Comments for Pursue Business Blog http://blog.pursuebusiness.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:51:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on What’s Your 140 Character Pitch? by Chris Quick http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/whats-your-140-character-pitch/#comment-248 Chris Quick Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:34:07 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=78#comment-248 I did the same thing - signed up for Twitter and let it sit for a long time because I thought it was about what you were eating for lunch. Until I read Pam Slim's newsletter where she linked to her pal Havi talking about Twitter as a rich network of smart, thoughtful people tweeting about their work. I rediscovered Twitter and have been hooked ever since. Great point about Twitter being an entirely different point of access rather than a step above blogging. I found that interacting on Twitter gave me the courage to do more with my regular blog because microblogging is less intimidating and it's much easier to build a following on Twitter and get instant feedback. I did the same thing - signed up for Twitter and let it sit for a long time because I thought it was about what you were eating for lunch. Until I read Pam Slim’s newsletter where she linked to her pal Havi talking about Twitter as a rich network of smart, thoughtful people tweeting about their work. I rediscovered Twitter and have been hooked ever since.

Great point about Twitter being an entirely different point of access rather than a step above blogging. I found that interacting on Twitter gave me the courage to do more with my regular blog because microblogging is less intimidating and it’s much easier to build a following on Twitter and get instant feedback.

]]> Comment on What’s Your 140 Character Pitch? by Mike http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/whats-your-140-character-pitch/#comment-247 Mike Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:27:10 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=78#comment-247 Thanks for the comments. Clearly, the wired article was over the top. Blogging is still a major lifeblood of the Internet. I will, however, come back to my point that people can jump into twitter with little or no experience. Many businesses will benefit from a blog, but some will not. It all depends on your overall social media strategy. For example, would a busy restaurant owner benefit from the effort of keeping up with a blog? He or she may better connect with people via the simplicity and level playing field of Twitter. Thanks for the comments. Clearly, the wired article was over the top. Blogging is still a major lifeblood of the Internet. I will, however, come back to my point that people can jump into twitter with little or no experience. Many businesses will benefit from a blog, but some will not. It all depends on your overall social media strategy. For example, would a busy restaurant owner benefit from the effort of keeping up with a blog? He or she may better connect with people via the simplicity and level playing field of Twitter.

]]> Comment on What’s Your 140 Character Pitch? by Laurie/HaloSecretarial http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/whats-your-140-character-pitch/#comment-246 Laurie/HaloSecretarial Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:49 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=78#comment-246 I love blogging, but have definitely found Twitter to be a huge boost to my business. People throw out quick comments that might never make it to their blog, it's a great source of reading material and for people who are really involved it it a showcase for their personality and interests. I love blogging, but have definitely found Twitter to be a huge boost to my business. People throw out quick comments that might never make it to their blog, it’s a great source of reading material and for people who are really involved it it a showcase for their personality and interests.

]]> Comment on What’s Your 140 Character Pitch? by Grant Griffiths http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/whats-your-140-character-pitch/#comment-245 Grant Griffiths Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:46:32 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=78#comment-245 I agree what twitter can be used to promote a business even if you don't have a blog. But, I do have a couple of disagreements. Wired was wrong in their premise that blogging is dead and that it won't work. And what was interesting about Wired and their efforts to tell us blogging was so 2004, they were using a blog to try to convince us to close our blogs down. The only thing Wired did right in their post was to create a huge amount of buzz and traffic for themselves to their blog. Blogging is far from dead and if a business uses blogging right, it can add an huge amount of kick to the overall marketing plan of that business. A blog is something you grow and own. Twitter is a tool you use to grow your other marketing efforts and to increase your influence on the web. I would venture to guess that the business you mentioned who doesn't have a blog or website might actually see an overall increase in their influence if they did. And now would be a great time to do so, especially when you consider the fact they have established themselves as a place to go without it. Now would be a good time for them to ride the wave if you will and take advantage of the exposure they have received just from twitter. Yes you can have a successful social media campaign with just twitter. However you can have an even large influence if you use twitter as a tool to grow a blog/website and in turn grow you business. I agree what twitter can be used to promote a business even if you don’t have a blog. But, I do have a couple of disagreements. Wired was wrong in their premise that blogging is dead and that it won’t work. And what was interesting about Wired and their efforts to tell us blogging was so 2004, they were using a blog to try to convince us to close our blogs down.

The only thing Wired did right in their post was to create a huge amount of buzz and traffic for themselves to their blog. Blogging is far from dead and if a business uses blogging right, it can add an huge amount of kick to the overall marketing plan of that business.

A blog is something you grow and own. Twitter is a tool you use to grow your other marketing efforts and to increase your influence on the web. I would venture to guess that the business you mentioned who doesn’t have a blog or website might actually see an overall increase in their influence if they did. And now would be a great time to do so, especially when you consider the fact they have established themselves as a place to go without it.

Now would be a good time for them to ride the wave if you will and take advantage of the exposure they have received just from twitter.

Yes you can have a successful social media campaign with just twitter. However you can have an even large influence if you use twitter as a tool to grow a blog/website and in turn grow you business.

]]> Comment on What’s Your 140 Character Pitch? by Mike http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/whats-your-140-character-pitch/#comment-244 Mike Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:15:12 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=78#comment-244 Thanks for the comment Toma. I definitely agree with you. It's probably not time to throw out the blog for people running blogs already. I think, though, that people shouldn't be afraid to jump into twitter just because they don't have a blog or a website. Maybe they can start with Twitter and expand from there. ~Mike Thanks for the comment Toma. I definitely agree with you. It’s probably not time to throw out the blog for people running blogs already. I think, though, that people shouldn’t be afraid to jump into twitter just because they don’t have a blog or a website. Maybe they can start with Twitter and expand from there.
~Mike

]]> Comment on What’s Your 140 Character Pitch? by Toma Bonciu http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/whats-your-140-character-pitch/#comment-234 Toma Bonciu Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:09:02 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=78#comment-234 Hi, I think that having a blog or a website and market it on twitter depends on you need. If you offer services or products through your blog then I think you have to keep it. Even if you don't offer a direct services you still should keep your blog because you can interact faster with your clients and get their feedback. Hi,

I think that having a blog or a website and market it on twitter depends on you need. If you offer services or products through your blog then I think you have to keep it. Even if you don’t offer a direct services you still should keep your blog because you can interact faster with your clients and get their feedback.

]]> Comment on Consistently Inconsistent by Mike http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/consistently-inconsistent/#comment-191 Mike Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:02:17 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=69#comment-191 Thanks for the comment John. Yeah, I think the intention of the book is to start with a paper system, then use whatever helps you succeed. Tools like Nozbe are great for techie GTD folks. Thanks for the comment John. Yeah, I think the intention of the book is to start with a paper system, then use whatever helps you succeed. Tools like Nozbe are great for techie GTD folks.

]]> Comment on Consistently Inconsistent by John B. Kendrick http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/consistently-inconsistent/#comment-190 John B. Kendrick Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:39:25 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=69#comment-190 Good to hear your getting prepared, and Allen's book is certainly a good place to start. I had difficulty using his manual (physical) methods, but the GTD concepts he developed changed both my business and personal life. I worked with a printable system for decades before finding an electronic application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving. I've written about my experiences with GTD in a blog post at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/more-getting-things-done/ John Good to hear your getting prepared, and Allen’s book is certainly a good place to start. I had difficulty using his manual (physical) methods, but the GTD concepts he developed changed both my business and personal life. I worked with a printable system for decades before finding an electronic application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving. I’ve written about my experiences with GTD in a blog post at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/more-getting-things-done/ John

]]> Comment on Are You Replaceable? by Pursue Business Blog » Blog Archive - Business Advice and Opinions from Pursue Business Advisors - Portland, Maine » Consistently Inconsistent http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/are-you-replaceable/#comment-189 Pursue Business Blog » Blog Archive - Business Advice and Opinions from Pursue Business Advisors - Portland, Maine » Consistently Inconsistent Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:38:58 +0000 /?p=16#comment-189 [...] down the road. I once wrote about my Dad having a heart attack and being completely unprepared for someone else to run the business. As it turns out, I have followed more closely in my father’s footsteps than I would care to [...] […] down the road. I once wrote about my Dad having a heart attack and being completely unprepared for someone else to run the business. As it turns out, I have followed more closely in my father’s footsteps than I would care to […]

]]> Comment on Not Just Another Pretty Face(book) by Pursue Business Blog » Blog Archive - Business Advice and Opinions from Pursue Business Advisors - Portland, Maine » Are you a Desk Potato? http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/not-just-another-pretty-facebook/#comment-162 Pursue Business Blog » Blog Archive - Business Advice and Opinions from Pursue Business Advisors - Portland, Maine » Are you a Desk Potato? Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:58:22 +0000 http://blog.pursuebusiness.com/?p=63#comment-162 [...] me along, I still get the itch to skip.  So, I thought this would be a great opportunity to start an online social network as I discussed in a previous post.  The network doesn’t have a good name, so I’m open to ideas. For now I’ve [...] […] me along, I still get the itch to skip.  So, I thought this would be a great opportunity to start an online social network as I discussed in a previous post.  The network doesn’t have a good name, so I’m open to ideas. For now I’ve […]

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