Comments on: Jade Craven – The Prolificwriter From Down Under http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/ Chitchatting with bloggers that makes it all matter Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Archan Mehta http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-10159 Archan Mehta Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:47:35 +0000 http://www.bloggertalks.com/?p=276#comment-10159 Thanks for publishing the interview of Jade Craven. I have had the pleasure of reading a few of Jade's articles: Jade is a good writer. I am sorry to hear about Jade's nervous breakdown. It's a shame Jade had to drop out of school. A degree can open doors for you and you have more options. These days, however, there are opportunities for people even without formal credentials. People like Jade Craven can seize such opportunities and become wealthy and successful. There are a lot of people out there, I suspect, with incredible talent and potential, but who lack academic qualifications. Such people learn from the "school of hard knocks" and "learning on the job." Those are also important experiences and we should not devalue it. A lot of smart and bright people dropped out of school for a variety of reasons. However, talent and perseverance enabled them to march to the beat of their own drummer. Jade Craven seems to be one of those nonconformist but creative people. It is therefore heartening to read about such people: Richard Branson, the self-starter and British billionaire, is a fine example. Kindly keep on featuring such people. Interview such people so we can know about them. I think there are a lot of readers out there who find such stories interesting to read. Best wishes to Jade Craven and I hope she fulfills her mission in life. Cheers to you, Jade. Thanks for publishing the interview of Jade Craven.

I have had the pleasure of reading a few of Jade’s articles: Jade is a good writer.

I am sorry to hear about Jade’s nervous breakdown. It’s a shame Jade had to drop out of school. A degree can open doors for you and you have more options.

These days, however, there are opportunities for people even without formal credentials.
People like Jade Craven can seize such opportunities and become wealthy and successful.

There are a lot of people out there, I suspect, with incredible talent and potential, but who lack academic qualifications.

Such people learn from the “school of hard knocks” and “learning on the job.” Those are also important experiences and we should not devalue it.

A lot of smart and bright people dropped out of school for a variety of reasons. However, talent and perseverance enabled them to march to the beat of their own drummer. Jade Craven seems to be one of those nonconformist but creative people.

It is therefore heartening to read about such people: Richard Branson, the self-starter and British billionaire, is a fine example.

Kindly keep on featuring such people. Interview such people so we can know about them. I think there are a lot of readers out there who find such stories interesting to read.
Best wishes to Jade Craven and I hope she fulfills her mission in life. Cheers to you, Jade.

]]> By: Jade Craven http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-10146 Jade Craven Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:10 +0000 http://www.bloggertalks.com/?p=276#comment-10146 Eeek! My sister just alterted me to Anonymous's comment. While its true that I have completely restructured my blogging this year, which has meant abandoning some blogs like Geelong Girl. I had a number of issues that prevented me from putting all my energies into my projects. Geelong Girl was a complete failure and the review was dull. I will agree, as it was early on and I was learning. I moved the content to JadeCraven.com and have been a frequent guest poster. The blog posts have gotten a lot of positive comments and my writing style has improved a lot over the past year. I understand why you would bring this up - I would to, but I feel its a bit unfair to accuse me of lifting straight from other news sources. That is something I would never do. Seamus - nice to meet you. I'll definitely track you down :-) Eeek! My sister just alterted me to Anonymous’s comment.

While its true that I have completely restructured my blogging this year, which has meant abandoning some blogs like Geelong Girl. I had a number of issues that prevented me from putting all my energies into my projects.

Geelong Girl was a complete failure and the review was dull. I will agree, as it was early on and I was learning.

I moved the content to JadeCraven.com and have been a frequent guest poster. The blog posts have gotten a lot of positive comments and my writing style has improved a lot over the past year.

I understand why you would bring this up – I would to, but I feel its a bit unfair to accuse me of lifting straight from other news sources. That is something I would never do.

Seamus – nice to meet you. I’ll definitely track you down :-)

]]> By: Seamus Anthony http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-10102 Seamus Anthony Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:47:06 +0000 http://www.bloggertalks.com/?p=276#comment-10102 Hey great to discover another Melbourne (sort of) blogger and this here blog don't look too shabby neither. Like to know more about Jade's vision for the future of blogging, bring on the huge hubs I say! Hey great to discover another Melbourne (sort of) blogger and this here blog don’t look too shabby neither.

Like to know more about Jade’s vision for the future of blogging, bring on the huge hubs I say!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-10093 Anonymous Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:46:20 +0000 http://www.bloggertalks.com/?p=276#comment-10093 It's terribly amusing reading this interview... as Jade Craven is anything but an all-star blogger. So far her 'portfolio' of blogs have been nothing more than uninteresting filler posts containing nothing of interest whatsoever. Most of her sites either do not exist, are in constant state of 'under construction' and are flooded with advertising for unrelated products. They are full of broken links, dead ends and bad writing, when she isn't lifting straight from other news sources. As for GeelongGirl being a niche blog, that could be true.. if it even existed. The one post that I did manage to read was a review of a local show, which in reality, was more a rant about how much she detested the lead female in the show. It absolutely smacked of an inferiority complex... I would prefer any day to read a blog by an amazing, multi-faceted person with lots of interesting things to say, rather than read GeelongGirl and feel sorry for the author. Professional bloggers need to have a unique voice, compelling subject matter and an interesting, informative and entertaining way of communicating with their target audience. From Jade's 'work', she really doesn't have any of these skills and should maybe look for a career elsewhere. It’s terribly amusing reading this interview… as Jade Craven is anything but an all-star blogger. So far her ‘portfolio’ of blogs have been nothing more than uninteresting filler posts containing nothing of interest whatsoever. Most of her sites either do not exist, are in constant state of ‘under construction’ and are flooded with advertising for unrelated products. They are full of broken links, dead ends and bad writing, when she isn’t lifting straight from other news sources. As for GeelongGirl being a niche blog, that could be true.. if it even existed. The one post that I did manage to read was a review of a local show, which in reality, was more a rant about how much she detested the lead female in the show. It absolutely smacked of an inferiority complex… I would prefer any day to read a blog by an amazing, multi-faceted person with lots of interesting things to say, rather than read GeelongGirl and feel sorry for the author.
Professional bloggers need to have a unique voice, compelling subject matter and an interesting, informative and entertaining way of communicating with their target audience. From Jade’s ‘work’, she really doesn’t have any of these skills and should maybe look for a career elsewhere.

]]> By: Becca http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-10063 Becca Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.bloggertalks.com/?p=276#comment-10063 Great interview, thanks! I particularly like the last few questions, as they speak to the popularity and future of the blogging world. And while I agree that future blogs will continue to improve and involve, I have to say I'm extremely encouraged by the recent article that was published regarding the hottest job skills for 2008. It shows that the demand for <a href="http://www.odesk.com/blog/2009/01/top-growth-tech-skills-in-2008/" rel="nofollow">wordpress skills</a> has increased by 4 times what it was the previous year. That is incredible, particularly in this economy! Great interview, thanks! I particularly like the last few questions, as they speak to the popularity and future of the blogging world. And while I agree that future blogs will continue to improve and involve, I have to say I’m extremely encouraged by the recent article that was published regarding the hottest job skills for 2008. It shows that the demand for wordpress skills has increased by 4 times what it was the previous year. That is incredible, particularly in this economy!

]]> By: jeancarlohim http://www.bloggertalks.com/2009/01/jade-craven-the-prolificwriter-from-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-10062 jeancarlohim Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:40:58 +0000 http://www.bloggertalks.com/?p=276#comment-10062 Good Interview and awesome responses. He is an example of how everyblogger should be. Thinking more about the who is recieving the information instead of a personal purpose of a post is a great way to get nice traffic. Thats the way Jade and Darren think and that why they are so successfull. On the interviwe they mention a nice recomendation for new bloggers... a few days ago I posted something similar take a look! http://www.jeancarlohim.com/2009/01/04/business-plan-site/ Good Interview and awesome responses. He is an example of how everyblogger should be. Thinking more about the who is recieving the information instead of a personal purpose of a post is a great way to get nice traffic. Thats the way Jade and Darren think and that why they are so successfull. On the interviwe they mention a nice recomendation for new bloggers… a few days ago I posted something similar take a look! http://www.jeancarlohim.com/2009/01/04/business-plan-site/

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