My great friend Mitch Joel was recently featured in an article in the Montreal Gazette. Below is what was written about corporate blogs. Hopefully, I am following most of its advice:
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What I take away is that most of what people really come back for is the information on the solar industry, ICP and technology in general (that’s what the stats and comments are telling me). With 50% more people visiting my blog to date in March than in January06, I hope the messages I put forth are the reason why they come back.
The really interesting point of information is that back in January I used to “notify” a group which grew to about 150 contacts of certain new entries which I thought particularly relevant for them. However I stopped that practice in February and yet the visitors have in fact still grown. So either those people NEVER did visit the blog entry or even more people have joined the readership list. Either way, it doesn’t really matter, so long as you the reader find what I write relevant. I know that sometimes its more personal than professional but it is after all MY personal record in public. So please forgive me if once in a while I simply direct a good wish or message of a personal nature.
Sass
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Hi Sass,
the reason ( I believe) we all watch this space is we believe that you can show us the way into the future and beyond,in solar.Also you just happen to be good to share your thoughts on all thats happening around you,a “unique quality” that only some of us have,an most don’t appreciate thoes that do.
You know what i mean?
keep up the great bloggs ,looking forward to the next session,next time you get over to Shannon I’ll buy you an Irish Coffee or a cold Guinness.
Best wishes,
Slan,
Seamus
PS, did you know that the Irish government are starting to give out grants for renewable energy????? in 2006.
NOTE FROM SASS:
Seamus,
We’ve never met yet I do remember we talked several months ago about the Irish initiatives. Now that St. Patty’s day has come and gone, we can talk “soberly” about the fact that the initiatives are only great if they are taken up by industry. I got a bit off the wagon myself in terms of relevant content in my blog this past month as other things took away my focus, yet I’ll be putting much more effort in the coming months in terms of providing my own view of news stories in this space. Thanks for your kind words though. They mean a lot.
Sass