My blogging experience after 30 days.

posted on July 29, 2005

Now that I've finished my first official month of blogging I thought now would be a good time to talk about my results after the first 30 days.

First, it's been a great conversation piece. I've had conversations with a few people who've told me: "I've been reading your blog." Wow! Talk about instant rapport. I get a chance to ask them what they thought about some of things I've talked about, and they already know a fair amount about me. I've also found myself frequently saying: "I just wrote about that in my blog last week." Then I can talk about what it is I said. Each of those pales in comparison to the connections I've made with the people I've met who are also bloggers. I guess it's the shared experience, but these people seem to become instant friends. Bottom line, it's been a heck of a lot of fun!

The time committment is actually less than I expected. Maybe it's because I only post on average about twice a week. I find myself constantly getting ideas for topics to write about. I have a list of potential posts so long that I wouldn't have to come up with another idea for a couple of months. I'm not a particularly verbose writer, so I find that a typical post only takes me 20-30 minutes. Which means I spend less than an hour each week on my blog.

It's the personal stories that get the most traction. No single post has gotten as much attention as my post about "My poor neglected dog!" Sure this blog is primarily about business and networking, but it's written by me. I actually need to try and incorporate a little bit more Scott. I'll work on that.

Then there's the exposure. This blog is listed on a couple of dozen different blog directories. All of which have generated at least a couple of visitors. The listings also tend to be in very specific categories. So the people that are finding my blog through these directories actually have an interest in what I have to say.

All in all it's been an amazing experience. It's been less work than I expected. Has produced better results, and I enjoy it. You can't beat that.

Stay tuned. In my next post I'll talk about why blogging for business presents some unique opportunities.

Scott Ingram
NetworkInAustin.com

Author: Scott Ingram

Categories: Business Blogging, Personal, Scott Ingram