He’s Back

It has been a few months since my last blog post and I want to get back to posting more regularly. Bill Rowland, Paul Mosenson and my business partner Paul Fleming have been doing a great job over the past few months and I have been neglecting the whole blog thing. I am recommitting myself – I cannot continue to talk about engagement if I don’t attempt to engage myself now can I?

I also want to thank the good folks at FlackShack for helping in this process. I met with Suzan and Melinda a month or so ago (probably 3 by now) and they gave me some feedback on our blog – you see they are “REAL” bloggers. One thing that kept with me all this time they said that while our blog gives good information it lacks my personality – who knew I had one – though I can be very entertaining if you want me to speak to any of your groups. Anyway the more I thought about what they said the more I thought I should get back to being a contributor again so here I am and committing to making a better effort at this engagement thing. It will require you to post back to me though so you have to take a step as well.

I have been thinking a bit about what I should say in my first attempt back and I stumbled across something I wonder what to think of. I find I belong to a number of unintentional groups or communities. What I mean by this is folks who have something in common with you and when they find that you are a member they feel free to talk to you about it. Example of what I mean – A number of years ago I had part of my thyroid cut out (they don’t do this anymore for an overactive thyroid thank goodness) so I have a scar on my neck that most of you have not noticed but anyone who has had the operation notices right away. It makes me a part of the thyroid operation community and recently led to a great conversation with a waitress who knew immediately what it was. It allowed us to share and be part of the same community.

I have this theory that if you talk enough to a person and really ask genuinely about them you will find something you have in common, a bond, a community you both belong to. I know the great blogger Steve Smolinsky who blogs all the time about networking would agree with this and I highly recommend his blog

Your thoughts or am I crazy about this whole thing?

Now last thought – if you have not had anyone send this video to you it is a must see.

Cheesy moouse yes moouse not mouse because I know you can’t do what this mouse is doing. (Update: Sorry, but the video is no longer available – You need to act fast on the internets…)

Now your turn – feedback??

Rick Simmons

Rick Simmons is a principal at Dinkum Interactive, a firm specializing in online marketing solutions for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. With more than 25 years of experience in advertising and marketing, Simmons has spent the last four years focused on search engine optimization, and other Internet marketing strategies. Reach him at 267-626-9094 or [email protected]