If you enjoy reading CustServ, I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading more worthy blogs.

Thanks to Liz Strauss of Successful and Outstanding Blog(gers) for coming up with yet another innovative idea on the blogosphere: the 2008 Blog-to-Show.

The aim of this is to re-acquaint ourselves with existing blog(ger)s, and know new blog(gers). So, here you are:

1. Kris Rowlands … Fresh Focus
2. Elaine B. … House of Luxe
3-4. John Carson … Make Johnny Cash and Fine Print
5. Geoffrey Philip … Geoffrey Philp’s Blog Spot Blog
6. Ari Herzog … Ari Herzog
7. Debra … Contextures Blog
8-9. Karin H … Kiss2 - The Kiss Business too (2) and 1 plus 1 makes 3
10. Mike Vizdos …Implementing Scrum
11. Keith Brooks … Lotus Evangelist
12. Susan Cartier Liebel … Building ‘Solo Practice University’
13. Delaney Kirk … Ask-Dr-Kirk
14. Romana Mirza … Find creativity in the world.
15-16. Jessica Fritsche … paper graffiti and Daily Tech Diva
17. Rick Grant … New Media Observer
18. Tim King … J. Timothy King’s Blog
19. Beth Robinson … Inventing Elephants
20. Jonathan Fields … Jonathan Fields | Awake @ The Wheel
21. Robert Schilt … Robert@PNG
22. Tammy Lenski … Conflict Zen
23. Michael Sync … Michael Sync - Sharing our knowledge
24. Scot Herrick … Cube Rules
25. cindy lou who … CityStreams
26. C. G. Rosberg … You Ruined My Childhood
27. Julie Roads … Blogging Roads / Writing Roads
28. Andre Ward … Andre Ward’s Blog
29. Mike Kennedy … Facing Up to Your Worst Case Scenario!
30. Michelle … DivinePurposeUnleashed
31. Ann Kingman … Books on the Nightstand
32. Todd Jordan … The Broad Brush
33-34. Michael Martin … Google Android Phones Latest News + gPhone Information and MTV Real World Road Rules News
35. Lauren Krause … Creative Curio
36. Mother Earth … Best of Mother Earth
37. JoLynn Braley … The Fit Shack
38. Alex Ramon … The Bicycle Tutor
39. isabella mori … Change Therapy
40. DB Ferguson … No Fact Zone
41-42. youlki22 … A Learner’s diary and Reviews and ramblings around the blogsphere!
43. Lillie Ammann … A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye
44. Butterfly Media … Butterfly Media Romania Blog
45. Richard … bizRichard
46. Mayank Gupta … StudioWordpress - Best WordPress Themes
47. Benjamin Ellis … WOWNDADI
48. Thomas MacEntee … Destination: Austin Family
49. Cody McKibben … Thrilling Heroics
50. David M. Scott … Web Ink Now by David Meerman Scott
51. Melinda Seckington … Miss Geeky
52. Skip Lombardi … Almost Italian
53. CMcBrown … Branding & Marketing
54. Carla Chadwick … Vintage Holiday Crafts
55. uncle wilco … Shedblog.co.uk
56. Karl Staib … Work Happy Now
57. Mark Avey … FlightSimX
58. c.a. Marks … Alabama Improper
59. Lucy Nixon … Corporate Eye
60. Karl Edwards … Working Matters
61. William Thornton … HILL COUNTRY OF MONROE COUNTRY MISSISSIPPI
62. Aneesa … Love the Game, Don’t Like Puck Bunnies
63. Genie … The Inadvertent Gardener
64. durk kooistra … Fant00m
65. AEB Lemon … lemonologie
66. Amy Boyte … Amy’s Web Log
67. Jeremy Young … ProgressiveHistorians
68. Schelly Talalay Dardashti … Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog
69. Jon Peltier … PTS Blog
70. PAMIR KICIMAN … Reiki Help Blog
71. Chuck Frey … The Mind Mapping Software Blog
72. Mad Dog … Doggy Style
73. Chris Osborne … Sapid Existence
74. Brian … “Truth is Freedom”
75. Rose-Dewy Knickers … Flash Your Knickers Here
76. Jim McGee … McGee’s Musings
77. me.allen … Home Biz Notes
78. Becky McCray … Small Biz Survival
79. Katie Konrath … Get Fresh Minds
80-81. Rachel Smith … Bitten by Books and The Pink Ribbon Review
82. Karen Lynch … The Pink Ribbon Review
83. Abhijeet Mukherjee … Jeet Blog
84. Pelf Nyok … pelf-ism is contagious
85. Scott McArthur … McArthur’s Rant
86. Josh Klein … Josh Klein Web Strategy
87. Tim Brownson … A Daring Adventure
88. wess stewart … [ ! ] The Sugarbuzz Project
89. Allen Lam … Fun And Educational
90. Lionel Valdellon … Acid42 is the Soft Asian Enemy
91. Miranda Marquit … Yielding Wealth
92. Derek Halpern … Prevential
93. Paul Singh … Results Junkies
94. Todd Eastman … Todd’s World In 3D
95. Keith Dsouza … Techie Buzz
96. Rick Wolff … Rick Wolff
97. C Wilkerson … iPentimento
98. SpaceAgeSage … SpaceAgeSage
99. Jon Gatrell … Spatially Relevant
100. Avani-Mehta … Avani-Mehta
101. Erica Ross-Krieger … WellnessCoach.com
102. Trisha … Ideas For Women
103. Simple Sara … On Simplicity
104. Steven Grossman … Why I Failed
105. Drew McLellan … Drew’s Marketing Minute
106. Maricris G … ZenVentures
107. Ma. Merdekah Ybanez-Delid … CustServ
108. Nancy Hudgins … Civil Negotiation and Mediation
109. Sunny Schlenger … SunCoach
110. Linda Abbit … Tender Loving Eldercare
111. Zan Nordlund … NoMoWally’sintheBag
112. Vered DeLeeuw … MomGrind
113. Sarah Parker … Going Bananas Blog
114. George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster … Bigg Success
115. Jon Burg … Future Visions
116. Claire Tompkins … Your Organizing Coach
117. Martin Wildam … One-Two-Solved
118. Muhammad Siyab … PuttingBlogsFirst
119. Luc Debaisieux … MINDBLOB
120. Hunter Nuttall … Hunter Nuttall . com
121. Scott White … The Branding Blog by Brand Identity Guru
122. Meg Guiseppi, MRW … Executive Resume Branding Blog
123. Wayne Hurlbert … Blog Business World
124. Michael Miles … Effortless Abundance
125. Thomas Clifford … Bringing Brands to Life!
126. Barbara Ling … Barbara Ling, Personal Edge Insights
127. John Richardson … Success Begins Today
128. Terry Dagrosa … Seduction Meals
129. Gerrit Eicker … Wir sprechen Online.
130. deafmom … A Deaf Mom Shares Her World
131. Liz Scherer … Flashfree
132. John Hoff … eVentureBiz
133. Evelyn Lim … Attraction Mind Map
134. connie ragen green … Ebook Writing and Marketing Secrets
135. Dan Schawbel … Personal Branding Blog
136. Matthew Stublefield … SilverPen Publishing
137. jerry, age 70 … drannaks dribbles
138. Dex … MetaMakeMoneyOnline.com
139. Todd Ramsey … The Todd Blog
140. Mark Yokoyama … Everybody Loves Free Stuff
141. Andrew Dlugan … Six Minutes Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog
142. Alexander Becker … WOW: Making You Look Even Better
143. Darla F … Ultra Beauty Boutique
144. James Chartrand … Men with Pens
145. Glenda Watson Hyatt … Do It Myself Blog
146. aschmittylife … It’s A Schmitty Life
147. Dave Weinberg … Jewneric
148. Deanna. … Soul Like a Spider
149. Kelly … SHE-POWER
150. lala … Coastal Commentaries
151. Thursday Bram … ThursdayBram.com
152. Ron Stainforth … Black Dogs
153. Amy L … Earnest Parenting
154. Jeremy Biser … Discovering Dad
155. Suzie Cheel … Law of Attraction in Action
156. Mike Templeton … Payment Industry Insider
157. Robin Dearing … The Hell?
158. Jacqueline Zenn … SEOGroup Blog
159. Rhett Soveran … Epiblogger
160. Marcus Taylor … Invisible Green Photography
161-162. Robert Neville … Stage3 Consulting and RobNeville.net
163. Angie Trigilio … angie*
164. Laural … Mamasphere
165. Heather Rast … Insights and Ingenuity
166. Melody Platz … The Happy Wanderer
167. Tomas Custer … HispanicTips
168. Sharon Gibson … Conflict to Peace in Relationships
169. Kathryn Boyle … knittsings | Machine Knitting, Passap, DesignaKnit Blog
170. Jane Deere … Type-TalkTherapy.com
171. Douglas Bell … Webmacster87.info
172-173. Mark David Gerson … The Voice of Your Muse and Mark David Gerson’s New Earth Chronicles
174. Jeff De Cagna … Principled Innovation Blog
175. Francie Stirling … LivingLeadership
176. Jay Heyman … All you need is a good idea!
177. Anne Glamore … Tales From My Tiny Kingdom
178. AgentSully … Life Learning Today
179. Miriam Robbins Midkiff … AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
180. Brett Trout … BlawgIT
181. Michael Snell … New Gay Travel Guide
182. Randy Willis … Willis Wired
183. Bamboo Forest … Pun Intended
184. Mona Weathers … HerProBlog.COM
185. Angela Maiers … Angela Maiers Educational Services
186. Ricardo Bueno … Ribeezie
187-188. Derrick Sorles … Business Blogging Tips & Web 2.0 Strategies and Life By Design
189. Linda Sherman … It’s Different For Girls
190. Jenny Stinson … Running 4 Your Life
191. Jamie … Wishcasting
192. Amber Naslund … The BrandBox
193. Marianne Thomas … Writer-Mommy
194. Jasia … Creative Gene
195. Jeanne May … Goals and Aspirations
196. Deb Boyken … Punctuality Rules!
197. Charlene Farber … Confessions of a Barista
198. David Murray … True Education
199. David Reynolds … Book Hotels Cheaper
200. Emily … Genealem’s Genetic Genealogy
201. L. Lee Lowe … Mortal Ghost
202. Victoria Pires … Glowstars
203. Karen Townsend … Pondering Penguin
204-205. Victoria Pugh … Help Your Child Become A Phonics Reading Pro and I Am Free America
206. Josh Mings … SolidSmack
207. Jacqueline Hernandez … Tiny Décor
208-209. Yvonne DiVita … Lip-Sticking and Scratchings and Sniffings
210. Sandra Renshaw … Purple Wren
211. Mary, mom to 10 … Owlhaven
212. Robin … PENSIEVE
213. Wyliekat … Still Life With Wyliekat
214. Scott Fox … Scott Fox’s E-Commerce Success Blog
215. Dave Lucas … Dave Lucas’ Notes
216-217. Kirsten … Exemplify and Taste Buds
218. Angie … BlogCoach.org
219. Margaret Andrews … Nanny Goats In Panties
220. Dr.N.Venkatakrishna … Stock market guide
221. Megan … FriedOkra
222. Laurin Evans … Laurin and Kelly Talk
223. Theresa Zagnoli … Visual, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
224. Renee … Cutie Booty Cakes
225. Marelisa Fabrega … Abundance Blog at Marelisa Online
226. Barbara … Blogging Without A Blog
227. Amy Lillard … Quiet Rebel Writer
228. PsychMamma … PsychMamma
229. Rosemary Davies-Janes … Miboso Training
230. Carol Solomon … Hypnosis And Diet
231. Davina Haisell … Loving Pulse
232. Ellie Mirman … HubSpot Internet Marketing Blog
233. Dee Langdon … BloggerNewbie
234. Jonathan Harada… Up-Starts..Buenos Aires, Argentina
235. David Wetzel … Freelance Writing: Word Solutions
236. Lawrence Chiu … We Lose Weight This Way….
237. Allison Worthington … Mrs. Fusspants Guide to Life
238. Old School Tim … Kickin’ it Old School
239. Rob … THE WEEKLY SONGCAST
240. Roxanne Darling … Bare Feet Blog
241. Princess Pointful … … and hijinks ensued
242. Jane … What About Mom
243. AL … 7P Productions
244. Bob Hill … Two Texans Down Under
245. Adrian Diaconescu … Rubiqube
246. Ulla Hennig … Ulla Hennig’s Weblog
247. Amber Stults … Amber Stults – Book Reviewer and Author
248. Terry Starbucker … Terry Starbucker - Ramblings From A Glass Half Full
249. Alessio Sbrana … Drink a Drink
250. Steve Sherlock … Franklin Matters
251. Sondra Santos LaBrie … HAPPY HEALTHY HIP PARENTING
252. Anne Wayman … The Golden Pencil
253. Heather Kitty Mak … Packaging Probe
254. Barbara Rozgonyi … Wired PR Works by Barbara Rozgonyi
255-256. Cathryn Hrudicka … What’s Innovation Got to Do with It? - the Creative Sage blog and PR, Social Media and Marketing Mentor - the Cathryn Hrudicka & Associates blog
257. Crystal Unrau … Moms In A Blog
258. Nivas … Key Life Skills that make the most of your life |Personal Development through NLP
259. Kathy Hendershot-Hurd … Virtual Impax
260. Akemi Gaines … Yes to Me

As in customer service, we build and nurture relationships with every person we get in contact with. Thank you!

You have probably noticed the SOBCon08 banner on your left. Well, it’s that time of year again, when successful bloggers meet up and learn new things from each other and be inspired some more.

The big event will be from May 2 to 4, 2008 in Chicago.

Here’s some of what’s at SOBCon08 for you this year.

• Relax and connect in the Attendees’ Gallery as soon as you arrive and before you leave for the airport.
• Enjoy Entertainment & Open Comment Night before the information flow begins.
• Build an actionable plan of working models presented by experts who use them.
• Share ideas and forge working relationships through the unique integrated team-based approach.
• Show your expertise in the speedspeaking event that invites attendees to present their best practices.
• Be part of the most incredible group of participants any conference has ever known.

Sign up now!

I just got off from SOB’s Open Mic, Jan 22 edition, and am inspired by Liz Strauss’s topic on TOP TEN lists.

Here is my TOP TEN list of things I’d enjoy as a customer. Simple things that mean a lot to me.

1. 70% discount on my birthmonth
2. loyalty card with freebies feature
3. free parking service or a cab that would take me home anytime
4. timely information on new products and services or promos
5. fast check-out counters
6. excellent and varied choices, including size and color, of products or services
7. quick delivery service
8. regular check up on my preferences
9. free gift-wrapping services
10. free alteration services

Do share your list here.

*Photo from PunchStock

There are particularly two reasons to celebrate today. First, CustServ is up and is slowly getting back on its feet. Second, SOB’s 2nd-year SOB anniversary party hosted by Liz Strauss was very successful.

Over six hundred people came to celebrate and so by this number alone, I believe that SOBs are really successful and outstanding. Up until today, there are still people dropping by and leaving their greetings.

What is a Successful and Outstanding Blog(ger)s to me (as I’ve also learned from being an SOB)?

Being successful and outstanding do not necessarily point to the number of hits your page gets. Rather, it’s about the extent of your impact on people’s lives. It’s about being able to touch them, inspire them, being like a family to them.

Because of SOB, and my fellow customer service bloggers, I strive hard to blog better and be an inspiration to others, the same way that they have been to me. Being an SOB and a customer service blogger, I also want to wield an enormous influence on companies and inspire them to build meaningful customer relationships.

I would also want that same influence on customers to demand exceptional service every time, and at the same time help companies provide that kind of service to them.

The road is long and bumpy at times, but with everyone’s help, I know we can make a difference.

Again, congratulations, Liz and fellow SOBs!

1. 1800HART
2. 3 Thumbs Up Award
3. 43things.com/person/echristensen
4. 43 Best Weblogs
5. 45 Things
6. 500 Days to Fame
7. 8 wishes
8. 9rules weblog
9. 9o1 am
10. 100 Bloggers
11. 101 Cookbooks
12. The Accidental Taorist
13. Achenblog
14. A.Connector
15. The Advice Library
16. Alex Shalman
17. alexander-t
18. Alister Cameron, Blog Consultant
19. All Kinds of Writing
20. All Things Workplace
21. am i famous now . . .
22. amrithallan
23. Andy Beard
24. Another Blogger
25. Art of Money
26. The Artsy Asylum
27. arloo
28. Ask Dr. Kirk
29. Aspie Chronicles
30. Atlantic Canadas Small Business Blog
31. Attract More Customers
32. back in skinny jeans
33. Bad Language
34. Balanced Life Center
35. Because Netiquette Matters
36. behind the glasses
37. Believe
38. Bell Ringer Public Relations
39. Best of Mother Earth
40. Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms
41. Big Blog Directory
42. BigBlog Media
43. Biz Growth News
44. Bizhack
45. Biz Plan Hacks
46. Black in Business
47. Blog Chalk Talk
48. Blogspoke
49. Blogs et IE
50. The Blog Columnist
51. Blog U
52. Blog4Bloggers
53. BlogBlog
54. Blogebrity
55. Bloggeratto
56. The Blogger Links Benefactor
57. BloggersBlog
58. Bloggers Buzz
59. Blog Business World
60. Blogging for Business
61. Bloggers Pakistan
62. BloggingBlog
63. The Blogging Times
64. Blogging Pro
65. bloghacker
66. ‘BlogHer
67. The Blog Herald
68. blog.it
69. Blogkardesligi
70. blogmundi
71. Blog Network Watch
72. The Blog of Dysfunction
73. Blogopreneur
74. Blogosquare
75. The Blog Studio
76. blogvert
77. Blogwrite for CEOs
78. Blood and Treasure
79. Brain Based Biz
80. Brain Based Business
81. Brian Kim [dot] net
82. Brian Shih [dot] com
83. Brightmeadow
84. Branding Marketing Myblog
85. brandsizzle
86. Brandywine Books
87. Bruce Clay Inc
88. brunotorres
89. Build a Solo Practice, LLC
90. Business Is Personal
91. The Business of America Is Business by David Starling
92. Business Blog Hive
93. Business Blogging Tips
94. Business and Blogging
95. BusinessBlogwire
96. Buzzoodle Buzz Marketing
97. Business Performance Coaching
98. California is a recipe for a Black Hole
99. Candice
100. The Career Strategist
101. Carnival of Creators
102. carpe factum
103. Notebook Web of Cedric Giorgi
104. central iown bloggers
105. ceslava
106. Changemaker: Change Your Life
107. Change your thoughts
108. Chartreuse (BETA)
109. Chepners House
110. Chief Happiness Officer
111. Chinmayd
112. chrisbrogan.com
113. chrisg.com
114. CHRISTINE KANE
115. church tech matters
116. Circular Communication
117. C’Ks Blog
118. ckwebb
119. Clear Your Mind
120. Climb to the Stars
121. Clever Start
122. Come Gather Round
123. competizione
124. comunisfera, observatorio de e-comunicacion
125. Conference Calls Unlimited
126. Confessions of an Executive Recruiter
127. Confident Writing
128. confused of calcutta
129. Connected Content
130. Content Done Better
131. Consuming Experience
132. Conversation Agent “
133. Converstations
134. Copyblogger
135. The Copywriter Underground
136. Copywriting.com
137. The Copywriting Maven
138. Cosmedia
139. Cottontimer
140. Couch Culture
141. Count Wordula
142. Crazy Aunt Purl
143. Craig’s site
144. create business growth
145. Creating a Better Life
146. Creating Passionate Users
147. Creating Your Name Brand
148. Creative Curio
149. Creative Think
150. CREEations
151. css mania
152. CTBizBlog.com
153. CustServ
154. Customer Service Experience
155. Customer Relations-The New Competitve Edge
156. customers are always
157. Cuileann McKenzie
158. Cypherhackz
159. The D Spot
160. Daily Blog Tips
161. Daily Tech News
162. The Daily Tee
163. dave olson.ca
164. David Airey
165. davidbullock.net
166. david finch
167. DavidMaister
168. Debbie Millman
169. Decadent Tranquility
170. Deborah Woehr
171. Denise Kincy Grier’s Writing Journey
172. deep jive interests
173. Design MeltDown
174. Designers Who Blog
175. deVCeed
176. DigBusiness
177. Disruptive Thoughts
178. Doc Searls Weblog
179. Documenting Fanaticism
180. Dr. Deborah Serani
181. dorion
182. Dossy’s Blog
183. Digital pr Italy
184. The Disquiet in Men
185. Dorais Techlog
186. duller.kukuchew
187. duncanriley.com
188. Earth & Sky
189. Eat4Today
190. EAT MY GAMES
191. eBeauty Daily
192. Echo Echo
193. Edge
194. Educational Technology and Life
195. Egg Marketing Blog
196. elearning source
197. Elemental Truths
198. ELSE/Where Mapping
199. emoms at home
200. Empathy
201. The Engaging Brand
202. Enhance Life
203. Enter the Laughter
204. entrepreMusings
205. Essential Keystrokes
206. Enterprising Guitar Blog by Dan’l
207. ePublishingdaily
208. eric setiawan
209. Escape Blog
210. Escape from Cubicle Nation
211. Every Dot Connects
212. Evolving Times
213. Eye on DNA
214. fadtastic >
215. Family Travel
216. Fashion-Incubator
217. Finding Optimism
218. Finding the Money
219. Finding the Sweet Spot
220. finding your marbles
221. Fit for Freedom
222. Flooring the Consumer
223. Fool for Five
224. Footsteps in the Mirror
225. Fractals of Change
226. Franke James
227. fredscapes
228. FREELANCE FOLDER
229. Freelance Writing Jobs
230. Freelancing Journey
231. freshblog
232. friendly bit
233. The Frugal Law Student
234. Funny Emails
235. Genetics and Health
236. GENUINE
237. Genuine Curiosity
238. Geek With Laptop
239. Giddy Tigers
240. Gifter
241. GITR’S WoW BLOG
242. Glenda Watson Hyatt
243. The Good Blogs
244. goodblogger
245. good to know
246. good word editing
247. GottaGettaBlog!
248. Great Big Small Business Show
249. Great Presenations Mean Business
250. GROW YOUR OWN WRITING BUSINESS
251. guxq
252. half-arse ideas
253. hamelife
254. healthy Web Design
255. Heart of Business
256. Hidden Helper
257. HillybillyPhd
258. Home Office Women
259. Homeless Family’s Blog
260. Hoshichan
261. How to Be an Original
262. How to Blog by Emily Robbins
263. how to save the world
264. How to Split an Atom
265. Howard Lizdzon
266. hungry for hunger
267. I:Eye, lifestyle directory
268. I Succeed by Helping You Succeed
269. Ian McKenzie
270. Ideas for WOMEN
271. IDEATE
272. iface thoughts
273. ifelse
274. ifthenelse
275. I Got News for You
276. illumiblog
277. The Imus Show Blog
278. Implementing Scrum
279. indeterminacy
280. The Ink Blog
281. India PR Blog
282. ‘illumiblog
283. Inner 88
284. Innovations Bliss
285. Inside Fatherhood
286. Information Wants to Be Free
287. inspiration bit
288. Inspired Business Growth
289. The Inspired Solo
290. ‘Invincibelle
291. Innovation Zen
292. Instigator Blog
293. internetbazaar tips!
294. Invinvibelle
295. Its a numeric life
296. It’s Not about Your Stuff
297. The J spot
298. Jamdo
299. Jamloceng
300. Janet Lee Johnson
301. Janice Tips and Tricks
302. Jazz Cafe Borja
303. Jeff Gammons STORM CHASER
304. Jeff Pulver Blog
305. Jersey Todd
306. Jessica Doyle ca
307. JibberJobber
308. Jim Gibbon
309. Jobpundit
310. Johansundkvist
311. John Curtis
312. john place online
313. John TP
314. jonathan fields
315. Jontus Media
316. Joshuaink
317. Joy of Autism
318. Joyful, Jubilant Learning
319. Juggling Frogs
320. jules . ca
321. Just Thinkin’
322. Just Make Money Online
323. Keng
324. Kent Blumberg
325. kmarblogsome
326. Keith Dsouza
327. Kickass Web Design
328. Kicking the Gourd
329. The Kiss Business Too
330. Knit 1 Blog Too
331. Know More Media
332. Leadership Notes
333. Legal Andrew
334. Lessons fron the Scrapbook Page
335. leo @ officenet [dot] com
336. Leutola blogi
337. Levite Chronicles
338. LIEWCF
339. Life as I See It
340. Life Beyond Code
341. Life Clever
342. Life Dev
343. Life of a Belly Dancer WannaBe
344. lifehack.org
345. Life Through My Eyes
346. A Life Unrehearsed
347. Light Within
348. Lip-Sticking
349. lil duck duck
350. Linkedintelligence
351. Little Mayvelous Things
352. Live Your Best Life
353. Living Leadership
354. Living with Multiple Personalities
355. Logic + Emotion
356. Logical Emotions
357. Loosely Speaking
358. Lorelle on Wordpress
359. Lumpy’s Corner
360. marcel widmer.com
361. Mad Baggage Rambling
362. Make Blog
363. Make It Great
364. Making life work for you
365. Mama Mouse’s Chatter
366. managementboek nl
367. Management Craft
368. Manage to Change
369. The Man in a Box
370. mandarine
371. Marketing Basics
372. Marketing Hipster
373. Marketing Pilgrim
374. Marketing Profs Daily Fix Blog
375. Marketing Tools Review
376. May It Please the Court
377. MBA On the Run
378. McLellan Marketing Group
379. Media Dragon
380. Mediator Tech
381. Medical Blog Network
382. Michael Stelzners Writing White Papers
383. Michelle Styles
384. Middle Zone Musings
385. minidiario jhispanos para network marketing
386. modern fabulousity
387. MojoPages
388. Mom Coming Home
389. Mom Gadget
390. Moments of Clarity
391. monetary web
392. A Month in Venice
393. Movie Marketing Madness
394. Mujeres de Empresa
395. Multifaith Hall of Fame
396. Naked Conversations
397. nanoblogs.de
398. National Networker
399. Neal Pollack’s Alternadad
400. Neat Living
401. nektros
402. The Net-Savvy Jobseeker
403. The New Flatness
404. Next Up
405. no ones listening
406. noblessoblige
407. NoBSFinance
408. NO!SPEC
409. NoviaVizia.com
410. Novelist in Training
411. O’Flaherty blog
412. Office Freaks
413. Ohad News
414. on influence and automation
415. onebyone media
416. One Reader at a Time
417. Online Sales Success
418. oomph
419. Opposite George
420. Orbit Now
421. The Organic Leadership Blog
422. Overheard in NY.net
423. Out of a Stormy Sleep
424. Own your brand
425. Pajama Market
426. Pajama Professional
427. The Parody
428. Passion Meets Purpose
429. PDF to Excel Conversion and other stuff
430. Performancing
431. Petrona
432. Philabytes
433. Phil’s Proof
434. Pig Notes
435. pingable
436. pink apple connections
437. Pixelscribbles
438. Plagiarism Today
439. Planet Webdev
440. Plastibag.org
441. Political Calculations
442. A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur
443. Polliwogs Pond
444. polyGeek.com
445. popurls
446. Ponto media
447. Positive Communication
448. The Positivity Blog
449. Pothole on the Infobahn
450. Pow! Right Between the Eyes
451. Powefull Living
452. PPC Advice
453. Presentation Zen
454. principled innovation
455. Priscilla Palmer
456. pro Blog Design
457. Problogger.net
458. Productivity Goal
459. ProffBlogger
460. Psychcentral
461. Public Relations India Open Source PR
462. Publishing 2.0
463. The Publishing Spot
464. Pure Blogging
465. purple wren communications
466. pvt guy
467. QMusings
468. QAQNA
469. Questallia . . .
470. Quick Online Tips
471. Quipping Queen
472. Qwerty
473. R Web Designs
474. Ramblings from a Glass Half Full
475. Random Good Stuff
476. Rattle the Cage
477. Reader Appreiciation Project
478. The Real Blogger Status
479. Real Lawyers
480. Real Estate Agents World
481. Reality Wired
482. Realtor Weblog
483. Redbank TV
484. The Reign of Ellen
485. Re:Retro
486. Resonanace Partnership Blog
487. rohdesign
488. the-ripple-effect
489. ririan project
490. the-ripple-effect
491. Roberta Ferguson
492. sambharmafia
493. Saul Colt
494. Science and Politics
495. Scorpias Gaming Lair
496. Scot Herrick
497. Scrapbook Marketing
498. scribbit
499. Seb’s Random Thoughts
500. Selfish Giving
501. Semantic Drift
502. Sensational Color
503. Serenity Quest
504. Seth Godin’s Blog
505. Servant of Chaos
506. Service Untitled
507. shake well before use
508. Shards of Consciousness
509. SHO( )OT MY BLOG!
510. Shirley Buxton
511. Sifry’s Alerts
512. Simplenomics
513. simplerich
514. Sippin’ Whisky
515. sirjoe
516. Six Degrees of Inspiration
517. Skinny Moose Media
518. Slightly Mordant
519. Small Biz Survival
520. Smart Wealthy Rich
521. Small Business Blogging Scout
522. Small Business Enterpreneur’s Blog
523. Small-business-Resources
524. Small Dogs Paradise
525. Snapup
526. snook.ca
527. Spirit in Gear
528. The Social Media Marketing Blog
529. Social Media Optimization
530. Social Patterns Search Engine Marketing
531. Solo Business Marketing
532. solostream webstudio
533. Some Assembly Required
534. Spooky Action
535. Squibble
536. Startup Princess
537. STATS
538. Steli Efti
539. Stenstropedia
540. Steve Farber Extreme Leadership
541. Steve Olson Com
542. Stop/Start
543. Stories by REL
544. Strategic Conversations
545. Strategic Design
546. Strategic Name Development
547. Strategic Public Relations
548. Stronger Teams Blog
549. studentlinc
550. Student PR
551. sudelblog_de
552. Sumeetjain.com
553. Sumeetjains’s Treasures
554. Success Begins Today
555. Success CREEations
556. Success from the Nest
557. Symplebyte
558. TDH
559. Taggling
560. TAXGIRL
561. Tech Buzz
562. Technical Bliss
563. technical blog
564. Technosailor
565. Technology Evangelist
566. Techno Marketer
567. TechnoSpot.net
568. TechZ Online
569. Ten Keyboards
570. TODDLER PLANET
571. Trevor Hampel
572. Think Positive Blog!
573. the thinking blog
574. Thinking Home Business
575. This Garden Is Illegal
576. thomas r. clifford
577. thoughtsphilosophies.com
578. Tlog
579. Todd and the Power to Connect
580. Torres Burriel
581. Tutorials Garden
582. Twenty Steps
583. Twittering on the Edge
584. Typehacks
585. Ubuntu Switch
586. Unconventional Thinking
587. unpopular web culture
588. Upper Fort Stewart
589. Urlfan
590. Usabilityworks
591. Vamsi Gangavalli
592. Vandelay Website Design
593. Verge New Media
594. Vaspers the Grate
595. A View from the Isle
596. Vitaly Friedman
597. The Viral Garden
598. Virtualogoplay
599. Virtual Impax
600. The Virtual Wire
601. The Vocabulary Reclamation Project
602. walk on
603. WALLSTRiP
604. Webgazette.co.uk
605. Weblog Tools Collection
606. Web Worker Daily
607. Web Urbanist
608. Web and the City
609. Wendy Piersall
610. What Would Dad Say
611. What’s Innovation Got to Do With It?
612. Where Is Basil?
613. Whimspiration
614. THE WINNING ATTITUDE
615. Wintermute’s blog
616. wishful thinking
617. Word Sell, Inc
618. Words of a Broken Mirror
619. Work for You
620. Workboxers
621. Working at Home on the Internet
622. Working Blogger
623. working solo
624. Workout4bloggers
625. The Wrong Advices
626. Wilson’s Blogmanac
627. Writer’s Blog
628. Writers Blog Alliance
629. Writers Unbound
630. A Writer’s Words, an Editor’s Eye
631. Writing Clear and Simple
632. Writing Great Ezines and Blogs
633. Wuching
634. wurk.net
635. Wyome
636. Yap 3.0
637. You Already Know This Stuff
638. you.got.foo
639. You the Brand
640. YourCrea8tivity.com
641. Your Daily Blogging Tips and Web 2.0 Development
642. Your Financial Freedom
643. The Zehnkatzen Times
644. The Zero Boss
645. zlythern
646. Zoli’s Blog
647. zoomstart

Yes, Liz Strauss of Successful (and Outstanding) Blog(gers) has bestowed a great honor on me and this blog by including us on the W-List, a list of outstanding women bloggers. Thank you, Liz!

The W-List:

• 45 Things by Anita Bruzzese
• Ask Dr. Kirk
• The Artsy Asylum by Susan Reynolds
• Back in Skinny Jeans by Stephanie Quilao
• BlogWrite for CEOs Debbie Weil
• Biz Growth News by Krishna De
• Brain Based Biz by Dr. Robyn McMaster
• Brain Based Business by Dr. Ellen Weber
• Brand Sizzle Anne Simons
• Branding & Marketing Chris Brown
• Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk
• Build a Solo Practice, LLC by Susan Cartier Liebel
• Christine Kane by Christine Kane
• CK’s Blog CK (Christina Kerley)
• Communication Overtones Kami Huyse
• Conscious Business by Anne Libby
• Conversation Agent Valeria Maltoni
• Corporate PR Elizabeth Albrycht
• Customers Rock! Becky Carroll
• CustServ by Meikah Delid
• Creative Curio by Lauren Marie
• Debbie Millman by Debbie Millman
• Deborah Schultz by Deborah Schultz
• Designers Who Blog by Cat Morley
• Design Your Writing Life by Lisa Gates
• Diva Marketing Blog Toby Bloomberg
• Do It Myself Blog by Glenda Watson Hyatt
• Dooce by Heather B. Armstrong
• Email Marketing Best Practices Tamara Gielen
• Enter the Laughter by Marti Lawrence
• Escape Blog by Melissa Petri
• Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
• eSoup by Sharon Sarmiento
• Essential Keystrokes by Char
• Every Dot Connects by Connie Reece
• Fish Creek House by GP
• Flooring The Consumer CB Whittemore
• Forrester’s Marketing Blog Shar, Charlene, Chloe, Christine Elana, Laura and Lisa
• Franke James by Franke James
• Get Fresh Minds by Katie Konrath
• Great Presentations Mean Business by Laura Athavale Fitton
• Hey Marci by Marci Alboher
• Get Shouty by Katie Chatfield
• ifelse by Phu Ly
• Inspired Business Growth by Wendy Piersall
• J.T. O’Donnell Career Insights by J.T. O’Donnell
• Joyful, Jubilant Learning by Rosa Say
• Kinetic Ideas Wendy Maynard
• Learned on Women by Andrea Learned
• Lindsey Pollak by Lindsey Pollak
• Liz Strauss at Successful Blog by Liz Strauss
• Lorelle on WordPress by Lorelle VanFossen
• Making Life Work for You by April Groves
• Manage to Change by Ann Michael
• Management Craft by Lisa Haneberg
• Marketing Roadmaps Susan Getgood
• Moda di Magno by Lori Magno
• Modite by Rebecca Thorman
• Narrative Assets by Karen Hegman
• Presto Vivace Blog Alice Marshall
• Productivity Goal by Carolyn Manning
• Small Biz Survival by Becky McCray
• The Brand Dame by Lyn Chamberlin
• Spare Change Nedra Kline Weinreich
• Talk It Up Heidi Miller
• Tech Kitten by Trisha Miller
• The Copywriting Maven Roberta Rosenberg
• The Blog Angel by Claire Raikes
• The Engaging Brand by Anna Farmery
• The Floozy Blog by Kate Coote
• The Kiss Business Too by Karin H.
• The Origin of Brands Laura Ries
• The Parody by Sasha Manuel
• The Podcast Sisters by Krishna De, Anna Farmery and Heather Gorringe
• Water Cooler Wisdom by Alexandra Levit
• Wealth Strategy Secrets by Nicola Cairncross
• What’s Next Blog B L Ochman
• That’s What She Said by Julie Elgar
• Ypulse by Anastasia Goodstein

I will be gathering a list soon, too. And oh, incidentally, CustServ is now an S.O.B.!

Now I know how a company feels when it has satisfied its customers. Making it to the W-List and S.O.B., I feel happy to be able to impart good and useful information to my readers, and fellow bloggers. I will continue to do better every step of the way.

We can call our readers as customers of our blogs, too, right?

Update: I have made my initial list for the W-List. Check it out!

Mother’s Day always has this effect on me. It makes me think of home. This longing for home—for my home with my parents and brother—is even more pronounced when I got Liz Strauss’s invite to her Open Mic: We’re Happy to be Home edition.

I knew the topic was a happy going-home message from a successful SOBCon 2007 in Chicago.

The Open Mic made me feel nostalgic, and well, made me think of home: where we would eat meals together and linger in the dining table, hear mass together, share stories, gather around the piano and sing, spend the nights/afternoons on my parents bedroom, play boardgames and enjoy freshly squeezed lemon juice and grilled cheese sandwich, take on trips to the beaches, walk in the boulevards, laugh to our hearts content, and just spend lazy Sunday afternoons together. Home is our little safe corner in an otherwise confusing world. It is our hearth.

Judging from the conversations in the Open Mic, I knew that Liz and I were surrounded by sweet people who think that home is where their wife or family is, where there were smiles, companionship, understanding, love, and lots of Klondike bars.

So what does this have to do with customer service or customer relations? To me, learning how to build and nurture meaningful relationships begin at home. Great relationships are stuff that exceptional customer service is made of.

*Photo from Stock.Xchng

It’s Wednesday again and time to do the rounds and see what’s the latest in customer service. March being women’s month, I will put the spotlight today on fellow women bloggers and see what they’re saying about customers and customer service.

Maria Palma of CustomersAreAlways has an interesting post about employee ownership. She poses the question: If employees were given ownership stock in the company they work for, do you think customer service would be much better? I think there is a greater tendency for employees to take care of the business and its customers. They have the answer for “what’s in it for me?” I say a greater tendency because not all business owners, or employees for that matter, are customer centric.

Becky Caroll of Customers Rock! Becky shares what she learned after reading Jonathan Tisch’s interesting book, Chocolates on the Pillow Aren?t Enough: Reinventing the Customer Experience. Tisch, being Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, I’m sure the book is filled with insights on customer service. I agree with the quote that Becky shares: ?It is no longer enough to manufacture fine products or provide good services. We need to help our customers improve their lives - one experience at a time.? I’ll definitely check the book out.

Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology shares the insights of the book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business by Danny Meyer. Meyer’s words: “Hospitality is present when something happens for you. It is absent when something happens to you. Those two simple prepositions?for and to?express it all. It is a dialogue, showing the customer that you are on their side.” Another interesting book worth checking out.

Finally, Liz Strauss of Successful Blog, (proponent of SOB: Successful and Outstanding Bloggers), is hosting an SOBCon 07, a virtual mini conference where you learn and share your ideas on how to take your blogging to the next level. It’s happening on May 11-12 at Chicago O’Hare Sofitel. Speaking on the event are Liz, Phil Gerbyshak, Mike Sansone, Terry Starbucker, Drew McLellan, Ben Yoskovitz, Chris Cree, David Armano, Mike Wagner, Rodney Rumford, Scott Rafer, Diego Orjuela, Wendy Piersall. This SOBCon will definitely help us bloggers on how we can give wonderful (customer-service) experiences to our readers-customers. Wish I could join!