Tips To Shake A Blog - Focus On Empathy

This will be a series on best practices for those willing to shake a blog.

Remember when you shake ur blog, you have to shake other's blog as well, and, you agree with the other blog owner that for every action, there will be an equal and opposite reaction. Here, the principle of "what you sow, that you shall reap" still applies, which is all within the boundaries of the golden rule, that you do to others what you want others to do to you.

So let me start the ball rolling, so to speak.

FOCUS ON EMPATHY

My first tip is that you should focus on empathy.

Empathy as used in this context is that of putting yourself in someone else’s place and imagining how that person must feel.

Although the internet is a virtual world, most rules and principles in the real world still applies to this virtual world. When you empathize with the blog owner you're shaking with, there is a greater chance of you creating a long and fruitful relationship with that blog owner. It will make you feel better, knowing that you are doing good, based on what the other blog owner feels.

If applied consistently, focus on empathy will bring forth a better world wide web, where people are always trying to feel what other people are feeling. Everyone being more considerate of other's feelings.

So, let us take for example, a blogger who joins a networking community. Basic to this example is the fact that you are there to gain something from the community, regardless of what it may be. You join, interact with other people, and expect something in return. But what really should you expect from others....

To be continued...

Note: If you have thought on this subject you would like to share, questions or suggestion, I would really like to hear about it, so please leave a comment below. Thanks for dropping by and please come back for the continuation of this series.

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Keyword Search Exchange Posting Area

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

This post will serve as just one repository, of the many that will soon be created, for blog owners willing to SHAKE for keyword search.

Each comment made to this post will serve as the commenter's willingness to exchange keyword searches for his blog. Anybody can do this by following the suggested format for this SHAKE. You can start by performing a SHAKE with me for this post.

Suggested format that can be used for this SHAKE which you can use in any blog posts, including this post, is as follows:

1. Give your comment, starting with your particular thoughts on the post you are commenting on.
2. Include in your comment that you would like to see whether or not this particular post or blog can be found in a particular search engine's search results for the indicated keywords/labels.
3. Also indicate in your comment that you also have a blog post (include the post permalink substituting for the (.) symbol the word dot) with keywords (include the post keywords) that you have a hard time searching for in the specified search engine.
4. End your comment with a statement that you are more than willing to exchange searches with anybody interested in doing so.

The above format is a mere suggestion but would definitely make it easier for those willing to SHAKE to know that you're really interested in a shake for keyword searching without appearing like a spam.

I hope that this Blog will somehow help most of us new bloggers get a better starting position in this very competitive industry.

StumbleUpon Favorite (SUF) Exchange Posting Area

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

This post will serve as just one repository, of the many that will soon be created, for blog owners willing to SHAKE for inclusion on a StumbleUpon Favorite page. Before doing this SHAKE, make sure that you are already a registered StumbleUpon member.

Each comment made to this post will serve as the commenter's willingness to exchange inclusion to a StumbleUpon Favorite page for his/her post. Anybody can do this by following the suggested format for this SHAKE. You can start by performing a SHAKE with me for this post.

Suggested format that can be used for this SHAKE which you can use in any blog posts, including this post, is as follows:

1. Give your comment, starting with your particular thoughts on the post you are commenting on.
2. Include in your comment that you will be including this post to your StumbleUpon favorites pages (indicate your StumbleUpon profile link).
3. Also indicate in your comment that you also have a blog post (include the permalink for that post substituting for the (.) symbol the word dot) and that it would be something if your post is also included in someone else's StumbleUpon favorites.
4. End your comment with a statement that you are more than willing to exchange StumbleUpon faves with anybody interested in doing so with you.
5. If you are responding to a SHAKE already started by the owner of the blog, just include the term "thanks for the SHAKE".

The above format is a mere suggestion but would definitely make it easier for those willing to SHAKE to know that you're really interested in a shake for StumbleUpon faves without appearing like a spam.

I hope that this Blog will somehow help most of us new bloggers get a better starting position in this very competitive industry.

Technorati Faves (TF) Exchange Posting Area

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

This post will serve as just one repository, of the many that will soon be created, for blog owners willing to SHAKE for inclusion on a Technorati Favorite page. Before doing this SHAKE, make sure that you are already a registered Technorati member.

Each comment made to this post will serve as the commenter's willingness to exchange inclusion to a Technorati Favorite page for his/her post. Anybody can do this by following the suggested format for this SHAKE. You can start by performing a SHAKE with me for this post.

Suggested format that can be used for this SHAKE which you can use in any blog posts, including this post, is as follows:

1. Give your comment, starting with your particular thoughts on the post you are commenting on.
2. Include in your comment that you will be including this post to your Technorati favorites pages (indicate your Technorati profile link).
3. Also indicate in your comment that you also have a blog post (include the permalink for that post substituting for the (.) symbol the word dot) and that it would be something if your post is also included in someone else's Technorati favorites.
4. End your comment with a statement that you are more than willing to exchange Technorati faves with anybody interested in doing so with you (And add the add to favorite link location of your own post to make adding you to the blog owners favorite list easy and simple.
5. If you are responding to a SHAKE already started by the owner of the blog, just include the term "thanks for the SHAKE".

The above format is a mere suggestion but would definitely make it easier for those willing to SHAKE to know that you're really interested in a shake for Technorati faves without appearing like a spam.

I hope that this Blog will somehow help most of us new bloggers get a better starting position in this very competitive industry.

Digg Votes (DV) Exchange Posting Area

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

This post will serve as just one repository, of the many that will soon be created, for blog owners willing to SHAKE for a Digg vote. Before doing this SHAKE, please make sure that you have already registered as a member of Digg.

Each comment made to this post will serve as the commenter's willingness to exchange a Digg votes for his/her blog. Anybody can do this by following the suggested format for this SHAKE. You can start by performing a SHAKE with me for this post.

Suggested format that can be used for this SHAKE which you can use in any blog posts, including this post, is as follows:

1. Give your comment, starting with your particular thoughts on the post you are commenting on.
2. Include in your comment that you will be voting/adding this post to your Digged pages (indicate your Digg profile link).
3. Also indicate in your comment that you also have a blog post (include the permalink for that post substituting for the (.) symbol the word dot) and that it would be something if your post is also voted for in someone else's Digg profile.
4. End your comment with a statement that you are more than willing to exchange Diggs with anybody interested in doing so with you.
5. If you are responding to a SHAKE already started by the owner of the blog, just include the term "thanks for the SHAKE".

The above format is a mere suggestion but would definitely make it easier for those willing to SHAKE to know that you're really interested in a shake a Digg vote without appearing like a spam.

I hope that this Blog will somehow help most of us new bloggers get a better starting position in this very competitive industry.

Del.icio,us Bookmark (DB) Exchange Posting Area

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

This post will serve as just one repository, of the many that will soon be created, for blog owners willing to SHAKE for a Del.icio.us bookmark. Before doing this SHAKE, please make sure that you have already registered as a member of Del.icio.us.

Each comment made to this post will serve as the commenter's willingness to exchange a Del.icio.us bookmark for his/her blog. Anybody can do this by following the suggested format for this SHAKE. You can start by performing a SHAKE with me for this post.

Suggested format that can be used for this SHAKE which you can use in any blog posts, including this post, is as follows:

1. Give your comment, starting with your particular thoughts on the post you are commenting on.
2. Include in your comment that you will be adding this post to your Del.icio.us bookmark (indicate your Del.icio.us link).
3. Also indicate in your comment that you also have a blog post (include the permalink for that post substituting for the (.) symbol the word dot) and that it would be something if your post is also added to someone else's Del.icio.us bookmark.
4. End your comment with a statement that you are more than willing to exchange bookmarks with anybody interested in doing so with you.
5. If you are responding to a SHAKE already started by the owner of the blog, just include the term "thanks for the SHAKE".

The above format is a mere suggestion but would definitely make it easier for those willing to SHAKE to know that you're really interested in a shake for Del.icio.us bookmark without appearing like a spam.

I hope that this Blog will somehow help most of us new bloggers get a better starting position in this very competitive industry.

Comments And Subscriptions (CAS) Exchange Posting Area

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

This post will serve as just one repository, of the many that will soon be created, for blog owners willing to SHAKE for comments and subscriptions.

Each comment made to this post will serve as the commenter's willingness to exchange comments and subscriptions for his/her blog. Anybody can do this by following the suggested format for this SHAKE. You can start by performing a SHAKE with me for this post.

Suggested format that can be used for this SHAKE which you can use in any blog posts, including this post, is as follows:

1. Give your comment, starting with your particular thoughts on the post you are commenting on.
2. Include in your comment that you will be subscribing to the blog your commenting on.
3. Also indicate in your comment that you also have a blog (include the address substituting for the (.) symbol the word dot) and that it would be something if there would also be new subscribers to your blog.
4. End your comment with a statement that you are more than willing to exchange e-mail subscriptions with anybody interested in doing so with you (e-mail subscription is easiest subscription to trace so that you'll know if somebody has indeed subscribed to you or not; also try to indicate the first four letters of your e-mail address, ex. markxxxxxxx@x.x, so that the blog owner will be able to confirm your subscription).
5. If you are responding to a SHAKE already started by the owner of the blog, just include the term "thanks for the SHAKE".

The above format is a mere suggestion but would definitely make it easier for those willing to SHAKE to know that you're really interested in a shake for comments and subscriptions without appearing like a spam.

I hope that this Blog will somehow help most of us new bloggers get a better starting position in this very competitive industry.

The SHAKE That Can Make You Money.

Welcome to SHAKE UR BLOG, GET UR MONEY!

I'm Mark! This is the best opportunity for you to get the most out of your blog.

I've seen how hard it is for beginners to really make it big in the blogging world.

Then this idea came to me. Since all new bloggers need some sort of "support group" to somehow gain legitimate visitors and subscribers, why not create one that will do exactly that.

The common practice in the blogosphere is to create links with other blogs in order to increase the page rank. It works most of the time, but there is that risk of eventually getting banned by Google for such practice. So, I thought to myself, what is missing here? There must be some other way to somehow increase a blogs visibility without going through that process. Of course, there are online blogger communities you can join, but, how much benefit can you really derive from such communities. There's also similar services like entrecard, but, it's application, by virtue of its methodology, somehow limits its usefulness. Now, I kept thinking to myself, there must be some other way. After a lot of thinking... it hit me. Just agree with somebody to apply the golden rule, that is, "to do to others what you want others to do to you". And what do people usually do when they agree on something? They SHAKE!

"After a lot of thinking... it hit me. Just agree with somebody to apply the golden rule, that is, "to do to others what you want others to do to you"."

The SHAKE is an informal agreement... that someone agrees with another to do something in exchange for that other person to do the same. It's simply an exchange of blog reactions. The idea is to make it free and decentralized.

WARNING: ONLY SHAKE WITH THOSE BLOGS YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN !!!

"It's simply an exchange of blog reactions.."

Several intuitive SHAKE for bloggers:

A. Shake for Comments and Subscription = Here, a visitor is required to comment and subscribe to the blog and in exchange the blog owner agrees to comment and subscribe to the visitors blog.

Click HERE to see the steps on how to SHAKE for Comments and Subscription.

B. Shake for Del.icio.us Bookmark = Here, a visitor is required to add you to his Del.icio.us bookmark and in exchange the blog owner agrees to also add you to his Del.icio.us bookmark the visitor's blog.

Click HERE to see the steps on how to SHAKE for Del.icio.us Bookmark.

C. Shake for Digg Votes = A visitor Diggs a post, the blog owner also Diggs that visitor's post.

Click HERE to see the steps on how to SHAKE for Digg Votes.

D. Shake for StumbleUpon Faves = A visitor Stumble's the post and the blog owner also Stumble's the visitor's post. Note: Only stumble those you are really interested in.

Click HERE to see the steps on how to SHAKE for Stumble Upon Submissions.

E. Shake for Technorati Faves = A visitor faves the post and the blog owner faves the visitor's post.

Click HERE to see the steps on how to SHAKE for Technorati Faves.

F. Shake for Keyword Search = A visitor uses a search engine to search for the post of the blog owner using the post keyword provided and the blog owner also agrees to do the same.

Click HERE to see the steps on how to SHAKE for Keyword Search.