Comments on: Get Organized: Streamlining News, Articles, and Blogs for Time Efficiency

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:44:26 +0000

Thanks Gini, this is great!

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:15:49 +0000

Thanks for this great information, but I counted and there are NOT a zillion topics in SmartBrief. A plethora, boatload or wicked lot maybe, but not a zillion. Please do better.

Kevin.

By: Gini Dietrich

Gini Dietrich — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:15:58 +0000

First, now that Ron Turner has been fired and I’m expecting a call any second from Lovie Smith to be offered the OC job, GO BEARS!

Nancy, you are BY FAR the coolest of my friends!

Brigitte, great add-on. I actually subscribe to the comments so I can see them, but I like your idea, as well. Probably a bit less overwhelming.

Josh – what’s the 10% you don’t do??

By: Josh Chandler

Josh Chandler — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:05:56 +0000

Well, for one what else is there to suggest (very informative) and two I do 90% of those already, so I must be doing OK.

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:52:51 +0000

This is great advice. I would die without Google Reader. Because I’m a freak, I have the blogs I read divert into different folders. Business, design, cooking, etc.

Because one of my main goals in starting a blog was to find people to share my crazy obsessive love of interior design, I also bookmark any post that I comment on. That way, I can go back and see if there were any follow up comments. I am very invested in being part of that blog community, so this is a very important step. I also find that you build relationships through a pattern of consistent thoughtful comments. I don’t waste my time commenting “I love this” (I will make an exception once the relationship is there), because those are toss-aways. Those comments are fine and have their purpose, but they’re not very effective in building relationships and generating traffic.

By: Michele Sfakianos

Michele Sfakianos — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:06:16 +0000

Great post! Thanks!

By: Nancy Cawley Jean

Nancy Cawley Jean — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:41:17 +0000

Gini — THANK YOU! Since my resolution was to be more organized, any tips are greatly appreciated. Personally, I think the “G” in your name stands for “genius!”

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uberVU - social comments — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:34:03 +0000

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By: Les Lent

Les Lent — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:47:17 +0000

Finally! Some good advice on managing what can easily become overwhelming. Thanks!

By: Robin Scott

Robin Scott — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:03:53 +0000

Glad I was so inspirational Thanks again for some great information!