What Barack Obama can teach us about Blogging
Author: Will Fowler | Filed under: BloggersAlot can be learned from the 44th President of The United States about blogging. Whether you agree with the man or not, nobody can deny the fact that he has brought glamor to the white house again. It reminds me of the days of JFK, and thus should be rightly called Camelot 2.0. Barack Obama has inspired millions. and as I’ve watched his career, I’ve seen a few things that I think can help us all in our blogging pursuits. So without further adieu, “What Obama can teach us about Blogging.
1. Online, Everyone is Equal
Just over a year ago Barack Obama was sworn in as the first African American president. I think just in like politics where everybody is being accepted, the internet is the same. Race, color, age, or sex, none of it matters on the internet. It doesn’t matter if you’re seven years old, fifteen years old, or however old, anybody can succeed online. The internet is so diverse. Some bloggers are young, some old, male, female, of any and all races. The internet is awesome because there’s no prejudice online, everyone is equal, everyone has a chance. Don’t let anything about who you are stop you from trying to succeed online.
2. Determination Can Make the Difference
Barack Obama was virtually a nobody. Even after he begin to win some smaller caucuses, many people were still wondering, Who is Barack Obama. He came out of nowhere. A small state senator, he beat the Clintons at their own game, and didn’t get his hands dirty. (That we know of anyway) All along the way people were saying you can’t do it. They have more funds then you. This is the year of the women president. America isn’t ready for a black president, but he didn’t quit. When you are trying to succeed online, it can take months even years. You have to be determined even when you seem to be in a ditch. Barack Obama didn’t let the doubters stop him, and look where he is now.
3. Be Over Prepared
As the presidential race was thickening up, Barack Obama continued to inspire people, and succeed monetarily. Although the McCains have far more personal money to work with than Obama, he was still able to out spend John McCain by three times in the waning days of the campaign. This meant more video time, more speeches, and resulted in more voters. When starting an online business, having that extra thousand on hand can be the difference between success and failure. Maybe you need to wait one more year before starting out, so that you can make sure you have enough to go all the way.
4. Be Prepared To Take Risks
Barack Obama left the senate in only his first term in the senate, to run for presidency. That was incredibly risky. He was young, unproven, and not very well known by the people. He resigned from the senate only three years into his term, because he’d been made president talk about a risk paying off. Often in the online business world, we need to take risks. We need to jump out trusting our sources and our idea, and pray for success. Obama was willing to take a risk and it paid off tenfold.
Barack Obama has taught us all a lot. More then just how to inspire people, but also how to blog. I hope these tips will benefit you and your blog, as we watch the Presidential career of Barack Obama.
Social networking is a great outlet for free advertising. If you log on to Facebook and look at his fans it is amazing.
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I love #3. The big problem is how under prepared or just plain non-existent with it most start out.
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Nice. But i think the biggest reason Obama won is because he promised change, used technology to the maximum and made it possible for even a $5dollar donor to be a part of his campaign.
I follow him on twitter and someone managing his account followed me back!
I also heard he brought in Mark Zuckerberg into his campaign.
Now that is CHANGE in campaigning!
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Great tips and really a successful campaign for Mr President.
This is what I call the power of online blogging and social media.
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well… Online, Everyone is Equal, this may be true… but what about if nobody reads your website/blog ? then your message is not equal… is it?
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Obama really has moved on American politics. This was happening even when he was running for election. The thought of the first black president of the United States was making headlines worldwide. The appeal of Obama is his down to earth attitude and approach. He makes you feel that he is one of us and fighting for a better America.
Nice post, there I a lots to learn from the Barack Obama, determination, preparation and risk. To be a good blogger you have prepare your to work o your blog everyday, you need determination and risk at times.
So, there lots to learn from Obama.
Obama is a great leader, as many people considered him. However, he needs to think more deeper now that he’s holding the highest position in order to protect his country and for the welfare of the alliance countries as well.
I agree that a willingness to learn and a determination to succeed can make all the difference.
I love Obama, he’s a great man and has great advice, this was a wonderful blog and it’s great to see other supporters out there.
Anyone who neglects the power of the internet and social media marketing is failing to prepare for the future as well as failing behind in the present, Barack Obama got it right – but I do think his policies of change were the main reason for his success….got to give it to him he is doing good.
Barack Obama was truly inspiring for so many people. It was clear that he was prepared to take risks in his road to presidency. He showed us that there is a place and a chance for everybody. We can see that on the Internet there are people from all ages, genders, races. All have thier chance to contribute.
Well you cant lose when you are over prepared that means you might have extra content to give to the readers which is always a good thing . Great post by the way .
Thanks for sharing. i like it very much.
Blogging is one of those things I wish I could do more often for my own site.
I have all the right intentions but then time slips away and another day has passed.
I have some how managed to find time to create an ebook which I will force myself to blog about. .. when I get the time :-s
I agree that you need to be prepared to take risks if you are going to succeed in this world. However, risks can be calculated and do not have to be reckless.
thank you ,I have learned a lot.