7 Things I Learned From Blogworld 2008

Back from Blogworld 2008 in Las Vegas this past weekend. I’ve heard some industries are declining and trade shows are going with it. Well not in the land of blogs - this conference was huge and thriving.

I’m excited to start sharing all I learned this past weekend with my clients. So I thought the best way to get the word out is to create a post on the 7 things I learned while attending Blogworld.

1. The most important thing about blogging is content. You have to write. And write some more. And when you think you’ve said it all, write some more. The only way to reach out to your audience is to write content.

2. Write what your audience wants to hear. Sure, you can write all you want. But if no one has interest, there’s no reason to blog in the first place. Find out what your audience is reading, and write for them.

3. Who are the power players in your industry? Follow their blogs. They became the power players for a reason. Use them as your mentor, and follow in their footsteps.

4. RSS is important. Connect yourself everywhere.

5. Monetize your site after you have content. Too many people want to start the money flowing before they have the content to back it up. Create the system of blogging regularly, then monetize.

6. It’s important to build your subscriber list, both for sending information to, and to help you monetize your site. Never forget your first goal is to build your subscribers by giving them what they want.

7. Traditional ways of looking at things are over. The traditional media may be using phones for opinion polls, but what about other methods? Jones Soda Co. ran their own opinion poll for this years’ Presidential race. A table was filled with bottles with 4 photos on the front: McCain, Obama, Clinton and Paul. At the time of this photo, only 3 bottles left of Obama. hmmmm….

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