Re: practicalities of blogging

[Tim Mantyla <TimMantyla -at- nustep -dot- com>]

Ditto Steve's comments. Also marketing companies are promoting blogs and 
RSS feeds for boosting SEO--Search Engine Optimization--possibly the 
latest, groovadelic buzzword in marketing circles. It applies to marketing 
oneself for job searches, too.

A well-done, regularly updated professional blog can 
        - increase exposure of your online brand
        - demonstrate your writing and presentation abilities
        - RSS feeds can boost your online profile faster when updated 
several times/week
        - regularly "sharpen the saw"...or practice writing. 

One blogger wrote that he would have a hard time writing a book because it 
seemed like a huge, intimidating project. On the other hand, if he wrote 
enough blog entries on a particular subject, he might have the core of a 
book after a year or so...and relatively painlessly.

Examples of SEO-promoting marketing companies:

www.press-feed.com
http://www.ingenexdigital.com/index.html

Buzz on and blog out, dudes...  ;-]


Tim

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From: "Flood, Donna" <DFlood -at- eoriginal -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:28 PM
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Subject: RE: practicalities of blogging

> I've been reading this with interest, and, for me, blogging always comes 

> back to the same question:
>
> Why?  Why blog?
>
> I don't think I get it...
 
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From: Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>
Subject: Re: practicalities of blogging
To: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>,
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One of the best things about blogs is that search
engines like them provided that they get updated
regularly.

So a professional blog, either on or linked to your
professional web site, can be a good marketing tool.
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