Internet Geek Girl

Those who know me know that I’m a big believer in White Boards and Lists. I love lists. I regularly update my update list. This week, I have felt a bit guilty (useless emotion) about not having more entries ready to go since launching this blog last week. But, I’ve been watching Oprah.

And in accordance with her infinite wisdom, I’ve decided not to beat myself up.

Getting into the groove of blog-writing is an acquired skill. One that takes time. Some of my friends and colleagues like Shawn Collins, Wayne Porter, Vinny Lingham, Shmuly and all the others in my blog roll – well, they’ve all been at it for a long time. I’m a virgin blogger. So I’m going to give myself all of Q2 to get this rolling. Let’s consider this, in the parlance of my profession, a beta blog through June of 2007.

Back to my love of lists. What follows is my list of goals for growing this blog. If there’s anything I take more seriously than my lists, it’s my goals. A list of goals? Absolutely. Here goes:

• Write blog entries often, even if they’re short.

• Get immersed in the blogosphere: read more blogs and comment on blogs. On that note, Bryan Eisenberg, co-founder and CPO (Chief Persuasion Officer) of Future Now, Inc. had a great post this week about what compels one to comment on a blog. Well, you can read my comment about why I comment. I hereby state that the first person who posts a comment on this, my baby blog, gets a prize. (I am a good great gift-giver btw).

• Get plug-ins for Wordpress (soon!) and improve the look-and-feel of my Theme. (Although I must confess, there is something old school and cute about this Wordpress default.) I’ll just jazz it up, daddio.

• Share my blog. If it just so happens to get readership, great. There are a lot of groovy technical ways to share and get my blog promoted and listed. I know how to do it, and I’ll make the time to do it.

• Most importantly: enjoy the process. Isn’t that what it’s all about?

Questions: Why do you have a blog? Does your professional blog give you personal pleasure as well? Do you think certain personality types are more likely to blog than others? Do you have any tips for a how a new blogger can improve their skills and promote readership of their blog?

Can’t wait to hear from you.