Why Blog ?
This is day 3 of the blog and I still have the early blog excitement in my blood. I know the dog days of summer will be tough and the Christmas rush will make me crazy; however, I am determined.
How did I start this blog gig ? Well the idea came from my brother-in-law, Tim Fallis http://www.blackrockmarketing.com,who also happens to be one of Canada's greatest marketing guys, he is President of Blackrock Marketing, and Tim's idea was supported by his equally talented identical twin brother Terry Fallis. Tim is the idea man in social media and Terry is the get it done man. Terry is President of ThornelyFallis, a PR communications firm and Terry is one of the leaders in the Podcast world with his and David Jones' Podcast, Inside PR. I have always been one to trust the judgment of good people around me and needless to say I really trust the judgment of Tim and Terry.
Next I bought and actually read the new book on blogging, Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel (http://www.amazon.com/). It was an easy read and an important confidence booster. With our Hull Estates Podcasts going, the move to a Hull Estates blog was a natural extension. My thought on blogging is that you should get informed and then jump right in to this vital aspect of communications. I am also encouraged by the recent article in the Canadian Bar Association National Magazine where Jordan Furlong and Melanie Raymond provided an A-Z list of trends for the legal profession. The authors listed blogs as the second important legal trend.
We certainly hope to provide both general and specific comments on estates and we look forward to the inevitable exchange with our participants in the blogging world.
Hey Ian,
Congrats on your blog and podcast. Welcome to the new world. They're both great. Thanks also for linking to Inside PR and for your kind comments in this post. Keep it up (I mean your blogging and podcasting, not the kind comments). The conversations are just beginning...
Ter