Comments on: Nominated: Brazen Careerist Blogger Of The Year 2009

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:17:49 +0000

You don’t have to wait- just copy and paste the above message to your Twitter!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:11:53 +0000

Good luck! I don't read many D.C. blogs, but yours is one that I regularly do, so at the very, very least pat yourself on the back for that one. I'll retweet it once it comes around! .-= Mike´s last blog ..And I got my H1N1 shot today but now my kids will die of autism because Jenny McCarthy & Kirk Cameron said so. =-.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:46:13 +0000

Aw Elisa you just made my day, thanks so much!

By: Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:25:16 +0000

So, I’m not gonna lie. I hadn’t followed you other than your occasional featured post on Brazen til now. But reading thru at the BestOf entries I decided that yours was one of my favorites out of the list. So I Tweeted (per the contest guidelines) and immediately followed your Twitter stream.

Next stop was to jump on your blog to add it to my Reader. Only to read through your post and see that…WHAT?! You list me as one of the big names of the blogging world?! It may be partially cause I’ve been sick for 5 days straight but you could knock me over with a feather right now!

Goodness is all relative…I enjoyed your post a lot because it was so frank and true and real. None of the buzzwords and stagnant topics of so many “good bloggers.” Keep doing what you’re doing, I look forward to reading more in the future!
.-= Elisa´s last blog ..Life Isn’t Wicked Witches Or Phantoms =-.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:50:05 +0000

Thanks- get all your friends to vote too!

By: Suburban Sweetheart

Suburban Sweetheart — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:21:43 +0000

Awesommme. Voted! Fingers crossed for you.
.-= Suburban Sweetheart´s last blog ..The White House: I Want to Go to There =-.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:18:08 +0000

I know I just want the title- in fact maybe I’ll give the prize away if I win it…

By: Dazey

Dazey — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:27:58 +0000

wow that is pretty cool. Congrats! If it were me, I think I’d be more stoked just for the title, but then again, maybe that’s why I’m not one of those chosen bloggers. Either way, it’s pretty lame that the only way to vote is through Twitter. I would totally vote for you, but I am not on Twitter, and don’t really see this a viable reason to join. Sorry buster and good luck in the running to be America’s Next Top Blogger.
.-= Dazey´s last blog ..One Track Mind =-.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:31:15 +0000

Thanks Ryan- I totally love the point you bring up about giving vs. receiving. I tell people that ask me advice about Twitter to become a go-to source, to give more than ask.

By: Ryan Paugh

Ryan Paugh — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:04:50 +0000

Looks like you’re doing pretty good so far!

I think a lot of people are worried that bloggers w/ a lot of followers are going to take this thing, but my prediction is that someone like you is going to win.

It’s all about the value you bring to the people you’re connected to. If you’re a giver, people are going to be more likely to want to give back. 300 people who you’ve spent time connecting w/ in 2009 is more powerful than 1,000 that you’ve accumulated while giving little back to.

Good luck!
.-= Ryan Paugh´s last blog ..The Top 50 Blog Posts of 2009 + A Contest to Determine Our Blogger of the Year! =-.