What’s News at Successful Blog?
Yesterday, I posted the Ultimate Guide to Status Reports. My goal was to explain how I found that The routine of “publishing†a status report also keeps everyone aware when priorities when changing and where stresses might be coming in. Status reports also keep us aware of how we’re doing on reaching our goals.
I also think that putting a status report on top of this blog might make things more transparent. You’ll get a chance to see where things are going and to offer to jump and be a part if you are feeling like this community might be a great place to showcase something that you know.
You’ll note I’ve added a new heading in the fourth slot.
News
- Made the Chicago Tribune Business Section!
- Put a feedback request out there with a free consulting offer. What You’re Thinking, What Chris Brogan Said, and a Contest
- The first packets for Models and Mastermind Teams are available for anyone who wants to see them. Email me — lizsun2 [at] gmail [dot] com for a copy.
- Three clients completed the 6-week business coaching intensive with new focus and action plans. Two new clients are starting this week. Exciting!
- Have started the SOBCon / Successful-Blog master email list and planning. SOBCon09 is May 1-3 in Chicago! Sign up in the sidebar if you want to know what’s happening. You know I don’t have time to spam you. 🙂
- Joined Plurk. I think it’s more fun than Twitter, but not as efficient.
Issues and Requests
- Models and Masterminds for Companies — I’m looking for two VPs in Chicago businesses — VP of Marketing and VP of Sales — that want to partner on a social media training project. Email me — lizsun2 [at] gmail [dot] com for details.
- Models and Masterminds Teams — the time / $$ commitment might be a barrier. I thinking of restructuring the offer. Email me — lizsun2 [at] gmail [dot] com if you have ideas about it. It’s a beta version. I don’t mind tweaking it. Both bloggers and nonbloggers are signed up.
- I’m adding two contributing editors to Successful-Blog. No fortune, but possible fame involved.
- Got Ideas? Want to write a guest post? Send me your idea and tell me how it fits this community.
- Advice and Questions: Please look for answers in what I’ve written, before you email questions. If you don’t know me, please introduce yourself and know that I do this for a living. I get hundreds of questions and requests monthly.
Progress on Projects
- About the ebook: A Writer’s Guide to Writing a Successful and Outstanding Blog is in the final phases and should be available for sale by mid-June.
- Beam Global Social Media Campaign Life Cycle Tracking Project: The first interview with Jason Falls is in.
- TSheets Interview: First questions to this company that needs to reach online and offline customers are being answered.
Conspired With and Learned From
- Met the folks from Everything Attitude and Attitude Digest magazine. You’ll soon be hearing lots about them.
- Worked with ongoing business coaching clients.
- Helped a client get to a more customer-driven website design and navigation
- Went to a British Midlands seminar on starting a UK business
- Discussed arrangements with potential clients.
- Shared a big idea with and / or got sage advice from Dawud Miracle, Jason Fall, Chris Brogan, Lorelle van Fossen, and others.
Short Term Goals
- Finish ebook by Tuesday.
- Plan goals with City University of London Web 2.0 team.
- Write questions for Part 2 of the Beam Global Social Media Tracking Project.
- Send two invoices for work completed.
- Follow-up on offline networking class under construction.
- Move all ongoing projects forward to the next step by next week.
Publishing this was a good thing. It’s good business to put some things in writing.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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