Comments on: Who is Your Blogging Mentor?

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:44:17 +0000

Can’t say enough that my first virtual mentor is none other than Michael Martine… next are the guys at copyblogger.com (brian clark), Rich Schefren and Yaro Starak..How I wish I can get them as my “real” mentor but for now, I’m still on the process of saving.

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Are These 4 Social Network Sites A Waste Of Time? — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:05:16 +0000

[...] Michael Martine seems to use Twitter a lot and he recommend Twhirl to me. I would recommend adding him as a friend, as he always has something interesting to say. You’re welcome to add me too – I like meeting new people to chat to. [...]

By: Joe Anshel

Joe Anshel — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:15:11 +0000

Killer recording! I’m going to draw out my “big picture” plan and work backwards to today, today!

By: Ari Koinuma

Ari Koinuma — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:20:16 +0000

I definitely have to count Steve Pavlina as the inspiration, and I plan to emulate some of his tactics, like putting up a forum instead of comments down the road. Other than that, it's a technique here, technique there. Tom Volkar of DelightfulWork is a great business coach. Check out his upcoming class on self-employment/entrepreneurship! I learned much from it when I took it. Also, I like Avani and Maya. They write so well, plus their blogs are beautiful. ari

By: Vered - MomGrind

Vered - MomGrind — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:01:36 +0000

I follow several mommy bloggers, but I can’t say that I have a mentor. My blog is highly personal and I’m curious to see how far I can take it despite that, and despite its lack of a clear cut niche.

By: Flora M Brown Ph.D.

Flora M Brown Ph.D. — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:10:36 +0000

Having mentors is vital for success even if they don’t know they are our mentors.

Since I began writing my self-help/personal development blog this year, I’ve followed a number of other bloggers for content ideas, structure and monetizing tips.

I subscribe to about 15 blogs that I check daily for information and inspiration.

I admire Seth Godin for packing powerful messages into a few words; Steve Pavlina for deep and detailed analysis and evaluation; Gretchen Rubin for the breadth and variety of information on happiness; Myrko Thum, Evelyn Lim and Kent Nerburn for their attention to the spiritual part of our being; the Change Blog for introducing me to some great writers who often share their growth journeys; ProBlogger for showing what a blog is and what it can do; and finally, Michael Martine for helping me better understand and navigate the blogoshpere.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:45:44 +0000

Everyone: thanks for the comments! There are some names I expected to see and some that were new to me. For those of you who said that I am a mentor, I wanted to say a humble thank you. I'll try to live up to that. The picture is from the movie Kill Bill, Vol. 2. Pictured are Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo and Chia Hui Liu as Pai Mei. Pai Mei is the central mentor character in the film. He trains Beatrix in swordfighting and martial arts.

By: Toma Bonciu

Toma Bonciu — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:34:39 +0000

I don’t think that I can say I have a mentor but I have some blogs that presents some interesting information :
For example I like Remarkablogger for the ideas on blogging for business and blog promotion

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:39:44 +0000

You really do underscore the importance of a mentor with sound arguments… I have a few that I study…

I love the photo you selected. That’s just awesome! What’s the origin?