ball rolling by getting into the commenting swing of things.
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February 27th, 2009 at 6:04 am
its cool u appreciate ur fellow bloggers and commentators of ur blog … fraternity makes blogging better
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March 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I have to say that the personal finance blogging world is not a large as some would think but I’ve found everyone quite welcoming.
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March 21st, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Great post TAM…. I notice that this was posted 2 days before I launched and I wish I had known about it then – but I’m grateful to be exposed to it now when I truly know and identify with your messaging.
I’ll have to investigate the blogs run by your commenters here because if they share this mindset and are half the supportive agent you’ve been since we connected then I’d be a fool to miss out.
Thanks TAM and best of luck in your continued efforts – same goes to the rest of you too!
Dave
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March 21st, 2009 at 11:00 pm
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November 20th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
You are right, you do get to share ideas with some great people. Makes up for the spammers.
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