In this 15-minute podcast, you’ll meet Susan Getgood, author of Professional Blogging for Dummies, as she shares practical tips for starting a blog and keeping it going.
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Here are the show notes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
00:45 About the new Jump Start series of workshops on digital and social media; visit TrafcomDigital for details and to register.
02:11 About Susan Getgood; Marketing Roadmaps blog
03:15 Blogging seems to be surging in popularity; Susan’s advice for starting a blog
03:58 What blogs are best at; why they have to fit your marketing strategy
04:45 Bloggers need a niche
05:45 Pick the communication tool that fits your personality or company culture; it might not be blogging
06:30 Which tool is best for your goal and your audience?
07:00 Advice from Susan on blogging frequency; mix long and short form; keep your commitment to your readers
08:20 Value of an editorial calendar
08:55 Why not stockpile posts?
09:20 How have Twitter and Facebook affected blogging?
11:12 There are 500 million people on Facebook: Fish where the fish are
11:37 Susan’s book shows you how to use the various social media tools
12:44 Always keep in mind WHO you’re writing for
13:40 Achieving your blogging dreams
14:36 Comment on Trafcom News Podcast 96 on LinkedIn from Will Norman.
14:57 Where to send comments: email to Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209 or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog
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Theme music is "Beneath Your Surface" by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network.
