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10 Years Ago Today! My 1st Article About Blogging

Debbie Weil

22, 2001 , that I published my first article about business blogging. It was exactly 10 years ago today, Aug. A lot of water under the bridge since then, including 9/11, which happened only a few weeks later. The Corporate Bloggging Book was released exactly five years ago, in August 2006.

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10 Years Ago Today! My 1st Article About Blogging

Debbie Weil

22, 2001 , that I published my first article about business blogging. It was exactly 10 years ago today, Aug. A lot of water under the bridge since then, including 9/11, which happened only a few weeks later. The Corporate Bloggging Book was released exactly five years ago, in August 2006.

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Can You Really Write a Short Book in 8 Weeks?

Debbie Weil

Yes, if you start with a bunch of great content you can draw from: blog posts, articles, notes, lists, research. And are ruthlessly focused on shipping something in 8 weeks. But the fact is, it probably does take 10,000 hours to learn how to write well. If not 10,000, then a lot of time over a period of years.

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My Three Words for 2012: Alignment, Quiet and Compassion

Debbie Weil

I found Pico Iyer's New York Times article, The Joy of Quiet, particularly compelling. My new response, "Happy to have a quick chat, but if you want to pick my brain it'll cost you.". If there is a sub-word for Alignment, it is Quiet. Quiet means practicing no email, no computer, no Internet.

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Q & A With Michael Stelzner on the “Launch” of Social Media Examiner

Debbie Weil

MS: Initially, I asked a group of "experts" (including Jason Falls, Mari Smith and others) to write one article a month for the site. Where do you find all your contributing writers. Are you paying them? This was exposure for them and the chance to be part of something new. But then people started coming out of the woodwork.

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Q & A With Michael Stelzner on the “Launch” of Social Media Examiner

Debbie Weil

MS: Initially, I asked a group of "experts" (including Jason Falls, Mari Smith and others) to write one article a month for the site. Where do you find all your contributing writers. Are you paying them? This was exposure for them and the chance to be part of something new. But then people started coming out of the woodwork.