“If you are still afraid of reaching out, you have to try to remember that the worst thing they can say or do is ignore you or belittle you. And if they don’t respond well to your attempts at befriending them, you just have to move on, and not take it personally. Blogging requires a thick skin because you can never please everyone.” - November 13, 2007

I love to network with new bloggers. I like to read their posts, I like to see what blog circles they run with, and I like to see where their linkage will lead me.

I have made some fabulous blog friends simply by following the links which is a big reason why I like to leave links and to link to others. I also get excited when I bump into somebody that is new to blogging and you can tell that they are very excited and passionate about it.

The paragraph from the Blog Herald’s post stands out to me a lot. It speaks to me because sometimes attempting to network with other bloggers can be very difficult and hurtful.

Unfortunately there are blog cliques out there and you’ll either fit in OR you won’t. I have to remind myself that it’s not me that they are ignoring and it’s not that they don’t want to be friends with me.. it’s that they are working on other more important things right now and to just keep on doing what I love.

Blogging, Networking, and making new Friends!