Shane and Peter
December 5th, 2007 by ses5909Looks like you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed so you don't miss a single conversation! Thanks for visiting!
Once a week or so, I devote some time to finding new blogs that interest me. I really enjoy going blog hunting as it allows me to step out of my box and find something new. Back in the summer I came across a blog by Jarkko Laine which I really dug. Jarkko’s design is just awesome by itself, but he backs up the good looks with solid content as well.
One of my strategies in blog hunting is going to sites I read and check out who is in their blogroll as well as who they are linking to in their posts. Today I saw a link to a site called Shane and Peter and Jarkko mentioned that they had a great community over there as well as some great discussion in the comments. This, to me, is what blogging is all about. The conversation. I clicked on the link, started reading at the top (the most recent post), and made my first comment. At this point, things are looking promising and I am looking forward to reading the next post. After the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th (you get my drift), etc., post to include me commenting I subscribe to this blog. Jarkko was spot-on when he said the conversation happening in the comments was awesome. I love when my thoughts and beliefs are challenged and this blog will make you think.
why do I like it?
To me, this site epitomizes what a good blog should be. They write for their audience and they interact with the readers in the comments. Their focus is on entrepreneurship, personal growth and development, with some web/software development mixed in. To be honest, I think the majority of people would enjoy the concepts here no matter what industry you are in. I recommend you check it out and see what you think. I’m interested to know your thoughts and look forward to reading your comments there.
Have you ever gone blog hunting? I challenge you to do it once a week and see what you come up with!
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December 6th, 2007 at 1:50 am
That’s good to hear! Shane and Peter’s blog is one of my favorite. The posts are great, the conversation is inspiring, plus S&P are great guys!
Another good blog that I would recommend is IttyBiz by Naomi Durnford (www.ittybiz.com). If you haven’t seen it yet, you should go check it out right away.
Thanks for linking, and I’m glad I was able to help you find something new to read.
December 6th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Thanks Jarkko, I think I found that one yesterday through S&P’s blog but didn’t get to spend time on it as I was on the other blog for like an hour and a half :S
December 6th, 2007 at 4:01 am
Wow - Thank you so much for the glowing review!!! I can’t recommend Naomi’s site enough. I also like ben at http://www.instigatorblog.com/ ; johnathan @ http://jonathanfields.com/ ; Scott at http://hellomynameisscott.blogspot.com/ and of course Jarkko!! (hi jarkko)
December 6th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
No problem Shane and thanks for the other recommendations.
December 7th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Hey Shane! You have a great taste in blogs
Scott has for a long time been one of my favorites, and the two others you mention I just found through your blog some time ago.
It’s a great world waiting to be explored.
December 7th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
While I know this is probably not the right forum for my comment, I thought y’all would appreciate the irony. I also read Scott’s blog - I think it’s fantastic. For those of you reading who haven’t heard of him, Scott Ginsberg is The Name Tag Guy. His mission in life is to make the world a more approachable place. Dude has a freaking name tag TATTOOED ON HIS CHEST.
Anyway, I did a case study of him on my blog when I was first starting out. I figured I’d give him a call/e-mail to let him know it was up, especially since he was so into approachability.
Never heard from him. And for some reason, I found it so funny that I forgot to be offended.
December 10th, 2007 at 5:58 am
Hi Sara,
Great work. Its really great to see bloggers promoting other bloggers, putting blogging further on the cyberspace map!
Anyhow, you mentioned what makes a good blog and i thought id just get off the topic a little. Would you recommend to allow people to contact you via a webform(ie privately) or would you leave this option off to encourage comment posting?
regards,
Chris Carlaw
December 12th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Although your post is more about Shane & Peter, I want to thank you for turning me onto Jarkko’s blog. I love it! Just read his post about seven signs you are insanely interested…. Wanted to comment but Jarkko leaves me speechless. Great writer!
December 12th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
@Naomi: Hehe, let’s keep up the conversation here, shall we
Sara, I hope you don’t mind…
I have always received a comment back from Scott when I have mentioned him on my blog. But I haven’t tried to get more in touch with him so I don’t have any first hand experience on that. Funny that he failed to get back to you because based on his own advice I would assume he would do it no matter what:
1) He says that he always calls back within the same day (if I remember correctly)
2) He tells people to do what they preach…
Hmm… I still want to believe that it was a human mistake - maybe he didn’t notice that you had called or e-mailed? Scott, would you mind speaking for yourself?
@Linda: Thanks for the kind words!
December 12th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Yes! Scott Ginsberg! Come! Make contact! Redeem our faith! I promise, I said really nice things about you on my blog!
December 12th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
@Chris - re: a contact form, I have mixed feelings about them. On some of my blogs I have one and others I don’t. For example, I don’t have a contact form here because you can send me a message through the forums. Maybe I should think about adding one!
@Linda - anytime my friend!
@Jarkko and Naomi - Maybe I can get him to come on my Random Bits podcast. I’ve been a fan of his ideas as well. Thanks for the idea!!
December 13th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Great idea, Sara! Let me know if you get him on your podcast - and make sure to ask about Naomi’s case