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e_Marketing Blog What Makes A Good Blog? Since I'm writing a series on "Creating A Successful Blog" I've been looking (not very diligently) for other opinions on what makes for a successful blog. One thing I've discovered is that there is no magic answer to this question. First of all, every blog speaks to a different audience in a different tone of voice. So what one group likes another group will find boring or maybe even overtly aggravating. I stumbled on an instance of this today when I followed a link from Lisa Barone's post called "Six Kickass Writing Resources for Bloggers". First on her list was "What Makes a Good Blog?" by Merlin Mann. Now I must admit there are several things in Merlin's list which I agree with, but I find the overall tone fairly aggravating. For instance, he says, "People start real blogs because they think about something a lot...They make and consume smart forebrain porn. So: where do this person's obsessions take them." Frankly I don't see why "obsession" is a necessary part of blogging. Is it because in order to do real blogging we must express our personality; and expressing our personality necessarily involves creativity; and because creativity is so relatively scarce and difficult that it will not happen without an obsessive focus on something? Or is this just the way an obsessive person looks at it? Of course it takes all types. But there is a certain arrogance and air of superiority about talk of obsession and creativity that I can do without. Upgrading to Wordpress 2.7 Just finished upgrading one of my many Wordpress blogs to v 2.7 - the newest upgrade which was released on Dec. 10 makes several attractive improvements to the interface. This upgrade is not so concerned with functionality as it is with improving the user interface. I was able to upgrade my Article Marketing blog in about 15 minutes when all was said and done. There were no suprises and no hitches along the way. I'm sure subsequent upgrades on other sites will go faster. Free Blog or Your Own Domain? Once you've decided to create your own blog, the first question you have to address is whether you want your blog to be hosted on your own web hosting account or be part of an already established site like wordpress.com, blogger.com, or one of the many other free blogging sites. If you use one of the free "hosted" blogging sites (Wordpress.com, Blogger.com, LiveJournal.com, Blog.com, and many more) you can create a brand new blog in about 15 minutes. When you choose this option you become part of a larger site such as wordpress.com and your address will be something like http://yourtownrealestate.wordpress.com or http://yourtownmoneymanager.blogspot.com The advantage of this approach is that it is fast and cheap. Plus you will get some traction and search engine exposure for your blog because it will be part of a much larger network that gets crawled by the search engines on a regular basis. But in my estimation, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. |
Cottage-Sales.com - Looking for a cottage or summer home in Canada? You've come to the right place. We have valuable background information on cottage sales and what to look for in a summer home. If you've done any searching for cottages or summer homes, you know this market changes daily. Cottage-Sales.com is a member of the Linknet network of websites. MARKETING - ADVERTISING - TRADE SHOWS - PROMOTIONS - PUBLICITY - WEB MARKETING Boston to Host Sustainable Energy Trade Show Linknet News Daily Digest The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
will hold its 31st annual Building Energy Conference and Trade Show at Boston’s
Seaport World Trade Center on March 7-9, 2006. The show is expected to draw 2,000 participants for activities including: workshops, sessions, lectures, networking, a free public forum, and a trade show for renewable energy and green building professionals. The event is recommended for architects, developers, investors, policy makers, engineers, builders, city and town planners, building systems designers, real estate professionals, and other professionals interested in renewable energy and green building practices. MacWorld to feature usual slate of innovations MacWorld, to be held in San Francisco, Jan 9-13 2006 will feature a strong focus on music and audio. This is not surprising, considering Apple's success in this area over the last few years. Music-related exhibitors will include Harman Multimedia which introduced an award-winning line of companion products for the iPod, as well as Musitek showing off the latest release of SmartScore music-scanning and music-scoring application. Others features include Guitar Center, showing off the latest recording software and hardware, music creation and editing tools. Other displays will feature a Podcasting Stage where attendees can listing to leading podcasters, and the MacWorld Auto Show featuring specially fitted cars demonstrating the latest in iPod integration. Government Officals Debate Technology Options at CES The International Consumer Electronics Show to be held in Las Vegas, January 5-8, 2006 is one of the most important shows of its kind in the world. It features cutting edge displays of new consumer technology, with a focus on audio, video, mobile electronics, information technology, wireless communications, home networking and much more. Because of its importance to the global economy, this year more than 100 top federal and state government officials from states across the U.S. will be in attendance to "hear, touch, undertand, and debate the hottest technology products and services." Government officials include members of the US Senate, as well as the House of Representatives. Officials from the Whilte House, FCC, and other government agencies will also attend. Debates and presentations will focus on the environmental impacts of technology, secuirty issues, and contentious issues such as Music Industry vs File Sharing Consumers. (c) Linknet News Marketing News Digest. Reprints must leave credits and links intact, and include this notice. |
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