Clear Blogging : How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them

Almost overnight, blogging has become a social, political, and business force to be reckoned with. Your fellow students, workers, and competitors are joining the blogosphereand making money, influencing elections, getting hired, growing market share, and having funto the tune of 8,000 new bloggers a day. Clear Blogging sets out to answer in non-technical terms what blogging has to offer, and why and how you should blog. If you've never read a blog, but you keep hearing that term on the news, Clear Blogging will show you why blogging has shaken up mainstream media, and how a blogger can end up on CNN. If you're just starting to read blogs, Clear Blogging is your native guide to the blogosphere, covering how to get the best, most interesting information with the least amount of time and effort. The main course of Clear Blogging shows what you stand to gain from blogging, and how you can go from your first post to being welcomed aboard the blogospheres A-list. Whether you're already blogging or you're considering it, you'll want to get a copy of this book because it Covers how blogging can improve your job prospects, professional practice, business revenue, company reputation, and the world you live in Includes over 50 interviews with successful bloggers who are influencing products, policy makers, potential employers, and millions of the general publicall while earning an online reputation and real profits Shows you how to apply the best practices of news gathering to build your blogs reputation and brand Is heavy on the specific benefits of blogging and light on the technological aspects