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BLOG - "weB" + "LOG"
You've probably hear about 'em - Blogs! Coming soon to an Internet near you! Gosh, when I first wrote this page years ago, they were the exception and not the norm...but nowadays, wow! You can build an entire business site with them, run a personal hobby with them ...the possibilities are unlimited.
Well, actually, they're closer than that - you could get your own personal blog up and running within 2 minutes. Blogs are web journals - they're places where you can you put up your own thoughts, reflections, links to your sites/friends' sites, etc.etc.etc.etc.
But why would you want to do that?
Excellent question! Let's dive into:
Before You Begin - Benefits of Blogs
People seem to love blogs nowadays because they allow them a soapbox upon which to emote. In other words, you can write about anything and everything and have your views published to the entire world.
You can even change the course of history! See the following resources for more on that...
Blogs are also fun and useful to record your memories, personal insights and the like. If your friends/family are hundreds of miles away, it's a nice way to stay in touch.
So now you know why a blog can be beneficial... but how can you get one for free?
Easily! Step right on up to:
Step 1 - Get a Free Blog
Visit any of the following to get a free blog. You'll probably have to provide a username (like "FootballIsCool" or "HealthNutWise" or "TXCowHearder" etc.), a contact email, and your name.
Once you have your blog, start posting and telling your friends about it.
But what if you already have a website and want to install one yourself? It's time for:
Step 2 - Free Blog Software
You can download and install professional blogging software for free. The most popular are:
Great help is available at:
Download and install. Voila, you're done! All you have to do is start, well, blogging.
Blogs you want to check out include:
Step 3 - For More Information
Want more help with blogs? Consider:
- If I had to start my blog over... - nice take on what experts say
- WordPress Theme Browser - change the look/feel of your WordPress blog.
- Blog Addons - neat packages you can include with your blog.
- 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Headquarters - excellent list of tips for improving traffic to one's blog
And some nifty tools:
- 21 Days to a More Profitable Blog - blueprint, step-by-step instructions on how to set your blog up for profits
- Rapid Niche Websites - not your average blog....
Looking for books? Consider:
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-22 Summary: It just makes sense! ... I have working in marketing for years and have even dabbled in new marketing, social media and the like. The New Rules of Marketing and PR just takes it to a whole new level where it just makes sense! After reading I have an entirely new focus around our day to day activities as well as our overall marketing strategy. I keep it on my desk and am constantly referring to it or the thousands of notes I took while reading it. HKM Director of Marketing at a Software Start-up ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-21 Summary: New rules mean new behaviours ... David Meerman Scott gives an exceptional overview of how these very traditional disciplines are changing, but with excellent practical tips and advice as to how to embrace this change. A must read for any PR or marketing professional. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The Internet has profoundly changed the way people communicate and interact with each other. But it has also changed the way businesses communicate with their customers (and those who they want to be customers). In the old days, companies could only communicate through the filter of expensive advertising or media ink placed by a PR firm. Today the rules have changed entirely. The New Rules of Marketing and PR shows you how to leverage the potential that Web-based communication offers your...more
Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-17 Summary: Groundswell ... Groundswell is a very good book if you want to understand modern marketing and customer relationship management. In a world where online accounts for much of everyday life, the way in which companies have to interact with their customers changes. The use of social networks, viral videos, blogs and forums is important. This book really helps to understand, decide what is relevant for a certain situation, and act on this different world. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-16 Summary: Ride the Technology Wave to Greater Success ... Social networking is here to stay and growing at an amazing pace. Groundswell provides case studies and data from several different industries to highlight the groundswell of new technology that is bursting into and driving the business scene. Your customers and employees have ever increasing options to enter into public discussion. If you don't yet understand blogs, wikis, and various social network sties, this book explains how these technologies work. Most valuably, it shows how companies can manage the technology ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Corporate executives are struggling with a new trend: people using online social technologies (blogs, social networking sites, YouTube, podcasts) to discuss products and companies, write their own news, and find their own deals. This groundswell is global, it s unstoppable, it affects every industry and it s utterly foreign to the powerful companies running things now. When consumers you ve never met are rating your company s products in public forums with which you have no experience...more
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-26 Summary: This Book Doesn't Deserve Negative Reviews... ... ...Simply because the title should give anyone an idea of who the book was written for. If you already know when to quit or when to stick, then don't get this book. If you're already successful and are happy with your career path, then don't get this book. - - - - - - However, if you're like me who's faced with so many opportunities but have a tough time deciding which to pursue, or if you're stuck in a job and can't figure out if it's really good for you in the long-term, or if you find yourself constantly sacrificing ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-23 Summary: When the going gets tough - read the Dip ... You will get better at anything you attempt if you put in the effort. After a while you will need to put in more and more effort for less and less gain. If you stick to your guns you will emerge as one of the few experts at whatever it is you chose to do. If you don't stick to your guns you should quit fast before you put in too much effort for the gain you will get before quitting. That is pretty much the entire message of the book. However, it is delivered in typical Seth Godin style with witty pithy observations ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The old saying is wrongwinners do quit, and quitters do win. Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out exciting and fun. Then it gets harder and less fun, until it hits a low pointreally hard, and not much fun at all. And then you find yourself asking if the goal is even worth the hassle. Maybe youre in a Dipa temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe its really a Cul-de-Sac, which will never get better, no matter how hard you try....more
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