Blogtipping -- March '07

I am joining with my fellow bloggers in celebrating some new blogs that I discovered this past month.  Sorry I'm a couple days late. It's been a little crazy around the McLellan house these days.

As is the blogtipping tradition, (created by Easton Ellsworth) I'll offer a few reasons why I like the blog and one suggestion for improvement.

This month's nods go to....

My 2 cents is David Reich's musing on marketing media, public relations and life.  For a novice blogger, David is proving that for some people, it just comes naturally.

Things I love:

• How you share your professional experiences and make them relevant to the topic at hand.

• The insights are smart and accessible.

• You use many different sources for inspiration and point us there as well.

Suggestion: 

• Okay, this is silly but make your visuals a little bigger.  They get dwarfed by the text.

Soul to Soul is Madena Burman's view on life, learning and leadership.

Things I love:

• How much of your spirit and soul you put into every post.

• You put a spotlight on your struggles and weaknesses just as often as your strengths.

• How you share your faith in every post.

Suggestion:

• Graphics to illustrate your point would be a good addition to a good blog.

On Copywriting is Ryan Healy's look at the art and business of writing.

Things I love:

• You write about more than writing.

• You share yourself and your life with your readers -- it's not just business.

• You're book list is excellent.
  

Suggestion:

• Any thought to adding some visuals to your posts?

There you have it discerning readers...until next month's blogtipping adventure!

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Comments

[Easton Ellsworth]

Always fun to see who you point us to at tippin' time, Drew!

[David Reich]

Thanks for the tip, Drew. I hope I'll be able to maintain your interest in the future. And I've already started making the graphics larger. Thanks for the good suggestion.

I'm lovin' this blogging stuff.

[Ryan Healy]

Thanks for the nod, Drew. And the suggestion as well.

Pictures would make it more interesting, yes? I haven't done it yet, given the columns on my blog are narrow. Perhaps a different template. I will think about it. Thanks again!

[Drew McLellan]

Easton -- it's always fun to explore the amazing array of blogs out there to decide who to point to!

I learn something every time. And my feed reader gets a little heavier!

Drew

[Drew McLellan]

David,

I have no doubt that you will hold my and many other readers' interest for a long time to come.

Your blog rocks and it was tough to come up with any suggestions that would help it along any better than its going already!

Drew

[Drew McLellan]

Ryan,

Maybe I'm just a visual guy, but I like some graphics to break up the text.

But remember what you paid for the advice. It might not even be worth quite that!

Drew

[Madena M Burman]

Drew,

I am humbled! Thank you so much for the consideration:-) I have been meaning to spend more time on visuals. That is definitely something I need to work on. Again thank you for the recognition and the suggestion!

Flattered,
Madena

[Drew McLellan]

Madena,

Your blog is a great one -- I'm happy to point others to it!

Drew