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August 7th, 2007

Inside b5media - the President Speaks

If you read my post from yesterday, b5media Looking for a New Host for Business and Blogging and were wondering what might be involved in blogging for the b5media network, then there’s a must-read post for you on b5media President and CEO Jeremy Wright’s Ensight.org blog.
In Digging into b5media’s Secrets, Jeremy expands on […]

By Des Walsh -- 0 comments

August 7th, 2007

b5media Looking for a New Host for Business and Blogging

This time last year I contracted with the b5media network to host a site which I felt could help business people everywhere. My concept was of a blog which would be a resource for the many business people who want to know:

whether this blogging caper stacks up as a serious business activity
how to do it
what […]

By Des Walsh -- 9 comments

July 26th, 2007

If Blogging Needs Courage, What Does That Say About Corporate Blogging Strategy?

Brian Clark at Copyblogger has written a great post.
If you are a regular reader of Copyblogger, you will probably think “so what else is new?”
This guy keeps coming up with such amazing content, I never cease to wonder how he does it. Sheer talent plus hard work, no doubt.
Back to the post, which is about […]

By Des Walsh -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2007

Monetizing Your Blog: Part 2 - Direct Income

In the first post of this short series on monetizing your blog, one of the distinctions I mentioned was between direct and indirect income:
On direct vs. indirect income, many blog posts about monetizing blogs, or even whole blogs dedicated to the subject, are focused on direct income, such as from advertising.
But how to do it […]

By Des Walsh -- 2 comments

April 30th, 2007

More Blogs from the b5media Business Channel

What if a business person could have a place on the Web where there was a collection of blogs which were:

- focused consistently on business issues
- informative and even entertaining
- written professionally
- by bloggers respected by their peers
- updated regularly and at least several times a week?

You’ve read my mind.
It’s here, at the business channel […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment

April 21st, 2007

Call for a Blogger Who Knows Feed

RSS, webfeeds, syndication - very important concepts to understand for maximizing the reach and effectiveness of any blog.
So it’s good that in the Technology channel on our b5media network we have a blog dedicated to helping the rest of us understand what’s what in the world of feed - see A Feed is Born.
One slight […]

By Des Walsh -- 0 comments

March 27th, 2007

Luck Re-visited

Just over a week ago I wrote about luck. That was part of a ‘theme day’ with my colleagues on the b5media Business channel. I had every intention of making reference on the day to the other posts on the subject. That was about when “one of those weeks” started where with the best of intentions […]

By Des Walsh -- 0 comments

February 26th, 2007

BlogHer Business in NYC Less Than a Month Away Now

Just from looking at the list of speakers and their credentials, I know there will be some serious downloading of up to date information and lots of sparking of ideas at the first BlogHer Business event in New York City, March 22-23. BlogHer Business is a spinoff from the hugely successful BlogHer conferences held over the past […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment

January 18th, 2007

It’s Not Too Late for Goal-setting for ‘07 and Here Are Some Tips

This is a follow-up to my post a few days ago about goal setting and accommodating change, which was my contribution to a group posting theme day for the b5media network’s business channel. 
Basically, it’s not too late to set some goals. And there are some resources available to help the process.
Setting goals on or about New Year’s Day […]

By Des Walsh -- 0 comments

January 15th, 2007

Goals 2007 And Accommodating Rapid Change

I have to say upfront that I find the whole business of goal-setting a challenge. Always have. As I’m a coach as well as a blogger, that challenge has some special professional resonance. At least I have real empathy for clients who don’t find goal-setting easy.
Maybe a goal for me in 2007 would be to […]

By Des Walsh -- 8 comments

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