Comments on: 10 Things Every Kumbaya Blogger Should Know

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:01:03 +0000

This is great!! More than anything I want to help people. I hope I can!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:30:25 +0000

To make money out of blogging is perfectly ok, why do people think differently. It gives you much more freedom to speak your mind and to a much bigger audience.

By: Karen Arnett

Karen Arnett — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:53:21 +0000

This was a very insightful article, especially about respect for the community and how we work together to help each other.

My situation is that I currently have a blog embedded in our company website. I have been using it primarily to share examples of how our product can be used to benefit our target market, i.e., baby boomers and seniors.

Two questions:
1. Is a blog embedded in a website a good idea or would it be better to have a blog separate from the website?
2. I would like to build more relationships with baby boomers and seniors. What are some tips relative to doing this so that communication is not perceived as spam???

Thanks,
Karen

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Are Your Spending Habits Stunting Your Freelance Business’s Growth? — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:02:08 +0000

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By: Reid Walley

Reid Walley — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:43:18 +0000

Re: “Interestingly enough, I’ve also seen “making a buck” give people the freedom to stop doing things they don’t believe in.”

This is a crazy-good way of describing the overriding benefit of “making a buck” as a blogger. And you’re right, good work is being done when a problem is actually being solved – which further translates into problems being solved out in the community, out in the world.

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By: Luis

Luis — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:24:38 +0000

So true. My friend tells me the same thing…”patience”. I get frustrated when I hear that, but now I’m hearing it from others, including you. We tend to get into this thing with the mentality of making money right away…but that kind of thinking will only keep you more frustrated & broke at the same time. Thanks for your wisdom.

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Jouw warme plekje aan het kampvuur — Vrije Werker door Stan Lenssen — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:28:08 +0000

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By: Heather C Stephens

Heather C Stephens — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:51:48 +0000

Wow, Sonia, I absolutely think I’m a kumbaya blogger, although I never thought about it that way.

I’ve been listening to your awesome audios in the third tribe forum, and it’s definitely helped me to look at my blogging more as a business. I’ve been one of those “scared to promote myself” because I love my community and I was afraid that I’d come across pushy.

I’ve got a forum, and a blog commenting tribe, that I’ve been leading this year, and I’m loving all of it, but it’s free, requires a ton of work, and aside from the warm and fuzzies and some extra traffic, I’m not getting rewarded from it.

I’m looking forward to more information from the third tribe on how to monetize what I’m doing. Thanks for providing helpful information and for the “permission” to profit!

Heather

By: Traci Gregory

Traci Gregory — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:29:10 +0000

Particularly liked number six, “Authenticity isn’t the same as self-centeredness.”

I’m all for Shameless Self Promotion, however, there are limits to what we can tolerate in everything!

Thanks for a great site!