Roving Robin Report – On Change, SEO & Living Larger

Greetings!

Birdy Diamond here, your Roving Robin Reporter, flying in to bring you news of the useful, the interesting, the intriguing, and the informative from the week just past.

Eugen’s Picks

First up, some great articles for getting into the nitty-gritty of creating your own online empire.

“If you run a small, personal blog, this will be a good read to help you grow your online presence.” -Eugen

• SEOmoz | Link Building Tips for Personal Blogs by Rand Fishkin

“Are you about to launch a new website or thinking to audit your existing one?

Here are some recommendations for launching a new website about SEO, traffic generation, accessibility, and measurement.” -Eugen

• SEOmoz | Launching a New Website: 18 Steps to Successful Metrics & Marketing by Rand Fishkin

• Why Social Media Is a Better Investment than SEO by Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com

Then some powerful posts on the more human side of blogging:

“Wonderful advice about how to get everything you want online by Sonia Simone.”-Eugen

• The Simple Way to Get Everything You Want From Online Marketing | Copyblogger by Sonia Simone

Change is powerful, inevitable. How you handle it determines your results.

• The Power of Change | Marketing Unhinged by Yolanda Facio

When you start any new activity, including blogging, self-doubt can be the hardest adversary you have to face. Here, Scott McIntyre shows you some ways to overcome.

• 7 Self-doubts New Bloggers Can Beat by Scott McIntyre of Vivid Ways.

Birdy’s Picks

A couple of posts on the perils of settling in life:

• 5 Side Effects of Settling for a Second Best Life by Scott McIntyre

• The Fifty-Per-Cent Solution by Chris A.

And some things to do about it:

• Starting Over by Chris Guillebeau

• 7 Slow and Steady Steps to Turn Your Passion Into Your Job by Skellie, of Skelliewag.org.

• Get Up and Take Care of Your People by Charlie Gilkey

My own picks for the more business side of things:

• 3 Steps to Foolish Online Advertising by Brian Clark

• How to Build Your Business by Walking Away from the Sale by Yael Grauer of Yael Writes

• Pretty much everything you need to know about SEO by Trever Clark of The Axis of Awesome

Offers

Jonathan of ByBloggers is offering an outstanding e-book on e-book creation, “Epic E-book Creation”. If you haven’t yet picked up your copy, I strongly urge you to do so. Good stuff!

Christy Smith of ThinkBlot Communciations is holding a contest over at her blog. Prize is a beautiful Sucessories print and the satisfaction of having helped to spread the word about a lovely & talented person.

Quotes

• Chris Brogan
  Being busy isn’t work. Work is work.

• Kathryn Hunter
  Asking for help when you need it is strength.

• Jeanine Byers Hoag
  I love “believer in the beauty of becoming!”

• Chris Guillebeau
  Good night, everyone. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” -Dr Seuss

And that’s it for this week. Until next time!

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