Kamen, Thanks for the excellent suggestions! I like the idea of using articles to draw in readers. I've done some articles for publications before, but the pay is low, and I would get more benefit from posting them for free somewhere. What do you think about codeproject.com as opposed to codeguru.com?
Thanks! Erick > -----Original Message----- > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kamen Lilov > Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 4:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Best site for a new programming blog > > Erick, > > This is somewhat off-topic but... > > If you want to do full-blown articles, you'll get maximum > exposure by posting them on codeguru.com. You cannot do > blog-type content there though, and the marketing value of > your good writing will be diminished (there are a lot of > other writers there, and even those readers who like your > writing a lot will quickly forget your name); you really need > a blog if you want to capture an audience with good articles, > and then be able to feed them the occasional commercial plug > now and then. > > Another good way to approach the problem would be to set up a > blog somewhere > - anywhere - then write a few good articles (refrain from > posts like "yesterday I visited my grandma and it was fun"). > Participate a lot in professional forums, give advice to > others and always sign your postings with a link to your > blog. It's a good guerilla marketing tool - less people will > notice your content (much less than on codeguru, in fact) but > a lot of them will subscribe and become regular readers. > > Cheers, > Kamen > (and here comes the bait... -->) http://www.delera.com/blog/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Erick Thompson > Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Best site for a new programming blog > > Good evening everyone, > > I am doing some interesting stuff, especially with SQL 2005, > and I'd like to have a blog to post about it, and share some > of problems and solutions. I know there are as many blog > sites as there are pebbles on the beach, but I want one that > is not expensive, can host articles as well as blogs, and > caters to a technical community. Joining weblogs.asp.net > would be perfect, except I can't get a hold of Scott via the > contact page (there is an error). > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Thank you, > Erick > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
