A Little SOAP Never Hurt Anyone

This month Easton Ellsworth at Business Blogwire has encouraged us to SOAP one another. No, not Ivory. Not Lifeboy. Not even Irish Spring. SOAP is the Scratch One Another Program - bloggers helping bloggers improve each other's blogs through the free exchange of blogging tips. (Say that three times fast. :-) )

I see a terrific learning experience. We get the chance to learn how other people see our blogs. And we get the chance to learn to look objectively at how blogs are put together for the best effect.

All you have to do is fill out a short questionnaire telling who you are and what aspects of your blog you want to improve. Easton assigns someone for you to SOAP, and someone to SOAP you. He wants to get 100 bloggers signed up this month. So far the crew is up to 65 intrepid souls. Could you use a little SOAP? I'm in!

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March 16, 2007

By Richard Cockrum

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[...] In A Little SOAP Never Hurt Anyone I talked about SOAP (Scratch One Another Program), a program Easton Ellsworth of Business Blogwire started. Last week I was SOAPed by Michael Perlman of Educated. In the comments to that article I had said I thought we were being paired up and giving mutual advise. That obviously isn’t the case, since I didn’t SOAP Michael. [...]

I’ve Been SOAPed and Re-covered

8 Responses to A Little SOAP Never Hurt Anyone

Thanks for the reminder, Rick. I signed up (while it was fresh in my mind) before commenting here.

#753 | Comment by Carolyn Manning on March 18, 2007 7:54am
Good deal, Carolyn. That's my way of life. Do it now if I can. If I can't, write it down. If I don't write it down, it didn't happen and I won't remember it. :-)

#754 | Comment by Rick Cockrum on March 18, 2007 5:29pm
Oh, I like that, Rick. "it didn't happen and I won't remember it" :)

#682 | Comment by Carolyn Manning on March 19, 2007 4:48am
Carolyn,
That's what happens when you have a memory like a steel sieve.

#683 | Comment by Rick Cockrum on March 19, 2007 4:51am
Me too! I knew about this a while back but didn't sign up, fear I might not have the time to soap others.
But what the heck, no soap no lather! Your post just got me to sign up 5 minutes ago!!! Thanks Rick!
BTW, you did get my email, didn't you? ;-)

#808 | Comment by Renée on March 20, 2007 4:37am
Renee,
My fear was that I may not have anything useful to say, but the person I was hooked up to says he found some of my suggestions helpful. It does take some time, but the gains far outweigh the costs in time. I'm eagerly awaiting my SOAPing.
And yes, I got your email. All I can say is I've been neglectful. :-(

#748 | Comment by Rick Cockrum on March 20, 2007 5:46am
Oh, you mean you've already soap'ed someone? I thought Easton would consolidate all the soap'ers at the end of the month and then assign. Wow, that's fast!
No worries about that email, just wanna know you did receive! ;-)

#749 | Comment by Renée on March 20, 2007 5:55am
Easton's evidently pairing people up as they come in. I've soaped someone, and he wrote back saying he would be soaping me. I'll be posting about it after we're done.

#750 | Comment by Rick Cockrum on March 20, 2007 6:21am

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