Comments on: Blogs: A Waste of Small Biz Owners Time? http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/ Small Business Marketing, Discover Your Hidden Marketing Assets Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Walt Goshert http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/#comment-27 Walt Goshert Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:06:56 +0000 http://themarketingcaddy.com/?p=38#comment-27 JJ, Yeah...perhaps Gene's piece is a link bait, but I don't have to agree with him. Some marketing lessons require connecting the dots in your own head... JJ,

Yeah…perhaps Gene’s piece is a link bait, but I don’t have to agree with him.

Some marketing lessons require connecting the dots in your own head…

]]> By: Jollyjo http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/#comment-26 Jollyjo Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:22:23 +0000 http://themarketingcaddy.com/?p=38#comment-26 There are some points to consider there but as I posted, I smell a bait to link all over the post. There are some points to consider there but as I posted, I smell a bait to link all over the post.

]]> By: Jollyjo http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/#comment-25 Jollyjo Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:14:15 +0000 http://themarketingcaddy.com/?p=38#comment-25 I think Gene must be living in another world entirely. I am tempted not read what he has to say but let's see! I think Gene must be living in another world entirely. I am tempted not read what he has to say but let’s see!

]]> By: Walt Goshert http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/#comment-24 Walt Goshert Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:40:15 +0000 http://themarketingcaddy.com/?p=38#comment-24 Here's another thought... actually Seth Godin's take... on the new <a href="http://blog.junta42.com/content_marketing_blog/2008/01/seth-godin-cont.html" rel="nofollow">content/client relationship marketing </a>landscape.<br /><br />Walt<br /> Here’s another thought… actually Seth Godin’s take… on the new content/client relationship marketing landscape.

Walt

]]> By: Walt Goshert http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/#comment-23 Walt Goshert Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:24:59 +0000 http://themarketingcaddy.com/?p=38#comment-23 Hey Zack,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts.<br /><br />Yeah, I think blogs are a small business "no-brainer".<br /><br />Unfortunately, some trusted established small business advisers have vested interests in traditional interruption advertising ...or, they simply don't understand the very fundamentals of marketing.<br /><br />One basic marketing fundamental is to know and understand what your market wants, how they think, what they believe, and how they buy. If you can't figure out how to use a free, community building tool such as a blog to accomplish this, you're a marketing moron.<br /><br />Who else has ideas and thoughts about <span style="text-decoration: underline;">practical </span>blogging for small businesses?<br /> Hey Zack,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Yeah, I think blogs are a small business “no-brainer”.

Unfortunately, some trusted established small business advisers have vested interests in traditional interruption advertising …or, they simply don’t understand the very fundamentals of marketing.

One basic marketing fundamental is to know and understand what your market wants, how they think, what they believe, and how they buy. If you can’t figure out how to use a free, community building tool such as a blog to accomplish this, you’re a marketing moron.

Who else has ideas and thoughts about practical blogging for small businesses?

]]> By: Zack http://themarketingcaddy.com/blogs-a-waste-of-small-biz-owners-time/#comment-22 Zack Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:17:40 +0000 http://themarketingcaddy.com/?p=38#comment-22 Walt,Every small business owner I talk to about blogging is very excited to hear it. When I mention the possibilities and ease of setup and simple interface for posting, they practically start drooling in anticipation.It's probably the fastest way to get a site up and running for someone who doesn't have one, and, as you mentioned, a powerful way to build community and create transparency with your customers for those who are already online and need something more than a brochure-ware site.If used properly, I believe blogs build trust and I can't think of anything more important for a small business to be building (besides a fantastic product, or solution, of course :) ).Thanks!-Zack Walt,Every small business owner I talk to about blogging is very excited to hear it. When I mention the possibilities and ease of setup and simple interface for posting, they practically start drooling in anticipation.It’s probably the fastest way to get a site up and running for someone who doesn’t have one, and, as you mentioned, a powerful way to build community and create transparency with your customers for those who are already online and need something more than a brochure-ware site.If used properly, I believe blogs build trust and I can’t think of anything more important for a small business to be building (besides a fantastic product, or solution, of course :) ).Thanks!-Zack

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