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Mary Bernard I would love to hear how you "shut out the noise" of the Internet! For example, out of the gajillion blogs and web sites about "how to" blog, how do you prioritize what to read, who to follow? How do we whittle down so that--when it comes to information, especially--we do not succumb to the "good" being the enemy of the "best"?
about 1 year ago - Comment
@babysteph good question!!
about 1 year ago
Jennifer James There is a lot of noise out there for sure. Find one person you admire and then see who they talk to, converse with, and link to. You'll find a great community of people you can learn a lot from. I learn a lot from the fabulous ladies on the right :)
about 1 year ago
traceyclark I agree Jennifer. I have found amazing people that were friends of friends online.
about 1 year ago
laura vanderkam I find it helps to also set a time limit. One hour for surfing/"research" then it's time to get down to work on other projects.
about 1 year ago
Christine Koh Ditto to what Jennifer and Tracey said. My general approach is I read a small group of bloggers (they never fail to inspire me) and then also make a point to click around and follow recommended leads via Twitter/FAcebook friends and discover new writers as bandwidth allows.
about 1 year ago
Mary Bernard Oh, yes, I agree ... thanks, Jennifer.
about 1 year ago
StockpilingMoms I agree...form a group and network...I am going to say that most of my peeps I met through Mom Bloggers Club.
about 1 year ago
Mom101 I think you blog by blogging. Don't spend too much time reading about "how" to blog. Read what you love, what inspires you. See what people you admire are doing, as Jennifer and Tracey say.
about 1 year ago
MojoMom Great question. For me the overwhelming flow of information has gone beyond a tipping point.
about 1 year ago
Petit Elefant I think you sometimes need to put blinders on. Just put your head down and do what you love, and don't worry so much about what everyone else is doing or saying. Focus on what you're passionate about and the rest will follow.
about 1 year ago
Mental_Clutter Another approach {the one I use} is to have a few quick clicks in place ~ I use the site "read it later" for when I accidentally surf over to something interesting but not in line with what I'm trying to accomplish ~ I click the little add-on in my browser & immediately get back to what I was doing {it's synced w/an app on my phone ~ so it's like carrying a magazine around ALL the time ... hello waiting for kids to surface from school!}
Another thing I prefer is to subscribe via email to blogs I like, again ~ I read it when ready. If I find I'm not really digging the posts I just unsubscribe
And like the ladies before recommended, I check out what the folks I read are reading ~ creativity is fueled by inspiration & inspiration often comes from the others we surround ourselves with.
I tried using readers & it was too much of a chore ~ maybe some of these solutions can help you??
:)
about 1 year ago
Mary Bernard Thank you for the suggestion of "read it later"! Awesome!!!
about 1 year ago