Who Said That? Friday, November 23rd 2007

We close out each week with our Who Said That?, where we give some link love to other blogs and regular websites that we feel you may find interesting:

But before we get started: be sure to submit your best post of 2007 for our ‘Most Powerful Posts of 2007′ eBook. This is a great way to get some additional exposure and linkage! Space is filling up fast so be sure to get yours in while we’re still accepting posts!

Now on to this week’s notable posts!

Do You Make These 9 Mistakes When You Set Goals?

Henrick of Positivity Blog makes an awesome statement. To quote:

Setting personal goals is important because if you don’t then you’ll probably spend a lot of time working to fulfill the goals of others.

If you’re goal in life is not to spend all your time fulfilling someone else’s goals, be sure to look into Henrick’s list of 9 common goal setting mistakes.

How to Test Drive Friends and Irritate People

Leave it to Tim Ferriss to find a way to streamline relationship building. In his post “How to Test Drive Friends and Irritate People,” Tim asks:

What if it were possible to fast-forward relationships, whether with new friends, business partners, or romances? To get past the honeymoon facade of niceties and see their true tendencies underneath all it all?

Then offers 6 ways to do just that.

How To Get 300,000 Visitors in 90 Days

Dave Navarro links to a call by friend Ben Mack that discusses a Case Study called How You Drive 300,000 Visitors in 90 Days for $100. This is really interesting stuff you probably haven’t heard before. Dave has also pre-launched his exciting new 30 Hour a Day product definitely check this out. Between now and December 11, you can get the program at a major discount.

Results of a Cross-Blog Series Experiment

Lodewijk of How to Be an Original did an interesting blog experiment with Cross Blogging that turned out to be a great success. In his post, “Results of the Cross-Blog Series” Lodewijk describes the process, explains the steps he took to execute the cross blogging strategy, and shares the results.

The Power of Personas

What’s a persona? According to Invesp Blog, a persona is a prototype of the many clients you have. Why does it matter? Because if your website copy doesn’t speak to the reader, you lose the sale. Ayat points out some common mistakes in website communication and shows an example of a copy makeover.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!