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I was reading how bad your blog is! it was broken for ilovecode but it worked for another one of my blogs. It really was. Either way, it called my blog

Maybe it wasn’t broken after all!

Bob over at everyeveryminute.com started a meme where you basically link to one person and provide them with a “Random Act of linkness!” Sam was kind enough to link to me and my bajillion sites! Sam and Bob are new in my blogging life but have great blogs with wicked personalities!

My Random Act of linkness goes to someone who i just recently found out they had a blog, Deron. Random Jabber is a blog about different goings on in the blogging and web world and he makes you feel right at home when you visit! Definitely check out his blog if you have a minute!

The Blog Experiment has announced its first contest and they are giving away a free t-shirt. What’s the catch?

All you need to do is join the Blog Forum if you aren’t already a member and start some conversations! The rules are posted in the link above.

I hope to see you all there!

Way back in December I came up with an idea for a site, that would become an all in one blog resource essentially. I didn’t feel there was a good one out there and I enjoy blogging in general so I thought, “Why don’t I make my own?”

So, I started working on it for a few weeks, got a logo done, worked up a design, integrated the forums etc. Then I got busy with work and life. BIG mistake. About two weeks ago I was speaking to Chris Garrett and he and I were talking about blog communities and the lack thereof and so I thought..ok, I’ll show him my site and see what he thinks. He said some really nice things and THEN it was HIS turn to share… he was also harboring a secret blogging forum. At this point I’m thinking….Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! and I’m kicking myself for waiting. I mean.. yeah I enjoy blogging and I know a thing or do about it, but here is someone who is this very well-known blogger who now I’ll be competing with in a sense.

But there is nothing like a little healthy competition to kick your butt into gear…plus, the market is really wide open right now so there is definitely room for both of us. A couple days after Chris and I had our talk, he launches his forum. I visit it and I immediately like it so I have become active there and will probably stay active there if the current feel of the site continues. This conversation with Chris though, really prompted me to get off my butt and get back to my site. In the meantime though, the blog forum should go ahead and launch at least that aspect while I work on other aspects of the site. So that is what I have done. I think that conversation was productive for both Chris and I!

If you enjoy blogging, I definitely encourage you to come join. I am really looking for feedback on the forum as I want to make it as good as it can be.

The Blog Experiment - Forum.

I’d love help spreading the word so if you want to stumble it, digg it, twit it, post it, that would be awesome.

Once you start blogging and you regularly blog, you start thinking about things a little bit differently. You look at it from a bloggers angle and you start planning out your post well before you’re even near your computer. Sad, but true.

I was speaking to someone on Friday and he was telling me about this site he was launching and he said…well, if it fails, it will be a blog post. That’s the attitude!

Last week I joined a new stats program and a close friend asked me why I did that? Why pay $5/month when between awstats and analytics, we are pretty much covered as far as stats go. He didn’t care, he was just curious. I didn’t really have a compelling reason to give. I like trying out new things and I like being aware of whats out there so I can make an informed decision on what is best for me. So I responded, “I just wanted to try it. It’s a blog post either way.”

Always looking for that silver lining and it seems now-a-days we can turn anything into a blog post. Heck, I just did!

So have YOU become that person who when hearing something on the news or having a discussion with a peer or friend, is always aware of the blogging angle? I don’t mean that you actively are seeking out a blog post, but the idea just pops into your head. Sadly, I am that person.

Or are you that person that DOES things for a blog post. I have thought about that too. Just trying something out to document my experiences.