This document discusses 8 habits of effective bloggers based on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It presents the basic model of habits and focuses on goals for one's digital identity. It then outlines each of the 8 habits: 1) be proactive, 2) begin with the end in mind, 3) put first things first, 4) think win-win, 5) seek first to understand, 6) synergize, and 7) sharpen the saw. Examples are provided for each habit. The conclusion emphasizes finding a unique voice as the 8th habit.

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Pimp Your Blog
Or
8 Habits of Effective Blogger
Prof. Yesha Sivan
Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College
Metaverse Labs. Ltd.
yesha.sivan@metaverse-labs.com
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In Memory of Steve Covey…
• Author: “The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People”
• 8th Habit: "Find your voice and
inspire others to find theirs...
• My Perspective:
– “Blogger” in the sense of a
“manager of a Digital identity.”
– And we all have different,
identities that change over
time.
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The Basic Model: The Original model
related habits 7
Habits are routines
of behavior that are repeated
regularly and tend to
occur subconsciously
(Source: Wikipedia: Habits)
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Me and Others
:Others
Audience
Partners
…Etc
Me
My Goals
My Style
…Etc
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1. Be Proactive
Be Proactive
This is a
psychological
tendency to
act, to do,
to…
=DRIVE
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2. Begin with the End in Mind
Setting the
:goal
What should
my digital
identity say?
What is the
goal?
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2. Goals: What should my digital identity
say?
1. Professional goal? Academic? Business?
2. Personal goal? Relations?
3. What is the audience I want to talk to?
4. Just “say things to the world?”
5. Connect with Family?
6. Personal Brand?
7. Example: Dryesha.com
1. A focal point to know Yesha (80%
professionally, and 20% personality)
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2. Goal of Digital Identity Example 1:
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2. Goal of Digital Identity Example 2: (2006)
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3. First Things First
1. Once a week
 once a
month.
2. Clean and fix –
comments.
3. 1 hr. a week!!!
(At least)
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4. Win Win
Examples to
partners:
1.Saloona.
2.JVWR – Journal
3.Academic Work
4.Other writers
5.ISOC
In general:
•How to connect
with others??
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5. Seek to Understand…
Ask people what
they are looking
for?
Ask readers what
helps them?
(for example: slides
of previous talks,
dates, sources,
collection of links,
etc.)
Use Google
ANALYTICS,
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5. Example 1: ClickTale
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5. Example 2: Google Analytics
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6. Synergize
Synergize
•Connect with
Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn.
•Internal connect.
(links to other things
you have written).
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6. Example: Ping & Twitter
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7. Sharpen the Saw…
New Tools; new
views… etc…
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7. Example 1: Outbrain
Invest the time to advance
your blog… test new tools…
but remember to take them
out if they do not match…
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7. Example 2: Facebook Break
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Conclusion: 8. The 8th Habit:
Get Unique VOICE
• “Find your voice and inspire others to find
theirs…”
• Once you have a Unique VOICE
(=“Something to say”) you can be effective
about it…
• No point in being just being effective … and
you have to be effective towards something…

• Thanks
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