Comments on: Getting a Group Blog Going. Good Luck.

By: Recent social media reading | Social Media Stories

Recent social media reading | Social Media Stories — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:11:24 +0000

[...] Getting a Group Blog Going. Good Luck. from Doug Haslam. Echoes my experience with some nice tips. Fodder for a future post. [...]

By: PatRyan34 (Pat Ryan)

PatRyan34 (Pat Ryan) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:48 +0000

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Short and productive blog on how to build momentum for a group blog by @dough. [link to post] Good ideas in here... and in the comments!

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By: Doug Haslam

Doug Haslam — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:36 +0000

Renee,

Thanks for your input. There’s no magic bullet, is there?

By: MarkAllen_ (Mark)

MarkAllen_ (Mark) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:47 +0000

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Reading: "Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Getting a Group Blog Going. Good Luck." ([link to post])

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By: Renee Hopkins

Renee Hopkins — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000

This is one of the things I do for my company, and I just make a schedule for those who volunteer to be on it. But there’s no reprisal for missing your week to post. I did make a set of “editorial guidelines” that suggested different types of analysis that might work for blog posts (since we are consultants). Mixed success with that :)

By: tnixon16 (Tom Nixon)

tnixon16 (Tom Nixon) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:33:44 +0000

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So true. RT @bchesnutt: RT @ScottHepburn: You can't force people to blog (from @dough) [link to post]

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By: bchesnutt (Brandon Chesnutt)

bchesnutt (Brandon Chesnutt) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:32:44 +0000

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RT @ScottHepburn: You can't force people to blog (from @dough) [link to post] (@tnixon16)

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By: chuckgose (Chuck Gose)

chuckgose (Chuck Gose) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:31:44 +0000

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As much as I try, it never works. RT @ScottHepburn: You can't force people to blog (from @dough) [link to post]

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By: Doug Haslam

Doug Haslam — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:58:22 +0000

You get people to participate in a Wiki? That’s a whole other post.

As for reading. A friend and client, Aaron Strout at Powered, gets his marketing staff to submit notable articles they read for a weekly blog post. It smacks of enforcement- maybe- but the individuals definitely give thought to their entries.
(Here are some samples)

By: Scott Hepburn

Scott Hepburn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:54 +0000

I love practical advice like this, Doug. Too many armchair social media strategists out there…

A few other things that seem to work well:

1) Create a wiki with blog post topic ideas.
2) Share a yearly calendar of key dates to get people thinking.
3) Invite people to share posts they’ve read and enjoyed — imitation is the sincerest form of efficiency.