Comments on: 10 New Websites to Add to Your Social Media Blog List in 2013

By: seshu

seshu — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:34:46 +0000

Thanks, of all of these I have only read Kristi post.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:30:47 +0000

Hopefully you’ll like my recommendations! Thanks for chiming in Adam!

By: Adam Donkus (@Baldydog)

Adam Donkus (@Baldydog) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:31:39 +0000

Thanks, of all of these I have only read Kristi..but it must be time to expand my horizons.

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Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:59:42 +0000

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By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:59:35 +0000

I hear ‘ya Gail … I also tend to want to bring the level of information “down a level” so that a wider audience can utilize the information. Many in social media live in a bubble, because when you meet the average small business owner, they’ve probably never tweeted and spent much time in social media outside of their own private Facebook account. Trying to convince them of the value of, say, influencer marketing is completely meaningless because they first need to internalize social media and build up their own infrastructure.

Indeed, small businesses account for most of our job creation and power our economy in more ways than people know. The good thing is that more of us are providing practical and actionable content for free that every business can utilize, so hopefully those that need the help are reading all of our blog posts.

Please feel free to tweet me Jeri’s links! Thanks Gail!

By: Gail Gardner (@GrowMap)

Gail Gardner (@GrowMap) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:52:31 +0000

Your background explains why you recommended blogs that are not totally mainstream. I have many long conversations with brilliant thought leaders and realized they live in a world very different than the one I operate in. That is primarily what the 2013 predictions post is about – all the small businesses none of us are currently reaching.

It is dangerous to the economy here and around the world to simply ignore everyone who does not have deep pockets. That is how our economy has declined to one where those conditioned to believe they have to rely on government or employers will exceed those who are productive. Unless we reverse this trend the results WILL impact every person on the planet. Those who are well off today will be taken by surprise as a declining dollar puts them in places they never dreamed they could fall.

I’ll tweet you some links since I don’t know how you feel about links in comments. Anyone in the music industry needs to know Jeri – many already do because of her books, but may not realize it.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:41:51 +0000

Thanks so much for your comment Gail! Indeed, our past and present work tend to shape the direction of our blogging. I’ve had the honor of working with companies of all sizes, including my experience in Asia, so it’s given me a uniquely holistic – and practical – way of looking at the world myself.

Funny that you mentioned music because one of my clients is a Grammy award-winning musician. I played drums in a band in Japan myself … and sometimes I feel like tweeting is like DJing … but I digress…

I look forward to your contributions in 2013 and hope a lot of people who read this post check out your blog!

By: Gail Gardner (@GrowMap)

Gail Gardner (@GrowMap) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:18:50 +0000

Very interesting collection. While some are old friends like Kristi and old acquaintances from way back during the heyday of Sphinn and Collective-Thoughts like Glen, and others – like you and I – people we read who move in somewhat different circles – such as Marcus, Jeremiah and Heidi, there are valuable new additions. I’ve been needing to find a G+ expert so thank you for introducing Thomas. I’ll have to make time to check out the others.

The reason we move in different circles is because my insights come from working with very small businesses where most of them are working class. Strategies that spring from research done on Fortune 500 companies and taught by agencies are often very bad advice for these types of small business. The world they operate in does not include attorneys, accountants, and usually not even incorporating. They do not read Forbes or the NY Times or attend any conferences. They just run their restaurants, small ecommerce or brick & mortar stores, or provide home improvement, auto or other necessary services. The world your readers move in is not part of their lives at all.

I am pleased that you read some of my work because it will introduce you to insights that are unlikely to ever appear on mainstream sites. Maybe I should choose a new title for myself of small business contrarian. You and your readers might find my 2013 Business Predictions on DIRJournal.com/business-journal/ interesting – and the post after that one is a warning to those who intentionally target affluent buyers.

I noticed you mentioned music. So many of us are or were musicians. I suspect you already know Jeri Goldstein, but if you don’t I should definitely introduce you. She has exceptional information on music promotions and booking gigs.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:44:52 +0000

Appreciate the comment Jay! It’s fun to do this annually to try to find both new up-and-coming social media bloggers as well as those that deserve a lot more attention than they receive.