MediaJoltz

Did you comment on two blogs? Did they respond back? Now I don’t want to put too much on you in a week, but I do want you to continue to comment on a blog everyday.

Today’s assignment is something that will strengthen relationships with those who write the blogs that catch your interest. Start examining the website a little deeper to learn more about the author. Do they have an “about me” page? How about a “contact me” page?

What do you know about this author? What would you like to know? Most blog authors have a way to contact them. Find this information and whichever form of contact is most comfortable to you, contact them. Let them know you are trying a New Media Assignment-they’ll be excited for you! Ask them why they started blogging, what inspired them? Ask them why they chose to write on the topic they are covering and what are the toughest things about blogging?

The best way to learn anything is to glean information from those already involved in it. Be sincere, maybe tell a little about what you are thinking of doing and see if they have any suggestions for you. Ask more than one person to get an overall feel about what blogging is all about. This is how I started writing. I talked to a few people like CC Chapman, Janet, Bryce, Cord and Mitch. They all have different reasons for blogging but each one gave me ideas for my own blog.

The people you talk to will have different answers than you, but by asking them questions and listening to advice they might have, you start to form a relationship and advocate for your blog, and its a lot more fun when you’ve got friends supporting you!

So today’s assignment: Continue to comment on blogs and take that further step to contact an author to start building a relationship that can become a resource of help, advice and motivation later on down the road.