Real Benefits of Blogs
Hi
After an intensive year online, these are the tangible benefits to my business:
* Using a feed reader (via RSS), saves a lot of time and bookmarking.
* The information I get from bloggers is usually weeks ahead of the mainstream press. Call this competitive intelligence.
* By blogging, I have raised my profile on the web and increased visits to my site by a factor of 1000 in less than one year. This is cheap marketing.
* I use my database of posts when preparing reports, proposals and presentations. It helps to have a searchable system like Drupal.
* Blogging forces me to think and reflect in order to write, so that what was just an idea in my mind becomes more concrete.
* The underlying technology of easy posting and RSS to keep track of things, makes a lot of sense for collaborative learning and collaborative work – two areas of interest for my business.
* Through blogging, I have met a number of business partners.
* Blogging keeps me in touch with a lot of interesting people and expands my view of the world, providing new ideas for my business.
* When I have a problem, especially a technical one, I post it on my site or someone else’s and usually get an informed answer within 24 hours. It’s like a large performance support system.
* It allows people to get to know my opinions before they engage me as a consultant; saving time and potential frustrations.
Thanks
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