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An Island and Two Coconut Trees

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comicbox1 An Island and Two Coconut Trees

The picture sums up what we need in a good social media consultant/promoter or what qualities each of us should possess if we want to be a successful social media consultant/promoter. Given an island and two coconut trees how can you make it the most desirable place on the web?

  • The lady with the peace sign.

Like a lady, one should be gentle and do the most sensible thing that will do good for the brand or idea.

  • The guy with the big brush.

Well this symbolizes the creative and the artistic side of being a social media consultant/promoter. There are a lot of people who want to be in this field and the big question is how do you become creative enough to stand apart.

  • The guy with the bulb.

Being innovative and inventive should be the final quality. One must be inventive in ways to promote a client or service via the social media. Re-inventing the wheel only runs for so long.

Written for Samyukta Media‘s Our story, You write: Social Media Story Contest. Contest Code : SM2CNov2011

How to Start a Blog?

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I have been blogging since 2006 and looking back, i’m feeling euphoric that i had picked up this hobby. But time and time again, i come across people who doesn’t have an idea what a blog is or how to start blogging. They are particularly clueless where to start. The fact is that they all know that blogging involves writing, but they don’t know where to start. Today too, i was asked twice by people as to how to start blogging.

So i finally decide that its time for me to do a writing as to – ‘How to Start a Blog?’. Don’t worry, its EASY! Its a 2 step hassle free process -  blogger How to Start a Blog?

Step – 1

Get youself registerd at one of the blogging sites like – WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, LiveJournal, Rediff etc.

Step – 2

(this is from a WordPress perspective) Click on “NewPost”, Enter a title for your post -> write -> Add this under a category -> Publishtypepad How to Start a Blog?

DONE!!!

Couple of things that u need to be aware of -

  1. You are not a star overnight – unless of course you are Aamir Khan / Amitab Bachan – Be patient and keep posting
  2. Don’t worry about the way you write, trust me, no one is a born Shakespeare (please don’t ever ever write like Shakespeare) – Keep writing, you will improve
  3. You wont get comments as soon as you do a post, for that u need to look at point 1 – Be patient and keep writing
  4. Read others blogs and comment and reply – This will lead to point 1 and 3 and help you with 2
  5. Don’t hesitate to write and be prepared for any comments.

The only way to get noticed is to keep writing and commenting, build you network in small steps. If u dont want to get noticed, its ok, still keep writing for what ever reason it may be – Bitching about you boss, writing about your love – to anything…logo How to Start a Blog?

icon smile How to Start a Blog? Happy Blogging.

I had done couple of Blogging sessions at WIPRO and at BIMTECH – here is the link to the slides

Writer’s Block : WTF !!!! Fuck it, I’m back

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Writers Block : WTF !!!! Fuck it, Im backI was there. It didn’t feel great.

I was scared, i was lost, i was wandering in the dark.

I hit the Writer’s Block.

Trust me its a damn scary place. Felt good when i reached there, mainly due to the fact that i was busy at work and i was in no way even getting time to pee. Forced into the dark the force grew weaker in me. Two days back i faced the bitter reality that i had hit the block, i shouldn’t have taken the left turn at the T-junction at the dead-end, for what joy?, i have no idea.

Goddess Wikipedia (a.k.a. Goddess Saraswathi in Hindu Mythology), describes Writer’s Block as :

Writer’s block is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity.

Naah!!! Nothing of these caused my condition. I had inspiration(lots of it) and i had lots to write but i didn’t. Why? I needed a reason and today i have a reason to write. Breaking the door, like Rajani, i’m out with the reason i needed (I wish it was more like a girl that i walked out with).

20th Sept, 15th Oct and this one on the 30th of Oct, that was the frequency of my posts in the last 2 months.

Looking back i ponder what made me stop, was it the work or was it something more noir. Yes, work was one of the reasons, undeniably. 20+ hrs of working on a single day, my friends began referring me as IBM‘s bitch. Getting adjusted to the new life was one definite factor. But when i search deep it was something more than that. One that pains me still, tried shrugging it off, but couldn’t, it still lingers in the darkest thoughts. It can be described as one that is scariest for a writer. I was never credited for something that i wrote. Even my closest friends didnt acknowledge the fact that it was me. Bang! i got a “500 Internal Server Error” when i was expecting a “200 OK” with “Connection: Keep-Alive”.

Any way its all behind me, and i at least think that i’m back.

BTW my lingo has now been reduced into the results of an aftermath of heavy AS2/AS3 testing, with heavy dosage of XML and Development team that doesnt consent to bugs.

Taken this opportunity, if u would like anyone who is coming across this post to share, what made them hit writer’s block and how they did eventually overcome it….

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