"Jeanne's Endo Blog": Please Vote Using My New Poll! It Will Help Me Meet Your Needs Here Better!

There's a brand new poll in my blog's right sidebar. I would GREATLY appreciate it if you could just take a few seconds (literally) to vote there.



This poll should help me understand readers' needs better, figure out where to focus my attention when writing blog posts, and just get some sort of an added handle on things.

You are more than welcome to check off as many boxes as you see fit. Many of you will respond to more than one, I'm sure. We've actually already had 5 people vote already! So please keep those votes rolling in. The more, the merrier!

SUMMARY:

Why do you read this blog?? (Please choose more than 1 if needed)...

POLL LOCATED IN RIGHT SIDEBAR. SUMMARY OF OPTIONS TO VOTE ON BELOW...

Do you read this blog for...

Endo info?
MCS (multiple chemcal sensitivity) info?
Infertility info?
Fibro info?
Interstitial cystitis info?
Support (general)?
Tips: coping/relaxation?
Chronic pain/illness?
IBS info?
Vulvodynia info?
Alternative med info?
To read comments of others to posts?
To find blogs of interest?
Environmental issues?
Other?

THANK YOU very much, in advance, for voting on this poll (and your feedback in the comments field here would be the icing on the cake)!!! I would love it if you could post any feedback about this poll here (i.e. What might you have changed about the poll? What details were you not able to specify since "other" didn't have a "fill in the blank", etc.)

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

'Quote Of The Day' From 'The Foundation For A Better Life'...

Today's The Foundation for a Better Life "Quote of the Day" just popped into my inbox.

I love my work on this blog! I am committed to providing quality information, support, and comfort to chronically ill patients and their loved ones. I am passionate about this blog!

I really like the quote below and decided to highlight it here today.

I'd love to hear your feedback (positive or negative) about my blog.

Has it helped you in any way?

Does it give you support and information?

Does it ever increase your awareness of environmental issues that impact those with chronic illness?

I would really love to hear from readers. What do you think of my blog? Is it meeting your needs?

Have a wonderful day and I'll sign off with that Quote of the Day I mentioned...

“When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible.”

—Nancy Coey; motivational speaker

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Endometriosis Poll Is Still Gathering Data!

I'm very happy to see our poll "What Endometriosis (Or Related) Topics Interest You Most? (You May Check More Than One Answer)" is still getting responses!!

Please keep that feedback coming so we can make this site most useful/helpful! :)

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Tips For Endometriosis Blog Readers Wishing to Post Comments!

Hello everyone! I have had a couple of blog readers who wished to post comments but are not yet accustomed to blog "comment-posting". So I decided to post some tips to assist anyone interested in posting comments here on the endo blog. I welcome your comments!!!

Here are step-by-step tips for posting comments to my blog. I have listed the instructions (see below) to hopefully make it easier for you to post comments on my blog (which would totally make my day)!!!

If you aren’t familiar with posting on a BlogSpot blog (like mine), it’s easy… See below:

1) Go to the bottom (underneath) of any of my posts/articles you wish to comment on.

2) Click where is says ___ comments. (The ___ field represents the x number of comments already posted there, if any).

3) A window will appear!

4) In the window given, simply type your comment to me/to the endo blog readers/to the Internet/to the world…

PLEASE NOTE:

YOU DO NOT NEED NECESSARILY ANY SPECIAL LOGIN TO POST COMMENTS. SEE MORE INFO BELOW.

5) Type in your first name if you choose (just a first name, please leave out the last name for privacy reasons!)

6) If you prefer, use a screen name. For example, you could call yourself “Jane” or “John” or any name you like that isn’t in use already.

7) Alternatively, you could bypass the name fields and click on “anonymous”, if you wish.

8) Then, just click “preview” to review your comments before publishing them.

9) When satisfied with your comments, click on “publish”!!!

10) Your comment will then enter moderation. That means it will go to my personal email account.

11) When I see it and have time to respond, I will either “publish” or “reject” it. (I can actually respond FASTER to comments posted on my blog than to direct emails, in general)!

12) The only reason I’d “reject” it is if it had profanity (which I know it wouldn’t from you all!!!) OR if it was advertising something (something I can’t do).

13) Please see my post from June 29, 2008 (in my “June 2008 archives”) called “Endometriosis Blog: Ground Rules for Comments, Google, and AdSense PLUS My Anticipated Response Time for Comments” for clarification on what counts as advertising and what the “rules” are for my comment fields on the endo blog.

I hope this info helps those of you who are new to blog posting. It’s easier than the list above looks. I just made it detailed on purpose to try to help make it easier.

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at http://www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Endometriosis Topics: What Interests YOU??? Let's VOTE Using A SHORT Poll To Show What We Want To Read About Endometriosis!

Making Our Endo Blog the Best It Can Be:

I thought this might be a perfect time to ask you and other endo blog readers like you for your input!!

Story ideas/topics can range from one word ones like "infertility" to phrases/questions on loaded topics like "does anyone have tips for dealing with loved ones who just do not understand the limitations that endometriosis puts on me?"

In an effort to determine how to best meet your needs, I have developed a SHORT poll.

Please view the new (and very quick!!) poll. It's in the right (pink) sidebar - after "welcome" and before "archive" sections - of this blog. So cast your votes and have your voice be heard!

I've included the poll to determine which topics interest endo blog readers the most. It allows you to VOTE for one or more of the topics listed. It'll provide feedback for me on YOUR support needs and I'll get to see what my fellow patients are looking for/expecting in an endo blog.

Simply select any (or all) options you find applicable; then just click on "vote" to view the results of the voting by you and other endo blog readers thus far!

I think the best way to make this blog successful and thriving is to elicit input from endo blog readers like you! Who better to ask for input than YOU???

You may know exactly what information/support you're searching for or in need of...

Or maybe you are overwhelmed and NOT sure what to look for...

Either way, I'm sure you can help me focus in on the issues that will be most meaningful and useful for you and your circumstances.

I could honestly write blog posts all day, every day --- but it wouldn't be very productive or useful if no one reads them or finds them helpful! THIS POLL is a chance for YOU to provide input that will help me focus in on the topics that matter to YOU the most!

Please take just a moment (I just checked it's 9 quick clicks OR LESS!) to do the endo blog readers' poll. Just select the topic(s) most interesting to you.

Also, IF you fall into strictly the "other" category listed last, please feel free to email me directly with any endo ideas(s) that I did not list --- but that you would like to see featured. In that case, just email to this address: endendo@frontiernet.net.

If you email ideas directly, PLEASE fill in the email's subject line with "endo blog ideas" (or something similar) --- so your wonderful emails won't get lost amongst a bunch of spam... and I'll be able to use your input & ideas to create new posts for the endo blog. I can't guarantee I'll cover each idea submitted immediately but I will most likely take bits and pieces from endo-related idea emails I get and somehow interweave them into a narrative.

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.