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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

Both Sides of the Table

We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. I said, ''Hey, listen were going to start writing this newsletter and it''s going to highlight our trials and tribulations, our failures and our successes. Here''s how they pulled it off.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Both Sides of the Table

Much of my traffic is through referring websites and/or social media. Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. OK, well, actually the first thing I did is come up with a list of 50 posts that I wanted to write. I didn’t want to run out of things to write about in the first 6 months.

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

Startup Professionals Musings

These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Geographic customization.

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Smart Startups Think Global But Act Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Geographic customization.

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

When I asked Michael about soliciting such feedback, he admitted that, "Timing is the hardest thing to control: you can carefully craft worthwhile content, word your message brilliantly and then post at what you think is the perfect time and still end up with zero traction. to actionable user feedback, "Just went through the demo.

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Social Media for Service Professionals

SoCal CTO

I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). Over the past 12 months, I've had roughly 284,000 people come visit that site and get exposed to things I write. Be interested in what they write.