it just hit me that as far as I am concerned, I tend to write about stuff that I consider non-basic; non-basic being defined as what I feel can be of value add to my 4 readers, being of value defined as a thought on which they can build, or new news, or somn kinda original.. you get my drift.
thing is I have been speaking to a few business people about stuff that bloggers and blog readers know about and do (or at least I think they do know and do) which for them is absolutely new news; which prompted me to kick off a number of experience/activity based hints on how to hit the web for your benefit.
The list might get a bit more structured and perhaps more focused on recruitment/tech/marketing, but no promises. I might also look up richer resources too. What I’ll do though is focus on behavior as opposed to recommend tools (or is that only half the equation? - we’ll see)
So maybe what you do with this post is send it to someone who is not a blog reader, not-that-web inclined for a number of reasons, and maybe we can get someone’s attention today with the basics. Contributions and derivative posts are more than welcome.
…the hints list:
1.- google/Yahoo!/Zoominfo yourself - you don’t have to be a megalomaniac to want to know who’s saying what about you or your company, or how you are being portrayed online. if you come across a conversation or opinion, you may want to intervene and add to it, correct it if it’s wrong, do something about it if it’s accurate and not good, cheer yourself it’s it’s great, or ignore if you please. Thing is, now you know and you have a choice to participate in the exchange, whether it is a comment thread or recommendations website, whatever.
2.- Register for new web-based products/services whenever you can - this is a bit of an exercise not dissimilar to the local fairs when you are offered a stack of brochures from charities, small businesses, etc. Pick everything and then select and discard what grabs you, what you care about. I’ve come across a number of beta offerings which have produced business for my company, for their company, and even personal friends.
3.- Get the address - there are a lot of urls plastered all over buses, billboards, mags.. i got to hear about a vertical job board that way; come on, feed your curiosity, don’t dismiss it, put in on your cell, or write it down and check it out later
need to go now, I’ll push some more through…
How about the most obvious thing that bloggers know - start a blog.
-dg (reader #5 :-))
hi michael
course - possibly i was overengeneering that one cause i wanted the hint to sound more like: your opinion matters ’cause it matters to you; whether it’s bitching or praising, let people know what you think; that’s how you may get what you want…
nice blog too - cheers