Comments on: and a web we go

By: Dawn DiPeri

Dawn DiPeri — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:37:59 +0000

I read blogs and write blogs. Blogging and twittering are a great way to spread the word about your business but it must be witty, fun and informative. A business that blogs about themselves must do it in an entertaining or interesting way (like B+F) then the readers are more likely to follow you. See below article on how to get a following on twitter:

http://www.site-booster.com/blog/2009/09/how-to-get-followers-on-twitter/

By: Lorraine Botti

Lorraine Botti — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:05:53 +0000

Looking forward to reading more of your posts and Beth had some good comments. Haven’t started my own blog…yet… but I think keeping it on the brief side is a good thing, given the information overload each of us experiences each day. There’s a blog (and it’s usually brief) that I read religiously when I get up each morning — Seth Godin’s. Insightful, inspiring marketing wisdom for these changing times, with a bit of a philosophical bent. sethgodin.typepad.com/

By: Helen Barer

Helen Barer — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:49:43 +0000

I don’t do blogs, twitters, facebooks or anything other than email and writing my own work. At my age, I figure that’s all I can handle.

By: ed hannibal

ed hannibal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:33:13 +0000

I get Daily Beast and Salon and their content is mostly if not exclusivly blogs, but it’s a rare thing when I read more than the lead — I don’t know what it would take to hook me into blog-following or joining Facebook (altho I think I’ve lost a few ‘friends’ whose invitations I declined) … it may be generational head-fix but I’m also an early ethusiast for new things so it’s a wash — I think becuase I spend 4-6 hours on the keyboard doing “the work” I’d rahter go to a different media for news opinions etc.

By: Laura Stein

Laura Stein — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:36 +0000

I rarely read blogs unless they’re sent to me. However, when they are, I usually get something from them — like yours above. Thank you, it really got me thinking. Time is the issue for me in reading them and starting my own!

By: Annette HC

Annette HC — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:27:50 +0000

Read political blogs when I know and trust the intelligence and insight of the blogger. That’s as far as I go.

By: Beth Sears

Beth Sears — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:10:49 +0000

Blogs are helpful when the writer formulate opinions/provides advice about her industry. As an aspiring writer I look at blogs by literary agents (my favorite blog.nathanbransford.com) and opinions about the publishing industry (my favorite on this topic is jakonrath.blogspot.com — A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing). Each week I probably check in at about ten blogs. People in your industry will benefit from your opinions and expertise.

Blogs must have a focus, a message and not simply natter on with thoughts of the day. I’ve created a blog about my work-in-progress and found it has taken time to find my blog voice. Best of luck!