I’ll be straightforward in telling you that a lot of what you’ll see here is my interpretation of and comments on things I read in other blogs or on other websites. I don’t apologize; I get a lot of great information by reading blogs and news articles and eBooks. The unfortunate part is that I can’t get to all of them everyday, and thus today’s post is about yesterday’s article.

Daniel Scocco has a great site about blogging, with some excellent tips and Q&As. Yesterday’s post was The Godfather Approach to Internet Marketing, illustrating the business of blogging, and the respect to be given to other bloggers.

I do (and will definitely continue to) link to, read and respond to and quote from blogs and articles of all kinds. I also have some Google Alerts to let me know when someone links to my site, or posts something that seems relevant to my site. I don’t expect a lot of traffic to my site in these early days, but I hope that I can establish a reputation for dealing fairly and appropriately with others.

I’m not expecting thanks for linking to anyone else’s blog, and if I don’t see it, I may not thank anyone for linking to my blog. But I would certainly hope that someone will politely let me know if they think I’ve copied any of their work (as in Daniel’s point #4, It Is Business, Not Personal). As well, if I think that I’m being taken advantage of, I’ll politely let the person know, and hope that the situation doesn’t escalate.

The concept of blogging, and the community that has formed around it, is one of sharing and creating a conversation. If we’re not able to deal fairly with all of the people involved in the conversation, how can it continue and grow?