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Why you should unsubscribe to this blog (or how this blog is changing)

by Adam Lehman on December 15, 2011 in Blogs with 3 Comments
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So anyone who is a subscriber to this blog is going to notice, but I’ve changed a lot. I used to post multiple times a day. I used to post all about church and youth ministry and whatnot.

That is going to change.

Because my life has changed.

I’ve got a new job, a new career & a new area of focus.

This site is going to be dedicated to honest business, marketing and leadership. It’s going to get real.

I’m going to highlight stories of leaders, companies and marketing campaigns that exude “authenticity.” I’m going to help people understand how to leverage the internet to be genuine and connect with an audience that truly gets what you’re into.

So in an effort to be 100% real, I’m going to take my own advice.

Maybe you liked the old AdamLehman.us but the new stuff doesn’t sound that interesting to you. Then do this:

unsubscribe.

And if the new stuff sounds awesome, go subscribe!

The site is going to go through a massive redesign (courtesy of the sexiest graphic designer I know). The content is going to shift (I may delete a lot of old stuff).

*This is a result three core influences that it’d be a crime for me not to share:

  1. Chris McAlister has helped me get a better understanding of how I’m uniquely wired.
  2. Bryan Allain’s eBook  gave me tools to systematically rework my blog in a way that will make me proud.
  3. The company I work with NuGrowth Solutions provides B2B sales and marketing support. They’ve given me so much encouragement and support and guidance.

 

My Life Outline Project

by Adam Lehman on September 17, 2011 in Blogs with No comments
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My 26th Birthday is September 19th, rather than write on my Facebook Wall, I’d LOVE it if you’d take a few seconds and help me draw the outline of my life thus far.

More info here.

Blogging Used to Be Different

by Adam Lehman on June 25, 2011 in Blogs with 2 Comments

I like blogging. I like it a lot. It gives me an outlet and offers an opportunity to connect and dialogue.

Well, ideally it does…..

Blogging – 5 years ago – was a sort of cluttered mass of people writing about what they ate for lunch, how a band they loved was rocking it, or what book they were reading. It was much more like my current twitter stream than my current google reader subscriptions.

Before I understood how Google Reader worked, I simply had 20 blogs bookmarked and I’d manually go through and open each one to see if they’d posted anything new.

It used to be raw.

Now it feels a lot like a corporate vehicle. The interaction between crowd and content provider is much the same as me and my cable company. They show me things I like so my eyeballs see the advertisements.

I get it. It’s fine. The game has matured. No big deal.

But I miss it a little bit…..

Question: 5 years ago, how was blogging different for you?

Spoken Without Being Heard

by Adam Lehman on June 14, 2011 in Blogs, Leadership with 1 Comment

Speak a lot. Several people may hear you. They’ll recognize you as a speaker. They’ll label you as a thinker.

If that’s what you’re looking for, nice work.

But if you’re trying to say something remarkable, you’re going to have to resist the urge to say all the unremarkable stuff you’ve got swirling around your head.

 

Note-Uh-Bulls

by Adam Lehman on May 23, 2011 in Art, Blogs, Books, Faith with No comments

  • Speaking of that talk, subscribe to Stanford’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders podcast in iTunes. Pure Gold!
  • 2 nights ago, my graphic artist of a wife listened to a presentation by The Heads of State. In light of that knowledge learned there, we’re going to dramatically change the way she’s engaging her art & her prospective market. If you want her to design an album cover, book cover, wedding invitation, concert poster or illustration for your publication, don’t wait.
  • Have you caught the 102B virus? I have.

Happy Birthday to Allie Lehman!

by Adam Lehman on May 9, 2011 in Art, Blogs with No comments

Happy Birthday @Alliepal!

Today is my favorite holiday of the year! It’s the birthday of Allison Lehman.

Top 10 things you need to know about Allie:

  1. She’s a graphic design ninja.
  2. She is the human version of our dog Desh.
  3. Thoughtful. She is very.
  4. Without trying too hard, she’s a social media champion.
  5. She cries at all emotion moments on TV.
  6. She writes my favorite blog.
  7. The most committed, loyal being on the planet.
  8. She’s incredibly creative and imaginative, but isn’t your stereotypical, flaky artist.
  9. Softest skin ever.
  10. I make moonbeams shoot out of her fingertips.

New blog & landing page for Adam Lehman (that’s me!)

by Adam Lehman on May 5, 2011 in Blogs with No comments

A new flavor for the blog.

[I only included my own name in this blog title to alert the Google bots to think hard and fast before topping another Adam Lehman over my sites when someone is googling my name (which is probably only done by me)]

I let you know a few days ago that I’d be using AdamLehman.us for a landing page. Well that is underway.

I was going to sit back and wait until I was totally finished with everything, but I’m not that kinda guy. I like to tweak, iterate & change my way to perfection. So I figured that it’d only be fair to alert you to changes as they’re happening.

I’ll be blogging at blog.AdamLehman.us. For anyone who has subscribed to my blog, you won’t notice a difference at all. And I’m going to start doing a HECK OF A LOT MORE posting over at ChurchWith.Us.

Here’s a screenshot of my landing page:

The new scenary at AdamLehman.us

*Sidenote: I’ve also been working on redesigning Chris McAlister’s site. That’s been a BLAST!

Experimenting on AdamLehman.us

by Adam Lehman on May 2, 2011 in Blogs with 2 Comments

I’ve been thinking and rethinking about how to manage the various blogs that I operate. Ever since I started a new job where I actually focus on and work all day long, time for blogging, tweeting & whatnot has been dramatically slashed (though not eliminated!).

After some consultation with the marketing director of AdamLehman.us, here is my plan:

  • Turn AdamLehman.us into a landing page. I will still blog here, but it will be less frequent.
  • Focus my regular writing over on ChurchWith.Us. Over the past few months, we’ve seen over 25 contributorssign up to be a voice on ChurchWith.Us. Concentrating on growing that platform by writing & investing in contributors is a top priority for me now.
  • I’ll continue to write some not so frequent blog updates over at AdamInColumbus.com. If you don’t live in Columbus, that won’t be interesting to you.
  • If I don’t like how this experiment is going, I’ll go ahead and change it.

So if I were you, I’d subscribe to the feed over at ChurchWith.Us. That way you won’t miss anything I write.

5 Sparks

by Adam Lehman on March 30, 2011 in Blogs, Leadership, Media, Ramblings with No comments

I hope these 5 things spark something in your life.

  1. Seth Godin explains why Christians don’t help the homeless, go to Africa, read the Bible or give their money away. It’s called “accepting false limits.”
  2. Over on my new blogging venture: these are the three most popular posts.
  3. This app will transform what you believe to be possible with an iPhone?
  4. 5 weird rules to boost your creativity from ChurchCreate.
  5. Ryan Smith is asking if he should be a human or not.

Ten Commandments of Blog Commenting

by Adam Lehman on February 17, 2011 in Blogs with 15 Comments

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Lots of people consume content from the web.

Not a lot of people comment. And even fewer of those do it well.

Here are the Ten Commandments of Blog Commenting:

I. Thou Shalt Not Spam

Spamming is the worst. Bloggers hate it, readers hate it. Nobody wins. Don’t go around posting meaningless links on unrelated blogs just to boost your traffic. I will punch you.

II. Thou Shall Not Snark (Too Much)

The internet was built so that socially awkward nerds would have the ability to make anonymous snarky comments without fear of wedgies. Snark is fun, too much is annoying and can even be detrimental to a blog’s community.

III. Thou Shall Comment Often

2 things make bloggers really happy: a spike in traffic and lots of dynamic discussion following their posts. (I currently have a widget on my sidebar that awards the top discussioners on this blog). Leave LOTS of comments and join in the conversation

IV. Thou Shall Keep Comments a Reasonable Length

If you notice 739 comments before yours, please don’t post a comment that is 17 paragraphs in length and totally ignores the previous comments. If the blog is deep and thoughtful, don’t comment with “Cool Post Dude!”

V. Thou Shall Subscribe for Gravatar

Gravatar is a service that automatically connects an avatar with your email address. That way you don’t have some faceless icon floating next to your comment. You’re a living, breathing human being (or a blog reading zombie) and your comment should look like one.

VI. Thou Shall Include a Link

Most services give you the option of including your own URL as you leave a comment. Make sure you put something here. Link to your blog, your facebook or your twitter. I’ve connected with LOTS of my commentors (I recently grabbed coffee with Benjer McVeigh, a connection that started via blog comments).

VII. Thou Shall Spell Correctly

Confession: I’ve literally edited the comments that have been left on this blog. I’ve edited spelling & gramatical errors. I feel like a bad person, but it makes my website look like the central hub of 4-year-olds. I have enough spelling errors on my own, I don’t need commentors adding to the mess.

VIII. Thou Shall Not Pick Fights

If you’re a God-loving Christian, please don’t hit of the blog of an atheist and start a dispute over the existence of God. And if you hate the Yankees, don’t poke around a New York Sports Blog just to voice your disdain. It’s annoying and distracts from a blog’s community. Also, if you’ve had a horrible day at work, lay off the commenting.

IX. Thou Shall (or Shall Not) Subscribe to Comments

Sure, subscribing to comments seems to be a normal way to keep up on any conversation that is going on regarding the comment you left. However, unless you’re asked a question, don’t feel obligated. I want you to be the type of people who comment often, so subscribing to ALL of the comment threads could be overwhelming.

X. Thou Shall Comment. RIGHT NOW!

Seriously, let me know what you love or loathe about commenting in the blogosphere.

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