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10 Ways to Get More Resources for your Career Center
Intern Bridge, Inc.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM (EST)
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London, United Kingdom
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Get More Staff and Resources to Increase Visits to the Career Center!
Presented by: Don Philabaum, CEO - TalentMarks
December 18, 2012 at 1:00pm ET
A new study by NACE for the Career Advisory Board surveyed 593 career services professionals to learn among other things, how prepared they thought grads were for their first professional job search.
And the verdict?
Those surveyed overwhelmingly felt graduates were "academically prepared, but not marketplace ready."
- 56% cited students' lack of interest in formal career preparation and professional development as barriers to grads successfully finding a job.
- 55.7% said students resumes were not ready to be presented to potential employers.
- 48.1% said students were not "job search ready".
The survey also asked career services professionals what they would need to help students better prepare for their first professional job search:
- 26.3% suggested an increase in one to one conseling of students.
- 38.8 suggested more time to follow up with students.
- 7.7% suggested they needed more time to find quality jobs to list.
- 24.3% suggested they needed more time to build relationships with employers.
Based on the current situation for your career center, do you see any of this happening?
Join us for this one-of-a-kind distance learning event to learn 10 ways you can appeal to your management to get more resources for your career center in order to better prepare your graduates for their first professional job search.
In this critically vital web presentation you will learn how to:
- Use stats to show a need.
- Start a discussion comparing your piece of the budget pie to what other campus departments receive.
- Show you can improve retention.
- Show you can help recruiting.
- Develop a student four-year plan.
- Deliver services more cost-effectively.
- Rebrand your Career Services Office
- Generate your own revenue.
- Reach out to volunteers.
- Identify the 'Cadillac' example.
We are now going into the fifth graduating class since the economy tanked. If you are like most career professionals you are dealing with staffing cuts, budget cuts and students less prepared for a job search market that has drastically changed by the use of social media, competition and decades high unemployment.
Find out which of these ten ideas will help you get more resources for your department.
You will also receive a copy of the white paper, 10 Ways to Get More Resources for Your Career Center, and a copy of Don's new book, The Unemployed Grad, And What Parents Can Do About It! The book was written to encourage parents to require students to take ownership of their career the minute their son or daughter gets on campus.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM (EST)
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Intern Bridge is the nation's premier college recruiting consulting and research firm. We survey over 27,000 students annually to capture trends of internship and recruiting experiences. The critical survey data is the basis for our work: helping companies build meaningful entry-level talent programs, and assisting career centers to better serve their student populations.
Our work is accomplished through a variety of methods including national workshop tours, online professional development webinars and conferences, publications, custom research, and consulting. Intern Bridge has sold thousands of college recruiting best practices books. Over 10,000 recruiters, managers, and career center practitioners have taken part in our professional development efforts. We have worked with over 80% of the Fortune 100 organizations, in addition to being represented on almost every college campus in the nation.
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If meditation is the practice of training the mind to rest in the present moment, how do you set goals and make life plans? I thought we were trying to stay present?
For the record: goals are not bad. You have to act in the world, and so learning how to align your actions with your intention is the best way to manifest the fruits of meditation practice. Impermanence reigns, so may as well use it to your advantage. If you set good intentions and act accordingly, you can learn to flow with change, rather than struggle against it.
Setting An Intention
I make a distinction between intention and goals. For me, intention is a larger view to work towards something. Once you have a clearly identified intention, for example, the intention to be kind to people, or at least not to harm them, then you can break it down into smaller steps or goals. I think of them as the daily practices.
A daily practice might be to say something kind to people when you first see them, or to offer a word of encouragement, rather than to immediately share your own experience. See what is up with them first. If you don't already do this, you'll be amazed by the shift this small detail can make in your life.
Intention is more wide angle vision, like when you turn the wheel slightly to steer in the right direction. It's more like an approach. If I intend to write a book, then it's a possibility in the future even though I many have no idea how to to do that.
Daily Practices
With goals, you identify a plan of action. Goals are like concrete steps to get from point A to point B. 400 pages by next Tuesday; a rough draft by October. Goals are hugely beneficial and important to create structure for larger projects. Once you get to point B, then you reevaluate the goals and determine what assets you have accumulated, and what you still need then steer toward goal C, all the while keeping your intention –the larger view—in the field of vision.
But goals are measurable, so if we fail to accomplish the goal, then we suffer. This is what takes us out of the present, and why goals can so easily become ego's weapons–because we compare our vision to the reality. This is why I no longer make plans for my life. Sure, I set goals for myself, but you know, the quickest way to make God laugh is to make plans. For me, setting intention is a more grounded way to approach the future.
The key mechanism in this process is to continuously tune in to source, call it awareness, pure consciousness, Dharmakaya, whatever you refer to when you look for a deeper wisdom. First you set your intention, then take action by setting goals and working toward them, and then reconnect to your source–that still, silent, spacious wisdom inside– in order to send the message out to the universe. Once you are able to listen to that inner wisdom, translate its message into your embodied experience and then send out clear messages, then it's simply a matter of waiting–in the present moment– for a reply.
Here is the step-by-step process to authentic goals:
- Connect with source through practice of some type, like sitting meditation
- Set your intention–listen to the body to feel what is true
- Take action by setting goals and working toward them, revising as necessary
- Reconnect to your source–that still, silent, spacious wisdom inside– in order to send the message out to the universe.
- Let go and continue to live in the present
Once you are able to listen to that inner wisdom, translate its message into your embodied experience and then send out clear messages, then it's simply a matter of waiting–in the present moment– for a reply.


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Dan Nikon: Nice pack, a better option to using a LowePro? Maybe...
Personally, I only use these kinds of packs for hauling gear to a shoot on location, like for an ad shoot. I never use this stuff for my landscape images, while doing back country excursions which are often multi-day, several thousand feet of vertical loss or gain and yield by *far* the best images I make.
I have long since made my own system for carrying pro gear, D800, light weight 4x5 field camera, etc, with me on trips that yield truly exceptional and professional results. The system is simple, no one trick ponies, make as many things as you can do more than one thing. Use a beanie instead of a lens case...I can not wear a lens case if it starts snowing...
So we have yet another pack with no room for the most important equipment a good outdoor photographer needs, food, water, spare clothing, etc. Thanks, but no thanks...
Very similar to my Lowepro Vertex 200. Except the Vertext has a tripod harness and waterproofed zippers on the larger compartments.
ptl-2010: I think I'll definitely look into this lens for my XSi... nice and compact. I'm wondering what camera they've designed it for though. 40mm isn't really one of those sought after focal lengths for FF or crop bodies.
I use Nikon's 40/2.8 macro as a walkaround. That's on DX. I find a 35 (50mm equiv) a touch wide, and 50 (75mm equiv) a touch long. Hand me a D700 and a 60/2.8 macro and I'm happy.
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i don't relly care about EF-S 18-135mm
i wll never buy ef-S lenses
but about the 40 2.8 ? is a weird focal , not enough wide on full frame ,weird even on 1.6 sensor
can't really understand what canon is doing
and about prices it's very cheap, hope about the chart ,for this price will be sharp enough
is Stepper motor brand new or is a better 501.8 af motor?
would really love to see new 35 1.4 , and the new 50mm
and maybe maybe some new EF (non L ) with great IQ and low prices
the recent canon prices are really high
I use Nikon's 40mm f/2.8 macro as a walkaround lens: its the PERFECT focal length for my shooting: 50 is a touch long, 35 is a touch wide. It's a DX lens, though, so it's supposed to be used like a 60/2.8 macro would on FX.
Pancakes have always traditionally been in the 40-45mm range, in almost all brands. Nikon has an older AI-P and GN model 45 and Pentax have their own as well. Not that unusual.
Calvin Chann: Sorry, but for me the colour of the thing is a serious point. I haven't bought any of the Oly lenses that are mentioned in this preview, because of the colour of the things. All my camera bodies are black (except a white G3 that I bought by mistake) and to me, a silver lens on a black body is not discrete enough.
Looks like Oly have lost me as a potential customer!
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Viramati: Some of the reviewers here seem to really have little real experience of using the M9. for example changing iso is so easy.
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Couldn't be simpler
the leica must have the easiest and most uncluttered menu system of any digital camera I know
Uh, my Nikons are no different. Press/hold ISO button on back or top of camera and scroll wheel left or right.
Oblivious troll is oblivious.
Peanut88: Nikon STINKS !
They just want to protect their own interest and making much more money than consider the plight and interest of her customers' camera.
Independent repairers are cheaper than them and gave faster turn-round than them.
So it is quite obvious they want to monopolize the business.
I will switch to Canon as a protest ! ! !
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Modell, 78, will retain a one percent ownership stake and will have an office next to Bisciotti's in the Ravens' training complex in Owings Mills.
Bisciotti, who turns 44 on Saturday, is only older than Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, 39, and the Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner, 42.
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Bisciotti delayed the sale closing to allow Modell to attend his final owners' meetings last week in Palm Beach, Fla., as a full principal owner.
"Steve Bisciotti is going to be an outstanding owner in the National Football League," said Modell, who sold 49 percent of the club in late 1999 to Bisciotti for $275 million. "He's got love for the game. He's strong. He's going to be a good one."
Bisciotti founded Aerotek (now known as the Allegis Group), one of the world's leading technical staffing firms.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Chicago White Sox, who nearly lost first baseman Paul Konerko to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesda and had already plans to acquire another first baseman, reached a three-year, $37.5 million agreement with the slugger, USA TODAY reported Wednesday.
The deal was later confirmed by the White Sox, and Konerko will receive $12 million in 2011 and 2012 and $13.5 million in 2013. The White Sox said the final year will be paid out at $6.5 million in 2013 and $1 million a year from 2014-2020.
Konerko chose to return to the White Sox over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who offered a three-year contract for $30 million, the Diamondbacks said.Konerko grew up in Scottsdale, Ariz., but also has a close relationship with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf and in the end chose to return to the club he's played for since 1999.
"He would have looked awfully funny in another uniform at this point,'' White Sox general manager Kenny Williams said. "But if would have wanted to stay home [in Arizona], we wouldn't have begrudged him one bit.''
Konerko, a four-time All-Star, finished fifth in American League MVP voting after hitting 39 home runs (second in the AL), driving in 111 RBIs (6th) and batting .312 (8th). He recently completed a five-year, $60 million deal with the White Sox.
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WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) Russia won the women's biathlon relay at the Vancouver Olympics on Tuesday after Olga Zaitseva easily protected her team's massive lead on the final leg to secure the gold medal.
Olga Medvedtseva practically guaranteed the win for the Russians on the third leg after her quick shooting gave Zaitseva a 45-second head start on German rival Andrea Henkel at the final exchange.
Despite some shaky shooting, Zaitseva had plenty of time on the final straightaway to enjoy the victory, slowing up and blowing kisses to the crowd as she entered the ski stadium.
RESULTS: Women's team relay
The Russian team, which included Svetlana Sleptsova and Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, finished the 4x6-kilometer race in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 36.3 seconds. The French quartet of Marie Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin and Sandrine Bailly took the silver after finishing 32.8 seconds behind.
The German team of Kati Wilhelm, Simone Hauswald, Martina Beck and Henkel earned bronze, 37.1 seconds back.
In the relay format, the skiers can shoot eight times at the five targets at each position. Only five bullets can be loaded at a time, so a skier will lose time reloading if they miss. After using all eight rounds, the competitor must ski a 150-meter penalty loop for each remaining target.
Zaitseva was immediately mobbed by her teammates in the finish area for a big group hug to celebrate a rare Russian gold medal at these games.
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Brunet gave France a 22-second lead at the first exchange, but Hauswald and Bogaliy-Titovets caught up to Becaert on the second leg, and the three teams stayed together until Medvedtseva pulled away. At the prone shooting station, the Russian quickly made all five shots to open up an 11.6-second lead over Germany's Beck, while Dorin's poor shooting cost France a chance at the gold.
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The severity and increase of the Imperata cylindrica constraint as a weed, the decline of the traditional fallow systems as a means of soil fertility management and the lack of inorganic fertilizer appear to have created opportunities for adoption of mucuna (Mucuna pruriens) technology by smallholder farmers in some areas in the derived savanna of West Africa. What is not known, however, is the extent to which the establishment and N contribution of mucuna in these areas depend on symbiotic properties such as effective nodulation and mycorrhizal infection. Short term surveys carried out in 34 farmer's arable fields located in four different sites in the derived savanna, southern Benin, West Africa, together with results of greenhouse and field experiments showed that mycorrhizal infection rate of mucuma ranged from 2 to 31% and correlated positively with nodulation and shoot dry matter production. Nodulation occurred in 79% of the fields with numbers of nodules ranging from 0 to 135 plant−1. Mucuna responded both to inoculation and N fertilizer in degraded soils but growth response depended on the rhizobia strains and mucuna varieties. Mucuna accumulated in 12 weeks about 313 kg N ha−1 as either a sole crop or 166 kg N ha−1 when mixed/intercropped with maize, respectively. Across all cropping systems it derived an average of 70% of its N from atmospheric N2 (estimates made by the 15N isotope dilution method), representing 167 kg N ha−1 per 12 weeks in the field. Mucuna interplanted with maize obtained a greater proportion of its nitrogen (74%) from fixation than did mucuna grown alone (66%) suggesting that competition for soil N influences the proportion of nitrogen fixed by mucuna. The total amount of N2 fixed per hectare was, however, reduced significantly by intercropping mucuna with maize. A preceding mucuna crop provided a maize yield equivalent to 120 kg N kg ha−1 of inorganic N fertilizer.
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Starring Brad Dourif, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Elaine Hendrix, Jordan Matthews, Hallee Hirsch
Directed by Brian A. Metcalf
Distributed by Eammon Films
Being a huge indie horror fan, I was pretty anxious to check out the much buzzed-about Fading of the Cries, the directorial debut from Brian Metcalf, to see if it lives up to the hype surrounding it ("Insane visual effects!" "Epic fight sequences!" "It's got Brad Dourif!"), but sadly, the film is a complete misfire and I'm still trying to make peace with the fact that this movie is actually making its way into theaters later this week and I've seen so many more deserving titles go directly to DVD and Blu-ray without ever getting a shot at even a limited theatrical release.
But before we take a look at the positives (yes, there are some) and the negatives of Fading of the Cries, we should take a look at Metcalf's story (he pulled double-duty on the project) before going any further. At the start of the film we meet Michael (Nicholas, whom you may know as the least popular member of the American Pie cast), a troubled writer (aren't they all?) who moves into a spooky old house as a means of therapy to get his mind back on his writing after his wife and child die.
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After storming off following a fight with her mom, Sarah and a friend get surrounded by a horde of flesh-eating zombies (I'm saying zombies simply because these creatures are never explained in the movie so it's all I have to go with here), but then a mysterious teenager named Jacob (Matthews) swoops in and saves Sarah from certain death. And that's when the story in Fading of the Cries goes into another direction, and then another, and then finally another. But in a nutshell, there's an angry sorcerer named Mattias (Dourif) who will stop at nothing to get his hands on Sarah's necklace, and I think you can get the picture of what happens from there if you've ever seen a sci-fi/fantasy film in your lifetime.
Honestly, if I tried to break down the entire story of Fading of the Cries, this review might end up reading too much like a grad school dissertation- there's just too much going on in this movie and that's where it suffers. For his feature film debut Metcalf has fallen victim to his own ambition. Rather than focus on a few key storylines to give the audience a clearer sense of the narrative, he instead chooses to throw at us a jumbled mess that features almost every single horror/sci-fi/fantasy cliché that has been made popular over the last 15 years (seriously, the only things missing were nods to The Blair Witch Project and Avatar).
But even though I definitely am not a fan of Fading of the Cries, I do think as a director Metcalf does have the potential to be a good filmmaker. With a background in visual effects, he clearly demonstrates in Fading of the Cries a strong sense of visual style, and I'd be interested to see what he could do as a director if he were given someone else's script to direct from.
Also on the positive side, there are some clever creature designs going on in the film, and the visual effects look pretty great (even though Metcalf tended to overuse his visual effects prowess during several scenes) for an independent film without a huge budget behind it. And despite being bored at about 15 minutes in, I did manage to crack a few smiles at some of the dialogue from Sarah's younger wise-cracking sister, Jill (Rosman, of "7th Heaven" fame), who is the only actor in the film that actually seems comfortable in her role.
With the Hot Topic-esque title Fading of the Cries and a hero that tries to be too much like the love child of The Crow and Atreyu from The Neverending Story, it's a pretty safe bet for me to say to most of you out there that regularly read this site that Fading of the Cries is definitely one you'll want to skip when it hits theaters this Friday. Trust me, if I had paid money to see this in theaters, I'd definitely be demanding a refund once the credits were rolling. At best, I'd say check Fading of the Cries out once it eventually hits Netflix Instant.
1 1/2 out of 5
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text: With all the talk about gas prices lately I've been doing some thinking. Are they really that bad to us (the lco's) when it's all said and done? Sure... everyone is having to pay more for gas for their equipment, trucks, etc.. but what is it really costing you per yard? Here is something to throw out at you. I am currently now taking care of right at 100 properties (few commercial, mostly residential) on Tuesdays-Fridays running one 3-4 man crew. I usually average about $1050-$1200 per day. I also usually spend somwhere in the neighborhood of $50-60 dollars a day in gas/diesel. On Mondays we do landscaping work, and occasionally I will run another truck other days of the week also doing landscaping work. Back to my point and main question... For the bigger, more established companys is gas really hurting you that bad? I can actually see higher gas prices being a plus to bigger companys because it keeps the low baller without insurance and proper equipment from even entering the business because after they drive to the site, use the mower and stuff and are only charging $20.00 for a yard and spending $7 to get there and run their equipment they stop. I know for a FACT that I have picked up several yards because the so called "scrubs" (even though i don't like that terminology b/c I really honestly could care less what they charge or look like) have stopped cutting as much grass around here with the prices rising. What does everyone think? I know expensive gas prices hurt us personally still but are they as bad as we really make them out to be? Are you really loosing (not putting in your pocket) that big of a difference?


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Secrets to Becoming a Big Blogger
I've been thinking a lot lately about when I started blogging – which was 2008 – and what has changed since that time. In April of 2008 I started Mod Podge Rocks, and in January 0f 2012 I quit my job to be a blogger and writer full time. It's crazy! I never anticipated any of this, but it happened. Beyond divine intervention (which I do believe was a part of it), how did the transition occur? What have I done over these past four years to further my own success? Well, I'm going to tell you. I'm also going to tell you that I've done a lot of things that I wouldn't advise other people to do (not because they were wrong, but because they were dumb), but I won't focus on those things in this article. Instead I'll point out the main drivers that propelled me from small blog to large blog. Some of these things can't be controlled, but they are worth pointing out, just in case you are wondering.I'm giving you the big picture, so let's dive in.
-I started my blog at the right time. Please don't get mad at me for opening with something that you can't control. I started my blog in 2008, and now it's 2012. If you are a new blogger, you are probably thinking "well Amy, there's nothing I can do about that! I can't go back in time!" And you're right. BUT it's something to keep in mind when you are feeling the pressure of growth weighing on your shoulders. Some people have simply been around longer than you have and they have time on their side. Some may have been around the same amount of time as you or less, but they were in the right place at the right time. This shouldn't matter to you. YOU CAN GROW (and there's enough room for everyone). Keep your eye on the prize.
-I networked like crazy. I introduced myself to everyone under the sun via e-mail and social media. I featured projects and let people that I loved what they did. I guest posted. I participated in Twitter chats. I asked to be part of blogging groups. I sought advice from bloggers that I admired. You name it, I did it. Are you scared to reach out? Don't be. We are all in this crafty/DIY blogging game together. Let everyone know that you exist and you are a blogger. Trust me, no one is going to think you are weird if you send them an e-mail. I am lucky because I grew up with no inhibitions, so reaching out has always been in my nature. I highly recommend coming over to the dark side.
-I never made it a competition. Some of my closest blogging friends are bigger than I am. A lot bigger. I am being very honest when I say that it has never bothered me. I don't know why – I just always focused on sharing. When I get an opportunity, I always recommend my friends too. I want us ALL to succeed and I believe there is enough room for everyone. I rejoice in my friends' and co-bloggers' victories. These are victories for us all. Think about it – if Heather from Dollar Store Crafts works with a craft company for the first time and does a great job, that company could easily decide to work with 50 more bloggers because of their positive experience with her. And I could be one of those 50. I actually owe Heather a "thank you" as opposed to watching the green jealousy monster tap dance on her profile picture. Instead of being jealous or competitive, focus on doing a great job and furthering our industry. Trust me – it helps us all.
-I picked a niche. This is a tricky one. Not everyone has a niche, and mine is very specific. But it's definitely one of the factors to my success. You don't need a niche per se, but it always helps to be the resource for something. If you are great at candlemaking, do a lot of candlemaking posts and become the expert. You can still talk about quilting, but you know you'll always get those candlemaking visitors! Play to your strengths.
-I never saw myself as small. Even if I started a blog tomorrow, for the first time, you'd never hear me make the comment "my blog is small potatoes." Or anything like that. Stop downplaying your size and stop downplaying your talent. If you focus on being a small fish, you will always be one. I sound like a motivational speaker, but I'm serious. Part of growing is believing that you can. When you have roadblocks, ask for advice – but always believe you can overcome them . . . and focus on growing.
-I made it "not about me." You might be married to your blog design or to your project style or to the way your tutorials are laid out. But guess what? You might also be alienating people. And maybe that doesn't matter to you, and you are fine at the size you are at. But if you want to grow, step outside of yourself and take a good, long look at the big picture. Is your blog design difficult to navigate? Are your photography skills poor? Are your tutorials difficult to follow? Think about your readers and their experience. Ask them if you need to. And don't take it personally! If you are ready to go to the next level with your blog, you'll stop defending why you do things and start changing them. Let's be honest: the best way to get more readers is to have a blog that appeals to the most people. It's not about you – it's about your readers and their experience. If you don't focus on improving that experience, they won't come.
-I work A LOT of hours. This isn't such a fun fact, but it's the truth. I started out working just a little, and over the years it significantly increased into a huge weekly schedule. But I love what I do, and I wouldn't change it. Sure, I get burned out. And then I take time off and come back and work harder. Any success I have had didn't fall into my lap. I worked for it. If you don't devote the time to your blog, then don't be surprised when it doesn't grow. And I get it – some of you have demanding personal and family lives that require a lot of time. Of course your first priority should be your personal life. It also might be time for some of you to realize that there is only so much time in the day, and the blog can only be so much of your life. And then it will only grow so much. I'm here to tell you that that is OKAY. Just do what you can.
-I stopped focusing on minutia. I'm going to be honest with you, and a lot of people are't going to like to hear this one. I don't like getting caught up in drama, nor do I like to spend a lot of time fussing about a lot of little stuff. If someone does something to bother me or I get a tutorial stolen, I allow myself to be pissed, I take appropriate measures and then I let it go. I HAVE gotten photos and blog posts stolen. I HAVE had someone rip me a new one on Twitter, Facebook and their blog. And while these things aren't small, they should only take a small part of your energy. Do what you need to do, and then move on. That negative energy is keeping you from doing what you need to do to grow your blog. For any blog task that you do, ask yourself if it really matters. If it doesn't – don't do it.
-I realized that being online meant my content was . . . online. This kind of relates to the point above, but is more specific. I see a lot of bloggers putting the kung fu death grip on their content, and I'm confused by it. I've never discouraged people from featuring me. I'm also okay with (shock) being pinned from feature sites. I'm not saying that everything that happens is right or that Pinterest etiquette should be thrown out the window. But I have bigger fish to fry than worrying about being pinned from Craftgawker as opposed to my blog (it happens daily). It all comes out in the wash. I'm putting my content online, and that comes with rewards AND a price. It comes down to this – if you don't want someone to copy it, the only way to ensure that it isn't copied is not to post it. And some of you might say "I should be able to post my content and not have it stolen!" SHOULD is the key word. Remember what your mom said – life isn't fair. Focus on the positive and sharing. That is how I personally choose to look at it.
-I am still learning to say no. This is a really tough one, even for me. I always thought I was a ballbuster and could say "no" without guilt. Honestly I've never been very good at saying no, and a lot of women have the same problem. As you grow, you will have to start saying no more than you say yes. It can get a little frustrating at times because you might feel guilty or that you are missing an opportunity, but your best bet is to be honest with yourself AND with the other person. Another thing you'll need to consider? What's in it for you. It doesn't always have to be money – but it gets to the point where most of what you are doing should be benefitting you mutually with the other party. Saying "no" more has made me a happier person because I don't get mad and I don't feel as much pressure as I used to.
I hope a few of these thoughts struck a chord with you. I don't have the secret formula to blogging, but these have worked for me. Now I'm curious. What has changed for you over the course of your blogging career? Do any of these sounds familiar? Have some of these same points not worked for you? I'd love to hear in the comments!
61 Responses to "Secrets to Becoming a Big Blogger"
Thanks so much for this! The hours are something that I think people do not realize in the beginning! Learning to let go and move on is a life lesson that blogging has really helped us with. We love blogging and meeting other bloggers that we can connect with! 🙂 Bonnie
So many of these points struck a chord with me. I did 3 guest posts last week, and at the end of the week, thought…how does me spending so much time doing posts for others benefit me? Then I felt guilty. I love helping others, but at some point it has to slow down a bit. I posted for 3 others, but for myself only twice. Also, realizing that numbers aren't everything…huge! I have grown pretty quickly, but I have worked my arse off. And…I could couldn't care less if others use my pics, copy my tutorials, or whatever…that is why I blog. So I can share what I know, so that others can see that you can create your own beautiful things easily and for not much money. Thanks for being you!
This is the Best post! This is what I needed to read. Thank you so so much! Wonderful points and advice! Blog because you Love. That is my reminder all the time! Thanks again girl!
What a wonderful article. Great points, with great facts…getting right to the point is important. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, for us to share! 🙂
I can't even begin to tell you how much I love your post. Especially the part about putting content online then being shocked that someone copied it. "Focus on the positive and sharing"…best. words. ever!
Thank you,
Shasta @InTheOldRoad
GREAT article Amy and lots of points striking a chord with me. I agree with pretty much everying – though I am one of the 'death grip on the content" people!
I don't mind people copying all and any of my ideas – but taking my images and using them to make money is where I draw the line! I am on a one-woman mission to try and point out the difference between copying and Copyright!
Being able to say no is a great place to be and only comes with time for most people. Plenty of food for thought – and thanks for another great article.
So many great points in this post. I hope to put all of them to work in growing our blog and business. It is already a tremendous amount of work, but I'm more excited about this creative venture than I have been about anything in years. Lots on my to-do list to improve the blog and also my creative skills. (a photography and upholstery class are both in my plans for fall.)
I love your post! I started blogging at the end of February, and at that time it was just suppose to be for me. Of course, it has turned into something for other people too!!
Thanks so much for this post!
I don't know how you find the time to do the things you do! Thank you so much for sharing what you've learned.
Several of your points struck a chord. Saying no, for instance. I'm afraid to pass up any opportunities so I say yes to everything!
Focusing on the positive is a big one. I'm a new blogger and it was surprising to find "cliques" in the Blogging community. 99% of my interactions have been very positive, but when I found out that some bloggers were gossiping about me, it crushed me and I almost threw in the towel. But I decided to focus on the friends I'd made, and reach out to make new blogger friends, and I'm so glad I did. I am having a BLAST crafting and blogging, and regardless of how big I get, my top goal is to have FUN. When it stops being fun I'll go home, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Thanks Amy! This was a realy good article. I did cry a little at the start, because I tried to start a blog in 2008…. anyway.
Lots of good info. I think "playing" nice with each other is something important. I have sent a lot of bloggers(including you) random hello letters.
This was a nice read today. I needed this.
Thanks Amy, your story is very inspiring, I am excited and a little freaked about building my new blog but I am going to give it my best shot!
Way to go Amy! As always this is an awesome post!
I'm so glad Shasta sent me over here to read this great post! Thanks for writing and thanks for the advice.
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Were you writing this article to me, Amy? There are so many excellent points you brought up that I need to hear.
One of my rate-limiting steps is 'time'. I realize that it takes a lot of time to grow your blog. But I can't find more time in the day, so my blog is likely to continue to grow slowly. And that is OK with me.
Great article… thanks so much for sharing it!
Shannon, I will say, I don't comment often but I do read your blog regularly and love it.
These are really great points! I've been blogging for 5 years, and at the end of the day I still do it because I love it, yes I have lulls in energy but I always come back to it.
I kinda chuckled when I read your point about Pinterest, as I found this article and your blog through a random Pin…I'm off now to explore the rest of your blog
Amy, thanks for this post and Shannon, thanks for tweeting it. Networking with other bloggers is something I am still working on. I have a list of blogs that I read regularly and I have been blogging off and on for years but I have never networked with other bloggers. I just joined twitter over the weekend and since moving my blog from blogspot to WordPress I haven't spent the time making it look the way I want it to.
great article Amy!
What a great post! Thanks so much Amy. I never really get upset if people pin my stuff from other sources and all that stuff because like you said… the only way to prevent that is not to put it on the internet…plus I kinda take it as a compliment. I have never had anyone take an entire post, I'm sure that is a little more upsetting!
I struggle most with time. I have two small kids that need my love and attention so I am starting to realize I can only do what I can do, not what others are doing. : )
Thanks for all the great wisdom you have learned over the years! : )
Great advice Amy. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom.
XO, Aimee – It's Overflowing
Many thanks for laying it out there and sharing your inside scoop. I have been known to use the words 'small' and it really does help to hear this from a blogger I admire and thank you for keeping it real.
This is a great post! I totally agree with the copying thing too! It seems that people get obsessed with not having their stuff stolen. I do watermark my photos, but that is mostly so that if they're pinned from a Google search or something, people can still find the source.
Regardless of size though, I always try to think of my blog as small and somewhat personal. I think for me personally, it keeps things in focus and helps me to relate to my readers better. I found my blog grew the most when I embraced its current size.
I cannot believe I just found your blog, but I'm really enjoying it!
Amy, this is wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. I started blogging just over a year ago and set a goal for myself to grow the blog each month. And I've done exactly that. I don't worry that my blog is smaller than anyone else's or anything else- I just focus on providing good content and doing what I can to help people find that content.
I love this. SO much of this resonated with me, personally. I'm going to come back and read this again and again… and I'm sure I'll "get" something more out of it every time.
Thank you, oh Obi-Wan of blogging. 🙂
Thanks for all of your advice, Perfect for me at this time!!
I am your newest follower 🙂
What Meegan Makes
This is really great info. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for this post Amy! The timing could not have been better for me.
I have been blogging for not quite 2 years now and recently have been struggling with whether to continue doing it.
I have been fortunate to find you and crafterminds, because it was my first "inside" source to craft blogging and I have been blessed by all the members who are willing to advise and help.
My blog just seems to be stagnated and going nowhere. I know a lot of it is I don't post enough and part of the reason for that is I babysit my Grandbabies a few days a week and when I'm not doing that…I spend so much time online "learning" about blogging and social networking that I don't actual "Do" enough crafting & blogging! LOL! I'm trying to change that, but sometimes inspiration escapes me and I just get depressed and do nothing! Your post has made me think about a lot of things though and I need to decide "why" I blog and whether I want to continue to do it. If I do continue, I definitely need to change the "look" of my blog…like you said, "It's not about me"…at least it shouldn't be, if I'm truly blogging to inspire and motivate others and make a little bit of money on the side. I truly do need to "step outside myself" and look at my blog, because I know it needs a major overhaul. One thing I did recently was invest in a better camera and have been learing to use it…the first post I did using photos from that camera turned out so great and for the very first time…someone "Pinned" my images! I was ecstatic because we all know what kind of traffic Pinterest can drive to your site! It didn't last long, but It woke me up and made me realize that I need to improve my photos for one thing.
Sorry…I didn't mean to go on for so long…you have just struck a chord with me! Thanks again Amy, your awesome!
This is so encouraging Amy!!! I've kind of been floating around just trying to fit in here and there, but it's nice to know that sometimes, it just takes time! 🙂
Very interesting read, I love the insight. Thank you so much for sharing.
thank you for so much good info. i just started blogging (like – yesterday!) i will definitely be referring to this article often. 🙂
I love the way this post reflects what you say on your About Me page, Amy. "I don't just complain people – I make it happen!" Time is too short to dwell on the little things and your success is proof of that. Keep up the great work!
Dang girl you hit the nail on the head! Excellent article!!! I agree wholeheartedly with every point. You rock…love u. So glad to be on this journey together!
Good one, Amy!
Great article Amy! You made so many excellent points. Something for all of us craft bloggers to remember – big or small. 🙂
Thank you for this what a wonderful job you did at being positive although I did chuckle at the thought of the little green monster dancing on someones face. To me the point is to inspire people and be inspired but I always try to give credit when I am!
Wow! I could not have read this at a better time! I literally JUST finished and posted my first blog ever!!! EEEk… my knees are still shaking I am so nervous! I appreciate all the advice you have shared! I look forward to my life in blog land and home to network with many of you soon!
Amy, great post. Love how you say it's ok to basically grow at our own pace. It takes a LOT of work to grow, but sometimes we've also got to let go and relax just a bit in order to grow and not completely burn ourselves out in the process. Letting go can sometimes let the creativity flow. Also agree it's not a competition…. working together and engaging, we can grow so much more. Love this! Thank you for the encouragement.
I found this post really helpful, Amy. I'm striving to become a full time blogger/crafter/antique dealer. I just love blogging! It's led to so many interesting experiences, and I've "met" so many great people, including you! I'm going to keep plugging along, because each year gets more and more amazing!
Hi Amy,
Thanks so much for this and for your honesty. It's really great to hear all of your advice!
Wow you just gave me a pep talk! I so needed to hear all that. I started blogging in May (yes too bad it wasn't May 2008!) Sometimes I get caught up with how wonderful some blogs are and get disappointed with mine. Your sharing reminded me on why I started blogging in the first place. Point 3 & 5 really struck a cord with me. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh! This is the BEST "what i did to be a big blogger" post. I'm not saying all the other one's out there aren't great and don't have TONS of wonderful tips and advice, but this one is REAL. It just feels real and I can really relate. Thanks for sharing Amy. I'm trying… I do find that "mingling" in the blog world is definitely one of the biggest follower boosts you can do. It's hard tho, finding time when your chasing a preschooler. Thanks so much for this. It really helps and makes me feel so much better. It's stressful isn't it and it's nice to hear I'm heading in the right direction and just be patient.
Thanks so much for these tips! The stop referring to yourself as small tip really hit home. I can definitely see how it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Great article for a newbie like me…or anyone who wants to grow for that matter.
This was just what I needed! I am still relatively new, so I appreciate the advice and pep talk from a blogging "older sister." The best thing I have done so far is to join blogging groups. People are so generous with their advice, and it's gotten me more exposure through guest posts, group Pin boards, and general networking. Thanks for the great article!
Great post Amy. And if there was ever one to give blogging advice it would be you! You have turned this blogging thing into an amazing career.
What has lil old me learned ?
That nothing is easy and being featured on a big site may up page views for a few days but you have to have solid content to get followers. And photos are SO important! Two bloggers may have identical talent with similar projects but who attracts the most viewers? The one with the best photos. I finally bought a DLSR and learned to shoot in manual. I which I could go back and reshoot all of my old blog photos!
I wish I wasn't so late with my commenting! (behind with my google reader) But I totally agree with Ami Allison when she said you are very REAL and people can tell. The article was just what we all needed to hear and understand. I just wrote my first ebook (comes out in 2 days!) titled:
"Is Blogging Ruining your life? How to Find Balance in Blogging"
I just had my 2nd blogiversary and man have I learned a lot! (still learning believe me) but I wrote it for any bloggers out there who feel overwhelmed and who might feel like giving up. I would be happy to send you a free copy Amy if you would like one (of course not that you need it,:-) just for interest sake, you know!)…..You have helped me more than once answering blog questions and getting advice from you personally, thanks for being real and being so willing to help other bloggers out.
Thanks for the great advice! Just starting my blog and need all the help and advice I can get! Keeping and open mind!
Awesome article, Amy! So true!
GREAT tips here! Thanks for the advice!
As a brand-new blogger (one month in), this post couldn't come at a better time. I have been reading and commenting on blogs for quite a number of years now, but finally decided to bite the bullet and start my own creative blog. I love to write about what I know, so it's been a lot of fun sharing my thoughts and ideas. And you're right; blogging does take up a lot of time, even for a newbie like me who is trying to make each post look as professional as possible. I know I still have a lot to learn, so your post will really help me grow. Thank you for sharing your experiences and expertise. It's bloggers like you that have made me become such a huge fan of blogging :0)
Glad that it helped Serena! I wrote this article a year ago, and yep, it still all holds true for me. 😀 Congratulations on starting your blog and I wish you awesome growth and a lot of fun with it!
What a great post. I agree almost 100% with you. I started in 2008 & quit in 2011 to be a full time blogger. I have learned so much from many bloggers along the way and always love helping others get there too.
You are the best! It's funny the past few months I have had a mind shift and decided that I need to just put all the "how am I doing, what are my stats, etc." aside and just get to work. It is sometimes hard to not compare with others you started with and wonder why they are ahead and you are not but maybe it is because I was focusing on the wrong thing!There are days I want to pull my hair out at the time it takes but I figure if I am enjoying it then it can't be bad. I just wish I had a magic wand to clean up my house in the mean time.
Sage advice. I admit that I used to get a little down when I saw blogs that started when I did or after I did seem to take off overnight but what's funny is, several of these, while immediately popular have come and gone. Reality for me is pacing myself and reality for me is I cannot be the biggest blog on the block because I have a day job that has to take priority. I do want blogging to be a bridge to what comes after this job but right now I need to balance the two and once I stopped stressing about stats and numbers etc. I have been much happier. I should have known this all along because I've always been the tortoise, not the hare. Even if I was born in a year of the rabbit!
Carol, I am a tortoise, too, so I absolutely agree with you about pacing oneself. Know that you are not alone :0)
This is all SUCH great advice- thank you so much for sharing! I'm a wedding blogger, and all of this can easily apply to me and my market. I've been blogging since 2009, and I still find myself getting stuck in all of these things. It's absolutely time for me to stop acting like I'm smaller than I am. Thank you for the encouragement!!
Super great tips thanks so much for sharing this
Everything you said was dead on gurl!! Oh how I heart you!! 😀
Thanks for re-posting this one! I just know you did it JUST for me!! 😉 I launched my blog in June, and have worked more hours per day than ever in my life. I absolutely love it, and am determined to be successful, whether I ever hit the 'big-time' or not. You're right, I think timing works against those of us just starting now, but I'm not really discouraged by that, because I agree that there is always room! Sometimes all the techie stuff is overwhelming to me… I'd rather focus on the writing and creating side of things. On the other hand, I am eager to learn and network in order to accomplish the growth I'm looking for. Thank you for your wonderful insight and encouragement!!
Amy, great advice and insight!! I am three years into blogging and realizing that time is important. The more time I put it, the more I'll grow, even if I don't see anything happening in that moment. It will help as time goes on 🙂