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The Importance of Being Honest, Open and Genuine (Lessons from the ProBloggers)
I was lucky enough to attend the Problogger Training Day in Melbourne in August 2010 where I learned loads about blogging.
But in this article, I want to share what I learned based on the calibre of the presenters and their willingness to share what they know to make the blogging world a better place.
The Problogger Training Day in Melbourne was organised by Darren Rowse of Problogger who presented along with Chris Garrett of ChrisG.com, Yaro Stark of Entrepreneurs Journey, Collis from Envato and Pip from Meet Me at Mikes
Together, by my count, these peeps combined have over a million people who subscribe to their blogs, follow them on twitter or participate in their online forums, so there is some serious validation of their credibility. They have taken their craft of blogging and created communities that value and eagerly anticipate the valuable content they regularly provide.
One of the key principles for writing articles that people want to read is to be open, honest and genuine. Always. And these presenters proved that they are all that and more.
The purpose of the event was to give people who blog skill enhancing knowledge. The presenters walked through key principles related to Killer Content, Building a Community, Monetising your Blog, blogging case studies and live reviews of some of the attendees blogs. The day also included two Q&A sessions. At only $99 for a full day it was incredible value.
The thing that struck me was that everyone on the panel was willing to fully answer all the questions that the attendees asked. They were all open, honest and genuine in giving their point of view, just as they are with their blog articles.
It was a great example of the importance of “walking the talk” and everyone that shares content online should strive to do the same. Set yourself up for success by being open, honest and genuine, in both your online writing and every time you have the opportunity to share what you know.
Until next time,
Search-Mel
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Melinda, generally known as Mel, is half of the Grassroots team. She is a Google Qualified Advertising Professional and a SEO Web Copywriter. Mel's aim is to make the web world a better place.
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It was a great day, I learned a lot, but one of the most enjoyable parts for me was spending time in the company of like minded people. If you have read Ken Robinson’s book “The Element”, it talks about finding your tribe. I think he’s talking about days like yesterday.
Cheers Audrey – and how cool is it that because of the existence of Twitter it’s so easy to stay connected.
It was indeed a great day
Twitter, as you mentioned, is a wonderful way to get / stay connected and it’s exactly how I came to be here (Twitter linking to Facebook, status update on Facebook group leading here)
This article is a wonderful debrief of the event and the presenters themselves, thanks for sharing it Search-Mel (just Mel or Search-Mel?)
Regards,
Laneth Sffarlenn
Social media links are fabulous hey! Thanks for following the trail of bread crumbs through FB and Twitter.
Ms Search is fine (jokes… really, Mel is great)
The room was filled with open, honest and genuine bloggers. How do I know that? Many of them have continued to catch up and support each other’s blogs! A valuable workshop, not only for the info on the day, but all the connections and friendships that resulted.
Cheers Jodie, and yes, the event really made me realise how great it is to connect with other bloggers face-to-face, instead of just knowing them online via their blogs. It’s been fantastic.
Mel