Roving Robin Report – First Week of May, 2011

Hey, there, #CustomerLove-rs!

How is it going?

Just because it’s the Time Between Challenges doesn’t mean either life or business stop.

Share the highlights of your week in the comments! :>

For me, wow!!!! :>

That’s all I’m gonna say for now, but soon-soon, I’ll be letting the birdies fly out of the nest, and you’ll see what I mean!

The Challenge

LaVonneEllis  The cure for a boring lover is to pay attention to what your partner wants/needs. #customerlove

The Qs from Sunday’s Tweetchat, provided for your pondering.
Topic: Where do we go from here?

• Q1. I thought it would be a good time to talk about the future of #customerlove – what would be helpful for you?
• Q1 a. Yes, and let’s talk about your future too!
• Q2. What do you think the goals of #customerlove should be? This is your challenge, after all.
• Q3. How can we break out of our little circle and bring the #customerlove message to new people?
• Q4. What is #customerlove exactly, for you?

The Qs from Tuesday’s Tweetchat, placed for your perusal.

• Q1. What would you like to see next for #customerlove?
• AlexiaPetrakos I think the question is better asked: how can customerlove help solo biz people (creative smartasses) better? #customerlove
• Q2. What’s your most pressing business need right now? #customerlove
• SandiAmorim My question would be what do we want more of? I like to go straight to the good stuff 🙂 #customerlove -6:12 PM May 3rd, 2011
• Q3. Do you need more ideas for loving your customers? #customerlove
• Q4. How do you give personal attention to people online? #customerlove
• Q5. How are you trying to give your customers more love? #customerlove
• Q6. Are you reaching outside of your comfort zone to find more customers to love? #customerlove
• Q7. What’s the next step you can take to push even further? #customerlove

The Qs from Saturday’s Skype Call (insert alliteration of choice here! :-D)
Productivity was de subject. Accountability was de name of de game. 😀

Audio: The audio of the call is here.

Support

• Have you filled out your CustomerLove Directory form yet? Past, present, lurker, or launcher – all are welcome! Help us help you! :>

• SilverMagpies, being the awesome person that she is, is compiling a list of guest posting opportunities for and from people in CustomerLove. Contact her with your #CustomerLove related guestposting opportunities and she will add you to the list. Looking for places to write? Go here to take a look at the list so far.

• Ryah Albatros is looking for short pieces about information management to include in “Erudition“, part of “Information Junkies Anonymous”. “Erudition” is a fantastic mini-mag that comes out once a week. Just found this gem, but you can bet I’ll be back! Here’s this week’s issue.

• Lisa Valuyskaya & Colin Beveridge are offering to help #CustomerLove participants in any way that they can. If you’d like to join in the helping goodness, add your name and skills into the comments and I’ll add your name in the list next time. :>

• Deva Coaching’s Sandi Amorim is looking for peeps for her #FF spotlights. Shoot her a message on Twitter to find out more and to volunteer to be spotlighted.

• Finally, CustomerLover Rebecca Kellogg is teaming up with Queen of Awesomesauce Catherine Caine to ponder the notion of a resource relating to the graceful endings of business relationships. They would greatly appreciate your filling out of this short survey. No gory details needed, they are just looking to see if the resource is something that people are interested in. Responses by Friday, May 13th, 2011 would be greatly appreciated, tho’ the survey is ongoing.

Chats

Free chats hosted by #CustomerLove peeps:

• Caffeinated Business Chat – Rachel Acklin (NEW LINK! :>)
• #CustomerLove Skype Chat – LaVonne Ellis and Ryah Albatros
• #CustomerLove TweetChat – LaVonne Ellis
• Living A Creative Life Coaching Call – Melissa Dinwiddie
• Klatsch – Ryah Albatros

The Fabulous (that’s you!)

• Susan T. Blake shares a very kyool post on ‘noticing‘, and the next post in her ‘Captains Curious’ series “Conquering the Curse of Curiousity“, from our fab maths peep Colin Beveridge.
  

• Phyllis Nichols shares an important mindshift to think about selling and sales.

• And the fabulous Tisha Berg shares a powerful essay on being present as part of “Why Having Low Traffic to Your Blog Is a Good Thing“.

The Fabulous Offers (from you & for you!)

• SilverMagpies has a delightful free-for-addy e-book on “Every Day Best”, why you should take your treasures out of storage and use them in your everyday life.

• Rachel Acklin, our beloved Caffeinated Elf is hosting a Twitter Party on Thursday, May 12th at 8p Eastern to celebrate the opening of her new Caffeinated Business Community. Fabulous prizes are being awarded and all in all, it looks like a must-attend event!  Click the Twitter Party link to see the deets and to register.

• Shawna Atteberry is offering newsletter subscribrs a 20% discount when her book “Women Who Didn’t Shut Up & Sit Down” comes out on May 9th. Click to subscribe.

• Colin Beveridge is offering a “Silly Questions Amnesty”. Free email mini-consults on any area of math

• Peggie Arvidson is offering free-for-publishing-rights hand readings. Go here for the details, requirements, and to sign up.

• Susan T. Blake has a free-book “The Survey As Conversation“.

• And Claire Tompkins shares news about her improved “Mind Decluttering Service“. I believe you have until this coming Friday to schedule your free session, tho’ you should check with her to be sure before you schedule.

Flying Away (but not for long!)

That’s it for this time.
I’ll catch you on the wing!

If you have bits to share, bits you’d like me to mention, or would just like to chat, feel free to contact me!

• E-mail: birdy at the-paranormal-transforming-site crowtarottours dot com baby! :>
• Skype birdy.diamond
• Twitter: @AvianEmpire is the biz one, @BardicRaven the writing one,  @EncouragingBird the inspirational one, @CrowTarotTours & @CraftyCrows the paranormal ones, @TwOOwlsArt the crafty one. Any will do! 🙂

Yours in #CustomerLove & BACON, POTATOES, and a side of PIE,
Birdy Diamond, Roving Robin & Paranormal Diva! :>