I’ve periodically addressed how to give your storytelling in a blog a fighting chance to find an audience through search engines. A colleague recently asked me to take a look at her blog and offer immediate thoughts on how she might improve traffic. Here’s the note with some minor “clean-up” which might have relevance for others. Dear Lost …more
This should have been the title for my session on corporate blogging at SoCon11 on Saturday. That’s the greatest frustration for bloggers. Forget getting people to care and engage. The question on everyone’s mind: How do I simply attract a meaningful audience? Here’s the deck that framed the SoCon11 session on blogging. The words “Content …more
I’m referring to the “About” section of a blog. Think about this for a moment. What type of visitor is going to click for more information about your company’s blog? Right. First-time visitors. This is the property’s big moment to make a positive first impression. Yet, most company blogs simply push out the company line. There’s no …more
I’ve been thinking about this blog. Not “what is the meaning of life” type of thinking but what’s worked in the past, what hasn’t worked and how can I improve the product. As a result, I’ve spiraled into a few conclusions that I’m going to apply this year. First, let’s take a look at what’s not working. …more
Blogging shares a similarity with golf. A zillion people enjoy the activity, but only a chosen few make money at it. This point recently got hammered home when I stumbled across an ad on Craigslist recruiting bloggers for Intuit’s small-biz property. Intuit pays 100 bucks per post. I already knew it’s the rare blogger who can quit his or her …more
Blogging is the new black at corporations. Everyone is doing it. And it’s not just large companies that fall under the technology umbrella. Want to know what’s on the mind of Bill Marriott and the “wacky” world of hotels – latest post titled “Honesty Is The Best Policy” – no problem. It makes sense. After …more
Before addressing the topic at hand, a little bit of background. During the final installment of my interview with Steve Farnsworth on corporate blogging, Paul Roberts weighed in with some good questions. This triggered the clever idea on Steve’s part to engage others as well as himself in answering these questions, one per week over …more
I’ve noticed a spike of recent attention devoted to building relationships with bloggers. One of the better ones came from Gini Dietrich and her interview with Mickie Kennedy from eReleases. With this in mind, I’ve dusted off a previous post that addresses this very topic: Robert Scoble, the poster child for escaping corporate cubedom for the virtual pulpit, penned a post titled …more
There’s a reason that the official Google Blog is so well read and shows up on the Techmeme leaderboard. Beyond dominating search, the Google posts are crafted with a conversational tone and often contrast the old way with a new way. Take last week’s post “Go thataway: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a …more
