Jeremy the non-expert has sage advice
Pepper lists what has happened in nearly three years of blogging because of blogging...and total nails the main reason for anyone to blog: opportunities come from putting yourself out there.
I have met many wonderful colleagues and like-minded individuals that I would never have met without starting the blog. I have had the chance to speak at various events, to push forward my views on blogs and blog outreach that might put me in the contrarian camp (as Sam Whitmore said to me during a meeting), but a contrarian view that likely will be mainstream view in the not-so-far future.Truly, whether you are blogging for yourself or for your passions or both, you will have the opportunity to make all sorts of new connections you wouldn't have made before you blog. Hell, he's my roommate because we met through the blogosphere. I'm not the world's best roomie, but it sure made the hunt simpler. ;)
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I don't think anyone can argue with that. What makes it even more amazing is that it's not uber-hard to meet interesting, worthwhile people and build valuable relationships once you've got a blog going, even if you're not generating thousands of hits per day and you're fresh on the scene.
It's not easy to break through and start generating big traffic numbers, and there's definitely tips & tricks to being a better blogger, but as soon as you start and put yourself out there, join a community (or more), you're going to make connections.
Very good point! I've been blogging for about a year on my own sites. Because of those I was picked up to blog professionally for two sites. Now, I am starting to find that relationships I am making through blogging are leading to even greater opportunities. Speaking engagements, consulting, and even article requests.
Well, the point on the non-expert is that no one can truly call themselves an expert in blogging, but very few people.
But, yes, the blog has expanded my network, but that network always does a better job at expanding with tradeshows, and high-touch situations.
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