Comments for John Joubert http://www.johnjoubert.com freelance wordpress designer, e-business consultant, entrepreneur & blogger Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Why do you comment on blogs? by ingiltere vizesi http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/05/why-do-you-comment-on-blogs/#comment-485 ingiltere vizesi Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:08:19 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=52#comment-485 These are not surprising my anymore, but thanks.. These are not surprising my anymore, but thanks..

]]> Comment on Why do you blog? by John Joubert http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/05/why-do-you-blog/#comment-450 John Joubert Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:38:09 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=41#comment-450 @Black Belt Bloggerooler: Nice comments, I tend to agree with you on your second point, blogging is good for business and it is fun, so why not? P.S You probably should have, but thanks for making it here instead! :) @Black Belt Bloggerooler: Nice comments, I tend to agree with you on your second point, blogging is good for business and it is fun, so why not?

P.S You probably should have, but thanks for making it here instead! :)

]]> Comment on How hard do you work, really? by John Joubert http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/10/how-hard-do-you-work-really/#comment-449 John Joubert Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:33:48 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=324#comment-449 @Ant: Yeah, I think this is a very subjective question and would often depend on the situation, as you say, it may be important that impress you clients and therefore you work that much harder! @Online HOmeschooler: Nice comment, I tend to agree with you, when you enjoy doing something it you seem to work harder and put more effort into it. Is this possibly just human nature? P.S I took the liberty of removing your first comment, I hope that's ok? Also, I have fixed the problem you were experiencing, you can now write as much as you want without losing sight of the text! Sorry about that one :) @Ant: Yeah, I think this is a very subjective question and would often depend on the situation, as you say, it may be important that impress you clients and therefore you work that much harder!

@Online HOmeschooler: Nice comment, I tend to agree with you, when you enjoy doing something it you seem to work harder and put more effort into it. Is this possibly just human nature?

P.S I took the liberty of removing your first comment, I hope that’s ok? Also, I have fixed the problem you were experiencing, you can now write as much as you want without losing sight of the text! Sorry about that one :)

]]> Comment on Why do you blog? by Black Belt Bloggerooler http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/05/why-do-you-blog/#comment-447 Black Belt Bloggerooler Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:16:58 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=41#comment-447 Why do I blog? I blog for the same mix of reasons that I earned my black belt. One, I like to. It feels good to me. I organize my thoughts and reflect on my issues. Two, it's good for me. I run an online business. Rather than contemplate my naval aimlessly, I contemplate and build some links. And ask more knowledgable people useful questions. And, given my 50 year old memory, I can find out what I was working on yesterday by looking at my blog. Three. It impresses people. People are nicer to me when they know I have a black belt. They're nicer to me when they realize that my newsletter has a few hundred thousand readers and that at my heart, I can be really petty. Wow. What a good set of thoughts, I probably should have made a post on one of my blogs about this. Why do I blog? I blog for the same mix of reasons that I earned my black belt. One, I like to. It feels good to me. I organize my thoughts and reflect on my issues.
Two, it’s good for me. I run an online business. Rather than contemplate my naval aimlessly, I contemplate and build some links. And ask more knowledgable people useful questions. And, given my 50 year old memory, I can find out what I was working on yesterday by looking at my blog.
Three. It impresses people. People are nicer to me when they know I have a black belt. They’re nicer to me when they realize that my newsletter has a few hundred thousand readers and that at my heart, I can be really petty.

Wow. What a good set of thoughts, I probably should have made a post on one of my blogs about this.

]]> Comment on How hard do you work, really? by Online HOmeschooler http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/10/how-hard-do-you-work-really/#comment-445 Online HOmeschooler Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:09:54 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=324#comment-445 I would ask a slightly different question. Do I work harder at the things that I’m supposed to do or the things that I like to do? I run a small online education company. I am supposed to audit/analyse the finances every month (to make sure all is healthy and squeeky clean), to review my staff each quarter, to do detailed plans and follow them, to measure progress against schedules, and other vital managerial stuff. In reality, that all gets little attention. I tend to burn thru my days (and nights) working on new lessons,refining graphics and audio, exploring the technology & seo world, discussing theories of education with other nutcases/visionaries, or otherwise pursuing projects only vaguely related to my responsbilities. Bottom line: Passion versus responsibility. But, before you oversimplify the lesson, let me add that my company is doing well, I indulge myself. If I was only scraping by and scared of $$$ problems, I’d be a lot more responsible. (Sorry for submitting this twice but your template/my computer meant that the text that I was typing was not visible so I trusted my typing and unedited writing. Big mistake This second draft went thru notepad first. BTW, I think it's your template that is creating this problem.) I would ask a slightly different question. Do I work harder at the things that I’m supposed to do or the things that I like to do?

I run a small online education company. I am supposed to audit/analyse the finances every month (to make sure all is healthy and squeeky clean), to review my staff each quarter, to do detailed plans and follow them, to measure progress against schedules, and other vital managerial stuff.

In reality, that all gets little attention. I tend to burn thru my days (and nights) working on new lessons,refining graphics and audio, exploring the technology & seo world, discussing theories of education with other nutcases/visionaries, or otherwise pursuing projects only vaguely related to my responsbilities.

Bottom line: Passion versus responsibility. But, before you oversimplify the lesson, let me add that my company is doing well, I indulge myself. If I was only scraping by and scared of $$$ problems, I’d be a lot more responsible.

(Sorry for submitting this twice but your template/my computer meant that the text that I was typing was not visible so I trusted my typing and unedited writing. Big mistake This second draft went thru notepad first. BTW, I think it’s your template that is creating this problem.)

]]> Comment on How hard do you work, really? by ../Ant http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/10/how-hard-do-you-work-really/#comment-443 ../Ant Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:44:38 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=324#comment-443 I find that I work harder for clients than for myself. I don't know why this is, maybe I'm just trying to impress them more? ;/ I find that I work harder for clients than for myself. I don’t know why this is, maybe I’m just trying to impress them more? ;/

]]> Comment on Is “premium” on the way out? by John Joubert http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/10/is-premium-on-the-way-out/#comment-433 John Joubert Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:16:24 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=317#comment-433 @James: No, I wasn't aware of that. Please could you keep comments relevant to the post topic. Thanks :) @James: No, I wasn’t aware of that. Please could you keep comments relevant to the post topic. Thanks :)

]]> Comment on Is “premium” on the way out? by James http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/10/is-premium-on-the-way-out/#comment-432 James Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:51 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=317#comment-432 do you know your blog is listed on this blackhat site? blackhatbootcamp.net/listofwordpressblogs/ do you know your blog is listed on this blackhat site? blackhatbootcamp.net/listofwordpressblogs/

]]> Comment on I’m famous! by John Joubert http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/09/im-famous/#comment-398 John Joubert Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:19:59 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=217#comment-398 Thanks..that's a really great comment. I really enjoyed designing this theme, but obviously I am my own worst critic and am always looking to improve...my next design is going to be even better! Stay tuned :) Thanks..that’s a really great comment. I really enjoyed designing this theme, but obviously I am my own worst critic and am always looking to improve…my next design is going to be even better! Stay tuned :)

]]> Comment on I’m famous! by palesa http://www.johnjoubert.com/2008/09/im-famous/#comment-396 palesa Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:54:37 +0000 http://www.johnjoubert.com/?p=217#comment-396 Best...theme...ever :) Best…theme…ever :)

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