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Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog

Waxing UnLyrical

It makes the blogosphere less frightening. And, quite frankly, the blogosphere can be daunting. If Kami Huyse hadn’t given me the opportunity (and a genteel kick-in-the-butt), I would never have ventured into the blogosphere. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings.

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Mastering the Art of Listening: A Blogger’s Guide to Success

ProBlogger

Let me explore a few ways that a blogger should consider ‘listening’: Listen to the culture of the blogosphere This is one for those yet to start blogging (and it should also be applied to those getting into new social media tools like Twitter, Facebook etc). What posts are generating good conversation/comments?

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How to Eliminate the Echo Chamber and Add New Dimensions to Your Blog

ProBlogger

Here are his main points (in bold) with a few comments of my own (the non bolded stuff) on some of them. Look outside the Blogosphere. Read books, see movies, buy the newspaper, take a class or… if you’re really game… talk to a friend. While it’s wonderful it can also be quite insular and self important.

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7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog

ProBlogger

While some of your readers will comment without any kind of interaction you’ll be surprised how many more will interact with you with a simple call to do so! ’ guide your readers with a more specific question about your topic or give them some alternatives or examples to help them make that first comment.

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The Not-so-secret Ingredient of an Engaging Blog

ProBlogger

As I read it, it reminded me of a question that I see asked often in the blogosphere: How can I make my blog more engaging? It might be that you want to lower bounce rates, increase repeat visits, or encourage more comments on posts. Yesterday, Lisa described the natural flow she sometimes achieves with her class.

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The Bamboo Project Blog: De-Grading the Workplace

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In one of those serendipitous moments that occurs so often in the blogosphere, a few days later I saw that Christy Tucker bookmarked one of Kohns articles, so I clicked through to check it out. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference De-Grading the Workplace : Comments. Thanks Skip and Ines for your comments.

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7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog

ProBlogger

While some of your readers will comment without any kind of interaction you’ll be surprised how many more will interact with you with a simple call to do so! ’ guide your readers with a more specific question about your topic or give them some alternatives or examples to help them make that first comment.