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Developing a relationship

1/31/2012

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Joseph K. Marshall, Jr., salesman at Lufkin Trailers in San Antonio, TX, ca.1965.
Developing Relationships

Growing up, I had the privilege of watching my father conduct business. However, to say it was business sounds so clinical and not really accurate because my father at times made the business aspect seem like a byproduct of what he was really doing ~ developing relationships.


He developed strong relationships with his vendors. He developed strong relationships with his customers. He developed strong relationships with his employees. He knew their first and last names. He knew their spouses names. He knew where they'd been and where they were planning to go. He sat down, listened to them, and cared.

And it seems that because he was so adept at developing relationships with those folks he came into contact with, the business, whatever it was, usually followed. I'm not implying that everything ran smoothly because it didn't, even with the relationships. It's just that it seems he created a community of sorts wherever he went.

And what does developing relationships have to do with blogging genealogy? Well, goodness, everything. Blogging is a tool from the tool box known as "social media". And while the term social media is a very overused term, it's just online marketing. Remember the old community chambers of commerce? That's similar to what social media is when it's being used effectively, except it's open 24/7 and available in every conceivable place there's an internet connection or cell service around the world. Meetings still occur, but they look a little different because people are hanging out now in front of a webcam. Coffee isn't served, but everyone's enjoying a cup of their favorite java or tea. Birthdays are observed not with cake but exclamation points and emoticons.

Blogs provide a necessary online presence where content is fresh, community is grown, and relationships are developed. Then, well, your business ~ be it finding cousins, finding members, or finding clients ~ will usually follow.

So welcome to BloggingGenealogy.com, where we're going to create a community of people learning how to develop relationships through social media, especially through blogging genealogy effectively.

[And I wish my Dad was still around. He totally would've rocked this blogging and genealogy stuff. =) ]

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And the winner of Dear Myrtle's Blogging for Beginners and More Blogging for Beginners webinar-on-CDs from Legacy Family Tree Webinars is...

Kathleen Brandt of the blog a3Genealogy!!!! Be sure to go over to Kathleen's blog and congratulate her.

Congrats! To claim your prize, please contact me through my contact form indicating your mailing address. Thanks! =)

~Caroline

Disclosure Notice: I am an affiliate of Legacy Family Tree. This means that if you click on a link or an image with a link for Legacy Family Tree, you will be taken to their website where you may purchase something from their online store. If you do purchase from their online store, then I will receive a small referral commission for sending you there and recommending them. Whether you buy or don't buy is up to you. As a Geneablogger member, I received a collection of 10 webinar-on-CDs at SCGS 2011's Jamboree from Legacy Family Tree Webinars to either use personally or to use as giveaways, and these 2 CD's that I'm giving away are from that collection.

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You're Getting Closer to...

1/24/2012

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars
_You're getting closer to...
  • Learning how to optimize your blog so that potential cousins find it and want to contact you.
  • Learning how to optimize your blog so that potential members find your blog and want to join your genealogical society.
  • Learning how to optimize your blog so that potential clients find it and want to hire you to research for them.
  • Learning how to make some passive income on your blog.
  • Learning how to use other social media tools besides blogging to attain your goals.
That's right. BloggingGenealogy.com launches 31 Jan 2012. I'll be doing 3 blog posts a week. Sign up below for these blog posts to arrive in your inbox so you don't miss a thing.

And? I'm giving away a copy of Dear Myrtle's Blogging for Beginners and a copy of Dear Myrtle's More Blogging for Beginners webinar-on-CD from Legacy Family Tree Webinars. One very lucky and very random BloggingGenealogy.com List Subscriber will receive both copies of Dear Myrtle's webinar-on-CDs. So sign-up by midnight, Monday, 30 Jan 2012, and the winner will be announced on the FIRST official blog post of BloggingGenealogy.com on Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012.


~Caroline

Disclosure Notice: I am an affiliate of Legacy Family Tree. This means that if you click on a link or an image with a link for Legacy Family Tree, you will be taken to their website where you may purchase something from their online store. If you do purchase from their online store, then I will receive a small referral commission for sending you there and recommending them. Whether you buy or don't buy is up to you. As a Geneablogger member, I received a collection of 10 webinar-on-CDs at SCGS 2011's Jamboree from Legacy Family Tree Webinars either to use personally or to use as giveaways, and these 2 CD's that I'm giving away are from that collection.
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Launch will be Jan 31st!

1/16/2012

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I bet you thought this blog would never launch, right? Well, if you thought that, you were wrong. BloggingGenealogy.com is launching 31 Jan 2012. Yay!

What will this blog be about? Marketing your genealogy-related blog.
  • Want to learn how to optimize your site so that it garners the attention of possible cousins? Then this blog is for you.
  • Want to learn how to earn some passive income on your blog? Then this blog is for you.
  • Want to learn how to try to increase your membership in your genealogical society through a blog and social media? Then this blog is for you.
  • Want to learn how to try to increase your blog's (and website's) appeal to potential clients and how to use social media? Then this blog is for you.
Several times a week, we'll discuss a concept in general, then I'll show you how to apply it to your blog.
  • Will we be talking marketing? Yes.
  • Will we be talking social media? Yes.
  • Will we be talking writing? Yes.
And an e-book is in the making and will launch this year.

If you haven't already signed up to get updates in your inbox, then do it now. You're not going to want to miss a post. [Note: This is NOT a weekly newsletter. You'll receive 3 emails a week to let you know when I've updated this site.]
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