Blog Comments: Powerful Tip for Wedding & Party Professionals- All of Us
Thanks in advance for reading this article. I appreciate your interest and hope you get a few good ideas. I'd love to hear what you liked. Please write me a little COMMENT below. Start a conversation. Tell me what you think, and I'll reply. Promise.=========================================================
Blog comments can be THE key to your success.
Do you ever read blogs? Do you write one or two? Your success with blogs follows doing just a few things very well. The better you do them, the greater your success.
OK, so far there’s nothing new here. Don’t be surprised. I’m no expert, but I do pay attention to many people — Ann Evanston, Bill Belew, Stacie Tamaki, Judy Dunn, Patrick Schwerdtfeger, Mari Smith, Andy Ebon, to name just a few of my favorites — who ARE experts at using a blog (well, using all social media, actually) to communicate with people.
So, what are those few best practices they recommend? Let me tell you about just one of the things they’re teaching me.
But first, let me say that purely technical aspects of writing a blog are important, too, and technical experts are indispensable. My techie friends advised me to use the WordPress platform, and I’m loving it. But for me, the important thing is not how you use the tool, but how you use the blog. The technical advice is only the means to an end.
The end is to establish trusted relationships with people. Whatever your ultimate purpose, you aim to communicate, have a conversation and share ideas. Send comments back and forth. Maybe do a little business, too. Maybe broaden your understanding. Maybe preach, teach, or learn something new and worthwhile. Up to you.
By itself, a blog is a solitary billboard, a radio broadcast, a newspaper ad, someone talking to himself, an invitation to a banquet. One-way. Once you reply, the magic begins — your comments put you into a conversation that can take you wherever you want to go.
So start the conversation. Whenever you’re reading blogs, leave comments. Whenever you write a blog, ask your readers for comments.
If you don’t already know how, it’s easy to leave comments. Just below the text of any blog is a box you can write in. Click there and write a message agreeing, disagreeing, or offering insights and suggestions. Fill in the fields for your name, email, and possibly your own website. Then click the “SEND” button and you’ve left a blog comment! It should appear there soon.
Visit the Magnolia Jazz Band’s blog to see some of the nice comments I’ve received. Notice that I’ve begun replying to these comments. I’m making this a habit, and so should you. Really, they’re the start of conversations that often continue offline.
My blog collects my thoughts about leading a working jazz band throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. I make a living providing music for weddings and other celebrations, and I regularly keep in touch with colleagues in the hospitality industry. Here I’m (halfway back, on the left) attending a recent dinner with the San Francisco chapter of NACE (National Association of Catering Executives). Thanks to Josh Rodriguez for the wonderful photo.
The Magnolia Jazz Band entertains somewhere nearly every day, and if we can ever help you, please call us at 408-245-9120. Please visit MagnoliaJazz.com for testimonials, music samples, videos, photos, and our public schedule, and catch us at an event soon. In the meantime, please join our Facebook “fans”, and you’ll get a reminder for each of our public events.
Thanks for reading my blog. Are you getting one or two good ideas here?
Won’t you please help me? Please take a moment to
– “LIKE” this blog,
– leave me a nice COMMENT with an interesting idea,
– SHARE this post with a friend, and
– SUBSCRIBE to my blog for more of my thoughts.
Thanks for reading this article. I appreciate your interest and hope you get a few good ideas here. Got one or two? I'd love to hear what you liked. Please write me a little COMMENT below. Start a conversation -- I'll reply. Promise.
By the way, does a friend need help selecting wedding or party music? Do them a favor: EMAIL this article, or SHARE it on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google+.
And if you find my blog useful, please LIKE it, TWEET it, and SUBSCRIBE for more ideas. Use those cute little icons below.
Meanwhile, the Magnolia Jazz Band entertains at weddings and parties throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. If you are ever nearby, you’ll love catching us in action, seeing and hearing us create a great mood.
How can I help you? Call 408-245-9120 or use Robbie@MagnoliaJazz.com. Planning a celebration? Ask about our availability.
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