Whistle Stops – 04/08/06

By on April 8, 2006 in Whistle Stops with 4 Comments

Whistlestops_12 Lots of good stuff. Take your time.

  • 15 Blogging Tips and Tools by Easton Ellsworth (of BusinessBlogWire) in a guest post at ProBlogger (feed): Among the nuggets: "Since I began posting three times a day instead of one, my traffic has approximately doubled." and "PERSERVERE. An unending stream of good posts outdoes an intermittent trickle of outstanding ones."
  • The Beauty of Blogging by Valorie Luther at Creative Concepts (feed): How a personal blog strengthens a business relationship. Proof that our nature is to like doing business with people – not businesses.
  • Mind the Gap by Merry Elrick at IABC Measurement Commons (feed): When I get asked about the ROI of blogging, I sometimes answer with my own question of the company’s ROI on branding or customer relations. Blank stares ensue. Everyone wants to know the ROI, but not everyone is measuring it. As Merry asks a good question, "What’s up with that?"
  • Ask Great Questions by Phil Gerbyshak at 100Bloggers (feed) Seven great questions, including: "Am I truly passionate about what I am doing, or am I just going through the motions?"
  • Global Conversations: Rick Cooper and Jeremiah Owyang are engaging in a super conversation on signal vs. noise and whether more voices are a good thing. Who do we listen to? I’ll comment on their sites later, For now, as Harry Potter said to Draco Malfoy (sorta kinda): "I think I can make those decisions on my own."

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  • http://jeremiahthewebprophet.blogspot.com/ Jeremiah Owyang

    Mike
    It’s good to hear from you. It would be interesting to hear your perspective Mike, esp when combined with your focus from the cluetrain.
    If you do write a post, I’ll be sure to link to it from my thoughts.

  • Valorie Luther

    Mike, thanks for the reference. Check out my entry, Daughter of TQM. I believe blogging fits right into the rules/elements of total quality management which was big in the 80′s. Thankfully, business always comes around to understanding that success comes from listening and interacting with another person, the customer. Take care!

  • http://www.mikesansone.com Mike Sansone

    Jeremiah – Thanks for your thoughts on the subject. I’ve grown to appreciate and look forward to your comments all ove the ‘sphere

  • http://www.mikesansone.com Mike Sansone

    Valorie – You’re right on with that post too! Listening is key to any conversation, especially in business.