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June 01, 2005
Blogging for Dollars
The Wall Street Journal's Career Journal has an article about blogging becoming a paid, corporate job. Stonyfield Farm has one full-time blogger and plans to add one or two more in the next couple of years.
The Washington Post profiles Jeff Jarvis, who left Advance.net for a life of bloggery with various ventures.
Another pro blogger, Tris Hussey, writes for several blogs and is chief blogging officer for Qumana Software. He penned the hilarious post in Yoda-speak on why you need to blog for business.
I'm a blogworker. My title is Blog/Web Project Manager. I write for BlogWorks, and also work on the General Motors blogs. (No, I don't ghostwrite or anything like that, but I do help review the thousands of comments that come in.)
Writing for a blog is nothing like writing for a newspaper or even a web site. For years, I was trained not to insert myself into my writing. Now, it's anti-bloggy if I don't.
Will more blogging jobs show up in your local classified section? You bet. It's no fad. From stay-at-home-moms to PR firms to corporations, everyone has something to say. And a blog is the easiest and quickest way to say it.
Posted by at June 1, 2005 09:42 AM
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Whats a job like that at GM pay now days anyway?
Just curious.
Posted by: LHM at June 1, 2005 11:12 AM
Researching, linking to news and providing personal insight, blogging is moving into mainstream American businesses as an official job function and title!
Posted by: PR Machine at June 2, 2005 04:22 PM
