Dr. Mani Cheated, But Since He's a Sweetie Himself...

...I'll take part. In yesterday's Reverse Tough Question Tuesday, Dr. Mani practically held me at gunpoint and demanded that I answer 5 QUESTIONS, instead of the alloted 1 question I requested.

Okay, there were no guns, demands or anything of the start, but I shall participate in the good doctor's meme.

Here are his 5 questions for me:

1. How long have you been blogging?

Just over 3 years. Phew, that question was easy.

2. What inspired you to start a blog and who are your mentors?
Frankly, I was totally confused about the concept of a blog and it was Lynette Chandler that finally made something click in my brain on that hot July day (LOL...actually, I don't remember the weather and since I live in Vancouver it was actually probably rainy). Lynette just has a way of doing that - making these tough tech concepts easy to understand.

As far as mentors question goes, wasn't sure if it was supposed to be specifically for blogging or not, but I think Lynn Terry's blog is pretty rockin'. She's fun, she's informative and she still sells on her blog - the precise combination I'm into.

3. Are You trying to make money online, or just doing it for fun?

I can no longer separate that two. Even when I'm having fun online, I keep thinking, "How can this make money?"

4. Tell me 3 things you LOVE about being online.
Uno: Don't have to leave my house to work. I can leave it to have fun.

Dos: It allows me to work in a medium I am most comfortable with - writing.

Tres: Meeting lots of cool people.

5. Tell me 3 things you STRUGGLE with in the online world.

Uno: Even after all these years (5 years is eons in Internet time!), I sometimes veer from my original course and lose focus.

Dos: Unleashing the technology available to me to its fullest. Yes, I've got Lynette on my side, but sometimes I still find it very overwhelming...imagine if I was without her. :-(

Tres: That darned Warrior Forum. It's really distracting. Too much drama for this mama.

So, now I'm done and it's time to pass the torch with a little game of tag:

• Lynette Chandler - cuz you're an inspirational techy (umm...yes, that appears to be an oxymoron, but not in your case)
• Lynn Terry - cuz your blog just plain old rocks.
• Kelly McCausey - cuz she has another pretty amazing blog groove...but I wish she posted a bit more, so I could find more distractions in my day.
  
• Jason Moffatt - cuz you dance to your own beat. Plus, many of my readers are women and I though you might like to meet a nice lady marketer. ;-)
• D Hudiburg - cuz he agrees that pandhandlers shouldn't pimp out their kids.
  

All right, that's just about it. By the way, Dr. Mani says that once the above 5 complete their answers, they should comment here so I can "check their answers". I will tell you if you made any mistakes, correct your grammar and more. Ha ha.