Apr
18
Blogging can be used in many ways. Don’t like to write? Why not try podcasting.
Quick and Dirty Tips has a variety of topics, and a variety of podcasts that are produced to be fun and informative. Mignon Fogarty and Cherylyn Feierabend have created a podcast series on everything from parenting to legal, and are converting the Grammar Girl series into a book deal the summer of 2008.
Grammar Girl really hit home with me. My daughter is a budding author, and is the best editor I know. She finds grammatical errors in almost everything she reads, and picks up on things most of us overlook. As a writer myself, I know I often have questions about little things that pop up in my writing. So listening to Grammar Girl’s tips provided me with ideas I haven’t thought about. For instance, have you ever been confused with choosing which or that in your writing? Not to worry says Grammar Girl. So are a lot of other people. Hear her podcast on the subject, and learn which to use in your next writing.
When starting any type of business site or blog, the most important thing to start with is how you will monetize your products or services as efficiently as possible. With books, ads and even t-shirts, this site has a variety of ways to bring in money.
Who knew grammar could be so much fun?
Success Works: Blogs are a platform to help you get your information out any way you can. I’ve showcased this site because I love how they’ve taken a variety of topics and information styles, and combined it into a site that works. From their awards and exposure, it’s easy to see how these sites will continue to work long in to the future.
Apr
17
I found Wine Library a couple of months ago, and have been watching ever since. This is a great example of combining a passion, with a blog, with video - and taking it to a whole new level.
Gary Vaynerchuk started this blog because of his love for wines, and his desire to bring in new clientele to his business with a new media. Instead of working in the store, he set up shop to start his own "tv" show online, and has been growing strong ever since.
Five days of the week, Gary creates a short "tv" show that compares and rates different wines. He provides a thorough understanding of each wine, what it pares with, and how to develop your own love of wine.
And the sales for his business have skyrocketed!
Plus he’s been gaining a huge amount of PR on places like The Wall Street Journal, Ellen Degeneres Show, Nightline, ABC News, and National Public Radio.
Success Works: This blog works because it appeals directly to the consumer. They can expand their knowledge of wine in short clips. And can learn how to serve the right wine with each meal. Plus Gary’s personality comes shining through - which is what blogging is all about. This is one case of using video perfectly to further what you love.
Great job Gary!
Apr
16
What Do White People Like?
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What if you could start a blog in January 2008, and have over 23 million hits by April 2008?
That’s what Stuff White People Like has done.
What’s amazing to me with this site is how they take ordinary items, and turn them into something exciting that everyone is talking about.
Take for instance their #1 item white people like - coffee. This was their original post. They provide a simple explanation as to why white people love their coffee. In less than
3 months, have been made on this post. What a following.
And of course its not stopping there.
Because their blog has received so much press, the authors have another venture - a book deal by Random House.
Success Works: This blog works because it’s new, it’s different, and it has a ton of fresh content. Have you ever thought of some of the things listed in this blog? Of course. But it took Christian Lander and Myles Valentin to put it all together in one spot, and market it well.
Good job guys!
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