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[...] and refocus them on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where Al Qaeda forces are headquartered. Ask and You Shall Receive – smallhandsbigideas.com 10/05/2009 Remember how I have trouble asking for help? On Sunday I [...]

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:38:00 +0000

@Brett When it comes to ourselves it is hard to do things we could readily do for other people. In the end, asking for others to promote your stuff or asking for help when you really need both can be extremely beneficial. I like people that aren't afraid to ask for help but also balance the giving act to others.

By: Brett Borders

Brett Borders — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:13:17 +0000

Asking for help is hard for me too. I have a subconscious belief that I 'should be able to handle whatever i get into' – even when that's totally not true. One hard thing for me is asking for help promoting my own stuff. It's the part of the social media / professional ladder climbing “hustle” that I wish I could avoid – but there seems to be no way around it.

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:38:00 +0000

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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:20:36 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Grace Boyle. Grace Boyle said: A little story about my WordPress meltdown yesterday and how @kendawes helped navigate me to a solution: http://bit.ly/v8dKi [...]

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:03:41 +0000

@Jenny Well I didn't say this, but I basically started to cry and I think my girlfriends around me kept me calm because they didn't understand what was really going on. “Oh, just call the webmaster.” Haha!

You know what's interesting was that it was a WordPress problem, so I wasn't sure if I could call my hosting company and that's where I started to get confused. I didn't even know how to diagnose and fix it. It's just really intense because as I explained to my girlfriends, “It's my blog. I own it. I run it. There's no one else who makes these decisions.” So it makes it so real. I'm glad to hear we've all been down this path before

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:01:57 +0000

@Rebecca I think it was good for me to experience a malfunction. I deal with malfunctions all the time at work from a technical support issue, but when it's just me and I have no one to go to it's so nerve racking. It's good to hear everyone else's experience. In the end, there's always someone out there who has been there, done that and is willing to help.

By: jennyblake

jennyblake — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:46:47 +0000

What an awesome story – I'm so glad you got help and got it fixed so quickly! Like you and Rebecca, I too, have had my moments of SHEER TOTAL AND UTTER PANIC. (Although it sounds like you both were much more calm during yours). Due to my own button-clicking stupidity, I once deleted my whole blog. All of it. Gone. Thank goodness the Dreamhost support guys were so helpful – and great to know that help is only a tweet away (as it was for you). Finally, mad props to Ken for being out there and so willing to help others!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:32:08 +0000

I mess with my blog all the time, and I know exactly what you're talking about! It's the worst feeling when something messes up… and I always think, Oh, I've done it this time! I usually panic and furtively try to fix it while hoping no one visits my blog during that time. And usually, I can fix it. But if not, I have a web designer friend who has helped me in a moment of extreme panic as well. I wonder if it's because a blog is so important to it's owner that we feel this way…