How to Keep Up With Your Blog Roll

If you are like me, you follow a ton of blogs.  My good friend, Donna Romani, shared a great tip with me and I am passing it on to you!

We all read blogs for inspiration, information, or pure enjoyment. Whether for work or play, it sometimes feels like a job in and of itself just to keep up.  Google Reader is a great way to manage all of your blogs, websites (with feed) and online sources of information.  Sign in or create an account with Google Reader to get started. (www.google.com/reader)

This tool offers:

• a personalized front page that shows snippets of headlines from your favorite blogs/sites/etc.
• an easy way to review headlines - either as a list or in expanded view form - where you can read a few lines or a few paragraphs to decide if you want to head over to read the entire post
• ability to search through your blogs/sites/etc (also called subscriptions) to find topic related information
• ex. search "marketing" and entries from Chief Inspiration Officer will come up 

Here is what my front page looks like:

Obviously, there are a lot of other features you can explore with Google Reader.  For easy time management, start with the basics.  I know you will love it. And... don't forget to add Chief Inspiration Officer to your subscription feed.  (Or, simply subscribe so you don't miss anything!)

One last tip, check out Donna Romani's blog for the latest trends and tips in the event planning world. 

Go create.

Your Chief Inspiration Officer