Comments on: Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World’s Top Bloggers http://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/ Blog Tips for Political Bloggers to learn how to make money, build traffic and become a blogger. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:35:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rinihttp://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6024 Rini Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:53:12 +0000 http://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/#comment-6024 </div> Internet books are getting a little too cookie cutter. I blame the editors for this one. Wisdom takes more than 2 hours to read and needs more than a interview questionnaire. The author is blind to the 3 principles that he presents through the bloggers: passion - there is no passion in this book. Uniqueness - basically most of the bloggers all give the same recommendations. Content - the repetition here is unforgivable. What makes these bloggers unique is their obsession, but the author needs to dig deeper if he wants to find some real wisdom. Many there isn't any. Internet books are getting a little too cookie cutter. I blame the editors for this one. Wisdom takes more than 2 hours to read and needs more than a interview questionnaire. The author is blind to the 3 principles that he presents through the bloggers: passion – there is no passion in this book. Uniqueness – basically most of the bloggers all give the same recommendations. Content – the repetition here is unforgivable. What makes these bloggers unique is their obsession, but the author needs to dig deeper if he wants to find some real wisdom. Many there isn’t any.

]]> By: Vickyhttp://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6023 Vicky Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:42:28 +0000 http://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/#comment-6023 </div> I "had" to burn the rest of a Borders gift card, so aimlessly wandering the aisles I picked up Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers and started thumbing through it. I have just started reading but so far this book of interviews with top bloggers is really good. <br/><br/> For you BLOGGING addicts . . . you will get two things out of the book. One, articulation/affirmation for some the practices and approaches that you already integrate into your blogging. And, two, a few nuggets and aha's that will seem so obvious, but you never knew. <br/><br/> For you BLOGGING newbies . . . you will get two things as well. One, you will benefit from the real-life experiences from real-life-bloggers about art and practice of blogging. And, two, it becomes painfully clear how NOT imposing blogging can be. These are pretty much regular Joe's who have found a way to share their knowledge and opinions and a significant number of people who care to read them. <br/><br/>Not everyone should/cold be a blogging hero. There will be some limitations based on focus area, writing ability, intent and in my case, gray matter, but regardless of your blogging status, this is a good read. <br/> I “had” to burn the rest of a Borders gift card, so aimlessly wandering the aisles I picked up Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World’s Top Bloggers and started thumbing through it. I have just started reading but so far this book of interviews with top bloggers is really good.

For you BLOGGING addicts . . . you will get two things out of the book. One, articulation/affirmation for some the practices and approaches that you already integrate into your blogging. And, two, a few nuggets and aha’s that will seem so obvious, but you never knew.

For you BLOGGING newbies . . . you will get two things as well. One, you will benefit from the real-life experiences from real-life-bloggers about art and practice of blogging. And, two, it becomes painfully clear how NOT imposing blogging can be. These are pretty much regular Joe’s who have found a way to share their knowledge and opinions and a significant number of people who care to read them.

Not everyone should/cold be a blogging hero. There will be some limitations based on focus area, writing ability, intent and in my case, gray matter, but regardless of your blogging status, this is a good read.

]]> By: Vittoriohttp://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6022 Vittorio Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:44:43 +0000 http://www.politicalblogtips.com/blogging-heroes-interviews-with-30-of-the-worlds-top-bloggers-2/#comment-6022 </div> I found "Blogging Heroes" to be a really inspirational book that introduces the reader to many of the pioneers of blogging. As someone who is not a hard-core technical person, it was refreshing to learn the variety of blogs and get a glimpse into their world from the inside. You will probably recognize several of the blogs and enjoy finding out their origins and what motivates the people that breath life into them. <br/><br/>Some of the blogs profiled started as magazines first; others were born online. Some are run professionally by trained journalists; others are run as hobbies during spare time. All of the profiles, though, were interesting. I often found myself at the end of each chapter thinking, "That is so cool. What that person did!" <br/><br/>As you read the book, you'll easily notice patterns in the advice, motivations and other factors that were keys to these bloggers' success. By the end of the book, you'll have a very concise list of what to do if you want to get started blogging (or improve your current blog). <br/><br/>Michael Banks style is great. "Blogging Heroes" is very easy to read with each of the 30 chapters devoted to one interview. I read the book one or two chapters each night before bed. It was perfect for that kind of reading- chapters are under 10 pages long; so, you can always finish one in about 10 minutes. <br/><br/>I recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn more about the world of blogging from a personal level. I found “Blogging Heroes” to be a really inspirational book that introduces the reader to many of the pioneers of blogging. As someone who is not a hard-core technical person, it was refreshing to learn the variety of blogs and get a glimpse into their world from the inside. You will probably recognize several of the blogs and enjoy finding out their origins and what motivates the people that breath life into them.

Some of the blogs profiled started as magazines first; others were born online. Some are run professionally by trained journalists; others are run as hobbies during spare time. All of the profiles, though, were interesting. I often found myself at the end of each chapter thinking, “That is so cool. What that person did!”

As you read the book, you’ll easily notice patterns in the advice, motivations and other factors that were keys to these bloggers’ success. By the end of the book, you’ll have a very concise list of what to do if you want to get started blogging (or improve your current blog).

Michael Banks style is great. “Blogging Heroes” is very easy to read with each of the 30 chapters devoted to one interview. I read the book one or two chapters each night before bed. It was perfect for that kind of reading- chapters are under 10 pages long; so, you can always finish one in about 10 minutes.

I recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn more about the world of blogging from a personal level.

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