What an awesome first guest post. Thanks for dropping it and I couldn’t agree more. That’s certainly something that’s hard to hammer into the heads of an awful lot of people – there are NO shortcuts. The only thing that will get you past the finish line is a lot of sweat and hard work. Thanks again, great job!

@Rebecca Love your point about the tribal leader making personal sacrifice for the good of their followers. Reminds me of a quote, I think be Benjamin Desraeli – “I must follow the people, am I not their leader?”

@Janice I really do think building a welcoming community from day one is harder than it looks, Darren Rowse and JC are both masters at it (JC especially – he’s such a down to earth guy, but he has a particular “voice” when he blogs that really fits his content)

@Marc Thanks! And we have opposable thumbs. Though, the opposable thumbs may be less relevant to blogging…;)

@Tess Some of the biggest bloggers have said over and over they blogged in obscurity for years right? I’m sure beginning in a welcoming community gives us a head start =)

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This is something I’ve only really been getting my head around recently but it is extremely effective when put into practice. We are after all social animals.

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Being part of a new blog like this is the purest way to feel like we all have a role to play in building a creative, caring tribe where everyone learns and benefits. I really resonated with the feelings above about sincerity and trust building. We have to be authentic and passionate and know ourselves first so we know what to offer others and how to nurture them.

The desire to monetise everything too quickly without having a small, tight core of folk who ‘get’ you and appreciate why you blog has ruined blogging for a lot of folk. I’m with Darren Rowse when he says he can’t wait to get started every day, and John Chow who said he’d still blog if there were no readers! Thanks again, guys!

Learning to be a part of your own tribe is truly the first step. Tribal leaders live their tribe’s experiences, they are the central hub, completely immersed in the tribal beliefs. They are the ones who initiate tribal events and make an effort to be where their tribe gathers.

I think the most important thing to remember is that a tribal leader isn’t the leader because it benefits them, they lead for the benefit of the entire tribe, even if that sometimes means making personal sacrifices.

Excellent post, and thank you for linking back to my article.

I completely agree with you. Far too often we, as bloggers, try to seek new ways to find new readers, and often forget to nurture those we already have.

Thanks!

Jamie

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