Comments on: 100 Bloggers: I\’m in! Now, What to Write? http://www.contentious.com/2005/02/02/100-bloggers-im-in/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:51:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Heather http://www.contentious.com/2005/02/02/100-bloggers-im-in/comment-page-1/#comment-11850 Heather Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:06:14 +0000 #comment-11850 Amy -- The biggest challenge I struggle with non-bloggers is getting them to understand blogging and its business communication application. I find a lot of people are interested in this new communication method, but they can't fully grasp its value yet. If not for this essay, can you write an article addressing "value of blogging" and its adaptation to traditional business communication channels. Many I speak to are still stuck in the idea, "but I have an eNewsletter -- isn't that good enough?" when it comes to RSS and many are afraid of opening public channels for posting comments, questions, etc. for blogging? What's the best way to convey value to traditional business communications types who haven't taken the plunge yet -- a.k.a the resistant adopters? :) Amy — The biggest challenge I struggle with non-bloggers is getting them to understand blogging and its business communication application. I find a lot of people are interested in this new communication method, but they can’t fully grasp its value yet. If not for this essay, can you write an article addressing “value of blogging” and its adaptation to traditional business communication channels. Many I speak to are still stuck in the idea, “but I have an eNewsletter — isn’t that good enough?” when it comes to RSS and many are afraid of opening public channels for posting comments, questions, etc. for blogging? What’s the best way to convey value to traditional business communications types who haven’t taken the plunge yet — a.k.a the resistant adopters? :)

]]> By: Steven Streight http://www.contentious.com/2005/02/02/100-bloggers-im-in/comment-page-1/#comment-11206 Steven Streight Thu, 03 Feb 2005 01:38:30 +0000 #comment-11206 Amy, consider writing an article on main reasons why people do NOT blog, what their objections are: *I don't know HTML *I can't afford it financially *I'm not good with computers *I don't understand what's so great about blogs *I don't understand what a blog is * I don't have time to blog * I don't know what to say in a blog * Nobody I know has a blog, so why should I? * I'm afraid people will argue with me and make me look stupid * I'm afraid to express how I really feel etc. Then offer responses to these objections, and emphasize how much fun it is to have a blog, how you improve your thinking and writing skills, how exciting it is to see comments posted, etc. Just one of many ideas. Amy, consider writing an article on main reasons why people do NOT blog, what their objections are:

*I don’t know HTML

*I can’t afford it financially

*I’m not good with computers

*I don’t understand what’s so great about blogs

*I don’t understand what a blog is

* I don’t have time to blog

* I don’t know what to say in a blog

* Nobody I know has a blog, so why should I?

* I’m afraid people will argue with me and make me look stupid

* I’m afraid to express how I really feel

etc.

Then offer responses to these objections, and emphasize how much fun it is to have a blog, how you improve your thinking and writing skills, how exciting it is to see comments posted, etc.

Just one of many ideas.

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