tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post281487524365509960..comments2023-06-09T09:38:26.473-06:00Comments on SmokeFree Wisconsin: 31 Day Experiment - Day 6SmokeFree Wisconsinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16314217837382592060noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-9527665050367306242007-08-09T08:21:00.000-06:002007-08-09T08:21:00.000-06:00Beyond my company blog, I also have a young organi...Beyond my company blog, I also have a young organizational blog, we're just two months old. We have 27 posts and 30 comments, most of which are the 'team'. <BR/><BR/>We are slowly starting to get a few outside comments. Some of them have been 'encouraged'. Each time I am at a meeting or see a member I ask them to go to the blog and comment. I tell them how it helps a blog feel more like a community, and how much it helps me keep going.<BR/><BR/>I think part of it is our audiences aren't bloggers. I know I read a couple blogs for over a year before I started writing myself, and only then started commenting occasionally. I've only started really engaging during this challenge. <BR/><BR/>As to your blog, I was excited to see you were on the challenge. I immediately went to a personal level. I have a business partner that smokes; always outside, tries to be considerate, supports public smoking bans. <BR/><BR/>I was hoping for suggestions. <BR/>~What do you do when someone you love smokes? <BR/>~Does anything help encourage them to quit? <BR/>~What kind of breath mint can you hand them when they come in from smoking and the smell is driving you crazy? <BR/>~Interviews with former smokers about what helped them quit<BR/><BR/>This may be totally off what you are trying to do, but maybe some links? When I can make a personal connection, or find something that means a lot to me, I am way more invested in an organization. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you even have some of this kind of content, but I couldn't tell by your date archive. I went back through some of them because I am doing the challenge with you. I probably wouldn't have if I was just a visitor. I'd go to google and search for another blog. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work, both on the challenge and your mission. It's really important. I love living in Oregon where I don't have to worry about smelling smoke when I go out to eat.Christine Martellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475948139385466432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-11648470156297201972007-08-07T19:31:00.000-06:002007-08-07T19:31:00.000-06:00Hmmm. . . you raise some really interesting questi...Hmmm. . . you raise some really interesting questions here. <BR/><BR/>As an "outsider," my observation is that a lot what you post here is "preaching to the choir" and maybe not particularly actionable--sort of like updates rather than calls to action or conversation starters. <BR/><BR/>I agree with Liz's comment that maybe you need to reframe some things to invite conversation--rather than just reporting the news or a study, invite some kind of action from it. I think it's fine to have your blog be a source of the most up-to-date information, but those kinds of posts probably won't invite interaction the way you want. Maybe you could have a mix? <BR/><BR/>Just my outsider look at things. Hope it helps. <BR/><BR/>BTW--I love how you guys used this exercise as a jumping off point into some other, bigger questions for your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397141130780617925.post-52449575199845553702007-08-07T18:23:00.000-06:002007-08-07T18:23:00.000-06:00Thanks for keeping our BB31 Challenge alive Amber!...Thanks for keeping our BB31 Challenge alive Amber!<BR/><BR/>Here are some other questions I've thought about that have led to some blog soul-searching...<BR/><BR/>1. a lot of what we post relates to the latest research that shows smoke-free policies are not only the right thing to do for health, but also that they work in the real world - not really the kind of information that's open to interpretation - do we need to focus more on these studies' implications for policy and engage our readers with questions like, "what would be the most effective way to get the word out about smoke-free New York's success?" In other words, are we sounding too much like a journal or news article and not succeeding as activists who are looking to other supporters for ideas about how to add to the momentum for a smoke-free WI?<BR/><BR/>2. so far we've advertised our blog through our existing networks and, based on the numbers coming through on our <A HREF="http://www.google.com/analytics/" REL="nofollow">Google Analytics</A> visitor reports, there are a lot of people we work with who don't regularly visit the blog - is it time to reach out to people who are already online but aren't necessarily connected to us right now? If so, how/where do we start that process?SmokeFree Wisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314217837382592060noreply@blogger.com