Copyblogger, Brian Clark Advises Authenticity Over All Else
Waiting in the very crowded Bare Lounge at the Mirage Hotel last week during a Blog World Expo party, I was standing next to a guy i didn’t know. Naturally we were talking as there was nothing else to do but wait. It was hot and we were thirsty. He never told me his name but he was nice and funny so I didn’t mind. I ended up seeing him wherever I went the rest of the evening but still didn’t know him. That is, until I walked into my first session the next morning on Monetizing Your Blog. There he sat on the panel. Famous Brian Clark, aka CopyBlogger. Brian’s blog is a Technorati top 10 and he recently won the #1 spot of Top Ten Blogs for Writers for the third consecutive year.
I heard Brian speak in several sessions during the conference. His message was always consistent, “Focus on Writing Great Content for Your Audience and Be Authentic”. On a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) panel, he mentioned how a blogger could do all the right things for SEO and gain a number one spot on google, but still if the content wasn’t any good and nobody was reading it or linking to it, then it doesn’t really matter now does it? I loved every comment this guy had to say. Why? Because his philosophies are about life, not just about blogging and writing. He’s a guy who’s all about keeping it real, doing what you love and letting the rest take care of itself (or at least it appears so from the outside).
So, what does this have to do with a Six Figure Mom? Let’s see? Being authentic, doing what you love and letting the rest take care if itself. I think there’s at least a few things we can learn from Brian Clark. My advice is that you add copyblogger to your RSS feed for a few days and read some of his writing. His post on Monday, Are you a Spineless Blogger?, although written for writers, really can be used for all sorts of problem solving. This is a coaching article folks. You can use it to work through anything where you are striving for more clarity. Bloggers love comments so leave a few for Copyblogger and be sure to mention that Six Figure Moms Club sent you.
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I was there and boy was that a fab party! I met all kinds of people I had only known on Twitter and other sites. I met my hero @ChrisBrogan, mommy bloggers and social media types. Too many people to mention here, but it was definitely the party of the year! What we all learned – we MUST start putting our Twitter handles on our business cards!
Wow Angie! I’m feeling motivated just reading your entry. You have obviously stepped it up a notch and it is contagious. I couldn’t agree with you more when you said “Being a six figure mom means being authentic, doing what you love and letting the rest take care of itself.” I would also like to add that being a Six Figure Mom means believing in yourself and in what you have to offer the world!
Oh, how I wish I could have been at Blog World Expo! Maybe next year. Thanks for sharing some of the experiences you had. I often read CopyBlogger but not consistently. I’ll have to check out the post that you mentioned. Thanks for the heads up.