Comments on: Why blogs matter

By: Annie Sells

Annie Sells — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:35:52 +0000

A trusted friend was just asking me why I would blog and share personal information with the whole world … I didn’t answer because I knew he wouldn’t understand. But the truth is that social media is ineffective without it. Why wouldn’t I want people to know and trust me if I am going to interact with them in the virtual, as well as the “real world?”

By: Time For A [Platform] Change | Whirledview

Time For A [Platform] Change | Whirledview — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:19:15 +0000

[...] and use it more as an anchor for all my social media communications. Blogs seem to me to be a baseline requirement for anyone attempting to build personal brand equity or professional reputation in new [...]

By: 09/17/09 – Blogging « Miriamele03's Blog

09/17/09 – Blogging « Miriamele03's Blog — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:12:59 +0000

[...] why have a blog? I googled “Why blogs?” and came up with this article: http://veryofficialblog.com/2009/01/24/why-blogs-matter/. From what I can gather from that entry, it seems that blogs are important for businesses when it [...]

By: 4 Tools for Connecting Today | Tim Bursch

4 Tools for Connecting Today | Tim Bursch — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:47:20 +0000

[...] – Do you have one? Why not? I agree wholeheartedly with Shannon and Terry. It is one way to start a conversation with people about something you care about. For [...]

By: PiterKokoniz

PiterKokoniz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:58:37 +0000

Hi ! :)
My name is Piter Kokoniz. oOnly want to tell, that I’v found your blog very interesting
And want to ask you: what was the reasson for you to start this blog?
Sorry for my bad english:)
Thank you:)
Your Piter

By: RaiulBaztepo

RaiulBaztepo — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:59:19 +0000

Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language ;)
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

By: Do Blogs Matter? | timbursch.com

Do Blogs Matter? | timbursch.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:18:12 +0000

[...] like this post by Shannon Paul on blogs recently. She makes some serious points for your organization to start [...]

By: Hump Day Reading for the Restless Soul

Hump Day Reading for the Restless Soul — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:35:09 +0000

[...] Why blogs matter at Shannon Paul’s Very Official Blog [...]

By: Hajj E. Flemings

Hajj E. Flemings — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:50:13 +0000

Detroit’s Own ShannonPaul5,

Excellent post, you are on point your blog is the meat and potatoes of your social media strategy. Creating a presence in the various social networks is the easy part but committing to blogging is work with well defined benefits. Keep producing great content.

By: Roger Burnett

Roger Burnett — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:18:26 +0000

Shannon:
As a periodic reader of your content, I must admit that I struggled with your message in some of the previous posts that addressed this same topic in previous months…..and, yet, as I read this message from you again today, I realize that, while it took some time, I have embraced your point of view on the do’s and don’ts of social media to the point that I feel as though I REALLY GET IT…..what’s best, is, that in this period of struggle, I made a transition from employee to business owner…what timing…..you would be amazed how the concepts communicated in the message that you are preaching are being received. They’re seen as a breath of fresh air from the tried (and not true) methods of customer engagement and business relationship-building. Some people are intrigued by the notion of brand-loyalty as a result of transparency, others are completely freaked out about the notion, but, no matter the position on the topic, the respondent 100% of the time agrees that the notion has value. What, at this point remains to be seen, is if good business minds can free themselves from the tedious decision making processes they feel necessary in trying to “figure out” what content to braodcast, and cross the final threshold into understanding that in order to win, you have to stop thinking you as the business owner will know what people want, and realize that they’re all here, on-line, waiting for you to ask…..