BeetTV asked:

High Flying TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington Predicts the Demise of Many Traditional Media Players

Despite a driving rain storm, Michael Arrington drew quite a crowd to his TechCrunch mixer last night in Manhattan. I caught up with him at the party and got him to wiggle his new Arrington bobble head doll for Beet.TV! Not sure this is the launch of new product line for the power blogger from Atherton? Haha.

On a more sober note, I asked Michael about about future role of traditional media such as The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, here’s what he told me:

“You know I think that there are a lot of things wrong with traditional media and they’re going to have to sort that out on their own time. I think there wont be many of them left standing once it is sorted out. And you know it’s very cheap to run a blog these days and for certain types of journalism it’s very effective so I think blogs will continue to do well.”

See this video on Beet.TV:
http://www.beet.tv/2006/11/high_flying_sil.html

The Power Blog Team

Connie Ragen Green asked:


Blogging successfully to build your online business will take time, effort, and planning. Each of these is equally important, so make a commitment to yourself that you will make the effort to grow your blog. If you are indeed willing to do this, your blog will bring you visibility, credibility, and massive profits. It will take some time, a few months or so, but you will be glad you took blogging seriously when your hard work begins to pay off.

When I set up my most recent blog, about a year ago, I decided to do something I now refer to as power blogging. This means that I promised myself that I would write a helpful and solid post every day for at least six weeks. That turned into three months and I was rewarded by a Google page rank of 3 and more regular visitors and subscribers than I could ever have imagined.

I now post to that blog at least five times every week. Over time it has become something I look forward to. I think of this blog as my home on the internet. I include some personal information, but primarily I stick to my topic and teach my readers about things they would have to spend much time and money learning how to do.

Putting effort into your blog involves doing the necessary research to provide useful resources for your reader. If I am blogging about something like public domain content, I like to make sure I have read other articles, blog posts, and eBooks on the topic before I sit down to present the information to my readers. If I promote a related affiliate product, I purchase it first and make sure that the information will do exactly what it promises. I want to build the trust of my people so that they will see me as a resource rather than just a vendor.

Planning may be the most difficult part of the blogging process for me. I typically plan out my posts for one week at a time, but I would like to have specific days for guest posts, book reviews, and technology and writing tips. That is my intention as my blog enters its second year.

I do know that blogging has allowed me to find my place online. I have found my niche and my voice, and many people look forward to reading my posts. That motivates and inspires me to provide the best possible content in an organized way.



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