Educating and Helping Others
Blogger, Adrienne Smith
After publishing my first children’s book in 2010, I was advised a smart career move would be to brand and promote my books through a website and a blog. The website was the easy part because my web designer did all the work. The hard part was the blog.
Although writing about my experiences as an author is important, I knew if that’s all I talked about, then I wouldn’t have many followers. Trying to find my special place in the blogging world, I discovered it quite by accident the first time I made a visit to Sweet Frog Yogurt. To be perfectly honest I didn’t like yogurt, so I was skeptical, but after taking one bite, I wasn’t skeptical anymore.That’s when it hit me. Since I write a human interest column for a local newspaper, the Salisbury Post, I thought why not carry that idea into my blog, choosing a favorite person, place or thing to write about each week. Writing about topics over the past two years from author, Hope Clark, to dentists, firemen, preschools and grandchildren, I’ve had a lot of fun deciding a favorite each week.
As with anything there’s always people along the way who have helped in the process of growth and maturity. My blog is no exception. This week my favorite person is Adrienne Smith, an author, blogger and teacher from Texas who was kind enough to take time out of her busy day a few weeks ago to give me advice.
Although I had been following Adrienne for about a year, even at times leaving comments on her blog, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I contacted her. After reviewing my blog, right away she noticed people were having to register to leave comments. Explaining that step could discourage comments from fans and followers, she shared through email how to correct the problem. Now that it’s easier to leave comments, I hope you’ll leave one today.
Adrienne’s an entrepreneur whose passion is to help others achieve success online, sharing what works best for her through writing about her own experiences. While she writes most of her blogs, this week she invited a number of experts to share their ideas about a wide range of topics from google to influencer marketing. As a subscriber, I find all of her tips helpful.
Thanks, Adrienne, not only for all your great tips, but for educating bloggers on what’s “hot” and what’s “not.”
What person or person(s) have been instrumental in helping you succeed with following your goals or dreams. Leave a comment, message on Facebook, Twitter or email at dicysm@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
Dicy
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