Business Blogger

Most of you know that carpe diem is Latin for “seize the day.” I try to take this very seriously in everything I do, unfortunately for some I just don’t think it hits home. The couple of weeks ago I emailed an individual about covering their site on this blog, gratis. I thought the product was interesting, and I wanted to share it with the readers here. I suggested this person write a paragraph or two of content figuring they would talk about the site, themselves etc. That sounds like a pretty good deal, right? This is how the emails went.

If you would like to write a paragraph or two of unique content, I would like to feature your product on my blog.

Thanks,

Chris Walker
Business Blogger

I thought it was a good deal, free coverage from an up-and-coming blog, how can you beat that? Apparently they thought it was a good deal as well. This is the email I immediately got back.

Chris -
I would definitely like to take you up on that offer. I’ll put together something tonight and email it to you. Thanks!
Name Removed

Now, I’m thinking his writeup should be hitting my inbox anytime now. The real kicker is it’s two weeks later and the email still hasn’t hit my inbox, and it never will. Blogging Tip: If someone offers to cover your product for free and asks only for a small writeup in exchange you should take them up on it. After all, coverage like that would cost you money anywhere else.

All the bloggers out there know that blogging is not always an easy task, since you’re often on a tireless hunt for the next big post. One of the hardest parts about blogging is finding that perfect post. You know, the post that everyone loves to link to, the post that gets you mentioned on your favorite blogs. The information you provide free of charge is a culmination of days, weeks, months or even years of research on your favorite topics. You’re proud of the hard work and effort that you put into that post and you have every right to be.

The satisfaction you get from doing your research and putting something down that people will enjoy is an absolute thrill for bloggers. This is what’s in it for us. For me it seems like this is a sign of the great bloggers, the truly passionate informers. Is it a true passion for a subject that leads you to do what you do? Do you enjoy helping people?

Are all good bloggers true Philanthropists? After all this is what blogging is all about, right? Blogging gives you the ability to connect with like minded individuals and provide useful information at their disposal. Information in this day and age is the great equalizer and thanks to the internet almost everyone has the ability to gain access to important information at the click of a mouse. Without bloggers some of the most important information wouldn’t be available. Bloggers make the world go round, so pat yourself on the back. By helping to keep the public informed and enlightened we are changing the way the world does business.

The one thing I in life that I have never been is a “wish I had.” The “wish I had” is that person that everybody has met at some point in their life. It’s that guy that says “I wish that I had bought that stock when it was sitting at $50 a share,now it’s at $350. I could have been rich!” When it went to $100 the “wish I had” still didn’t buy, they just watched until it hit the $350 mark. This is the type of person that will always be dependent on everyone else, always owed something for free, a non-go-getter.

The “wish I had” does not take the time to start a business blog. Everyone of us has potential to do something great in life no matter how small. The difference between greatness and being average is the amount of effort you put into a project or an idea. The people that succeed in life are always the one’s that took the risk to do so. Nothing in life is free, you have to work for it. Don’t give up, look ahead and realize that the gold is at the end of the rainbow.

Every day that I sit in front of the computer working on my business directory I think, “I can’t wait until I’m done building out my categories.” This is the hardest part of what I’m doing right now. It is perhaps the most mind numbing experience I’ve had and sometimes I just have to take a break, but I won’t quit. I have compiled years of research into this project and it shows in the quality that it will bring to the table. This is what drives me to succeed. Have a vision and see it through, plain and simple.