Apr 13, 2009

Show #231 - The Truth Behind Blogging

Show 231 of The Engaging Brand leadership and marketing podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, you don't need to download anything - all explained at the end of the post and don't forget to try GoToMeeting for your 30 day free trial!

Today I talk with Stephane Grenier the nationally known founder and CEO of LandlordMax Software Inc., a longtime builder and promoter of numerous blogs (including his own, FollowSteph.com), a seminar speaker for "Website Promotion and Traffic Generation", and the author of the critically acclaimed ebook, How to Generate Traffic to Your Website.We talk about his latest book Blog Blazers in which 40 of the top bloggers share their social media secrets. We discuss

  • Why write a book about blogging - isn't that traditional vs new media?
  • Difference between niche and general blogging
  • Is there a standard success formula for blogging?
  • Importance of having an opinion on your blog
  • The difference between having an opinion and being opinionated.
  • Can you make money blogging?
  • Why most blogs fail within 3 months
  • How overnight blogging success takes time....
  • The balance of needing to cope with loneliness as a blogger yet be an extrovert at the same time.

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