Comments on: Why anybody can blog, but most people fail

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:12:49 +0000

Lots of corporate IT departments are asking themselves whether or not to block social media (aka Enterprise 2.0) applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. What they often don’t realize is that they can safely enable these applications through the use of smart policies.

By: Adrian Dayton

Adrian Dayton — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:34:17 +0000

Thanks Deb, hopefully the post will inspire some people to work harder at blogger, and make other re-evaluate whether or not it is something they really want to commit to.

By: Adrian Dayton

Adrian Dayton — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:32:06 +0000

Content creation is definitely the key, but it is also one of the biggest challenges.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Jay S. Fleischman

Jay S. Fleischman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:09:19 +0000

I’ve been blogging for … well, for over 5 years now on various platforms. And I’ve come to the realization (long ago) that it’s not so much the blogging, but the core concept of content creation that is what’s key to this entire process.

Lawyers – in fact, all professionals and business owners – are publishers. We publish our thoughts, our personal and professional views, and our beliefs; the fact that it’s on a blog is irrelevant. We could do it on Twitter, on Facebook, on LinkedIn, on a variety of forum sites, article sites, and the list goes on and on. It is the publication that’s critical, not the blogging.

We blog for the purposes of generating business for our firms, whether directly or indirectly. We blog for notoriety as an expert in our field. We blog to provide information to those who seek it.

Replace the word “blog” with “tweet,” “post articles,” “contribute to a forum,” or the like. You’ll see that it fits.

What is important to us should be the creation of actionable and compelling content that accomplishes our business goals. Use a blog or not – that’s choice of platform based on where your content can generate the greatest impact.

For me, blogging is the platform. But for others, that may not be the case.

By: Simple Justice

Simple Justice — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:37:18 +0000

I Like Pie…

Every person who authors a blawg for any period of time gets questions. We get a lot of crap as well from the nutjobs, those who want something from us that we’re not inclined to give, and just plain angry people on the internet, but it’s mostly ques…

By: Deb Dobson

Deb Dobson — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:33:52 +0000

Adrian, this is such a great post and I’ve forwarded it to some of my attorney friends to read. You are so right on target here and good tips.

By: kellybriefworld

kellybriefworld — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:06:02 +0000

I am thrilled with the use of social media in the workplace. I have been following the debate closely. The balance of productivity and working like employees live is a tricky one with social media. Blog, blog, blog or block, block, block???

By: Litigation and Trial - Max Kennerly

Litigation and Trial - Max Kennerly — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:54:09 +0000

The Secret of Law Blogging: It’s A Pie-Eating Contest…

Yesterday Adrian Dayton commented on the three most common reasons why people fail at blogging: In dozens of conversations with busy professional I hear time and time again similar excuses to the ones I made to my Father as a……

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By: Richard Russeth

Richard Russeth — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:14:18 +0000

All true. Sometimes even planning gets in the way and becomes a way of “not doing” while making yourself think your are in fact doing. Sort of like reading a diet book with a pint of Ben & Jerry on your lap…