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[Video] Why You Should Start Blogging Today

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 22:57.

This 7 minute and 30 second video evangelizes blogging to new internet marketers. The reasons I am such a big fan of blogs are:

  • they are easy to set up & update
  • they offer many feedback channels
  • it is easy to track how ideas spread through blogs
  • it is easy to join the conversation
  • there are many channels to spread ideas quickly
  • blogs offer many ways to show social proof of value
  • blog posts typically do not feel like ads, even if they are

I am not sure how well it came out. Please let me know what you think of the video. Did I talk too fast? Was it too information dense? Was I clear enough?

And if you have not yet seen The Blogger's Guide to SEO, please check it out.

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