Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Why “Sprouts”
As a “Social entrepreneur”, yes that green tree hugging type of entrepreneur that more often ends up scamming themselves, You are most always on the lookout for opportunities that serve two purposes:
- First is to lift the dregs of society, yes “those people”, out of the rut created by the race of the rats, in which case you have to get your hands dirty and also get used to the smell.
- and second is to make lots of profit while you go at it.
Being an “opportunist”, every single challenge or problem encountered is an opportunity. This comes with its own “problem”, how do you sift through all the ideas that flow through the cracks in order to find the few that truly serve the interests of the community while serving our wallets?
The bright idea is to build an community to work together to serve communities anywhere and everywhere we can, while also turning a profit.
In the days ahead, I will be posting the opportunities abounding and surrounding my locality, of which we can inspect and dissect in order to develop them into viable business enterprises (at least on paper), and getting them financed communally.
Thanks for your time.
KO.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
Sprouts 