Comments for Greg On Small Business http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com Thoughts, ideas, and commentary on everything small business... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:01:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on What Ethical Standards Should Business Bloggers Observe? by Michael Martine http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/what-standards-should-business-bloggers-observe/10/#comment-9 Michael Martine Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:22:59 +0000 http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/what-standards-should-business-bloggers-observe/10/#comment-9 I have long advised business blogs to have policies in place. Aside from that, you ask the question "are bloggers journalists?" I think a fair response question is: Are journalists marketers for their news organization? The answer, as you may imagine, is both yes and no. Some bloggers really are being journalists, and are fulfilling that role. Most business bloggers are not. Most business bloggers are working in a marketing and customer service oriented capacity. Now, having said that, the points your raise in your lists above are great for business blogs. I have long advised business blogs to have policies in place. Aside from that, you ask the question “are bloggers journalists?” I think a fair response question is: Are journalists marketers for their news organization? The answer, as you may imagine, is both yes and no.

Some bloggers really are being journalists, and are fulfilling that role. Most business bloggers are not. Most business bloggers are working in a marketing and customer service oriented capacity. Now, having said that, the points your raise in your lists above are great for business blogs.

]]> Comment on Online Mind Mapping Tools by Paul Davids http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/online-mind-mapping-tools/9/#comment-5 Paul Davids Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:35:41 +0000 http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/online-mind-mapping-tools/9/#comment-5 Hi! I have a small business of my own too and I'm always interested in everything that can help me and my small team to collaborate. Thanks for the link to Comapping, I'll check it out. The tool I use for collaboration is Wrike.com http://www.wrike.com/. It's a project management tool, but you can actually run your whole business there, you can keep your tasks for your HR manager or for your personal assistant there. Your whole company gets involved into this collaboration system and you have a clear picture what needs to be done and which tasks have been completed already. Wrike's connected with your inbox, so you can create a task via email. The tool also keeps you informed about your projects' progress. You always get notified, if somebody has completed a task. I just thought you might want to have a look at it. Hi!
I have a small business of my own too and I’m always interested in everything that can help me and my small team to collaborate. Thanks for the link to Comapping, I’ll check it out. The tool I use for collaboration is Wrike.com http://www.wrike.com/. It’s a project management tool, but you can actually run your whole business there, you can keep your tasks for your HR manager or for your personal assistant there. Your whole company gets involved into this collaboration system and you have a clear picture what needs to be done and which tasks have been completed already. Wrike’s connected with your inbox, so you can create a task via email. The tool also keeps you informed about your projects’ progress. You always get notified, if somebody has completed a task.
I just thought you might want to have a look at it.

]]> Comment on What Ethical Standards Should Business Bloggers Observe? by gregbd http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/what-standards-should-business-bloggers-observe/10/#comment-4 gregbd Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:53:10 +0000 http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/what-standards-should-business-bloggers-observe/10/#comment-4 After writing this post I got the idea to create a disclosure page. We create "about us" pages why not have a "disclosure page" - that said, in order to d that would mean that I would need to know what my "intent" was for my blog. It took me a long time to sort out what I wanted to do with my blogs. I will have to check out Aaron's SEO Book site. Great observation on your part. I am pleased to link to your blog Mark, you have been very supportive of my efforts and you have some interesting posts/articles. Worth the visit for anyone with a small business. Keep up the great work.If I can help you "figure out what you are going to do" do not hesitate to ask. Greg P.S. Thanks for the mention in your quick links for this new blog. ':-) After writing this post I got the idea to create a disclosure page. We create “about us” pages why not have a “disclosure page” - that said, in order to d that would mean that I would need to know what my “intent” was for my blog.

It took me a long time to sort out what I wanted to do with my blogs.

I will have to check out Aaron’s SEO Book site. Great observation on your part.

I am pleased to link to your blog Mark, you have been very supportive of my efforts and you have some interesting posts/articles. Worth the visit for anyone with a small business. Keep up the great work.If I can help you “figure out what you are going to do” do not hesitate to ask.

Greg

P.S. Thanks for the mention in your quick links for this new blog. ‘:-)

]]> Comment on What Ethical Standards Should Business Bloggers Observe? by Mark http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/what-standards-should-business-bloggers-observe/10/#comment-3 Mark Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:38:29 +0000 http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/what-standards-should-business-bloggers-observe/10/#comment-3 Hi Greg, Great post. I think it's important to let readers know what type of blog you're actually running. Some of us (including you and me) are individual businesspeople with our own opinions and ideas based on our experiences. I probably need to do more disclosure about where I'm coming from and why, though part of the reason for creating my blog was to figure that out for myself. A number of other business blogs belong to blog networks. I believe it's vitally important for those folks to communicate their motivations and relationships. It's one thing for us to have an Amazon ad with a few books we like and another entirely to have a raft of a dozen ads, some publicizing other blogs and products within our commercial network. Aaron Wall does a very good job of disclosure on his SEO Book site. It's clear that he's selling a product, even though you may read hundreds of pages of useful content without ever buying the book. He makes it a point to disclose regularly. Really, it's the safest and most common-sense thing to do, IMO. In the spirit of fair disclosure, thanks very much for putting my site on your blogroll! Take care. Mark Hi Greg,

Great post. I think it’s important to let readers know what type of blog you’re actually running. Some of us (including you and me) are individual businesspeople with our own opinions and ideas based on our experiences. I probably need to do more disclosure about where I’m coming from and why, though part of the reason for creating my blog was to figure that out for myself.

A number of other business blogs belong to blog networks. I believe it’s vitally important for those folks to communicate their motivations and relationships. It’s one thing for us to have an Amazon ad with a few books we like and another entirely to have a raft of a dozen ads, some publicizing other blogs and products within our commercial network.

Aaron Wall does a very good job of disclosure on his SEO Book site. It’s clear that he’s selling a product, even though you may read hundreds of pages of useful content without ever buying the book. He makes it a point to disclose regularly. Really, it’s the safest and most common-sense thing to do, IMO.

In the spirit of fair disclosure, thanks very much for putting my site on your blogroll!

Take care.

Mark

]]> Comment on Online Mind Mapping Tools by Vic http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/online-mind-mapping-tools/9/#comment-2 Vic Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:32:44 +0000 http://www.gregonsmallbusiness.com/online-mind-mapping-tools/9/#comment-2 Hi Greg, You're right, a plethora there is - I make it twelve: bubbl.us, Bubble Mind, Comapping, Gliffy, Glinkr, Kayuda (concept maps as well), Mapul, Mind42, MindMeister, Mindomo, WiseMapping and WoW (Web of Web). Gliffy is really a diagrammer but does nice mind maps - so does flowchart.com. I have to say that as a mindmapper for more years than I care to mention, the Comapping approach feels to me more like graphical-based outlining than mind mapping. I treasure the freedom of mind maps, at least when they're not too big. And the bold-and-centre main topic keeps me and my collaborators focused. I've used mindmaps in meetings for a long time, and never had any trouble with participants understanding them. Collaborating on-line is a little different, of course, but I'm not convinced by the left-to-right argument. OK, you are, I know! Regards Vic http://www.mind-mapping.org The master list of mind mapping & information management software Hi Greg,

You’re right, a plethora there is - I make it twelve: bubbl.us, Bubble Mind, Comapping, Gliffy, Glinkr, Kayuda (concept maps as well), Mapul, Mind42, MindMeister, Mindomo, WiseMapping and WoW (Web of Web). Gliffy is really a diagrammer but does nice mind maps - so does flowchart.com.

I have to say that as a mindmapper for more years than I care to mention, the Comapping approach feels to me more like graphical-based outlining than mind mapping. I treasure the freedom of mind maps, at least when they’re not too big. And the bold-and-centre main topic keeps me and my collaborators focused.

I’ve used mindmaps in meetings for a long time, and never had any trouble with participants understanding them. Collaborating on-line is a little different, of course, but I’m not convinced by the left-to-right argument. OK, you are, I know!

Regards
Vic
http://www.mind-mapping.org
The master list of mind mapping &
information management software

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