Women Bloggers to Watch in 2008
January 10th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson in Blogs and Blogging,Regional News
I had the distinct pleasure of being named one of the Women Bloggers to Watch in 2008. It’s always nice to be recognized by your peers. I’ve been touting blogging since February of 2005, when I started my first blog over at Blogger. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen eyes glaze over and roll to the back of heads. What is blogging? Only kids blog, right? Finally, blogging arrives as a business tool.
You ask me why would anyone want to blog? Because, there’s Magic In Blogging. It’s an instant self publishing platform. More importantly, search engine spiders love it. In fact, that’s exactly how I discovered I was on this esteemed list, a Google New Alert (link to how-to video on Google News Alerts), which you should be using too. Anyway, I digress…
Let me share with you why blogging is so beneficial to a business. Let’s say I visited your site a month ago, I saw what I saw and I read what I read. If I visit your site today, will I see what I saw and read what I read? Will anything be different? If not, why should I come back to your site?
The two most popular free blogging platforms are Blogger and WordPress. You can start there. Here’s a document that shares the differences between these two popular free platforms. If you already have one of those two free services, still check out Magic In Blogging where you’ll find how-tos. If you want a totally robust blog like North San Diego Business, check out Magic In Blogging, where you can have blog software installed and programmed for your site.
Blogging is here. It’s an essential asset to any business web presence. Think about embracing it!
Here is the actual post:
Women are blogging in record numbers these days – so may blogs, so much content and so little time to check them all out. Each month during 2008, I will be highlighting dozens of blogs written by women, on a variety of topics, genres and locations around the globe. These women share one thing in common. They have a goal, a theme and a purpose in their lives. Please do stop by their blogs, check them out, leave a comment and see how many great relationships you can develop online in the next 12 months.
1. eJohnson and Company with Elizabeth Johnson
2. Susan Mernit
3. Personal Development Demands Success with Priscilla Palmer
4. Mom Gadget with Gayla McCord
5. Laura’s Learning about Business
6. Organize Your Life with Sarah Kimmell
7. The Technology Vixen with Gennipher
8. Natural Living Blog with Pennie Mills
9. What Sells Online with Samantha Tang
10. Organicsyes with Susan Loughrin
11. California Musing with Susan
12. Phoenix Consulting with Theresa Rhoden
13. Angie Pedersen – Scrapbook Marketing
14. Debra Simpson – Magic in Blogging
15. Ash Joie-Lee – the Paisley Goddess
16. One Minute Book Reviews with Janice Harayda
17. And a Mom with Jules
18. How I changed the world today with Julia
19. Social Net Rocks True with Jacinta Gascoigne
20. Biz Chicks Rule with Kristen King
21. Home Biz Notes With Mary Emma Allen
22. Suburbia Queen with Jamie
23. Eavesdrop Writer with Vienne
24. NuNomad Blog with Carmen Bolanos
25. ZenGuide by Yang-May Ooi
Wow.. What a great topic!.. i’m definately coming back for more
women rocks….