I am sitting here with my laptop which has been a common occurrence in 2009 pondering the past year and wondering if I’ve improved as a link builder as much as I’ve wanted to. I’m also looking at the industry at large and wondered if we’ve improved as a group as much as we wanted to.
The answer is, I’m not so sure.
I try, I mean I really try to be a glass half full type of person. But inevitably at this time of the year, I tend to focus on what I haven’t done rather than applaud myself for what I have done. Perhaps I’m ambitious. Perhaps I’m a perfectionist. Perhaps I’m insane. Or a combination of all of the above.
Last year, I wrote a post about goals for link building professionals. As I look at that post, I can safely say that I have grown in my profession and that makes me happy.
I will tell you one area where I have fallen horribly short and that is blogging. Part of it is that I’ve been extremely busy and blogging doesn’t always make the priority list. Anyone who works in consulting realizes how crazy times can get with an ever growing portfolio of clients. I’ve also really focused on my professional expertise. I’ve been reading, testing, and learning from a variety of individuals across various facets of internet marketing. Shame on me for not blogging about this more extensively, but that’s just the way it has been this year.
Plus, I haven’t been all that inspired this year. Every topic I came up with sounded like a regurgitation of someone else’s idea. I know that some think there is no such thing as an original thought. I don’t totally agree with that but it feels like it’s coming true at times. I don’t want to repeat what others are doing on their blogs. And I get tired of reading the same post over and over again with a different author’s name on a different blog template.
But I’ll try to do better. If for no other reason than two people this week alone have asked me when I’ll start blogging again. I guess I should get back on the ball.
It’s been an absolutely amazing year. I’ve gotten to work with some fantastic brands, I have the most unbelievable talented team under the sun and I’m getting better at my job every day. What more could I ask for? Improvement for one. Creativity for another. I could go on, but I won’t bore you. Besides, it’s almost midnight.
Enjoy the New Year and I wish you all the best.
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I hear you on the inspiration thing. In trying to keep up with your niche, your own thoughts are influenced by others and everything you write sounds like someone else’s stuff. I struggle with it too.
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