Dena tagged me - by asking me 5 questions someone had asked her, and which she answered on her blog.

Having just decided today to embark on a ‘November Social Media Challenge’ to boost traffic to my brand new Infopreneur Blog, I thought this would make a nice beginning… so here are my answers:

1. How long have you been blogging?

Off and on since 2003. More regularly from 2005.

2. What inspired you to start a blog and who are your mentors?

The growing popularity of blogs in 2004.

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

Both. I have a lot of fun doing what I do online. Incidentally, it also makes me a lot of money!

4. Tell me 3 things you LOVE about being online.

- the interaction with wonderful folks around the globe
- the flexibility of working on stuff whenever you find time
- the freedom to explore interests and satisfy curiosity without feeling self-conscious or worrying about what others will think

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

- trying to fit in all that I want to do into the limited time available
- technology glitches (they still happen)
- email… both overload and its growing unreliability and delivery problems

Ok, those are short answers to Dena’s 5 questions. But it doesn’t end there.

I now should post a comment on Dena’s blog. She will come by, see my responses and maybe comment on them.

In addition, I get to pick 5 other bloggers and invite them to join in by answering these same questions… and then tagging a few other bloggers in their turn.

To fit the theme of the ‘Social Media Challenge’ I posted on Twitter - and here are the folks I’m tagging…

1. Te-ge Bramhall runs the Stumble Upon Comments blog.

2. Alice Seba who is an Internet marketing sweetie

3. Caroline Middlebrook whom I hope will find this right up her alley, as she taught me a lot about the need for a blog commenting strategy.

4. Justin Kownacki, another ‘Twitter friend’ who has a refreshingly interesting voice to his blog.

5. Marina Martin because I think she’ll enjoy answering these 5 questions! And she volunteered too on Twitter.

TAG… you’re it, folks!

Don’t forget to comment on my blog - so I can drop by and check your answers. And thanks for taking the time!