Comments on: Business Blogging in Ireland – Who, What , When, Where and Why

By: Doug Mitchell

Doug Mitchell — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:39:49 +0000

Great quick hit toolkit! I’d just ad that if a business is considering blogging as an option, that they should be READING blogs too…maybe even before launch. They should continue the conversation and contribute to the larger community. This network effect will come back to them eventually.

The result is “poor mans Search Engine Optimization” without even understanding what that means! I hold numerous first page results because I passionately talk about some subjects often.

I’m findable and “relevant” because of blogs and I’m not paying for those results.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:57:25 +0000

Alan,

From looking at Yardstick.ie, you’re not that far off from being a business blogger; a few more updates , leave the articles open for discussion, and you’re there.

Paul

By: Alan Keogh

Alan Keogh — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:57:28 +0000

Hi Paul,

great summary, thanks. Might just inspire me!

Alan Keogh

By: People and Technology - Denise Fay (Achieve Marketing) - another Irish Business Blogger

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:11:31 +0000

[...] Denise Fay of Achieve Marketing is finally blogging over at achievemarketing.ie. The guide to Business Blogging in Ireland is a direct result of Denise’s Marketing Session at the Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk, but even so , it’s taken 6 months of intimidation sorry encouragement since the Barcamp Belfast meetup to get Denise to this point (she insists on using her time to look after customers). [...]

By: admin

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:21:43 +0000

Annette,

Glad you found it useful – the only thing worse than ‘press release on a blog’ syndrome is when the comments on a blog are turned off.

But that’s a rant for another day.

Paul

By: annette

annette — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:31:01 +0000

Paul – what a great guide and I’m really pleased to see you emphasise the ‘be personal’ aspect. I’m so weary reading business blogs that are merely recycled press releases giving no sense of who the people are behind the company – congratulations!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:15:26 +0000

Damien,

I’d be interested in seeing that – if only for the same reason Denise made on the day – blogging is not just for the kids and the geeks any more

Suggest converting the presentation to PDF (using Open Office) , make sure the slides all hava link to Mulley.Net … bit like this set of slides for the Irish Java Technologies Conference, but without the 10 year old Toyota Corolla.

Paul

By: Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Fluffy Links - Monday November 26th 2007

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:31:18 +0000

[...] Paul Browne has a fantastic post on why you should blog for business. [...]

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:08:34 +0000

Indeed I did and I will (when I get my ass in gear) put all the material online. No point it in it being offline.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:58:48 +0000

Damien,

Praise indeed. You did a session on this topic recently (if I remember correctly). Was dropping it into conversation that you might be available to repeat it for the Plato group …. don’t know if they’ll bite or not.

Paul

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:58:28 +0000

One of the best guides for business blogging I’ve read. Seen far far too many cowboys say stuff that is wrong and dangerous for a business.

By: Donncha’s Friday Links at Holy Shmoly!

Donncha’s Friday Links at Holy Shmoly! — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:14:00 +0000

[...] Business blogging or why blogs aren’t just for the kids and geeks. Paul explains in clear points why business should be blogging. Seems like our 100,000+ unique visitors is nothing in the blogging world, but most Small to Medium Irish Business (SME’s) would kill for that kind of traffic. So since I’m an ‘expert’ (and when exactly did that happen ?!) here’s the 10 minute guide to get your business on it’s way. [...]