I recently took part in a group writing effort for Successful Blog in which blogger’s were asked to come up with a metaphor they thought described the art of blogging the best. The basis for this was how would you attempt to explain blogging to someone who had no idea what blogging was all about. Like, “Okay, so your a plumber? Easy! Blogging is like unclogging a drain” and then explaining why or something to that effect (forgive me, Liz). And no…I won’t elaborate on that example. Maybe later…maybe.
Anyway, the response was excellent and the posts submitted for this group effort were as individual as the writers themselves but what else would you expect? Most blogger’s tend to be human after all and you know how uniquely individual humans are. 
They’re all good and definitely worth reading so take a break and take a look. Would someone you know understand what blogging was all about if they read these?
I decided to reprint the final list of all the entries for those who stop by here for a visit but haven’t yet met Liz Strauss and the folks at Successful Blog.
And thank you Liz for helping us keep our minds sharp. It was a lot of fun.
- What metaphor do you use to explain blogging?
at Ian?s Messy Desk - Blogging Metaphor?The Salad Bar Blog
at Word Sell - My blog is a smorgasbord, come and eat?
at Juggling Frogs - Feeding on Plankton
at krooz - My Preferred Metaphor for Business Blogging
at Business and Blogging - 10 reasons why blogging is like dating?
at Romance Tracker - Equestrian Ecstasy - Portal to another Reality
at INNside Innkeeping in Montana - Blogging Metaphors: Bridge-Building
at Middle Zone Musings - Blogging Metaphor: Blogging is like Exercise
at Virtual Impax - My Blogging Metaphor: BNI
at Kiss2 - Why Conversational Blogging Is Like A Line Conga
at dawudmiracle - Blog 101 and the New Cocktail Party
at What Would Dad Say - Bloggers, Brains and Metaphors
at BrainBasedBusiness - Blogging is like a box of chocolates?
at Small Business Marketing Ideas - Blogging Metaphors, or, What I am doing here
at A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur - Blogging Metaphor: Why blogging is like a Mommy
at Moments of Clarity - My Blogging Metaphor
at Carpe Factum - What?s Your Blogging Metaphor? Teaching by Bits (and Bytes) at ModernMagellans -
Maps to Improve Your Business, Leadership, and Life - A Blog is Your Bullhorn to the World
at Blawg IT - An Image Is Worth A Thousand Words! Huh?
at Smart Wealthy Rich - Blogging Metaphor - The ?Party Line?
at Insight Advertising-Marketing Communications - Singing the ?blogging song? around the campfire
at Live the GREAT life you desire - Blogging is Like Baseball
at Rush Nigut: Rush on Business - Raise your sails and blog on!
at dsmBUZZ - One BIG small town
at Runners Lounge - Metaphorically speaking, this is what I do
at Passing It On - Kayaking as a Metaphor for Blogging
at Loosely Speaking - A hug, metaphorically speaking
at MamaBlogga - Blogging is like dancing on top of an iceberg, and other Metaphors
at J.T?s Productivity Blog - 20 Blogging Metaphors - Rock Throwing and the Universal Monkey
at marketing neophyte - Blogging metaphors
at Roberta Ferguson - Blogging Metaphors
at Lena M Holmberg - Blogging Metaphor (s)
at Transition Capital Management - The Blogosphere is a Virtual Time Capsule : Another Viral Meme
at Orbit Now! - Dexter?s Memetic Laboratory
at Spooky Action � - Really? Why? What?s a blog?
at Art Dinkin?s Moment on Money - 10 Basic Tips for Starting a Blog Using Gardening as Metaphor
at Circular Communication - Behold, A Blogging Sower Went Forth To Sow Links
at The Frugal Law Student - For Whom the Blog Tolls
at Idea Dude - All the Blog?s a Stage
at Just Thinkin? - Blogging Metaphor: Blogging Is a Large City with Hundreds of Small Neighborhoods
at A Writer?s Word, An Editor?s Eye - What?s your blogging metaphor?
at The Junky?s Wife - Blogging is a Tapestry
at Grow Your Writing Business - Blogging Metaphors
at The Gift Idea Help Blog - 7 Ways That Blogging is Like Opera
at Randa Clay Design - Blogging Metaphor: Blogging Is Like Catching Dreams and Setting Them Free
at Online Public Relations - Blogging Metaphor
at Better Business Blogging - I?m Baking a Blogging Cake ?
at Writing Thoughts - Why Blogging is Like Fishing
at Freelancing Journey - The Metaphor Project
at The Marketing Whore
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June 16th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Hi Kirk,
Darn, I was hoping to hear the rest of that plumber thing! Hmmmm . . . how to come up with a writing project that’s about plumbers.
June 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Good Morning Liz,
I’m still thinking about it (I would be). If I can come up with something at least somewhat viable, I’ll dedicate it to you personally.
June 18th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Hi Kirk M
Fear to think what the rest of the plumber story will be
(Well, you can have several kind of ‘materials’ clogging up your drain…. beh ;-))
Thanks for the link (BTW loved you’re “All the Blog’s a stage” metaphor)
Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)
August 11th, 2007 at 9:33 am
I can’t believe I missed replying to your comment Karin. And back in June too! I must be slipping but since it was way back in June it stands to reason I was probably slipping…badly (health problems and all that).
You know…I may just write that post after all. Thanks for reminding me.
Sorry if you though I was slighting you…I wasn’t.
August 11th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Hi Kirk M
Happens to the best of us, so no worries my friend.
Looking forward to the plumbing story! (Should be fun?)
Karin H.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Hi Karin,
Yup…it should be. I’m just hoping I haven’t bit off more than I can chew.