by Debbie Weil | Aug 11, 2005 | Uncategorized, Writing
Intriguing riff by Seth Godin on two types of writing: for friends or colleagues (who know you and, presumably, your subject matter) vs. for strangers (i.e. those nice folks who take the time to read your blog). Cut the “inside baseball” stuff when...
by Debbie Weil | Aug 10, 2005 | In the News, Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
How does he do it? Haven’t you wondered… how does the prolific author of Micro Persuasion find time to eat or sleep, much less do his full-time day job as VP Client Services for PR firm Cooper Katz Senior VP, Edelman PR? Steve Rubel posts an average of five blog...
by Debbie Weil | Aug 3, 2005 | General, Uncategorized
Marketing guru and author Seth Godin puts it this way:”I don’t blog to make money. I don’t run ads on my site. I don’t even blog to win awards. I blog because it pleases me to see my ideas spread. I like it when I see people talking about one...
by Debbie Weil | Aug 2, 2005 | New New Things, ROI, Uncategorized
Technorati CEO Dave Sifry has just posted the results of the latest “State of the Blogosphere – August 2005” with cool charts and stats. Key numbers: – total number of blogs (i.e. the blogosphere) is doubling every 5.5 months – there are...
by Debbie Weil | Jul 25, 2005 | Fortune 500 Blogs, Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
Great side-bar in the August 2005 issue of Fast Company gives a run-down of proper blogging etiquette, comparing it to hosting a successful cocktail party:1. Make introductions (i.e. link to other useful and relevant blogs) 2. Be authentic (i.e. if you’re not...
by Debbie Weil | Jul 25, 2005 | Stuff, Uncategorized
Nicely-written article in today’s Chicago Tribune describes how useful blogs are as a low-cost marketing tool for small businesses. Quotes yours truly several times. Too bad the electronic version of this newspaper article doesn’t provide a live link to...
