Blogging For Business Tips

I know, I know so everyone is telling you that you need to start blogging, but why?

I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't quite sure how blogging was relevant to my life and I will also say that I was a bit of a late comer when it comes to the Internet trend from five years ago. Now it's all about Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, but before their "take-overs" blogging was all the rage.

I've always kept an eye on this trend but never really participated until about the last year or so. And for the record, "participation" doesn't necessarily mean you have to write. I got my start by reading and learning from the postings made by experts. I have found that to be the most valuable part of "Blogging". Where else can gain valuable realtime insight from the brains of experts in any area of YOUR choosing. I would not yet consider myself an expert, but I certainly feel I am a knowledgeable resource when it comes to NLA developments, so if you are interested in this, you should become a regular reader...

Over the last year I have found some experts on the blog-o-sphere that really seem to know their stuff. I now get tips from a leading "Non-Profit Adviser", a Small Business Consultant, an E-marketing Guru and a lawyer that comments on current events. All but the last of my subscriptions have directly helped me do my job better. I just happen to enjoy learning the legal implications of law suites and how they impact the rest of society- so I added that to my reading list.

The best part about it is that all of these subscriptions and tips are FREE and I can read them on my time. Plus I don't have the ever mounting piles of magazines in the corner of my office that I'm not quite sure if I can recycle. All of my favorite articles are neatly archived on my computer and I can even bookmark my favorites to reference later when I am ready to act! The one downside that I can think of is that my library of impressive half-finished business books is not quite as complete as it could be.

It is easy to go crazy and to get overwhelmed by the number of blogs that are out there, so my strategy is to find a couple of favorites and follow them regularly. Every once in a while they will refer me to another and I read the archives to see if it peaks my interest. If it does I add it to my list.If I find that I don't read it after a couple of weeks, I can cancel it, hassle free and I don't even have to tell them why.

So I encourage you to find an Internet reader and start clicking on those "Subscribe Here" buttons that are all over the Internet. See where they take you. I may be partial to "The NLA Membership Desk" but there are certainly greater experts out there. Find your own (other) favorites. My goal is just to keep you in the loop about the lumber industry and maybe introduce you to a few new things. Subscribe and find out...

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