Blogger Interview Series - Liz Strauss
19 August, 2008 - Blogging, Interviews - 8 Comments
This is the fourth interview in my Blogger Interview Series. It comes from one of the blogospheres most famous and influential females, and an absolute authority on relational blogging. On a daily basis, Liz Strauss provides her readers at Successful and Outstanding Bloggers with discussion and commentary regarding life, social media and blogging. Liz is also the founder of popular blogger conference, SobCon.
Interview With Liz Strauss.
Q. If, while running a new blog, you were allowed to promote your blog using just two methods, what would those two methods be and why?
“Writing great content and interacting with my readers. The reason is simple. Other forms of promotion won’t have a lasting effect if you don’t get those two right! :)”
Q. If you could write a guest post for any blog but were only allowed to write one guest post in your entire life, which blog would you write for and why?
“I think I’d want to write for Seth’s blog. He and I think alike on so many things and I’d like to riff on Seth’s greatest moments. I never see guest posts there. It would be quite an honor.”
Q. At the end of every talk I do, I include a “Random Trick to Tip” slide. This is one sentence of advice, usually entirely unrelated to the rest of the presentation. If you could give one sentence of advice to bloggers, what would that be?
“Blog your experience the way you might talk to a friend about your new business, don’t make up unnecessary rules and don’t hold onto rules that don’t serve you. Write for the people who come to find you.”
Q. Please give us a link to your favourite post on your blog. This doesn’t have to be your most popular post. Just the post which is your own favourite.
“Change the World: One World-Sized Idea“
Thanks for taking the time to answer those questions, Liz.
All Fails Without Content and Communication
Liz makes a very strong point when she says no form of promotion will last if you don’t write good content and communicate with your readers. It goes without saying what good content means, but communicating with your readers can mean so many things. From communicating with them through the design of your blog, to subconsciously letting them communicate with you via a thorough “About” page, to good old-fashioned replying to readers comments and emails. Communication really is a key aspect of blogging.
I hope you enjoyed the interview with Liz. Please let us hear your thoughts about communication with your readers in the comments.
Tomorrow’s interview comes from Darren Rowse of ProBlogger, one of the Internet’s most successful bloggers with over 50,000 subscribers.
Past Blogger Interviews
Self Interview - Interview with Jamie Harrop
Chris Garrett - Professional blogger and co-author of the ProBlogger book
Jeremy Schoemaker - Blogging “high-earner” and Internet marketer
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Hi Jamie!
Thanks for these minutes of limelight on your blog. It was fun to be here and to share your time.
Liz Strausss last blog post..Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: It’s Back to School Night!
Hey Liz,
Not a problem. I’m glad you enjoyed the interview.
Jamie, it was a pleasure to follow a SOBCon reference to this blog, and this great interview with my dear friend Liz. Her insights never cease to inspire me, both with my blogging and with how I live my life. Our SOBCon partnership has been nothing but a pure journey of joy. Thanks, and I hope you can join us in Chicago in May of 2009!
Terry Starbuckers last blog post..Why We Need to Listen to Kenny Rogers: 7 Life Lessons from My Brief Poker Career
Hey Terry,
Liz is certainly a special women and a special blogger.
I would love to be there in 2009, however, I’m not sure how viable it will be. I’m going to be travelling around Australia for the next year on a very tight budget, so maybe I’ll have to wait until 2010.
What a great interview Jamie. I hope Liz gets to guest post on Seth’s blog.
I’m going to check out her favourite post now.
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Thanks Cath!
Her favourite post is awesome!
Jamie
I’m so impressed with her two methods for blog promoting. Those are definitely right. Nothing can deny it. When you have a good content and good relation with your readers, they will always return to your blog.
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