Comments on: Think Search When Considering a Blog

By: Matt Foley

Matt Foley — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:21:54 +0000

I find that there is just a certain threshold to get over before someone decides it is worthwhile to start participating in social media – especially through blogging. I recommend to everyone to start and maintain a list of blog post ideas. You’ll quickly realize how much you actually have to say. Chris Brogan’s blog also offered a number of strategies that helped me get up and going.

I also wonder how long it will be before aggregators become main stream. I’ve been using one forever (Bloglines), but it seems like no one else I know does. It’s such a time saver!

By: @Stephen

@Stephen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:39:40 +0000

I am totally on board with this concept, and I get the same sort of reactions from business people that I talk to. I was recently at a Chamber of Commerce seminar on “Marketing in a Down Economy” and when people heard that I consult on internet marketing via blogging and conversation – “I don’t have time for those blogs” was the number one response.
Of course I just smiled and asked them if they had enough business NOT to blog. That got them thinking!

By: Brian Linton

Brian Linton — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:48:18 +0000

I am a young serial entrepreneur and I just recently started blogging and am loving it. Not only have people begun to read my blog and view me as a leading young entrepreneur, it has helped me brainstorm new and innovative business ideas and practices, and has also helped me organize my thoughts and keep a record of everything.

I hope to write a book soon, and I know I can draw from my blog entries for much of the content.

I recently addressed the benefits of blogging in a post I titled BLAG ABOUT YOURSELF. Yes, that is blag, not blog. Basically ‘blag’ is a cross between blog and brag, but without the negative connotation of bragging. It is a positive way to tell people about your accomplishments and credentials through the use of a blog, and it helps you build your personal brand and identity online. I don’t want to go on here, but you can check the post out here: http://brianlinton.com/?p=24

Cheers!
Brian

By: Jacques Snyman

Jacques Snyman — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:08:21 +0000

Blogging…many don’t get it….yet. Get in now, and establish yourself as an authority early on, thant’s my take, anyways…

By: Rob Burns

Rob Burns — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:43:46 +0000

Great article, well explained. If you provide knowledge or expertise services blogs can really sell people on what you can do.

By: pays to live green

pays to live green — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:57:57 +0000

Thanks for the great post. I agree that most people don’t have time to just sit down and read over somebody talking about themselves. They want good information and usually find it through search engines. That’s why you have to optimize for search engines in order to be a successful blog.

By: Coach Reggie

Coach Reggie — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:56:33 +0000

Good post. I am in a medium sized market and it amazes me how easy it would be for most business categories to get to the top of the search engines if they would blog about what they do once or twice a week. Landscape designers could put pictures of their projects up with rich keywords.

By: Donny-MarketingTwin #2

Donny-MarketingTwin #2 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:21:31 +0000

Great thoughts. I know there’s a group of DTM coaches getting together soon in KC… your job – come up with another name for “blogging” that will help some small business overcome the attitude that blogs are for Disney World photos or pics of my 2 dogs!! It’s amazing the power that blogging can have (that’s posting and commenting) but like some have said, they just don’t seem to latch on. We have a client though who wants high SEO rankings and loves the fact we set up a process where he can record his thought via audio recording as he is traveling. Then later those thoughts can be converted to online blogs which is already helping his SEO. It’s working and solves the “I don’t have time…” issue for him. So there is hope!

Thanks John.